PRESENTED BY
VICTORIA SICURANZA MANAGING BROKER
VICTORIA SICURANZA
There is no other place in the world like St. Augustine! There is truly something for everyone here in our nation's oldest city! Our town is filled with scenic beauty as well as a wealth of history and culture. Moving our family to St. Augustine eighteen years ago was the best decision my husband and I could have made. We absolutely love it here!
Prior to moving to St. Augustine in 2005, my husband and I built a portfolio of rental income properties. Some properties were constructed; others were purchased and renovated. We have also built, bought and sold many homes over the years. This experience has given me a good working knowledge of real estate acquisition, and all aspects of construction. Additionally, as an experienced real estate professional, and one who has relocated from another state, I understand that buying or selling a home can be an overwhelming prospect. Each transaction is as unique as the individuals involved.
As your real estate agent, your needs and concerns are my priority! That's why I carefully listen to what is important to you. My goal is to provide a fresh outlook and superior service. Using my experience and knowledge of the current market, I will either price your home to sell or help you to find a great home at the best price. My continual goal is to make your real estate experience streamlined and enjoyable while connecting with the individuals and families I have the privilege of working with. All of the Coldwell Banker cutting edge tools available will be used, along with creativity and care, in order to provide you with outstanding service and a great end result!
A Little About Our Company
Since 1927, Coldwell Banker Schmidt Family of Companies experienced phenomenal growth and has had the distinct pleasure of providing services to thousands of individuals and families. Founded by Harold F. Schmidt in Traverse City, Michigan, the company is now led by his great-grandson. We are a sixth-generation, full-service brokerage firm — proudly known as one of the country's largest and most successful real estate affiliates — and we’re so excited and honored to count you among the many we’ve assisted in finding their dream homes.
At a Glance: Schmidt Family of Companies
85+ offices company-wide, located throughout Michigan, Florida, Ohio, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Over 1,800 real estate agents
$5 Billion in sales volume and 14,000+ closed sales transactions in 2023
Ranked among the RealTrends Top 50 Real Estate Brokerages worldwide
Principal Broker for Anywhere Real Estate, Inc., the world’s largest real estate relocation and referral company — designated as one of the 2023
World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute (for the 13th year in a row!)
Ranked #1 by number of offices and #3 by sales volume out of 900
Coldwell Banker affiliate companies around the world
Coldwell Banker Global Luxury handles more than over $200 Million in luxury home sales every day, representing nearly 40,000 transactions of $1 Million+ homes and attaining a $1.9 Million average sales price for $1
Million+ homes
Buyer & Seller Services
Multiple Listing Services
National Relocation and Referral services
State-of-the-art advertising systems
Buyer agency
Residential and Commercial real estate services and representatives
Mortgage and Title services
Home Warranty services
Property Management services
THE LUXURY DIFFERENCE
The Coldwell Banker Global Luxury® website — featuring a dynamic, responsive listing and profile experience — connects an affluent audience to some of the world's finest homes. From golf course properties to wine country estates, the website's cutting-edge lifestyle search allows potential buyers to select properties according to their passions. Engaging editorial content is crafted and curated for the site's discerning audience. Multiple language translations and currency conversion tools also allow international buyers to tailor their user experience. Further, a built-in referral network for Luxury Property Specialists' exclusive use links us to other high-end real estate professionals locally and around the world.
WHERE GLOBAL POWER MEETS LOCAL EXPERTISE
SELLING YOUR HOME IS A BIG DEAL HOW POWERFUL IS THE COLDWELL BANKER® BRAND?
The proof is in the results: Affiliated agents handled 481,548 transaction sides in the U.S. in 2023. In fact, we’ve guided more home buyers and sellers than any other company in the history of America.
Selling your home is a big deal and the company and the team who help you should be too. In 2023, the Coldwell Banker® brand closed $234 billion in sales volume.
*1. Year-end Coldwell Banker numbers based on Coldwell Banker financial data as of Dec. 31, 2023. 2. Based on the 118 year history of the Coldwell Banker brand and transaction longevity compared to other national real estate brands.
*2. Based on Coldwell Banker financial data as of Dec. 31, 2023.
FULL SERVICE SUPPORT
Coldwell Banker® is there for you in all aspects of the home sale process. Our primary services and connections with service providers will ensure that you’ll receive complete assistance from start to finish — giving you one-stop-shop convenience. Every step of the way, I will support you and your best interests until your home is sold. I’ll work with all parties involved through the closing process to ensure a smooth,positiveexperience.
FROM START TO FINISH
MORTGAGE SERVICES
If you’re also interested in finding your new dream home, I can support you with your home search and connect you with a mortgage broker that offers incredibly competitive rates, fantastic customer service,andafast,simpleprocess.
ATTORNEY AND TITLE SERVICES
I can recommend attorneys and title providers that will research and resolve title issues before the closing to help ensure your transaction closes smoothlyandontime.
