9908 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria  941-779-9320 www.anislandplace.com
9908 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria 941-526-6253 www.coastalcottagesami.com 
Spring/Summer 2016


We hope that everyone has been having a great start to their summertime!  We had a very busy Memorial Day here on the island to kick off the summer months! Beachgoers were in abundance, with everyone enjoying the long weekend.  We'll remain very busy now right through the middle of August, when school starts.  We hope to see you here soon!
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New Listing!
3B/2B Pool home with large outdoor living area! 
$649,000
5B/4+B Spectacular Pool Canal home in the heart of Anna Maria! 
$2,195,000
New Listing!

3B/3.5B home in quiet residential area with
deeded boat slip!
$699,900
Sue's Real Estate News
Sue Carlson
Sales continue to be brisk on the island, with a total of 176 properties  SOLD in Anna Maria, Holmes Beach, and Bradenton Beach in the last six months.
Anna Maria topped the list in pricing, with 34 of its current 57 active listings above the $1M mark.  Prices start at $389,500 for a small 2B cottage to $5,995,000 for a 4B Gulf front house on two lots in Anna Maria.
In Holmes Beach, there are 150 active listings ranging in price from $239,900 to $3,595,000 for a 4B Gulf front home.
Bradenton Beach has 43 active listings, ranging from $145K for a Sandpiper modular home to $1,895,000 6B home at 107 12th Street.
Our office has been busy, with the addition of Billi Gartman to our realtor/agents, and she has opened her own annex office on Pine Avenue, at 315 Pine Avenue in Anna Maria.
Sales have been brisk, and as always, it's been very rewarding for me to sell new owners their first island property here!  Brian and Patti Cote', from Michigan, just purchased a new property at 303 South Bay Boulevard which is now in our rental program (below).  Brian's brother, Rob (and Denise) purchased their home here two years ago, so it's fun to have both families able to vacation here together!
Tim Hopkins and Jay Kramer and Tim's parents, Jim and Martha, all from Maryland, went in on a house together on Spring Avenue here in Anna Maria.  I had known them for 5 years, with their coming and going to the island, and they are so thrilled to have a winter place where Jim and Martha can now spend their winters!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! 
A Word From CCAMI
We continue to add properties, as almost every sale with 
An Island Place Realty ends up in our CCAMI rental program, plus we have been adding other referrals.   We continue to work hard on upgrading our checklists to maintain properties to preempt any problems. We have added new cleaning companies that maintain aggressive checklists post cleaning, and we have added another maintenance person to our staff, Marvin Hansen, to help Kevin Trendy with maintenance and service calls.  Marvin is one of our owners, and he is helping us out on a part time basis.
Rentals continue to increase throughout the year, with more and more visitors coming year around to the island.  The manager of the Waterfront Restaurant said their end of May sales this year were equivalent to March sales three years ago, so you can see it's becoming busy all year-around!
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$10M Dollar Sale
 CORTEZ PURCHASE
Eric Grimes, 36, abusiness man with Cortez roots has purc hased one of the largest undeveloped parcels of waterfront property in Cortez for $10 million dollars.  The canalfront 17.8-acre Hunter's Hill, including the HH Marina at 12444 Cortez Road W., is planned as a vacation motor coach resort and marina.  Visitors can store their boats at the marina, which is connected by canal to the Intracoastal Waterway accessible under a 14-foot-high bridge.
THE COTE' FAMILY

at their new house on AMI!
Scenes from around the island the last few months!
  
St. Patricks Day Parade * Wine on Pine (May 7th) * Owners Janis, George, and Nellie, enjoying their new island home during the month of May!

 New Rental Properties!
 
Anna Maria Island Club, Unit #23   2600 Gulf Drive, Bradenton Beach  
Direct Gulf front Anna Maria Island Club 2B/2B Luxury Condo,  Beautiful complex with heated pool beach side!   


Stunning panoramic views from this 4B/3.5B home with three levels of decks overlooking Tamp Bay, the City Pier, and Sunshine Skyway Bridge! 
Testimonials from Owners and Guests
Owner:  Dear CCAMI, Thanks to all, I appreciate it. It's nice knowing living so far away that your team is there to help me! 
Guest:  Working with Coastal Cottages AMI was extremely easy and pleasant.  They were able to give a lot of good advice and information prior to our arrival.
Owner:  When I get to the island, I'll stop by to thank you guys for all your great work!
Guests from AMI Retreat, 746 Jacaranda: House is amazing and pool area is great!  Coastal Cottages did a great job finding this place as well as the excellent service they provided us!  Looking fwd to next yr!