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Click Here to contact Deb Smith today for a showing of Playa Calusa! You’ve had the dream for a long time. A private tropical island refuge of your own. A home where your family can relax and enjoy the sun and sea, a hideaway where you can escape the pressures of business, a place you can entertain friends in comfort, it’s your reward for a life of working hard.
Over the years you’ve perused the magazines, the websites, the real estate brochures from the Caribbean and the Pacific. Beautiful photos, but the reality was disturbing. They were, after all, the Third World—neither safe, modern, or easily accessible. Doubts arose, so you waited.
The wait is finally over. A unique property has just become available, a secluded tropical peninsula of more than seven acres by the village of Bokeelia, on Pine Island, off the southwest coast of Florida.
Welcome home to Playa Calusa.
Namesake of a pristine quarter-mile long beach and the ancient native people of the area, Playa Calusa is a sun-blessed place where the sea breeze carries scents of jasmine and frangipani and bougainvillea, the sounds of gentle surf and soaring ospreys and wind through gumbo limbo trees. Exciting history abounds here also: Calusa war catamarans, Spanish conquistador galleons, Confederate blockade-runners, and Prohibition-era rum smugglers all made their way through these very islands. But it’s the beauty of the place that captures your heart. Each glorious sunrise and sunset is a special moment in time to reflect on your blessings.
Life at Playa Calusa is spent in harmony with nature. On the windward side, a vista of miles of open water beckons you to bay and deep-sea fishing, or to sail among the other islands of the coast. The soft sands of your own palm-fringed beach are there for you to search for seashells, wade in the warm water, party around the fire pit with good friends, gaze at tropic stars dusted across the sky, or just go off by yourself and read that favorite novel.
On the bayside, the nearby mangrove jungle islands entice you to explore deserted coves and creeks by kayak, or hunt those tasty snook and snapper for the dinner table. And around your peninsula are pathways for strolling through stands of allspice, forests of casuarinas, and groves of coconut palms and tropical fruit trees. Your daily walk will take you to four docks and a boathouse, irrigated clay tennis courts, to ancient native sites and through three acres of forever-unspoiled conservation land.
And then there is your home at Playa Calusa. A house of modern amenities built with the nostalgic feel of the original 1940s settler’s log cabin, set among gumbo limbo and fig trees atop a hill made by the Calusa over a thousand years ago. Breathtaking views of the green-clad coasts of the Florida mainland and surrounding islands fill your senses from the verandah and the lookout deck above. Giant tropical trees rise through the wrap-around verandah, providing an enchanting feeling of being one with nature.
It’s an informal, comfortable, cozy home where family and friends will feel their urban tensions melt away while unwinding before the fireplace, or looking out the many large windows to the sea, or relaxing in one of the separate guest suites. However, Playa Calusa’s tranquility doesn’t mean you have to do without present-day conveniences. Work out in the gym/solarium, stay connected with the world through cable TV and DSL, construct a project in the workshop, or create culinary masterpieces in the kitchen.
Your tropical getaway also has the considerable advantages of being accessible by bridge from the mainland, where an international airport and interstate highway assure easy transport. Your home is a hidden oasis, but getting there isn’t difficult. Major American cities are only a few hours away by air. You have a water channel directly to your docks and the Intra-Coastal Waterway is nearby. Stores, marinas, a small airstrip, restaurants, and inns are all close, as is professional fire and police protection.
Playa Calusa…
Ancient. Modern. Safe. Romantic. Secluded. Convenient. Your dream came true.
-- written by Robert N. Macomber, an internationally recognized award-winning maritime writer, lecturer, and television commentator.
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Playa Calusa
Village of Bokeelia
Pine Island, Florida
General property description:
- More than six acres of irrigated property with lush tropical foliage
- Quarter-mile long peninsula
- Gated driveway
- Wooden privacy fence and electric gate on the portion bordered by land
- Near island airport, stores, marinas, inns, and restaurants, including the Four Star dining experience at the historic Tarpon Lodge (www.tarponlodge.com)
- Professional fire/police protection
- Bridge access to mainland, interstate highway, international airport
- Easy water access
- 4 docks/main dock with 230amp electrical service/small boathouse with lift
- Over 1100 feet of sandy beach shoreline with fire pit circle and barbeque
- Over 1100 feet of bay shoreline along Jug Creek
- Clay tennis courts with underground irrigation/low maintenance
- Three one acre lots, fully entitled, with no maximum square footage and no restrictions, each having a dock permit
- Archeological surveys with historical information dating back to 800 B.C.
- Elevation surveys
- Tropical fruit-bearing trees, including: carambola, papaya, fig, coconut, orange, lime, pomegranate, pineapple, and more
- Three acres of conservation land
Main House description:
- 19 foot elevation – floor elevation is 19’ above sea level.
- Approx 4300 square feet under air
- All custom built woodwork of Cypress wood, brought in, plained and designed on site.
- Fire sprinkler system throughout
- Air conditioned gym/solarium with largeglass doors
- 2 –Fireplaces - one in living room, and one in the master suite
- Water views from almost every room, particularly breathtaking views from the master bedroom
- 4000 square feet of verandah and deck around the house
- Modern kitchen amenities
- Widow’s Walk
- Workshop, 2 laundry areas, large air conditioned storage
- Four bedrooms, one guest room has a kitchenette
- Master bedroom with extra large walk in closet with built in shelves
- Four bathrooms
- Fully functional office that can be converted to a bedroom
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