Real Estate

Top transaction: Nearly $1.5 million

Ahouse in Plantation Bay was the top real estate transaction in Ormond Beach and Ormond-by-theSea for the week of Feb. 27 to March 5 in the Multiple Listing Service. Prestwick at Plantation Bay, of Daytona Beach, sold 998 Downshire Lane to Dalia Fulop, of Ormond Beach, for $1,422,893. Built in 2022, the house is a 5/4 and has 5,624 square feet.

WAYNE GRANT

REAL ESTATE EDITOR

ORMOND BEACH

Daniel and Renee Ruckert, of Ormond Beach, sold 782 Timothy St. to Stanley and Penny Smith, of Ormond Beach, for $475,000. Built in 1965, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,774 square feet.

Eva and Kari Scott, of Pinellas Park, sold 240 Ellicott Drive to Sean and Deirdre Donnelly, of Ormond Beach, for $430,000. Built in 1963, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,640 square feet.

Brandon and Jill Sechrist, of Ormond Beach, sold 51 Wimbledon Court to Georgia Meyer, as trustee, for $420,000. Built in 1977, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a fireplace and 2,193 square feet.

Patricia Gruver, of Newberry, sold 366 N. Beach St. to Bryan and Bridget Bergens, of Daytona Beach, for $380,000. Built in 1947, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,866 square feet.

Pradeep and Pratima Mewar, of Sacramento, California, sold 200 Warwick Ave. to Jason Belders and Katherine Finn, of Ormond Beach, for $370,000. Built in 1964, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,309 square feet.

Christopher and Mary Moore, of Ormond Beach, sold 1259 Buckeye Road to Marc Nachman and Rachel Chetel, of Ormond Beach, for $318,258.50. Built in 1960, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 2,166 square feet.

Dale and Dorene Cornelius, of Ormond Beach, sold 465 Wild Olive Ave. to Michael and Mary Worsham, of Brentwood, Tennessee, for $310,000. Built in 1957, the house is a 2/2 and has 1,122 square feet.

Helena and Frederick Spohrer, of Ormond Beach, sold 24 Misners Trail to James and Nancy Merrill, of Ormond Beach, for $250,000. Built in 1988, the townhouse is a 2/2 and has 1,408 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $165,000.

Breakaway Trails

Howard and Shelley Perch, of Ormond Beach, sold 4 Creek Bend Way to Roy and Emily Davila, of Panama City, for $640,000. Built in 1999, the house is a 4/3 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,337 square feet. It sold in 2013 for $356,900.

Robert and Kimberly Kennedy, of Ormond Beach, sold 45 Carriage

The house features six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a half-bath and a swimming pool.

Courtesy photo

Creek Way to Misty Marin, as trustee, for $510,000. Built in 1989, the house is a 4/2 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 1,914 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $165,000.

Ocean Village

Francis and Brenda Bruning, of Union Bridge, Maryland, sold 167 Cardinal Drive, Unit B, to Matthew and Elizabeth Finnegan, of Marlborough, Maine, for $237,000. Built in 1947, the villa is a 2/2 and has 675 square feet.

Plantation Pines

Glen and Veanita Salzman sold 188 Conifer Lane to Braxton Bowen Jr., of New Smyrna Beach, for $325,000. Built in 1992, the manufactured home is a 4/2 and has a fireplace, barn and 1,728 square feet.

The Trails

Cheryll Housker, individually and as trustee, sold 60 Soco Trail to John and Linda Olivero, and Lisa Olivero, of Ormond Beach, for $262,000. Built in 1980, the townhouse is a 2/2 and has a fireplace and 1,439 square feet.

Todd Klepper individually and as trustee, sold 252 Timberline Trail to Angela Dubuc, of Ormond Beach, for $250,000. Built in 1980, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,524 square feet.

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA

Richard Chester, individually and as trustee, sold 2130 John Anderson Drive to Fernando and Clara Castanheira for $810,000. Built in 1964, the house is a 2/2.5 and has a boat dock and 2,594 square feet.

Torque USA Inc., of Daytona Beach, sold 38 Concord Drive to Mitchell Lyle, of Ormond Beach, for $533,000. Built in 1978, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,796 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $145,000.

Richard Lewis, of Holly Hill, sold 37 Oakview Circle to John Neder, of New Berlin, Wisconsin, for $400,000. Built in 1958, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,306 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $175,000.

Billy Smith and Sean Smith, of Ellijay, Georgia, sold 20 Margaret Road to Patricia and David Hargis, of Ormond Beach, for $361,000. Built in 1976, the house is a 2/1 and has 1,263 square feet.

