chrisgriffith on August 5th, 2012

Bonita Springs Paddle Board Gulf Access  My latest hobby – stand up paddleboarding in Bonita Springs. This shot is on the Imperial River by the Imperial River boat ramp on Tamiami Trail. Gulf Access has now evolved for a motorless vessel light enough for even a middle aged chic to pick up and tote around [...]

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chrisgriffith on June 15th, 2012

Four Bedroom Creek Front Pool Home in Historic River District of Downtown Bonita Springs, Florida  Plan of Riverside  27072 Riverside Drive Bonita Springs, Florida  Overview Maps Photos Description $299,900 Single Family Home Main Features 4 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 Partial Bathroom Interior: 2,661 sqft Lot: 0.41 acre(s) Location 27071 South Riverside Drive Bonita Springs, FL [...]

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chrisgriffith on December 9th, 2011

Leitner Creek Home Canoe-Kayak-Small Craft Gulf Access Overview Maps Photos $132,500 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 Unit Interior: 1,182 sqft Lot: 0.32 acre(s) Location 27075 Center Avenue Bonita Springs, FL 34135 USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below: Chris [...]

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chrisgriffith on August 26th, 2011

Detached Villa Homes at Anchorage at Bonita Bay Anchorage at Bonita Bay is one of only a handful of neighborhoods in Bonita Bay situated along the Imperial River.  The homes in Anchorage have views of the marina, boat ramp and lagoon along the Imperial River and Anchorage is within walking distance to River Park at [...]

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“Gulf Access” is Sometimes an Embellishment Buyers of real estate sometimes give direction just vague enough to get them disappointed:  “Find me something nice, in a nice area.”  First, they don’t know if I think an area is “nice” the way they think an area is nice.  You know, every man has a different opinion [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 4th, 2011

The Carolands Subdivision of Bonita Springs, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on October 22nd, 2010

Imperial Shores of Bonita Springs, Florida. Real estate close to Bonita Beach, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on July 16th, 2010

The flamingo mailbox on Cypress Ln on Hickory Island, Bonita Springs, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on July 9th, 2010

The Community of Estero River Heights located in Estero Florida. Gulf Access Real Estate.

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chrisgriffith on March 25th, 2010

Shrinking Gulf Access Inventory The following is a portion of an email I sent to agents in my office, responding to an inquiry about gulf access real estate under $500,000 in the Bonita Springs and Estero are.  I work in the area a great deal and felt, after I sent the email, it would be [...]

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Boating – Gulf Access Homes in Bonita Springs This mailbox picture was taken back in 2008. I just stumbled across it while looking for a totally different image on my Flickr account and thought I’d share. I just loved the fishing pole mail flag with lure. Classic “Bonita Springs Fishing Village” mailbox. This box was [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 9th, 2009

Forester Drive Near Kings Kew While driving down Hickory Blvd. last week I decided to drive by the home on Kings Kew with the Passaflora to see how their mailbox plant was doing.  Yikes.  Miracle Grow, buddy.  Make friends with it.  My inspiration was wilted and it looked like the caterpillars had found it at [...]

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chrisgriffith on July 16th, 2009

 Bonita Springs Real Estate Myths 1. There are homes for sale on the Imperial River for sale for $100,000.  No.  There are barely any homes available at that price, let alone on the river.  That price is a ridiculous stretch for gulf access real estate in Bonita Springs.  There are more bar stool stories about [...]

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chrisgriffith on June 28th, 2009

A pretty photograph of the Estero River which leads to the Gulf of Mexico.

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chrisgriffith on June 11th, 2009

Gulf Access Never Looked So Good This boat was heading down the road and I just had to take a picture. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen four 225’s on a boat and thought, wow, this guy is a total bad ass.  Four engines on the back of a boat is like rolling on [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 24th, 2009

Gulf Access in Bonita Springs Yesterday, my phone rang and one of my friends asked me if I wanted to got for an evening boat ride down the Imperial River.   The answer was an easy yes. First, this is not the boat we were on.  These folks passed us and I thought their set up [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 13th, 2009

Gulf Access Real Estate – Back Yard Boating in Bonita One of the many benefits of owning waterfront Bonita Springs or Estero Florida Real estate is the option to purchase gulf access property. While Estero offers a limited amount of gulf access real estate there are a few river front and canal front homes that [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 22nd, 2009

Canal Front Gulf Access Mail Boxes This mailbox isn’t really in Bonita Shores, nor is it in Imperial Shores. Technically it’s in Riverdale Unrecorded but since Riverdale Unrecorded isn’t a commonly known name in Bonita Springs, Florida … I decided to use something more recognizable. Riverdale Unrecorded, Bonita Shores and Imperial Shores are all in [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 10th, 2009

No Parking Snow Street

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chrisgriffith on December 6th, 2008

