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Newsletter                            October, 2014

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A sure sign of Autumn in Florida: less humidity, car trailers and the return of absent friends!  New carpet in the Sports Complex, redecorated Ladies Card Rooms and refurbishment and renewal all around. 

Once again we feature another mouth-watering review from our favorite resident gourmet critic, Vicki Slotnick.  Be sure to read her marvelous review of BrickTops, her new fav!
 
And of course, don't forget to keep up with Real Estate Trends and property news from BallenIsles.

Happy Halloween!
Laura & Tana


Featured Property
1003 Grand Isle Terrace

This property is stunning! Enjoy water views from this gorgeous single story home with the perfect floor plan of 3 bedrooms plus library and 4 full baths and separate powder room. Features include saturnia marble floors, crown molding, a formal dining room, informal breakfast area and wet bar for entertaining.  The open kitchen has granite counter tops, breakfast bar, and double wall ovens, pantry, gas cook top and center prep island. The Master suite features solid double wood doors, elegant sliding doors leading to pool area, lovely seating area, and spacious his/hers closets. The Master bath has a large tub, dual sinks, , dressing table, shower with built-in seat and marble topped vanities. The screened enclosed outdoor patio area overlooks the sparkling lake, has a covered loggia, summer kitchen with grill and bar seating and free form pool with waterfall spa. A separate laundry room with sink and lots of storage cabinets, central vac. hurricane shutters and furnishing negotiable for easy maintenance and move-in. Centrally located in the heart of BallenIsles and close to all Club amenities, this custom estate home is the one!

 

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Restaurant Review
BrickTops - by Vicki Slotnick
 

This one's going to be a short, but sweet, review!

The atmosphere is welcoming, lively, contemporary, but not ridiculous. There is a wonderful inside/outside bar and plenty of dining tables around the bar on the outside. At the same time, the tables are separated from the street by a low wall and all is covered from the elements overhead. When it gets a bit cooler we will want to sit out there for sure!

 

The wait people could not be more hospitable or well trained! We asked for a table away from the maddening crowd and were taken to a perfect booth in a back corner where we could actually have conversation! Imagine that! Granted...it was not yet in season. The service is prompt, quite attentive, and very accommodating to some of us folks with dietary restrictions.

 

The menu leans in favor of simple but very well prepared selections. Whether you are in the mood for comfort food that "takes you back", or healthful contemporary food, or almost anything in between, you will find something to your liking. Some of the menu items we tried and loved...The baby back ribs, small in rib size, but big on meatiness and flavor; simply grilled Scottish salmon...simply wonderful; Palm Beach salad with crab, avocado, shrimp, eggs...great; kale and quinoa salad...texture and taste excellent. We have been to restaurants that prided themselves on using garlic in every dish where certain folks could not find anything to eat that wouldn't wreak havoc with their tummies. Or there are those of us who may have to be gluten free...there's a menu/app for that! The kitchen staff and the servers handle those issues, and more, with ease.

 

Bottom line...BRICKTOP'S is one of our new and absolute favorites! Here's a little bonus, by the way, The Quadrille Bridge into Palm Beach is reopening very soon! Try BRICKTOP'S and let me know what you think!

 

BrickTops Restaurant
375 S County Road
Palm Beach
(561) 855-2030


REAL ESTATE TRENDS BI moongate
BallenIsles Sales

Summer has been a historically slow time but not this year!  September closing reflect a very busy "off season".  Tight inventory and high buyer demand continues.  Rentals have evaporated and seasonal tenants have become desperate to find properties.  The recent change in club membership equity structure has had little effect on sales and demand.  

                                BALLENISLES SOLD - SEPTEMBER * 

ADDRESS  

BR 

BA 

SOLD $

    ORIG $

SOLD DATE

MKT TIME 

39 ST THOMAS DRIVE

4

4.5

$1,222,949

$1,400,000

09/05/2014

133

106B PALM BAY DRIVE

3

2.0

   $335,000

   $364,000

09/09/2014

11

1027 GRAND ISLE TERRACE

4

4.0

   $895,000

$1,100,000

09/12/2014

272

112 SUNSET COVE LANE

4

3.0

   $280,000

   $280,000

09/15/2014

91

132 SUNSET BAY LANE

4

3.0

   $310,000

   $325,000

09/16/2014

102

119 SAN MARITA WAY

5

6.5

   $980,000

$1,150,000

09/17/2012

98

128C PALM BAY TERR

3

3.0

   $345,000

   $349,000

09/17/2014

47

152 ISLE DRIVE

3

3.0  

   $300,000

   $339,000

09/30/2014

46

103C PALM POINT CIRCLE

3

2.5

   $399,000

   $424,900

09/30/2014

132


  
*This representation is based on data supplied by the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches or its Multiple Listing Services thru 10/06/14.     
Laura Cole & Tana Gaskill
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