With nearly two decades of real estate experience, Dawn Merrill is a distinguished professional and top-producing Realtor in the Southwest Florida market. Originally from New Jersey, Dawn has lived in Sarasota for 45 years and brings a wealth of market knowledge and expertise to Compass. She represents buyers, sellers, and investors in homes and condominiums throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
Dawn has fulfilled many roles in the real estate field throughout her career – as an interior decorator and designer of model homes, as a top-performing sales professional for custom-built homes, and as past-owner of Arox Land Development as a licensed Certified Building Contractor. Her business knowledge paired with her extensive background in luxury design and custom home construction is what makes her a leader as a licensed Realtor. From start to finish — preparing a property, building the structure, choosing the finishes, decorating the interior, listing the home, pricing it right, marketing it and selling it — Dawn’s expertise has been transformative for her customers in the build, purchase, or sale of their homes. Her work ethic and talent has earned her several awards and accolades, including being ranked in the top 1.5% of realtors in the US for small teams by volume in 2021 by Real Trends and multiple Platinum Sales Awards from the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association.
Paired with the powerhouse Compass technology and service offering, including analytics software, staging & renovations, and a team of HQ marketing advisors, Dawn is equipped with top-of-the-line tools and services that facilitate a speedy hassle-free transaction. She utilizes Compass’s contemporary marketing tools and materials to generate more awareness, better price points, and faster transactions than ever before, with a single-platform interface that centralizes every aspect of the real estate journey.
In a market teeming with opportunity and excitement, Dawn is a familiar face to many and an active member of the Sarasota community. She is married to David Merrill, former mayor of Sarasota, and has three children. In her spare time, she creates fused glass art, enjoys reading and working in her rose garden (containing over 80 rose bushes).
Home Types:
House, Condo, MultiFamily, Lot/Land, Townhouse
Years of Experience:
20
