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HEALTH

Kids and food allergies: New research on prevention

BY MARIA CANFIELD 150 previous studies that involved
Correspondent upwards of 200,000 children. Those
studies examined at exactly what age
This is one in an occasional series eggs and peanuts were introduced to
about children’s health issues. We know children during their first year of life,
that many of our readers are grandpar- and the impact it had on the develop-
ents keenly interested in the health and ment of allergies.
well-being of grandchildren. We hope
this series will provide readers useful The results showed that kids who
health information they can share with were first fed eggs when they were 4
their families. to 6 months old were 40 percent less
likely to develop an egg allergy, com-
Most parents have some level of pared to kids who were introduced to
concern about how a food allergy eggs at an older age. Even more dra-
could impact their child’s health and matically, kids who were fed food that
quality of life. Now comes a study contained peanuts when they were 4
from the United Kingdom that con- to 11 months old were 70 percent less
cludes prevention may lie in the very likely to later develop a peanut allergy
first months of life. compared to kids who were not fed
such foods until later.
Michael Wein, MD, a board-certi-
fied pediatric and adult allergist with An important note of caution: Ba-
offices in both Vero Beach and St. Lu- bies who already have a peanut or egg
cie West, is familiar with the study. He allergy, or who have another allergic
says “this is a very important subject, condition such as eczema, should not
and more complicated than it may automatically be fed eggs or peanuts;
seem.” rather, parents should speak with
their child’s pediatrician before in-
Researchers from Imperial College troducing these foods. (Dr. Wein says
in London analyzed data from nearly this also holds true if there is a sibling

Dr. Michael Wein. PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE

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with food allergies, England Journal of Medicine which
or a strong family history of this says that if the results of the SPT are
type of allergy.) negative, the child should be started
on a diet that includes 2 grams of pea-
And, of course, babies and tod- nut protein three times a week for at
dlers should not be fed whole nuts, least three years. If the results of the
because of the risk of choking –pea- SPT are positive, but show only mild
nuts should be served in the form of sensitivity (the wheal is less than
smooth peanut butter. 4mm), the child should undergo a
“food challenge,” in which some form
In addition to consulting with the of peanut is administered and the
child’s pediatrician, Dr. Wein says child’s response observed by a phy-
an evaluation by a board-certified sician experienced with this type of
allergist is beneficial for babies at test. The article says, “Children who
high-risk for food allergies, and that are nonreactive should then be start-
the evaluation should take place be- ed on the peanut-containing diet.”
tween the ages of 4 and 8 months.
In the not-too-distant past, doc-
Food allergy symptoms are caused tors recommended that children who
by the interaction between a food were at high risk for food allergies
allergen and an antibody known should avoid risky foods such as eggs
as IgE (immunoglobulin E). To di- and peanuts until they were at least 2
agnose a food allergy, the allergist years old. But in a 2015 turnaround,
will likely use a skin prick test (SPT) the American Academy of Pediatrics
to measure the presence of IgE an- issued interim guidance that “health-
tibodies for the suspect food. Dur- care providers should recommend
ing the test, the allergist will place a introducing peanut-containing prod-
drop of solution containing the food ucts into the diets of high-risk infants
allergen on the child’s forearm, and between ages 4 and 11 months.” The
will then gently scratch the skin to National Institute of Allergy and In-
allow a tiny amount of the solution fectious Diseases is expected to soon
to enter the skin just below the sur- release similar guidelines.
face.
While this is a complicated issue,
In a reassurance to parents, there one thing is clear: Parents should
is very little pain and no bleeding consult with their child’s pediatri-
associated with SPTs. And an ad- cian before giving either peanut or
vantage is that they produce results egg products to babies at high-risk for
quickly – usually within 30 minutes. food allergies.
Positive results (indicating that a
food allergy may exist) are indicated The Imperial College researchers
by a “wheal,” a raised white bump acknowledged that additional studies
surrounded by a small circle of itchy are needed to validate the findings,
red skin. noting that estimates of how much
the early introduction of eggs and
Specific to peanut allergies, Dr. peanuts lowers the risk of developing
Wein cited a 2015 article in the New allergies could change.

The study also looked at – but did
not come to any conclusions about
– whether the early introduction of
milk, fish, tree nuts and wheat was
tied to a reduced allergy risk later in
life.

Dr. Wein’s Vero Beach office is lo-
cated at 3375 20th Street; the phone
number is 772-299-7299. His St. Lu-
cie West office is located at 320 NW
Bethany DR # 322; the phone number
is 772-621-9992. 

