Salerno at Bay Colony Naples Florida Update

Salerno at Bay Colony Naples Florida Update.



Salerno at Bay Colony is one of 4 Bay Colony high rise buildings not located directly on the sand.  While Salerno offers the best Gulf of Mexico views compared to the other 3 high rises, you'll find Salerno also offers interesting Vanderbilt Beach views, and will encompass twinkling lights from the beachfront high rises in Bay Colony at night which is SUPER considering the fact that the Gulf of Mexico goes completely dark at night leaving just a black backdrop for those who just face the Gulf.

Currently there are 6 Salerno at Bay Colony units on the market and once again, only two sales during the past 12 months...the same number of units that sold in 2009.  It's pretty safe to say there are 3 years of inventory in the building currently on the market. 

If you've been following my Bay Colony series of posts, you're starting to see a pretty crazy trend especially if you knew that Bay Colony was really the golden child of all of Naples just a few years ago. 

One of the biggest complaints I get about Bay Colony are the fees and there's no mystery that fees have become a much bigger deal the last couple of years compared to before.  It used to be that people would grimace about the fees, sigh and sign the dotted line but I did notice starting about 2 years ago that people started putting the breaks on purchasing in Bay Colony and the fees were a big part of that decision.  The thing is though, there are people who truly appreciate all of what Bay Colony has to offer...hence the sales that continue to take place.

I do think there are some magnificent deals in Salerno right now and I have noticed there is a HUGE amount of traffic on my website this year from Bay Colony search terms...it might be worth checking Salerno at Bay Colony out now. Let me know if you want to take a peek!

Best Regards,

Shannon Lefevre, PA
Your Naples Smart Girl!

Marquesa Naples Florida Update

The Marquesa at Bay Colony is the ONLY high-rise in Bay Colony that doesn't have a manned security guard in the lobby which is a SUPER option for those who demand privacy and want to be in control of who they allow in their unit. 



Because it is a low-density building (only 15 floors and 39 units) there isn't much that goes on here.  Last year there was only 1 sale, just like the year before and currently there are 4 on the market.  Of course that looks like a 4 year inventory on paper...well...because there is a four year inventory...I suppose.  Average market time here is 230 days...that's not good but it is a good example of how some people will hold forever to get their price. 

So what's wrong with Marquesa....since I know so many of your are asking me that question as you read this post.  There's nothing wrong with Marquesa. Besides being a little further from the beach and not offering all the amenities as say Toscana at Bay Colony or Salerno at Bay Colony, we have some owners who haven't been as fast to respond to lower pricing.  There have been and still are units in both Toscana and Salerno that are either similar in pricing or even priced below those units in Marquesa plus more amenities plus lower fees plus closer to the beach...there's also more bedrooms in many of the floor plans...ok kinda hard to compete based off all that. 

What is nice about the Marquesa is that you don't have a high-rise neighbor directly to the left of you which is a nice privacy perk and your Clam Pass views are fabulous even though you can't see the Gulf all that well.  Of course the higher you go the easier it gets but the Gulf view is never going to be as prevalent from Marquesa as say it will be from one of her sister buildings located right on the sand just a little bit down the road and for a few dollars more....

Check out what's currently available at Marquesa at Bay Colony or call me direct for all of your Bay Colony needs.

Best Regards,

Shannon Lefevre, PA
Your Naples Smart Girl