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Newsletter                                                October, 2015

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Mid-October and many residents are beginning to return from Northern homes and exotic travels.  The lazy days of summer are winding down and hot, humid weather will soon be history.
  
Once again we feature an article by Rodney Cole about some feathered BallenIsles residents, our very own aviary national treasure, American Bald Eagles.  Read all about his amazing encounters and watch a wonderful video of his photos. 
  
Happy days, 
Laura & Tana

Featured Property
116 Sunset Cove Lane

Awesome long lake water views and a wide pie-shaped lot make this BallenIsles home unique! Features include large, landscaped side yard with aromatic rose bushes, 4 bedrooms with 3 baths, custom built-in loft office with lake view and ground floor library/bedroom 4, upgraded light kitchen with newer appliances including gas stove, dishwasher and refrigerator, stunning granite counter top, hand painted Italian tiles in the backsplash, first floor master bedroom suite with two custom outfitted walk-in closets and spacious bath, two upstairs bedrooms share Jack & Jill bath, hurricane accordion shutters, and 2 newer A/Cs. Bring your own current BICC membership or purchase tennis level or higher. This waterfront home feels light, bright and fresh! 
 
 

BallenIsles Birds
Bald Eagle by Rodney Cole 

I had seen an eagle or two from time to time but several months ago a friend mentioned that he had seen a pair regularly on the golf course in the late afternoon. I had heard similar stories before and almost always it was someone seeing an osprey and thinking it was an eagle. But my friend insisted and I decided to check it out myself. So off I went, camera gear at the ready, to sit and wait. And as if on cue, one arrived and perched in a tree not 50 yards from my cart. We have been privileged to have several American bald eagles regularly visit our community. The sight of them never seems to grow old and as you can see from the video attached they are awesome representatives of majestic natural beauty.
 
The American Bald Eagle is about 3 feet long and has a wingspan of up to 8 feet. It has a distinctive white head and tail, a brown body and a yellow beak and feet. Eagles soar with wings held rigidly flat. It feeds on mainly fish which are often stolen from ospreys and will also eat small mammals, some water birds and carrion. They are skilled hunters able to capture waterfowl in flight and rabbits on the run. Nests are usually built in tall pine trees near water. They mate for life and will use the same nest is each year laying two or three eggs during late fall or winter.   By contrast, Ospreys, which are about on foot smaller in size and have a 2 foot smaller wing span than an eagle, have a pronounced white front, black beak and legs and bent wings in flight.
 
Now you too can spot the difference and enjoy seeing both these grand raptors.
 
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BallenIsles Sales

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BALLENISLES 2015 SALES  
 
ADDRESS
BR
BA
SOLD $
ORIG. $
DATE
MKT TIME
205 CORAL CAY TERRACE
3
3.0
$200,000
$230,000
01/09/2015
1832
110 PEMBROKE DRIVE
3
3.5
   $350,000
NON-MLS
01/09/2015
 
142 BANYAN ISLE DRIVE
3
4.5
$700,000
$725,000
01/15/2015
55
140 ORCHID CAY DRIVE
3
3.0
$470,750
$559.000
01/23/2015
325
111 CORAL CAY DRIVE
3
3.0
$320,000
$375,000
01/26/2015
58
119 BANYAN ISLE DRIVE
3
4.5
$657,500
$725,000
01/30/2015
165
18 ST GEORGE PLACE
4
4.5
$1,260,000
$1,500,000
01/30/2015
2
16 ST THOMAS DRIVE
4
4.5
$1,650,000
$1,750,000
02/12/2015
15
125C PALM BAY TERRACE
3
3.0
$390,000
$429,000
02/12/2015
31
162 VINTAGEISLE LANE
3
3.5
$1,075,000
$1,199,000
02/17/2015
269
41 ST THOMAS DRIVE
6
5.5
$1,500,000
$1,700,000
03/02/2015
127
109 COCONUT KEY COURT
3
4.0
$1,000,000
$1,100,000
03/03/2015
259
19 SOMERSET DRIVE
3
3.5
   $600,000
$700,000
03/11/2015
22
1026 GRAND ISLE TERRACE
4
5.5
$1,500,000
$1,699,000
03/16/2015
46
104B PALM BAY CIRCLE
2
2.0
   $397,300
$449,000
03/17/2015
62
124 WINDWARD DRIVE
3
2.5
   $485,000
$525,000
03/17/2015
25
108 ST MARTIN DRIVE
3
4.0
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
03/17/2015
63
106 VINTAGEISLE DRIVE
3
4.5
   $975,000
$1,075,000
03/17/2015
585
209 SUNSET BAY COURT
3
2.5
   $299,000
$299,000
03/26/2015
7
114 BANYAN ISLE DRIVE
3
4.5
   $690,000
$749,000
03/26/2015
15
120 ST MARTIN DRIVE
4
4.5
   $900,000
$1,200,000
03/26/2015
155
21 ST JAMES DRIVE
3
4.0
   $732,000
$850,000
03/30/2015
98
119 SAN MARCO DRIVE
4
4.0
   $645,000
$699,000
03/31/2015
244
205 COCONUT KEY DRIVE
3
3.5
   $975,000
$1,075,000
03/31/2015
91
28 LAGUNA TERRACE
3
3.5
   $497,625
$559,000
04/08/2015
195
203 GRAND POINTE DRIVE
4
5.5
$2,058,400
$2,499,000
04/08/2015
2
114 GRAD PALM DRIVE
4
5.5
$1,160,000
$1,200,000
04/14/2015
259
121 SAN MARCO DRIVE
3
3.0
   $690,000
$749,000
04/15/2015
83
22 LAGUNA TERRACE
3
3.0
   $650,000
$690,000
04/17/2015
0
62 ST JAMES DRIVE
3
3.5
   $893,000
NON-MLS
04/17/2015
 