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HEALTH

Scan-do: New 3-D imaging spots early breast cancers

BY TOM LLOYD
Staff Writer

What you can’t see can still hurt Laura Clark positions a patient for 3-D mammogram.
you. Worse, it can sometimes kill you.
Dr Heather Nagel. PHOTO: DENISE RITCHIE nological leaps, including one of the
That’s especially true when it most recent developments: Digital
comes to breast cancer, and efforts to Breast Tomosynthesis, or 3-D breast
detect this deadly disease go back a scans.
good deal further than most people
realize.

What we now call “modern” mam-
mography didn’t become commonly
available in this country until the
late 1960s, and the American Can-
cer Society didn’t officially endorse
its use until 1976. But the very first
steps in detecting breast cancer in its
earliest stages actually date to 1913
when a German surgeon, Dr. Albert
Salomon, published a study on using
X-rays to detect “malignant entities”
hidden inside breast tissue.

Today, Dr. Heather Nagel knows a
thing or two more about detecting
those malignant entities than Dr. Sa-
lomon probably ever imagined. After
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“The Achilles Heel of [traditional] lows us to look at all of those little shown – large studies at major aca- “perfect crystal ball,” she does say it
screening mammography,” accord- individual pages that make up that demic centers where they’re look- offers much more detailed and ac-
ing to the National Institutes of book.” ing at this – that you can find 30 to curate information while helping to
Health, “is the detection of cancer 40 percent additional invasive can- reduce her patients’ anxiety level.
in women with radiographic dense This new 3-D technology has only cers with 3-D versus 2-D alone.”
breasts. been in full operation at VRA since Digital Breast Tomosynthesis or
October, but Nagel says she is more This same technology, according 3-D breast scanning is currently
“While nearly all cancers will be than pleased with the results so far. to Massachusetts General Hospital available at Vero Radiology as well
apparent in fatty breasts,” NIH con- in Boston, the co-developer of this as in Melbourne and Rockledge
tinues, “only half will be visible in “It’s basically been two months particular General Electric version through Health First Diagnostic
extremely dense breasts. This re- since we went live,” Nagel states, of 3-D mammography, can lead to Centers. In St. Lucie County, both
sults, at least in large part, from the “and in that time period we’ve been earlier detection of very small, be- Radiology Imaging Associates and
masking or camouflaging of non- collecting several cases of lesions ginning-stage cancers while requir- the St. Lucie Medical Center offer
calcified cancers by the surround- that we might have missed on the ing fewer biopsies and fewer patient 3-D breast scans.
ing dense tissue.” old 2-D system. We’ve had, I think, call-backs for additional screening.
about three cases now where the Dr. Heather Nagel is the Director of
And while it may seem somewhat 2-D [scan] did not show the lesion, And while Nagel freely admits the Women’s Imaging Center at Vero
inappropriate to refer to a woman’s but the 3-D did.” that even this hi-tech software Radiology Associates, 3725 11th Circle.
breasts as being either “fatty” or doesn’t make 3-D mammography a The phone number is 772-562-0163. 
“dense,” Dr. Nagel steps in to offer a Nagel then adds, “Studies have
medical definition.

“It’s not a derogatory thing,” she
explains. “It’s just a description of
the composition of the breast. Ev-
ery woman is a little bit different as
far as how much glandular tissue
and density she has in her breasts.
When we look at a mammogram we
usually quantify it, or kind of quali-
fy it, and put them in categories.

“It’s a standard part of an imaging
report,” says Nagel. “We state what
their density is. In the old days we
used to say mild, moderate, fatty
and dense. Now we say fatty, scat-
tered, heterogeneously dense and
dense. The American College of Ra-
diology came up with standard ter-
minology that we all stick to it.”

Too much creativity in descrip-
tions, Nagel warns, “can create a lot
of confusion.”

Density descriptions aside, the
Journal of the American Medical
Association reports that 3-D mam-
mography finds “significantly more
invasive cancers than a traditional
mammogram.”

Still, not everyone has embraced
3-D mammography. While Medi-
care approved it in 2014 and agreed
to pay for it in 2015, many insurance
companies still call it “not medi-
cally necessary” or “experimental,”
and will not pay for 3-D scans.

Fortunately for those with stingy
insurance companies, Vero Radiol-
ogy charges only $64 for such a scan,
which seems quite reasonable con-
sidering the group invested roughly
$1 million in this new technology.

