Category: Real Estate

Business and Real Estate: Charlotte issues permit guidance

October 3, 2024
Staff Report
News, Real Estate

Charlotte County encourages residents to begin recovery efforts as soon as possible. To streamline the rebuilding process and prevent delays, the Charlotte County Community Development Department is...

Business and Real Estate around the islands: Re-openings in Pine Island, Captiva

September 26, 2024
Staff Report
News, Real Estate

Some recent re-openings around neighboring islands. Two years after Hurricane Ian, businesses across Boca Grande Pass are still coming back online: Captiva: Captiva Island Inn has reopened on Andy...

Downzoning of Gasparilla Road property removes 358 Cape Haze lots

Apiary Partners, owners of three properties on Gasparilla Road abutting the Boca Grande Jet Center at the Coral Creek Airport, and just north of the Coral Creek Club, have applied to Charlotte County...

Business and Real Estate: Signs point to restoration of historic Sharp compound Hacienda

The red-tile roofed estate just north of Fifth Street known as the Hacienda, has new signs for its restoration, courtesy of its contractor, Sarasota-based Ball Construction, Inc. Ron Marcotte of...

Business and Real Estate: River cruise ships return to Charlotte Harbor

September 12, 2024
Staff Report
News, Real Estate

American Cruise Lines, often seen passing by Gasparilla Island last year, will return after a successful season in 2023-24. This eight-day cruise stops in St. Petersburg, Marco Island, Key West...

Solar roofs and renovations to historic cottage slated

At top, plans for one of the two solar projects in front of the Historic Preservation Board. The panels are on the rear of the house so they are not visible from Gilchrist Avenue. The board decided...

Lee County Appraiser encourages review of property assessments

Island real estate not easy to categorize; values hold steady If property owners have questions about their assessments that came out in recently sent Truth in Millage notices (TRIM), they have...

Real Estate: House at 4511 Shore Lane sells for $21 million

A beachfront estate on Shore Lane sold this month for $21 million, marking one of the highest property sales in the area. Carol Stewart of Michael Saunders & Company represented both the buyer...

Watch mail for TRIM notices; not a bill but an estimate

Notices of Proposed Property Taxes, or TRIM (Truth in Millage) have been sent out to Lee and Charlotte County property owners. These notices include each property’s market, assessed and taxable...

Historic Preservation Board approves new ‘3rd Street Bistro’ design

Question of parking signage raised to staff The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board met Wednesday, and approved two projects, including an addition to a house at 235 Banyan St., and a renovation...