There’s Nuttinglikit Anywhere Else in Florida Nuttinglikit Grove is located in Bonita Springs, Florida between Pennsylvania Avenue and the Imperial River just west of Old US 41 Road. The community of Nuttinglikit Grove is quiet and reminiscent of Olde Florida. Nuttinglikit Grove was plotted, established and plotted out by Edwin P. Nutting many years ago. [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 19th, 2008

Fire up the video below so you’ll have some back ground music.  If you don’t see the video box below the link to the tune is here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCbOEZ8c8dM Welcome home to Bonita Springs, snowbirds. We’ve noticed that you’ve returned. My own parents will be back in two weeks. Brace yourself, Waffle House, Pappy is gonna [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 11th, 2008

Lumberjack’s Canoe Tours Friday afternoon my darling son Lumberjack called and asked me to help him find a canoe on Craigslist. In ten minutes I texted him a number. In an hour he pulled up with a canoe. Its bright yellow and looks like a banana. It could be worse. He’d be a funny looking [...]

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chrisgriffith on August 1st, 2008

Gull Haven and Bonita Farms For some reason I just keep hearing, “Mommy, where are my Lincoln logs”?  I’m just glad I found a mailbox that wasn’t a fish shape, again.  Hey, I’m a little bored looking at only fish mailboxes, too. This cute mailbox was found in Gull Haven or Bonita Farms in Bonita [...]

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chrisgriffith on July 20th, 2008

A Tale of Pricing Riverfront Gulf Access Homes Sometimes when homes don’t sell as fast as expected the homeowner becomes frustrated. The current state of the Bonita Springs real estate market has brought sales to some home sellers while other homes remain unsold. The only thing that is obvious about the current real estate market [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 27th, 2008

No Fish Mailboxes to Fry in Spring Creek A few days ago, after I checked on a listing I have in Eldorado Acres I cruised up Spring Creek to hunt for mail boxes on the Fish Streets. If you don’t know what the Fish Streets are: When you head up Coconut Road toward the Hyatt [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 9th, 2008

Vanderbilt Mail Beacon In the quest to capture Southwest Florida mailboxes I ran across this lighthouse mailbox. Hey, it’s Southwest Florida. The city of Bonita Springs is peppered with unique mailboxes, the likes of which are mostly nautical themed, fish themed, boat themed, lighthouse themed or ocean themed. I feel like Forest Gump; shimp gumbo, [...]

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chrisgriffith on May 2nd, 2008

Milking The Mailbox Series For All It’s Worth This little cutie was found in Vanderbilt in Naples, Florida just a few miles south of Bonita Springs. I stopped into the *best* sushi restaurant in Florida, Sushi Thai and took a drive after my birthday dinner and found Bessie the mailbox. Vanderbilt offered fewer mailboxes of [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 6th, 2008

Paradise Village Gulf Access Homes Paradise Village is a unique gated enclave of only 40 single family detached homes. There are no condominiums or multi-family residences in Paradise Village. Located in Bonita Springs, Florida on West Terry Street, Paradise Village boasts a unique feature exclusive only to Paradise Village. Every home site has gulf access [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 16th, 2008

Barefoot Beach Real Estate – Homes & Condominiums Barefoot Beach is a gated community located in Bonita Springs, Florida. Although Barefoot Beach is accessed through Bonita Springs via Bonita Beach Road, it is part of a small portion of Bonita Springs that actually lies in Collier County. Barefoot Beach is only accessible via Bonita Beach [...]

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chrisgriffith on December 19th, 2007

Palmetto Dunes at Pelican Sound | Estero Florida Palmetto Dunes condominiums live like a single family home.  Enjoy ample living space with three bedrooms plus a den and two baths plus a two car garage combined with the easy of “lock it and leave” condominium lifestyle.  This particular Palmetto Dunes home comes with designer furnishings [...]

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chrisgriffith on December 19th, 2007

Pelican Sound Golf & Country Club – River Club Pelican Sound Golf and Country Club is located just north of Bonita Springs in Estero, Florida. It is situated at the intersection of Corkscrew Road and US 41 (Tamiami Trail). It is located west of US 41. It’s boarder to the north is the Estero River [...]

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chrisgriffith on December 12th, 2007

Brendan Cove on the Imperial River  The classic beauty of Brendan Cove is enough to draw anyone looking for that water based Florida lifestyle. It is a quiet and quaint community. Brendan Cove is one of the most coveted luxury home communities in Bonita Springs, Florida. Not only is located on the wide and gorgeous [...]

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chrisgriffith on December 10th, 2007

Low Maintenance Homes – The Cottages at Brendan Cove The Cottages at Brendan Cove is a 22 home enclave located within the gates of Brendan Cove. The project is now built out and only resales are available. There are three floor plans from which to choose. The property pictured, The Aruba, is approximately 1925 square [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 9th, 2007

Looking for things to do in Bonita Springs or Estero Florida?  If you’re like many of the local Bonita Springs homeowners and vacationers, you get one good look at the turquoise waters and you start thinking ‘boat’.  The ultimate dream in Bonita Springs, Florida is to own a home on a canal so that you [...]

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