The Anna Maria Island Sun Newspaper


Vol. 16 No. 21 - March 23, 2016

REAL ESTATE

Sun coast vs. No coast

 

This time last year I took a trip up to the Panhandle, a very popular area for tourists and Florida transplants. The area I visited is commonly called the Emerald Coast and extends approximately from Rosemary Beach to Fort Walton Beach. It includes the master planned communities of WaterColor, Seaside and Rosemary Beach, all of which I took a look at. I concluded that although the beaches along Florida’s Panhandle are spectacular, they were practically hidden behind tall condos lining the beach and were far less accessible than the beaches on Florida’s Sun Coast, where we live.

This year I took a little trip up to Celebration, Fla. near Disney World, which is another master planned community similar to those in the Panhandle, but without the beach. Celebration was developed by The Walt Disney Company starting in 1996 in the early 20th Century style of architecture and is still connected to Disney World via one of its streets. The population as of the 2010 census was 7,427.

Celebration, like most master planned communities, seeks to reproduce entire towns including restaurants, schools, post offices, libraries, banks, as well as single family and multi- family housing, all with walkable streets and lots and lots of front porches. It’s very pretty and totally consistent and just a little too perfect for my taste, but I do see the attraction.

This of course brings me back to Bradenton’s own master planned communities that are on the drawing board, Lake Flores and the somewhat smaller Peninsula Bay. Much has been written about Lake Flores, which has been approved and is predicting a 20-year build out by its developers, the Manatee Fruit Company. Lake Flores promises about 6,500 homes, 3 million square feet of offices and retail space and a 500-room hotel. Also included are a major lakefront park, about 40 percent open space and a 50-foot wide trail weaving through the property.

The Peninsula Bay development will run along Cortez Road back to Palma Sola Bay almost opposite the Historic Cortez Fishing Village. The plan is for approximately 3,960 new residences, as well as a 101-slip marina including dining, boat storage and shops. The developers mean to conserve the mangroves along Palma Sola Bay, as well as the wetlands along Cortez Road, and plan on the community being utilized by residents and visitors alike.

When questioned last year, Whiting Preston, president of Manatee Fruit Company said that Florida will continue to grow in population and construction, and rather than sell off their property for separate subdivisions and shopping centers, they have created a cohesive plan for the entire site. The intent is to create a community so residents don’t always need to leave the area, keeping traffic off some of the heavily travelled main arteries.

Does this mean the Sun Coast is losing its identity and turning into the Emerald Coast or the No Coast? I certainly hope not. But things are changing and changing fast and the problem of all of these new residents filtering on to tiny Anna Maria Island still hasn’t been addressed. I think next year I’ll just stay home, since there really is no place like it.

Real Estate Transactions
Real estate transfers of November-December 2015

Sponsored by Alan Galletto Island Real Estate

Sold Date | List Price | Sold Price | Address | Provision | Property Style

Anna Maria

2015-11-05 599,000 550,000 728 Holly 1068 50x105 2 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-11-06 845,000 790,000 515 Spring Ave 2000 3 Br/3 Ba SFR
2015-11-04 1,35,0000 1,350,000 521 Villa Rosa Way 2450 3 Br/3 Ba SFR
2015-11-30 1,699,000 1,470,000 212 Coconut Ave 3430 4 Br/2Ba/2 Halfbath
2015-12-14 999,000 920,000 885 N Shore Dr 1551 3 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-12-08 994,000 943,500 426 Magnolia Ave 2368 7540 Units 3 Br/2.5 Ba SFR
2015-12-18 1,595,000 1,455,000 215 Magnolia Ave 2300 5 Br/4 Ba SFR
2015-12-30 2,200,000 2,000,000 857 N Shore Dr 1663 3 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-12-18 3,999,000 3,750,000 807 N Shore Dr 4135 5 Br/4.5 Ba SFR
2015-11-25 399,000 425,000 401 Alamanda Rd 1301 Irregular Duplex
2015-12-18 549,000 530,000 312 Hardin Ave 1843 80x100 Duplex
2015-12-18 35,000 17,500 No Assigned Address Other Property
2015-12-07 1,050,000 950,000 617 N Bay Blvd #1,2,3 1764 100x119 Triplex
2015-12-31 294,000 280,000 520 Spring Ave #C 720 2 Br/1 Ba Co-op
2015-11-20 3,200,000 2,680,000 877 North Shore Dr 5702 100x150 Lot
2015-11-20 3,595,000 4,100,000 101 Park Ave 100x460 Lot

