Nineteen Bayfront Residences With Docks and Private Elevators
Manatee is a four-story building of nineteen residences at 9566 Gulf Shore Drive, set on the bay side of the street where three canals converge into the widest part of Vanderbilt Bay. Built in 1998, it is one of the newer buildings on this stretch, and it was designed accordingly: private elevator entry, ten-foot ceilings, front and rear lanais, and a boat dock with lift included with the residences.
Manatee at a Glance
| Address | 9566 Gulf Shore Drive, Naples, FL 34108 |
| Year Built | 1998 |
| Residences | 19 residences across 4 floors |
| Floor Plans | 3 bedrooms plus den, 3.5 to 4 baths, roughly 2,400 to 2,700 sq. ft. |
| Views | Wide bay views east over three intersecting canals; Gulf views west |
| Boating | Numbered boat docks with lifts included with residences |
| Interior Features | Private elevator entry, 10-foot ceilings, front and rear lanais |
| Amenities | Pool, hot tub, tiki hut with grill, renovated lobby, private beach entrance across the street |
| Parking | Assigned under-building parking with guest spaces |
| Pet Policy | Two pets, up to 25 pounds each |
| Leasing | 30-day minimum, two leases per year |
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Nineteen residences, each with a dock, means the differences between them come down to floor, exposure and which slip conveys. Tell us what you keep on the water and how you want to live, and we will tell you which residences actually fit. Call (239) 438-1102.
Residences Built for the Way People Live Now
Manatee’s plans run three bedrooms plus a den with three and a half to four baths, roughly 2,400 to 2,700 square feet — substantially larger than the 1970s and 1980s buildings up and down Gulf Shore Drive. Ten-foot ceilings and private elevator entry give each residence the feel of a floor of its own, and the guest suites sit on the Gulf side away from the primary, which makes the layout genuinely workable for families and visiting guests rather than merely spacious on paper.
The double-lanai arrangement is what owners talk about. A rear lanai takes sunrise across the widest part of Vanderbilt Bay, where three canals intersect and boat traffic and dolphins pass all day; the front side catches the Gulf sunset. Many residences have been renovated to a high standard in recent years. Floor plans are available on request.
Boating, Beach and Location
Each residence includes a numbered boat dock with a lift, which is unusual at this scale and a large part of why the building holds its owners. From the dock, boaters run out to the Gulf through the Vanderbilt waterway system, and the bay itself is quiet enough for kayaking and paddleboarding straight off the dock. A private beach entrance sits across Gulf Shore Drive, so the sand is a crossing rather than a drive.
Manatee sits mid-beach, a short distance from LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort and the Turtle Club, with the Ritz-Carlton Naples a few minutes south. Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park is north up Gulf Shore Drive, and Mercato’s dining and shopping sit inland at Vanderbilt Beach Road and U.S. 41. Two leases a year with a 30-day minimum keeps the building residential rather than transient.
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