What might surprise people is
that the aforementioned $1 million
didn’t buy any flashy new scanners
or massive pieces of equipment. It
bought algorithms. Software. Soft-
ware which takes the image from a
2-D mammogram and converts it,
layer by layer, into a 3-D image.

Or, as Nagel explains it, “When
you do 2-D, it’s like putting a book
in for the mammogram. You’re see-
ing all the pages superimposed on
one image. When we do 3-D, it al-

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HEALTH

Drink of disaster? We’re
imbibing too much sugar

BY JULIE ROVNER just over eight teaspoons of sugar.
That’s a lot of sugar in one glass. So try
The Washington Post to drink less of it. If you buy smaller
containers or simply buy juice less of-
It would be a sad state if the only so- ten, you will drink less. Start watering it
lution to optimal health were to cut out down. Pour three-quarters of the glass
all sugar. To avoid the birthday cake, and fill the rest with water or bubbly
milkshake, ice cream and the oh-so- water. Put slices of fruit in the mix to
perfect chocolate chip cookie would be add flavor.
a true shame.
Sports drinks: These drinks were
Yet we hear so much about the need created for a specific reason: to support
to decrease added sugars. Research athletes performing sustained aerobic
strongly indicates that sugar consump- exercise who need to replenish salt,
tion is associated with excess body water and sugar for peak performance.
weight and Type 2 diabetes.
Tea: There are countless fantastic
The 2015 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Ad- teas out there that are full of flavor
visory Committee recommended that – some naturally sweet, without any
Americans consume no more than 10 added sugar. There are herbal teas
percent of total calories in the form of that are berry-, citrus-, mint- or fruit-
added sugars. At 2,000 calories a day, flavored, and many black teas with a
that’s 200 calories from added sugar. sweet and flavorful twist. If you are
There are 16 calories in one teaspoon a traditional tea-drinker and you put
of sugar, so that works out to 12 tea- several spoonfuls of sugar in the cup,
spoons a day. notice how many teaspoons you use.
Then consider adding less.
Let’s be clear what we’re talking
about: According to the Food and Drug Coffee: I love my coffee and happily
Administration, “Added sugars are imbibe it daily. But there’s nothing in
sugars added during the processing of my cup but coffee. No sugar. Many mo-
foods, including sugars, syrups, caloric chas, flavored lattes and other coffee
sweeteners and naturally occurring drinks have at least five teaspoons of
sugars that are isolated from a whole added sugar. Step one, as always, is to
food and concentrated so that sugar be aware. How much sugar is in those
is the primary component (e.g., fruit coffee drinks?
juice concentrates).”
Milk: Cow’s milk has naturally oc-
And, according to the advisory com- curring sugar (lactose). Where things
mittee, nearly 50 percent of our added get tricky is when sugar is added to
sugar is from sugar-sweetened bever- nondairy milk-like products. Also,
ages: soda, fruit punch, sports and en- watch out for all the flavored milk-like
ergy drinks, or souped-up coffees and products out there – vanilla, pumpkin
teas. spice, chocolate, coffee – most of those
have additional sugar.
There’s another reason to focus on
beverages. You can chug some soda or Alcohol: Again, are you drinking the
juice a lot more quickly than you can alcohol for the alcohol, or for the sugar
eat a cookie or candy. Also, when you boost? Some cocktails have so much
drink something, it’s absorbed very sugar that they are like liquid candy.
quickly into the bloodstream. My suggestion: Enjoy alcohol for the
taste, buzz, social experience and not
You should be aware of what foods the sugar high. Separate them. Wine
have added sugar so you can make in- and beer have no added sugar; neither
formed decisions. does hard alcohol on the rocks or neat.
Cocktails can add a fruit squeeze, a
Let’s take a look at some common twist or some bitters for some healthy
beverages and their sugar content. flavor. You may be amazed at how
much less alcohol you drink when you
Soda: One 12-ounce can has nearly decrease the sugar content!
10 teaspoons of sugar. If you crave soda,
I suggest pouring a small serving (two Take a moment and start to notice
to four ounces) on occasion, and savor- how many teaspoons of sugar you
ing each sip. Really, sip it. Many people have in a day. Read the ingredients in
have switched to diet soda, but there’s addition to the label to see whether
a catch: Scientific studies are finding sugar is added to the drinks and foods
that artificial “sugar-free” sweeteners you are consuming. Then decide if
seem to have damaging effects on the you want to make a change and de-
body, such as promoting abdominal fat crease your total intake. 
and obesity.