Bradenton Beach

2015-12-17 535,000 535,000 2507 Ave. C #A&B 1620 4 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-12-23 677,500 663,000 2219 Ave. C 1894 3 Br/3.5 Ba SFR
2015-11-30 169,900 169,900 611 Gulf Dr N #C22 794 2 Br/1 Ba Condo
2015-12-18 229,900 220,000 611 Gulf Dr N #A18 794 2 Br/1 Ba Condo
2015-12-07 369,900 345,000 1801 Gulf Dr N #224 1080 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-12-18 450,000 410,000 108 9th St S #E 1326 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-12-31 639,000 600,000 104 Gulf Dr N #105 1029 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-11-30 99,000 94,000 2601 Gulf Dr N #721 466 1 Br/1 Ba Co-op

Cortez

2015-11-13 539,000 515,000 4102 Marina Ct #612 2307 3 Br/2 Ba Condo

Holmes Beach

2015-11-06 597,500 589,500 2804 Gulf Dr 1210 2 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-11-30 699,000 650,000 631 Dundee Ln 2616 3 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-11-30 865,000 860,000 105 67th St 1198 3 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-11-17 1,435,000 1,390,000 533 69th St 2084 4 Br/2.5 Ba SFR
2015-12-30 485,000 442,000 222 85th St 1710 3 Br/1 Ba SFR, Short Sale
2015-12-16 461,000 445,000 6250 Holmes Blvd #49 1536 3 Br/2.5 Ba SFR
2015-12-22 479,000 450,000 226 84th St 1186 2 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-12-18 524,900 500,000 10 Palm Harbor Dr 2058 2 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-12-18 599,900 595,000 504 68th St 1158 75x102 3 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-12-29 599,000 599,000 4 Palm Harbor Dr 1680 3 Br/2 Ba SFR 2015-12-17 694,999 635,000 617 Dundee Ln 1947 3 Br/3 Ba SFR
2015-12-15 685,000 660,000 625 Dundee Ln 1856 90x115 3 Br/2 Ba SFR
2015-11-13 259,000 239,000 3805 E Bay Dr #305 1146 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-11-24 265,000 250,000 3705 E Bay Dr #212 1146 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-11-12 299,000 285,000 6300 Flotilla Dr #99 1436 3 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-11-23 399,000 370,000 6400 Flotilla Dr #77 1377 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-11-04 392,500 378,000 6500 Flotilla Dr #201 1314 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-11-20 425,000 390,000 100 73rd St #102a 660 1 Br/1 Ba Condo
2015-11-18 539,000 485,000 7000 Gulf Dr #212 1259 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-11-23 1,100,000 925,000 100 78th St #100 1813 3 Br/2.5 Ba Condo
2015-12-21 179,900 179,900 315 58th St #B 840 2 Br/1 Ba Condo, Reo / Bank Owned
2015-12-08 259,950 239,500 3607 E Bay Dr #208 976 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-12-30 259,000 242,000 6300 Flotilla Dr #103 1151 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-12-04 279,900 274,000 3601 East Bay Dr #204 1035 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-12-31 280,000 275,000 4255 Gulf Dr #213 1220 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-12-21 349,000 330,000 4255 Gulf Dr #223 1367 3 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-12-18 365,000 355,000 3302 6th Ave #3 750 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-12-21 399,000 370,000 3402 Gulf Dr #4 1359 2 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-12-30 399,900 405,000 5200 Gulf Dr #102 832 1 Br/1 Ba Condo
2015-12-11 475,000 465,000 6500 Flotilla Dr #114 1622 3 Br/2 Ba Condo
2015-11-20 375,000 375,000 202 67th St 1187 2 Br/2 Ba Half Duplex, Short Sale
2015-11-23 794,000 705,000 6901 Palm Dr 2080 142x31 Duplex
2015-11-20 559,900 565,000 201 69th St 1664 70x100 Duplex
2015-12-09 439,900 367,000 4104 4th Ave 1500 50x100 Duplex, Reo / Bank Owned
2015-11-20 649,000 625,000 128 49th St #1-3 2380 100x100 Triplex
2015-12-10 489,900 465,000 6250 Holmes Blvd #31 1536 2 Br/2.5 Ba Town Home
2015-11-30 595,000 550,000 513 68th St 80x103 Lot

Source: Mid Florida Multiple Listing Service


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