Stuart Real Estate & Homes for Sale in Florida

Stuart Real Estate & Homes for Sale in Florida

The City of Stuart is located on South Dixie Highway (Highway 1) along the St. Lucie River, west of the Indian River. Stuart situated along Florida's East Coast, nearly all of Florida's attractions are within a few hours' drive, including Orlando (130 miles), West Palm Beach (40 miles), Miami (100 miles) and Cape Canaveral (90 miles). Stuart is a growing community, annexing new properties north and south of the city, which is currently 6.25 square miles and includes approximately 15,000 residents. Residents enjoy an excellent quality of life, with good schools, low crime rates, a pro-business environment and affordable housing. Real estate options in Stuart consist of single-family homes, condominiums and townhouses as well as land lots. The city's successful revitalization program has given the Potsdam section of the downtown area a pleasant ambiance with new, refurbished shops and restaurants. North of the new Roosevelt Bridge, the Evans Crary Bridge, which leads to Stuart's Public Beaches, is undergoing reconstruction. Additionally, a new anchorage featuring a managed mooring field with 69 permanent mooring buoys, a Harbormaster's Facility featuring a ship's store, day-lounge, rest rooms, bathing facilities and a laundromat are being built. The entire operation will be supervised by the city's Harbormaster. Not only will this be a first-class destination for boating week-enders, but the anchorage will play a crucial role in helping clean up the St. Lucie River Estuary. Known as the “Sailfish Capital of the World,” Stuart is famous for its sailfish and all other types of sport fishing. Sportsmen can enjoy ocean fishing, river and bay fishing and/or fresh-water fishing.