VENDORS
Iwillbewithyoutoprepareyourpropertyforsaleby being a resource for referrals to local vendors. I will make sure you have options for every repair or improvementyouneeddonetogetyourhouseready.
AREA REALTOR® NOTIFICATION
I will notify agents at local real estate companies once your property hits the market. By mobilizing the real estate community for your benefit, I create more opportunities for agents to connect their buyer clients to a hot new property — further advancing the sale of yours.
BROKER OPEN HOUSE
One of the most powerful ways to debut your home is by hosting a broker’s open house, where I invite my network of real estate industry contacts to tour your property. The sooner other brokers and agents know about your home, the sooner they can match it to their current buyers. It’s word-of-mouth marketing at its best.
OPEN HOUSE
Most buyers shop for real estate online, and with a virtual open house I can access your target audience quickly, wherever they are.
PRIVATE SHOWINGS
With your permission, serious buyers and their agents can schedule an appointment with me so they can explore your home without the distraction of other buyers.
88% RELY ON AGENTS
For many people, buying a home is one of the largest financial transactions they’ll make, which is why 88% of them rely on an agent to be their guide.
OURHISTORY
Founded in 1565, St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European and African-American origin in the United States. Forty-two years before the English colonized Jamestown and fifty-five years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, the Spanish established at St. Augustine this nation's first enduring settlement.
ARCHITECTURE
The architectural legacy of the city's past is much younger, testimony to the impermanent quality of the earliest structures and to St. Augustine's troubled history. Only the venerable Castillo de San Marcos, completed in the late seventeenth century, survived destruction of the city by invading British forces in 1702.
Vestiges of the First Spanish Colonial Period (1565 to 1764) remain today in St. Augustine in the form of the town plan originally laid out by Governor Gonzalo Méndez de Canzo in the late sixteenth century and in the narrow streets and balconied houses that are identified with the architecture introduced by settlers from Spain. Throughout the modern city and within its Historic Colonial District, there remain thirty-six buildings of colonial origin and another forty that are reconstructed models of colonial buildings.
St. Augustine can boast that it contains the only urban nucleus in the United States whose street pattern and architectural ambiance reflect Spanish origins.
DISCOVERYOFFLORIDA
Historians credit Juan Ponce de Leon, the first governor of the Island of Puerto Rico, with the discovery of Florida in 1513. While on an exploratory trip in search of the fabled Bimini he sighted the eastern coast of Florida on Easter Sunday, which fell on March 27 that year. Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for the Spanish Crown and named it Florida after the Easter season, known in Spanish as Pascua Florida. This newly claimed territory extended north and west to encompass most of the known lands of the North American continent that had not been claimed by the Spanish in New Spain (Mexico and the Southwest).
SETTLEMENT
In the following half century, the government of Spain launched no less than six expeditions attempting to settle Florida; all failed. In 1564 French Huguenots (Protestants) succeeded in establishing a fort and colony near the mouth of the St. Johns River at what is today Jacksonville. This settlement posed a threat to the Spanish fleets that sailed the Gulf Stream beside the east coast of Florida, carrying treasure from Central and South America to Spain. As Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was assembling a fleet for an expedition to Florida, the French intrusion upon lands claimed by Spain was discovered. King Philip II instructed Menéndez, Spain's most capable admiral, to remove the French menace to Spain's interests.
NAMINGST.AUGUSTINE
On September 8, 1565, with much pomp and circumstance and 600 voyagers cheering, Menéndez set foot on the shores of Florida. In honor of the saint whose feast day fell on the day he first sighted land, Menéndez named the colonial settlement St. Augustine. Menéndez quickly and diligently carried out his king's instructions. With brilliant military maneuvering and good fortune, he removed the French garrison and proceeded to consolidate Spain's authority on the northeast coast of Florida. St. Augustine was to serve two purposes: as a military outpost, or Presidio, for the defense of Florida, and a base for Catholic missionary settlements throughout the southeastern part of North America.
FLORIDABECOMESASTATE
For the next twenty-four years, East Florida and with it St. Augustine remained a territorial possession of the United States. Not until 1845 was Florida accepted into the union as a state. The Territorial Period (1821-1845) was marked by an intense war with native Indians, the so-called Second Seminole War (1835-1842). The United States Army took over the Castillo de San Marcos and renamed it Fort Marion.
VACATIONTOWN
Twenty years after the end of the Civil War, St. Augustine entered its most glittering era. Following a visit to the crumbling old Spanish town, Henry Flagler, a former partner of John D. Rockefeller in the Standard Oil Company, decided to create in St. Augustine a winter resort for wealthy Americans. He owned a railroad company that in 1886 linked St. Augustine by rail with the populous cities of the east coast. In 1887, his company began construction of two large and ornate hotels and a year later added a third that had been planned and begun by another developer. Flagler's architects changed the appearance of St. Augustine, fashioning building styles that in time came to characterize the look of cities throughout Florida. For a time, St. Augustine was the winter tourist mecca of the United States.
