Laura Cole & Tana Gaskill
561.758.8625 561.389.6838
Illustrated Properties
Newsletter May, 2018
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May is half gone and the seasons seem to fly by. Summer is coming, the car trailers continue arriving, there's a flurry of dates to say good-bye to our snowbird friends and poof, the summer dinner specials start!
Read our article on Mounts Botanical Gardens under Things to Do. For years we have wanted to go to there and earlier this month we enjoyed a lovely stroll through magical gardens directly below an airport flight path and nestled between shopping strip malls. It's a little piece of heaven just around the corner. Their current exhibit, Washed Ashore - Art to Save the Sea, through June 3rd is a definite must see.
Best,
Laura & Tana
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Things to Do
Mounts Botantical Gardens
Mounts Botanical Garden is a
botanical garden located in
West Palm Beach,
Florida. It is
Palm Beach County's oldest and largest public garden with over 2,000
species of
tropical and
subtropical
plants from six continents, including plants native to
Florida, exotic trees,
tropical fruit,
herbs,
citrus and
palms. Mounts is a component of the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service and is affiliated with the
University of Florida. Enjoy the gardens below and a often a special exhibit.
- Butterfly Garden, where you will commonly find a dozen or so different species of butterflies at any given time
- Rainbow Garden, arranged in a spectrum of color hues, this full sun garden showcases a wide variety of plants that grow well in Palm Beach County
- Dry Stream Bed, allows water a cleansing path flowing through the landscape
- An Edible Landscape, offers a wide variety of tropical fruits, seasonal vegetables, flowers and herbs that can be successfully grown in South Florida
- Garden of Well Being, showcases plants that have made our lives better though taste, cosmetics, teas, medicinal use, dyes, ceremonies and folk remedies
- Tropical Foliage Border, non-woody tropicals in two gently curving borders reliant on foliage color has a visual impact that lasts year-round
- Garden of Extremes, features plants and materials often unique to extremes such as light and weather conditions
- Rose and Fragrance Garden, pleases the eye while fragrance adds another level of indulgence
- Our Island: Zimmerman Color and Shade Garden, provides color in the shade through foliage, diverse texture and flowers
- Tropical Forest, lush foliage and ferns provide a feeling of a tropical forest, outdoor or living conservatory
- Tropical Cottage Garden, traditional elements include an abundance of colorful flowering perennials, annuals and vines, cascading over arbors and trellises
- Begonia Garden, highlights this popular plant which grows in the tropics along edges of forests or river banks
- Florida Native Plant Garden, comprises a Native Plant Initiative demonstrating the wide variety of plants native to South Florida in a traditional, easy to understand landscape design
- Mediterranean Garden, shows how to successfully grow Mediterranean plants or very reasonable substitutes that will thrive in the South Florida climate
- O'Keeffe Rain Garden, demonstrates how we can improve the quality of all runoff water in our region
- Trial Garden, where we evaluate plants for how well they will perform for the average gardener or landscape
- Gazebo Garden, covered in dappled shade, foliage and flower color, this is the setting for many of the weddings held in the Garden
Mounts Botanical Garden
531 N. Military Trail
West Palm Beach
(561) 233-1757
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REAL ESTATE TRENDS
BallenIsles Sales
Numbers definitely speak louder than words. With 15 closed sales in April, what an amazing outlook for 2018. Even with a bit of espected Summer slow down, we anticipate a banner year. The sensational Clubhouse, opening in November, will be the icing on the cake!