Juice: Just 12 ounces of orange juice,
even if it’s from 100 percent fruit, has













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WINE COLUMN

More sparkling wines bubble up from southern England

BY DAVE MCINTYRE
The Washington Post

Last year, I reported on the arrival there’s no track record of centuries, as production of just five years earlier, the British acidity that keeps it bal-
of bubblies from Ridgeview Wine Es- there is in Champagne, but these early said Ross Allen, the deputy U.K. consul. anced,” Balfour-Lynn beamed.
tate, the first English sparkling wines wines are world class.
to the U.S. market. Turns out, that “It’s also gotten a lot cheaper over Red Johnson was not shy in describ-
was a trickle. This year, the English “This is the month of giving, and, the past few months,” he added rue- ing his plans to sell his five brands of
bubbly is pouring with gusto. if you want to give something which fully, referring to the decline in the English fizz in markets as diverse as
nobody has tasted but represents the British pound after Britain’s voters de- Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Canada
We can now add Gusbourne, Bal- very finest in wine, then Gusbourne is cided to leave the European Union. and Europe in addition to the United
four, the Bolney and Digby Fine Eng- the perfect answer,” Broadbent says. States. “Wherever there’s a sophisti-
lish to the list. Like the Ridgeviews that Richard Balfour-Lynn has no desire cated wine culture, we want to be,” he
debuted a year ago, these new arrivals Gusbourne is not the only answer, to grow his Hush Heath Estate win- told me.
offer tremendous quality and value. however, and Broadbent is not the ery into a large operation. “We want
only one prone to letting his market- to remain a boutique winery,” he said And why enter a market bringing so
England’s prime wine areas are in ing enthusiasm flow as freely as wine. as he poured me a taste of his Bal- many brands of an unknown product?
the south, through the counties of four 1503 Rosé, a lovely pink fizz that “If you export one wine to a market,
Sussex, Hampshire and Kent. This is “We want to be an internation- remains crisp despite an unusually it’s a novelty,” he said. “If you export
the warmest part of England, though ally loved luxury brand,” says Trevor high 18 grams of residual sugar. “It’s a portfolio, it becomes a category.” 
still cool for wine production. The Clough, a co-founder of Digby Fine
climate helps ripen the grapes just English, which owns no vineyards but
enough while preserving the acidity follows the classic champagne nego-
so vital to sparkling wine. The region ciant model, buying grapes from a va-
also shares a geological heritage with riety of growers. The brand, founded
Champagne, in northern France, as in 2009, is named for Sir Kenelm Digby,
both regions lie astride the same an- who invented the modern wine bottle
cient chalk sea bed. (strong enough to contain the pressure
of sparkling wine) in the 17th century.
Although British vintners managed
to add bubbles to wine as early as the I met Clough in October at a recep-
1700s, the modern era of English spar- tion in New York at the British consul’s
kling wine dates to the mid-1960s. Five residence. He boasted that Digby was
decades of grape growing and experi- the most expensive English sparkling
mentation have led to improved quality wine, an interesting marketing tack to
and increased quantity. Global warm- be sure. “We blend to achieve a beauti-
ing hasn’t hurt, either, as importer Bar- ful Digby nose, a round Digby body and
tholomew Broadbent, a British native, an elegant, lasting finish,” he enthused.
points out.
The New York event introduced the
“Back in the 1960s, my father” – British Bottle Co., an exporter of U.K.-
that would be noted British wine made beer, wine and spirits founded
expert Michael Broadbent – “was by Red Johnson, son of Hugh John-
winemaker for an English winery,” son, the eminent wine writer.
Broadbent says. “I remember clearly
cutting grapes with secateurs when I England produced only 5 million
was 6 years old. It was a cold, muddy bottles of wine (total, not just spar-
job, and back then the English climate kling) last year, but that was double the
was probably the main reason the
wines weren’t great.

“Today, one of the few benefits of
climate change is that southern Eng-
land has been blessed with an ideal
climate for making top-quality spar-
kling wine.”

What Broadbent calls an “absolute
frenzy” of American interest in these
wines has been fueled by television
shows such as “Downton Abbey” and
“The Crown,” he adds. The shows “help
maintain a healthy interest in the high-
est reaches of English society, and Eng-
lish sparkling wine is the pinnacle.”

