Tag: Real Estate

One house on Preservation Board list

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board will meet Sept. 10, 2025 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church for its monthly meeting. The only item on the agenda is the Ghriskey Remodel, at 731 Palm...

Preservation Board meets Aug. 13

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting will be held on August 13, at 10 a.m., at St. Andrew’s Chapter House. The agenda includes items by the public, two Special Certificate of...

Fishing industry trade, from Guy Harvey to Strive rods, Daiichi hooks

Three generations sometimes together I just attended the annual International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) in Orlando. My first observation is, may God help anyone...

Business & Real Estate: The Gasparilla Inn cited as top Florida resort

July 17, 2025
Staff Report
News, Real Estate

The Gasparilla Inn earned a World’s Best Award from Travel + Leisure. It had not made the list since 2021. It had a reader score of 95.1, as the year’s favorite Florida resort. It scored above the...

Report: Useppa Island sale to resident group; September close

Above, an archival photo of the old Collier Inn, with its famous steps. Boca Beacon archives A group of homeowners of Useppa Island, including some Boca Grande residents, have reportedly agreed...

Lee appraiser releases 2025 tax roll values

July 2, 2025
Staff Report
News, Real Estate

Lee County Property Appraiser Matt Caldwell has released the July 1 tax roll values. The release of the tax roll values starts the process that allows jurisdictions and other taxing authorities to...

Eldred’s, Whidden’s, Fishery and the marina market

Currently, there are three major marina projects on the table on Gasparilla Island and in Cape Haze, and there are no listed buyers or partners yet. The most notable is Eldred’s, which has been...

Maronda Homes holds town hall on Harbor Village development

June 19, 2025
Sheila Evans
News, Real Estate

Increased flooding danger, loss of environmental habitat and boat safety in the nearby waterways around the proposed Harbor Village development were the main topics of discussion at a citizen...

Residents of South Gulf Cove, county to hear of plans by Maronda Homes

June 12, 2025
Sheila Evans
News, Real Estate

A full house is expected Tuesday, June 17, when Maronda Homes takes the microphone at what is billed as a “Town Hall Meeting” regarding the proposed development of Harbor Village, proposed for the...

1980s cottage gets redo; wall may help with flooding for Palm Ave. project

The Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board approved two projects at its June 11 meeting. The board met at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, because of work being done at the Boca Grande Community...