Last beachfront prop-op
Sales have surpassed 90 percent for Madeira on Marco Island, touted in pre-construction sales pitches as the last beachfront property available on the island.
The Madeira is a luxury, beachfront high-rise owned and developed by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, the wholly-owned affiliate of the MassMutual Financial Services Group.
According to Premier Properties of Southwest Florida, Realtors, the final nine developer residences have been released for sale.
Each features panoramic views of Crescent Beach and the Gulf of Mexico.
The project, which was completed in November 2006, is a 16-story high-rise with 101 condominiums.
The north and south sides of the building stand 10 stories tall, while the center is 16 stories.
Two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans range from 2,500 to over 3,500 square feet under air.
Two “estate” units comprise nearly 5,000 square feet, while two of the four grand penthouses have more 5,000 square feet.
Prices for the remaining units start at $1.82 million, and are decorator-ready.
The complex has many selling points, including use of The Pavilion, a two-story freestanding building with living rooms, a barn and service kitchen.
It also has a library, a theater with tiered seating and a fitness center.
Other attractions include dual parking spaces, air-conditioned storage lockers at garage level and a closed circuit television monitoring system.
There is also a heated swimming pool and whirlpool spa with a sundeck, beach access and an outdoor kitchen.
Owners also have membership privileges to the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort’s Balinese spa and The Rookery at Marco Golf Club.
The Madeira sales center is open daily at 350 S. Collier Blvd.
Additional information is available by calling 642-4200 or toll-free (800) 969-4773 or visiting the madeiramarco.com Web site. Repute for local Realtor
Local Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate associate Donna Kittle has scored a one-two punch in the form of the Five Star: Best in Client Satisfaction Real Estate Agent for 2006 and 2007.
The award stems from a consumer survey commissioned by Gulfshore Life magazine.
The magazine enlisted a research firm to question recent homebuyers as well as magazine readers and mortgage/title companies about their associated agents.
Criteria were customer satisfaction, integrity, market knowledge, communication, negotiating abilities, closing preparations, marketing and advertising clients’ properties and overall satisfaction.
In a release, Kittle said she was told that just six percent of Southwest Florida agents made the grade for the past two consecutive years.
One of the perks, Kittle said, is that Gulfshore Life will feature her in its 2007 Annual Visitors Guide.
A former school teacher and counselor originally from Boston, Kittle said a parallel between teachers and Realtors exists in that both should exhibit strong communication skills, high ethical standards and a solid work ethic.
Kittle credited fellow Realtor Larry Kelly for inspiration and being a mentor over the past few years.
She is passionate about being involved with the Marco Island Historical Society, which is at the moment raising funds to build a museum adjacent to the Marco Island Library. Beating big-bucks cheats
Better safe than sorry.
This is the message from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, which is warning home sellers to watch out for a possible scam that might snag the unwary.
Here’s how it works:
A deposit from a buyer is placed on a multi-million dollar home.
The deposit is typically several hundred thousand dollars in the form of an “official check.”
After a couple of days, the buyer says he or she has changed their mind and want a refund, asking for the money to be wired back to them.
The seller refunds the money by wire, and soon learns that the “official check” is counterfeit. The seller is now responsible for the entire amount of money from the counterfeit check.
This scheme, says the CCSO, is similar to other counterfeit check scams that have occurred here in the past.
The solution, says the Sheriff’s Office, is to verify the validity of the check prior to depositing it.
Local Marco Island Realtors said they had not heard of the possible scam. One, however, said checks are validated as a matter of policy before being cashed.
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