Jerry and Stephanie Ficco sold 44 Azalea Drive to Mark Padula of Gilmanton, New Hampshire, for $352,000. Built in 1956, the house is a 2/1 and has 1,045 square feet. It sold in 2015 for $144,000.

Bradford and Virginia Nutter, of Daytona Beach, sold 46 Seaside Drive to Nuview Trust Co., as custodian, for $350,000. Built in 1959, the house is a 3/2.5 and has 1,224 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $225,000.

Martha Hebert and Thomas Stanchfield, of Daytona Beach, sold 36 River Shore Drive to Jose Menendez and Emma Ruiz, of Miami, for $330,000. Built in 1956, the house is a 2/2 and has 942 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $180,000.

Richard and Valerie Walker, of St. Petersburg, sold 2750 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 200, to David Soule, of Ormond Beach, for $307,000. Built in 1973, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,184 square feet. It sold in 2017 for $182,300.

Donald Kord, of Wichita, Kansas, sold 3180 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 507, to Whodoya Trust, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, for $305,503. Built in 1994, the condo is a 2/2 and has 983 square feet.

Kimberly Williams, of Holton, Michigan, sold 5500 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 64, to Brandon and Jill Sechrist, of Ormond Beach, for $224,900. Built in 1973, the condo is a 2/2.5 and has 1,252 square feet.

Janice Zimnoch, of Ormond Beach, sold 5500 Ocean Shore Blvd., Unit 61, to Swati Sawant and Vaibhav Kharat, of Jersey City, New Jersey, for $231,000. Built in 1973, the condo is a 2/2.5 and has 1,252 square feet.

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

FEB. 27 - MARCH 5

John Adams, of Adams, Cameron & Co. Realtors, contributed to this report.

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TOMOKA ESTATES

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REAL ESTATE

Condo sells for $2.7 million

Acondo in Hammock Dunes was the top real estate transaction for the week of March 3-9 in Flagler County in the Multiple Listing Service. Jorge and Sonia Casimiro, of St. Augustine, sold 28 Porto Mar, Unit 701, to Gregory and Diane Joseph, of Valdosta, Georgia, for $2,787,500. Built in 2007, the condo is a 4/4.5 and has 4,283 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $1.7 million.

WAYNE GRANT

REAL ESTATE EDITOR

Condos

Car-Jam LLC, of Thomaston, Connecticut, sold 200 Ocean Crest Drive, Unit 715, to Travis and Amanda Thaxton, of Bossier City, Louisiana, for $735,000. Built in 2003, the condo is a 3/3.5 and has 1,676 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $449,000.

Alvin and Kimberly Hansard, of Ormond Beach, sold 200 Marina Bay Drive, Unit 201, to Charles and Julie Starcher, of Woodstock, Georgia, for $260,000. Built in 2000, the condo is a 2/2 and has 1,020 square feet. It sold in 2007 for $424,000.

Belle Terre

Periang Suth and Molyda Lim, of Palm Coast, sold 53 Palm Lane to Rickey and Redgenia Benicoff, of Palm Coast, for $299,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,760 square feet.

Cypress Knoll

Blue Crown Construction Inc., of Palm Coast, sold 23 Edgely Lane to Damian Morski and Brianna Delesparra, of Palm Coast, for $550,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 2,017 square feet.

Fuquay

Todd and Stacy Lewer sold 2119 Central Ave. S. to Robert and Alesha Richmond, of Ormond Beach, for $525,000. Built in 1976, the house is a 3/1.5 and has 1,280 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $335,000. Grand Reserve and Golf Club

Michael and Phyllis Folger sold 219 Grand Reserve Drive to Randy and Naomi Frizzell, of Byron Center, Michigan, for $450,000. Built in 2018, the house is a 3/3 and has a swimming pool and 2,065 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $352,500.

Hammock Dunes

Sherry Burger and Deborah Shepard, individually and as trustees, sold 7 Via Roma to Charles Nokovich and Terry-Anne Murphy, of Palm Coast, for $850,000. Built in 1993, the house is a 4/3.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool and 3,846 square feet.

Indian Trails

M&M Properties Guys LLC, of Palm Coast, sold 137 Bayside Drive to Chad and Georgina Dyches, of Palm Coast, for $565,000. Built in 1992, the house is a 4/3 and has a swimming pool and 2,208 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $330,000.

Brite Properties of Florida LLC, of Orlando, sold 40 Bickwick Lane

Courtesy photo The top selling condo features six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a half-bath and a swimming pool. For more photos, see www.palmcoastobserver.com.

to Alejandro Olavarria and Elmas Karagoz, of Mastic, New York, for $415,000. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,983 square feet. Olga Gillings, of Palm Coast, sold 97 Bud Hollow Drive to Janna Li, of Palm Coast, for $300,000. Built in 2004, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,938 square feet. It sold in 2018 for $185,000.