BALLENISLES 2018 SALES*
01/01/2018-4/30/18
| # |
ADDRESS |
BR |
BA |
SOLD $ |
ORIG. $ |
DATE |
MKT TIME |
| 1 |
112 SUNSET BAY DRIVE |
3 |
2.5 |
$208,000 |
$299,900 |
01/05/2018 |
139 |
| 2 |
126 ORCHID CAY DRIVE |
3 |
3.0 |
$605,000 |
$659,000 |
01/12/2018 |
196 |
| 3 |
337 SUNSET BAY LANE |
3 |
2.5 |
$300,000 |
$359,000 |
01/16/2018 |
124 |
| 4 |
124 SUNSET COVE LANE |
4 |
2.5 |
$325,000 |
$365,000 |
01/19/2018 |
107 |
| 5 |
112 ISLE DRIVE |
3 |
3.0 |
$500,000 |
$549,000 |
01/22/2018 |
5 |
| 6 |
43 SAINT THOMAS |
5 |
5.5 |
$1,565,000 |
$1,795,000 |
01/31/2018 |
584 |
| 7 |
309 SUNSET BAY LANE |
4 |
3.0 |
$487,500 |
$499,000 |
02/28/2018 |
64 |
| 8 |
116 BANYAN ISLE DRIVE |
3 |
3.0 |
$601,486 |
$750,000 |
02/28/2018 |
25 |
| 9 |
111D PALM POINT CIRCLE |
3 |
3.0 |
$320,000 |
$409,000 |
03/01/2018 |
436 |
| 10 |
124 VINTAGE ISLE LANE |
5 |
5.0 |
$1,073,493 |
$1,299,000 |
03/07/2018 |
242 |
| 11 |
54 ST GEORGE PLACE |
4 |
4.5 |
$1,125,000 |
$1,199,000 |
03/15/2018 |
381 |
| 12 |
128 SUNSET BAY DRIVE |
3 |
2.5 |
$270,000 |
$349,000 |
03/19/2018 |
91 |
| 13 |
1044 GRAND ISLE TERRACE |
5 |
6.5 |
$1,300,000 |
$1,399,000 |
03/20/2018 |
48 |
| 14 |
105 VICTORIA BAY COURT |
3 |
2.5 |
$365,000 |
$429,000 |
03/28/2018 |
198 |
| 15 |
126 CORAL CAY DRIVE |
3 |
3.0 |
$365,000 |
$399,000 |
04/05/2018 |
15 |
| 16 |
123B PALM BAY TERRACE |
3 |
3.0 |
$400,000 |
$425,000 |
04/05/2018 |
100 |
| 17 |
121C PALM BAY TERRACE |
3 |
3.0 |
$410,000 |
$490,000 |
04/05/2018 |
184 |
| 18 |
32 BERMUDA LAKE DRIVE |
3 |
3.5 |
$735,410 |
$825.000 |
04/05/2018 |
21 |
| 19 |
38 BERMUDA LAKE DRIVE |
4 |
3.5 |
$655,000 |
$725,000 |
04/05/2018 |
180 |
| 20 |
110 VINTAGE ISLE LANE |
3 |
3.5 |
$650,000 |
$749,000 |
04/10/2018 |
144 |
| 21 |
20 SAINT JAMES DRIVE |
3 |
3.5 |
$1,050,000 |
$1,149,000 |
04/12/2018 |
161 |
| 22 |
162 VINTAGE ISLE LANE |
3 |
4.5 |
$1,040,000 |
$1,099,000 |
04/12/2018 |
74 |
| 23 |
337 SUNSET BAY LANE |
3 |
2.5 |
$475,000 |
$499,000 |
04/19/2018 |
16 |
| 24 |
205 SUNSET BAY COURT |
3 |
2.5 |
$310,000 |
$350,000 |
04/20/2018 |
11 |
| 25 |
123 VINTAGE ISLE LANE |
3 |
3.0 |
$650,000 |
$769,000 |
04/20/2018 |
99 |
| 26 |
112 GRAND PALM WAY |
3 |
3.5 |
$1,295,000 |
$1,350,000 |
0/23/2018 |
30 |
| 27 |
28 SAINT JAMES DRIVE |
3 |
3.0 |
$905,000 |
$985,000 |
04/25/2018 |
198 |
| 28 |
150 BANYAN ISLE DRIVE |
3 |
3.5 |
$650,000 |
$689,000 |
04/7/2018 |
43 |
| 29 |
50 SOMERSET DRIVE |
3 |
4.0 |
$749,000 |
$749,000 |
04/30/2018 |
9 |
*This representation is based on data supplied by the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches or its Multiple Listing Services thru 05/05/18.
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