Best of Placida/Cape Haze

Best of Placida/Cape Haze Melissa Csank, Boca Grande Realtor.

In addition to my Boca Grande listings, I offer a curated selection of luxury homes and investment properties across the Cape Haze Peninsula.

A few things I’m noticing lately about the types of properties buyers are responding to most strongly in Cape Haze.The m...
06/02/2026

A few things I’m noticing lately about the types of properties buyers are responding to most strongly in Cape Haze.

The market has become more selective, but buyers remain very engaged when a property feels practical, well-positioned, and aligned with how they actually want to live.

Swipe through for a few observations from this season.

Melissa Csank
Gulf to Bay Sotheby’s International Realty

Cape Haze is often misunderstood by buyers seeing the area for the first time.Some assume it’s too far from Boca Grande....
05/31/2026

Cape Haze is often misunderstood by buyers seeing the area for the first time.

Some assume it’s too far from Boca Grande. Others think every property carries the same flood exposure or that short-term rental performance is automatic.

The reality is usually more specific than that.

Cape Haze is a collection of very different communities, elevations, waterfront conditions, boating access points, rental restrictions, and lifestyle priorities. Understanding those distinctions is what shapes good long-term decisions here.

Swipe through for three things buyers often get wrong.

Mel Csank
Gulf to Bay Sotheby’s International Realty

If golf is your thing, Cape Haze Windward was built for you.A deed-restricted community centered around The Links golf c...
05/28/2026

If golf is your thing, Cape Haze Windward was built for you.

A deed-restricted community centered around The Links golf course, with lake and creek views throughout. Additional courses within ten minutes mean you'll never play the same course twice in a week.

Walk or bike to dining and shopping, with easy access to historic Boca Grande and miles of beaches nearby.

This is coastal Florida living with a fairway out your back door.

Mel | Gulf to Bay Sotheby's International Realty

These are some of the questions I hear most often from buyers exploring the Cape Haze corridor.For many people, the appe...
05/26/2026

These are some of the questions I hear most often from buyers exploring the Cape Haze corridor.

For many people, the appeal is a balance of things that can be difficult to find elsewhere in coastal Florida: boating access, golf, newer construction, more space, and proximity to Boca Grande without being directly on the island.

At the same time, buyers are navigating real considerations around insurance, flood zones, rental expectations, and long-term value.

The market here tends to reward informed decisions more than impulsive ones.

If there’s a question you’d like to see covered in a future post, feel free to reach out.

Melissa Csank
Gulf to Bay Sotheby’s International Realty





Under contract at 3700 Como Street.Five bedrooms, 4,915 square feet, waterfront with a private dock, pool, and one of th...
05/24/2026

Under contract at 3700 Como Street.

Five bedrooms, 4,915 square feet, waterfront with a private dock, pool, and one of the best fire pit settings on the water. This one found its lucky buyer.

Bridgebrook Shores · Port Charlotte · $2,300,000

Mel | Gulf to Bay Sotheby's International Realty

If you want new construction without the hassle of maintaining it yourself, Coral Caye is worth a serious look.Built bet...
05/21/2026

If you want new construction without the hassle of maintaining it yourself, Coral Caye is worth a serious look.

Built between 2015 and 2024, this gated community in Placida offers single family homes with a full amenity package -- pool, clubhouse, fitness center, pickleball courts, and landscaping included in a low HOA. Homes range from around 1,800 to 2,300 square feet with an average list price around $700K.

Close to shopping, dining, golf, and beaches. Sidewalks throughout for walking, running, and biking. Low maintenance, high lifestyle.

Mel | Gulf to Bay Sotheby's International Realty

Two units sold at The Preserve at Windward -- and if you haven't heard of this community, you're not alone. That's part ...
05/19/2026

Two units sold at The Preserve at Windward -- and if you haven't heard of this community, you're not alone. That's part of what makes it special.

Thirty-six units total. Limited turnover. A low-rental environment that keeps it quiet and owner-occupied. Heated pool, fitness center, clubhouse, garage parking, elevator, block construction -- and views of the golf course, waterway, and nature preserve that stop you in your tracks.

Unit 206 (3 bed) and Unit 402 (2 bed) at 10055 Links Lane both found their buyers.

If you've been watching this community or want to know when the next unit comes available, reach out.

Mel | Gulf to Bay Sotheby's International Realty

Before the subdivisions, before the golf courses, before the seawalls -- this peninsula has been drawing people to its w...
05/17/2026

Before the subdivisions, before the golf courses, before the seawalls -- this peninsula has been drawing people to its waters for thousands of years.

The Calusa and Timucua lived here for centuries. A railroad ran through in the early 1900s to haul phosphate to Boca Grande Pass. And in the 1950s, the Vanderbilt brothers purchased 35,000 acres and began building the canals and neighborhoods that define Cape Haze today.

The place you're looking at has roots. Swipe for the story.

Mel | Gulf to Bay Sotheby's International Realty

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