Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
As part of a growing trend, an ultra-luxury waterfront estate in Bonita Bay has been put on the auction block.
The estate has been offered up via an online auction.
The local broker says it’s a first for Bonita Bay, the 2,400-acre, golf-oriented, gated community in Bonita Springs that opened for sales in 1985.
One-of-a-kind real estate
FRE Auctions is doing the auction, in partnership with Spina Realty Company, the broker. In a crowded market, they say it’s a transparent, efficient and competitive way to buy and sell one-of-a-kind real estate.
“It’s a very expensive house, actually,” said Corrie Brashars, an auction specialist for FRE, headquartered in California.
See the photo gallery and read more about this home built by Harwick Homes in 1994, the 7,838-square-foot residence has four bedrooms and seven bathrooms, including two half-baths. It has a home theater, gym and private study.
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Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News
A Naples home is No. 1 on the list for most expensive single-family property transfers in Collier County from March 1-31, 2025.
This home is located at 3880 Rum Row. It has five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. It sold for $34,000,000.
Get the details on this Rum Row property and the rest of the Top 10 real estate sales in Collier County recorded for March 2025 on naplesnews.com.
Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News
We have photos, video.
We are only three months into 2025 and already there’s been a record-breaking sale for a property in Naples.
This four bedroom, seven baths house at 10150 Gulf Shore Drive in the Vanderbilt Beach neighborhood set a new benchmark for luxury real estate. It closed at $10 million, including $9.5 million for the residence and an additional $500,000 for its exquisite designer furnishings.
It is the highest-priced sale in 2025 and the fifth-highest in Vanderbilt Beach history. The transaction was marketed exclusively by Jay Westerlund of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty’s Bonita Springs office.
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Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
An “architectural marvel” has hit the market for $15.5 million on Marco Island.
If the statement estate sells at its asking price, it could set a new record on the island.
To date, the all-time record price paid for a single-family residence is $14.8 million. That record was set back in 2022.
The new waterfront listing is for a two-story custom home, designed by Bill Lewis and built by Ross Tackett in 2020. It spans more than 6,400 square feet under air.
The home is described as a “sanctuary of refined comfort and style.” It sits at 1829 South Inlet Drive.
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Phil Fernandez | Fort Myers News-Press
The honchos behind The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Estero Bay shared this past week that they have 90% sold of its first 22-story edifice and are on a 2026 completion track for it near the western end of Coconut Road in Bonita Springs.
Celebrating with a topping out ceremony for this south tower, London Bay Development Group plans a north twin for an overall total of 224 condos situated within 500 acres of nature preserve, and so far has $600 million in sales.
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Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
A rare piece of Old Naples charm has come to market.
That charm, however, could be lost, with the sale of the property, which has been owned by the same family for decades.
On the property sits a quaint cottage, described as embodying the “charm, craftsmanship and lifestyle of a bygone era.”
The house is more than 85 years old.
Built with locally sourced heart pine and cypress, it has a front porch and a wood-burning fireplace, reminiscent of the old days (before central air and mosquito control made living in Naples year-round much more comfortable).
The sand for the foundation came from local beaches and the trees for the walls came from local suppliers at the edge of town because there wasn’t a highway, or rail line yet to bring in building supplies, said Lodge McKee, the exclusive listing agent with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in Naples.
It includes a second lot that’s vacant, which could make it more attractive to a buyer looking to build a trophy estate, family compound or generational retreat, rather than to preserve a piece of Naples history, McKee said.
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