Lehigh Woods

Wymont Florida V LLC, of Englewood, Colorado, sold 13 Ricker Place to Igor and Anna Aronin, as trustees, for $330,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,721 square feet.

Matanzas Woods

INB Fund 1 LLC, of Orlando, sold 11 Lamar Lane to Parker DeMent, of St. Augustine, for $269,350. Built in 2022, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,500 square feet.

Medow

Hollis and Pamela Kendall, of Flagler Beach, sold 209 26th St. S. to Heather and Christopher Bauer, of Flagler Beach, for $860,000. Built in 2017, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 2,530 square feet. It sold in 2021 for $749,900.

Morningside

Brian and Heidi Burke, of Flagler Beach, sold 2534 Lakeshore Drive to Julie Childs, as trustee, for $1.2 million. Built in 2005, the house is a 5/4.5 and has a fireplace, swimming pool, boat dock, boathouse and 4,259 square feet. It sold in 2020 for $750,000.

Not in Subdivision

Kiana Grabowski, of Ormond Beach, sold 2156 Flagler Ave. S. to Justin Shuler, of Flagler Beach, for $413,245. Built in 1979, the house is a 2/2 and has a fireplace and 1,161 square feet. It sold in 2019 for $280,000.

Palm Coast Plantation

Alla Pantchenko, of Ponte Vedra, and Viktor Pantchenko, of Daytona Beach, sold 281 S. Riverwalk Drive S. to Stephen and Susan Holloway, of Palm Coast, for $1.16 million. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/3 and has 2,608 square feet.

Palm Harbor

Randolph, Floyd, Brea, Kimberly and Barrett Kernon, of Hudson, sold 4 Collingdale Court to Edmund Bennett II and Mary Hare-Bennett, of Palm Coast, for $740,000. Built in 1996, the house is a 4/2.5 and has a swimming pool, boat dock and 2,743 square feet.

Sook Forget, of Palm Coast, sold 107 Forsythe Lane to Anthony Vickers and Fenhan Wu, of Vancouver, Washington, for $410,000. Built in 1989, the house is a 3/2 and has a swimming pool and 2,019 square feet. It sold in 2012 for $153,000.

RH Asset Holdings LLC, of Orlando, sold 19 Flint Hill Lane to James and Joan Moloney, of Palm Coast, for $349,700. Built in 2021, the house is a 4/2 and has 1,903 square feet.

Pine Lakes

James Onorato, of Salem, Iowa, sold 14 Woodholme Lane to Robert and Cheryl Hubert, of Palm Coast, for $265,000. Built in 1991, the house is a 3/2 and has a fireplace and 1,854 square feet.

Quail Hollow

Seasmoke Properties Florida LLC, of West Palm Beach, sold 3 Ziegler Place to Greg and Angelica Jackson, of Mililani, Hawaii, for $335,000. Built in 2021, the house is a 3/2 and has 1,721 square feet.

Seminole Woods

Wynn and Virginia Klein, of Palm Coast, sold 3 Slate Wood Court to Patricia LaPage and Edwin Voss, of Palm Coast, for $429,900. Built in 2005, the 4/3 house has a swimming pool and 2,442 square feet.

Woodlands

Mark Horner and Rafael Trevino, of Palm Coast, sold 16 Blasdell Court to Pauline Standish LLC, of Waialua, Hawaii, for $360,000. Built in 1977, the house is a 3/2.5 and has a swimming pool and 1,869 square feet. It sold in 2016 for $178,000.

Toby Tobin, of gotoby.com, contributed to this report.

crossword

IN FOR IT by Scott Hogan and Christina Iverson. Edited by David Steinberg

©2022 Universal Uclick ACROSS

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celebrity cipher

By Luis Campos

Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

“YBT EIKULWTKYLS GFC FE YBT LDYFX VH ... YF CT L NFVDT EFX YBT YXITHY VUTLH LKU UTTJTHY TWFYVFKH.” – GFTS ZXTM

Puzzle One Clue: M equals Y

“P’CA ZACAO OASNNG KAND NPVA P TSF S HYPNJ SHDBO. ILFD SZ SHDBO TYB YSXXAZAJ DB WA RLPDA GBLZU.” – FSBPOFA OBZSZ

Puzzle Two Clue: V equals K

“SAKBAMHOHBALZ ZBJX YXLAV LKKXEOHAR VBYXBAX IBW CTB OTXP LWX ABC, ABO CTB PBS TBEX OTXP CHZZ GX BAX MLP.”

– MXJBA IWLAFZHA

© 2022 NEA, Inc. Puzzle Three Clue: R equals G

sudoku

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.