Real Estate Reports

+ Waterfront Country Club Shores home sells for $4.3 million
A waterfront Country Club Shores home recently sold for $4.3 million.

Barbara Ackerman, of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Longboat Key office, represented the seller. Michael Yawitz, of Michael Saunders & Co.’s Longboat Key South office, represented the buyer.

The transaction is the fifth-highest sale on Longboat Key in 2013 and the second-most-expensive sale for the year in Country Club Shores.

“This was a tremendous property with loads of unique features, from the car lift and waterfront garage door to the monochromatic blue interior décor and the magnificent entryway,” Ackerman said in a news release.

The home has more than 7,000 square feet and a two-story, glass-domed entryway showcasing a dolphin sculpture with multiple water and light settings. Other features include a four-car garage, private dock with a 30,000-pound boatlift and davit, 2,400 square feet of outdoor living space, an infinity pool, bubbling spa and overflow lap pool.

+ Premier Sotheby’s opens sales center at Palma Sola Bay Club
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty announced that its new sales center at Palma Sola Bay Club, 6220 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton, is now open.

The 207-unit condominium project is located on 18 acres overlooking Palma Sola Bay. The first building will be ready for occupancy in January.

Prices start at $289,000. Units range from 1,791 to 2,040 square feet.

Prospect Real Estate Group and Rymer Companies are the developers of the project. Premier Sotheby’s associates Brian and Kathleen Maher are the exclusive on-site representatives.