RESTORATION
The city celebrated its 400th anniversary in 1965 and undertook in cooperation with the State of Florida a program to restore parts of the colonial city. The continuation of an effort actually begun in 1935, what became known as the "Restoration" resulted in preserving the thirty-six remaining buildings from the colonial era and the reconstruction of some forty additional colonial buildings that had previously disappeared, transforming the appearance of the historic central part of St. Augustine. It was in great part a tribute to such efforts that King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia made this small city a part of their 2001 visit to the United States.
CIVILRIGHTSERA
In 1964, St. Augustine played a role in America’s civil rights struggle when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a local campaign to dramatize national efforts designed to secure Congressional approval of what became the landmark Civil Rights Act of that year. The city now contains a series of historical markers noting sites associated with the civil rights movement here.
FLAGLER'SHOTELS
The first of Henry Flagler's three great hotels, the Ponce de Leon, was adapted for use as an institution of higher learning in 1971. As Flagler College, it expanded to embrace a student body of some 1,700 by the end of the century, offering a traditional four-year arts and science degree program. The second of his hotels, the Alcazar, has since 1948 contained the Lightner Museum, (and in 1973 the City of St. Augustine municipal offices). The third Flagler hotel, originally called the Casa Monica, stood vacant for thirty-five years before St. Johns County converted it for use a county courthouse in 1965. In 1999, under private ownership, the building was restored to its original function, and is now the only one of Flagler's three great hotels still serving that purpose.
ST.AUGUSTINEATTRACTSVISITORS
Some 2 million visitors annually make their way to St. Augustine, lured by the sense of discovering a unique historic part of America. While the venerable Castillo de San Marcos remains the traditional magnet for visitors, there are many other appealing historical sites and vistas.
Important Local Info
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AIRPORTS
https://www.hpcn.org
DISTANCES TO POPULAR CITIES
JACKSONVILLE—41 MILES
PONTE VEDRA—26 MILES
DAYTONA BEACH—55 MILES
GAINESVILLE—80 MILES
ORLANDO—106MILES
Local Utilities
TELEPHONE / INTERNET SERVICES
AT&T
256 State Rte 312 · 904-823-1550 124 Tuscan Way Suite 102 · 904-940-4786
965 FL-16 Suite 114 · 904-209-0236
800-321-2000
XFiniti
115 Jenkins St #101 · 904-823-1550 800-266-2278
Verizon
105 Murabella Pkwy Unit 8 · 904-679-3899 520 Durbin Pavilion Dr 904-230-3989
ELECTRICITY
FPL St. Augustine Service Center
303 Hastings Rd, St. Augustine, FL 32084 800-226-3545
WATER AND SEWER
St Johns County Utilities Department 50 Bridge Street, St. Augustine, FL 32084
GARBAGE COLLECTION AND WASTE
FCC Environmental Services Florida, LLC
SolidWaste@sjcfl.us 2750 Industry Center Road, St. Augustine, FL 32084 904-827-6980
ST. AUGUSTINE’S
BEAUTIFUL BEACHES
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH
Truly one of the best beaches in St. Augustine with everything you need for the ideal beach vacation — sunny accommodations, beachside restaurants, a beachfront park with an impressive fishing pier, pavilion, splash park, and sand volleyball. Plus, a decidedly laid back attitude.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH & MICKLER’S LANDING
Elegant resorts with challenging golf courses line the shore of Ponte Vedra’s serene beaches. Mickler’s Landing (pronounced mike-lers) is a popular access point for visitors. The beaches at Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve feature a life-size statue of Ponce de Leon and interpretive panels commemorating Ponce’s 1513 journey & landfall here.
ANASTASIA STATE PARK BEACH
White quartz sand beckons beachgoers at one of the areas most beautiful beaches (and one of Florida’s most popular parks). With abundant bird and wildlife populations, visitors to Anastasia State Park can enjoy the beach or explore the dunes on designated nature trails.
CRESCENT BEACH
Located on Anastasia Island, this beach is named for the shoreline’s natural crescent moon shape. Visit Crescent Beach for miles of broad white sand and some of the most scenic and unspoiled shoreline in the area, perfect for eco-tourists and beachcombers.
VILANO BEACH
A popular beach destination ever since Henry Flagler’s millionaire friends of the late 1800s enjoyed it. Tucked away in a charming little beach town, you’ll find nearby shopping, dining, and beach cottages for rent. Coquina sands and a near-shore break also make Vilano Beach popular with surfers and kiteboarders.