117 CHASEWOOD CIRCLE
4
3.5
   $669,000
$679,900
04/23/2015
61
231 CORAL CAY TERRACE
3
3.0
   $270,000
$309,900
04/27/2015
75
109 VINTAGEISLE LANE
4
4.5
   $864,000
$1,049,000
04/28/2015
16
223 CORAL CAY TERRACE
3
3.0
   $340,000
$369,000
04/30/2015
228
110 PEMBROKE DRIVE
3
3.5
   $600,000
NON-MLS
05/01/2015
 
110 GRAND PALM WAY
3
4.0
$1,200,000
$1,275,000
05/01/2015
22
1126 CRYSTAL DRIVE
4
4.0
   $480,000
   $539,000
05/06/2015
100
110 ST EDWARD PLACE
3
3.5
$1,600,000
$1,650,000
05/08/2015
7
46 ST JAMES DRIVE
4
4.5
   $765,000
$795,000
05/13/2015
1
150 ORCHID CAY DRIVE
3
3.0
   $625,000
$649,000
05/18/2015
1
150 ISLE DRIVE
3
3.0
   $368,000
$380,000
05/22/2015
114
138 ISLE DRIVE
3
3.0
   $440,000
$489,000
05/27/2015
61
121A PALM BAY TERRACE
2
2.0
   $350,000
$400,000
05/28/2015
94
60 LAGUNA TERRACE
3
3.0
   $585,000
$695,000
05/28/2015
146
123 SUNSET BAY DRIVE
4
3.0
   $300,000
$339,000
05/29/2015
144
124D PALM BAY TERRACE
3
3.0
   $450,000
$525,000
06/01/2015
37
79 LAGUNA DRIVE
   3
3.0
   $560,000
$599,000
06/01/2015
50
30 SAINT JAMES DRIVE
3
4.0
   $870,650
$1,100,000
06/01/2015
0
41 LAGUNA TERRACE
3
4.5
   $500,000
$629,000
06/19/2015
114
17 LAGUNA COURT
3
2.5
   $491,275
$549,000
06/25/2015
24
`124 ISLE DRIVE
3
3.0
   $530,000
$599,000
06/30/2015
0
104 WINDSOR POINTE DRIVE
4
4.0
$1,085,000
$1,275,000
06/30/2015
50
101 SUNESTA COVE DRIVE
4
4.5
$1,065,000
$1,099,000
07/15/2015
4
1114 CRSTAL DRIVE
4
4.0
   $665,000
$749,000
07/17/2015
162
130 ORCHID CAY DRIVE
3
3.0
   $566.608
$599,000
07/21/2015
14
166 WINDWARD DRIVE
3
4.0
   $660,000
$749,900
07/22/2015
165
101A PALM BAY CIRCLE
3
2.0
   $256,550
$399,900
07/24/2015
89
112 VINTAGEISLE LANE
3
4.0
   $799,133
$1,199,000
07/28/2015
30
275 ISLE WAY
3
4.0
   $429,000
$549,000
08/10/2015
155
157 SUNSET
3
2.5
   $345,000
$349,900
08/24/2015
2
102 EMERALD KEY LANE
3
3.0
   $625,000
$679,000
08/28/2015
69
212 GRAND POINTE DRIVE
4
4.5
$2,050,000
$2,100,000
08/28/2015
20
1152 CRYSTAL DRIVE
4
4.0
   $569,050
$775,000
09/08/2015
137
218 COCONUT KEY DRIVE
3
4.5
   $875,000
$1,100,000
09/28/2015
177
145 SAN MARCO DRIVE
3
3.5
   $650,000
$749,000
09/30/2015
172

*This representation is based on data supplied by the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches or its Multiple Listing Services thru 10/14/15.     
Laura Cole & Tana Gaskill
561.758.8625      561.389.6838

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