BUTLER BEACH
Butler Beach played a significant role in the civil rights movement. Today it is home to a vulnerable dune ecosystem that houses the endangered Anastasia Island beach mouse and the gopher tortoise. Butler County Park provides easy beach access and plenty of convenient facilities.
ST. AUGUSTINE’S
Local Boat ramps
EAST INTRACOASTAL
BOATING CLUB ROAD BOAT RAMP
615 Boating Club Road, St. Augustine, FL 32084 At the end of Boating Club Road in Vilano/North Beach
FRANK BUTLER WEST BOAT RAMP
400 Riverside Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32080
GREEN ROAD BOAT RAMP
180 Green Rd St. Augustine, FL 32080
GUANA STATE PARK BOAT RAMP N. A1A, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 North of Vilano on A1A
LIGHTHOUSE PARK BOAT RAMP
442 Ocean Vista Ave., St. Augustine, FL 32080 Old Beach Rd and Lew Blvd
PALMETTO ROAD BOAT RAMP
395 Palmetto Road
St. Augustine, FL 32080 South of St. Augustine Beach on A1A
PALM VALLEY BOAT RAMP
383 S Roscoe Blvd, St. Augustine, FL 32082 Roscoe Road under the Palm Valley Bridge
USINA BOAT RAMP
603 Euclid Ave. St. Augustine, FL 32084 Vilano/North Beath
WEST INTRACOASTAL
VILANO BOAT RAMP
101 Vilano Causeway, St. Augustine, FL 32084 West of Vilano Bridge on A1A
DOUG CRANE BOAT RAMP
1039 Shore Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32086
Shore Drive in St. Augustine South
MOULTRIE CREEK BOAT RAMP
4805 Shore Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32086
CAMACHEE COVE YACHT HARBOR
3070 Harbor Dr, 32095 904-829-5676
ENGLISH LANDING MARINA
509 US1 S., 32086 904-829-8017
CAT'S PAW MARINA 220 Nix Boat Yard Rd. 904-829-8040
IN THE BOX CHARTERS
3070 HARBOR DRIVE 904-501-9910
ST. AUGUSTINE MUNICIPAL MARINA 111 Avenida Menendez, 32084 904-825-1026
CONCH HOUSE MARINA 57 Comares Ave, 32084 904-824-4347
FISH ISLAND MARINA State Road 312, 32086 904-471-1955
MARKER 8 HOTEL & MARINA 1 Dolphin Drive 904-829-9042
OASIS BOATYARD & MARINA 256 Riberia St 904-824-2520
MARINELAND OF FLORIDA MARINA 176 Marina Drive, 32080 904-471-0087
ST. AUGUSTINE MARINE CENTER 404 RIBERIA STREET 904-824-4394
ST. AUGUSTINE SHIPYARD 117 Dockside Drive 904-342-5159
Local Parks and Recreations
ANASTASIA STATE PARK
Location: On Anastasia Island, at St. Augustine Inlet, 1 mile east of downtown St. Augustine and directly north of St. Augustine Beach at 340 A1A South, St. Augustine .Facilities: O ers windsur ng, kayaking, snack bar, hiking/biking/nature trails, dune walkover, campground, rest rooms, picnic tables, and showers. Lifeguards staffed seasonally.
FRANK B. BUTLER BEACH
Location: On Anastasia Island two miles south of St. Augustine Beach at 5860 A1A South, St. Augustine. Facilities: Rest rooms, off beach parking, dune walkover, picnic tables and showers. For information about reserving the picnic pavilion call 209-0333.
Lifeguards staffed seasonally.
GUANA TOLOMATO MATANZAS NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE (GTM-NERR)
Location: Between Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine at 505 Guana River Road, Ponte Vedra Beach. Facilities: The research reserve offers excellent educational opportunities, dune walkover, hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails.
FORT MATANZAS NATIONAL MONUMENT BEACH
Location: At the southern tip of Anastasia Island, at the Matanzas Inlet, 7.5 miles south of St. Augustine Beach on Highway A1A.
Facilities: Rest rooms, beach parking, dune walkover. Lifeguards are seasonal.
MICKLER’S BEACHFRONT PARK
Location: South end of Ponte Vedra Beach on Highway A1A. 1109 1/2 Ponte Vedra Blvd, Ponte Vedra Beach. Facilities: Rest rooms, showers, handicapped accessible dune walkover, grills, and horseback riding. Lifeguards staffed seasonally.
RIVER TO SEA PRESERVE
Location: At the south end of St. Johns County before entering into the town of Marineland. Small parking area on Intracoastal side.
Facilities: Very limited beach parking, just steps away from famous Marineland.
SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH RECREATION
Location: 2.25 miles south of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve on Highway A1A.
Facilities: Limited off beach parking, rest rooms, covered picnic tables, grills, stairs to beach. Pavilions are available on a first come, first serve basis.
ST. AUGUSTINE’S LocaL Golf Courses
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