This fall, Broadbent Selections added
sparkling wines from Gusbourne Estate
winery to its portfolio. These include a
riveting 2011 Blanc de Blancs (made
entirely of chardonnay) and a deep,
savory Brut Reserve. Gusbourne is a
young winery, with vines first planted
in 2004 and its first releases in 2010. So

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REAL ESTATE

Summerplace home: Superb design, super location

BY SAMANTHA ROHLFING BAITA sky, offer the most seamless transi- ten exceeds the most recent, strict- lot, the house sits in proximity to
Staff Writer tion imaginable. est hurricane codes. The couple’s others on the small, sandy cul de sac
primary concern was to make the which radiates a welcoming, neigh-
Occupying what could be the most Jim meticulously researched home accessible and comfortable for borly, yet uncrowded vibe, each
desirable location in Summerplace, many of the materials, making their wheelchair-bound son, whose home’s placement and smart use of
a laid-back, relaxed beachside com- choices based not only on aesthetics ongoing challenges have now neces- landscaping and fencing offering
munity of sandy lanes and oak cano- but also on the durability required sitated a return to the north. plenty of privacy.
pies, the home at 1821 E. Shell Lane to withstand the seaside location.
offers impeccable resort-level fea- The home, of course, meets and of- Tucked into a lovely quarter-acre The exterior, beneath its metal roof,
tures without any hint of ostentation. wears a medium island blue, with
Homeowners Jim and Carol Lewin, deeper blue and bright white trim,
who oversaw every aspect of design all echoing sea and sky. The brick
and construction, made sure of that. paver drive curves to the entrance
and around either side of the house,
Carol envisioned a “seamless providing easy, sure-footed access to
transition” between the home’s in- sprinklers, generator, and other utili-
terior and its magnificent seaside ty features. There is also a private gate
surroundings, eschewing anything opening to Wabasso Beach Park with
that might distract the eye from the its convenience store and eateries.
natural surroundings, preferring in-
stead to showcase “nature’s art.” The Although the beautiful, glass-de-
result was a brilliant use of materi- sign front door, with its elegant side-
als, hardware, lighting and, perhaps panels, mimics mahogany, it is, said
the most breathtaking, a virtually Jim, actually of far more durable Fi-
perfect choice of window design and berglass.
placement.
Glorious ocean views can be seen
Throughout the home, lofty, el- from the east, southeast and south
egantly designed ceilings, exquisite sides of the home, virtually unim-
white millwork, and the palest of peded though banks of the cleanly
wall colors that whisper of sea and designed windows requiring ab-
solutely no embellishing window

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treatment. Each window is placed to
take full advantage of every possible
ocean view, flooding the home with
ambient light.

The pale Italian porcelain tile of
the foyer extends throughout the
house, reflecting the delicate hues of
the neighborhood’s sandy roads. For
ease of cleaning, an epoxy grout was
used, providing a no-stain floor sur-
face. “I tested it with wine, catchup,
even mustard,” said Jim.

The first floor houses two guest
bedrooms, one of which could easily
be converted to an office or library. “I
call this my Quiet Room,” Carol says.
Also on this level is a large, windowed
utility room with laundry tub, front
loading washer and dryer, cabinets
and counter space. A guest bathroom
also serves as the cabana bath.

The oceanside pool terrace and
abundant porch space offer home-
owners many entertainment oppor-
tunities. The pool deck is Travertine
marble, which Jim learned is far cool-
er when the sun is beating down than
the pavers he initially considered.
“It’s an impressive stone,” Jim says.
“Soft as a baby’s butt.”

The covered porch on the south
side features cypress tongue-in-
groove ceiling and shelters a summer
kitchen with gas grill, electric rotis-
serie, hot/cold water sink, fridge,
stainless steel exhaust hood, storage
and room for table and chairs. A fire
pit centered with sparkling blue and
white fire glass will undoubtedly be-
come a popular gathering place for
new owners.

Stepping into the second floor
dining room brings one face-to-face
with perhaps the most breathtaking
panorama in the home, an expanse
of sand, sky and shimmering ocean
seen though banks of windows and
tall doors extending along the east,
southeast and south sides. A state-
owned lot next door protects the
ocean view, as does the Wabasso
Disney Resort, with its charming
rooftop glimpses above seagrape
and palm to the South.

The dining room flows into the

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airy open great room with its 10-foot central vac system includes a kitchen
coffered ceiling, from which extends crumb vacuum floor unit. A gener-
the chef’s kitchen, striking in white, ous, walk-in pantry features adjust-
with pale gray and white granite able, floor-to-ceiling shelving.
counter and splash.
From the kitchen, a short hallway
Here culinary creativity is encour- leads to the den, a versatile open
aged, with custom Brookhaven cabi- room at the top of the stairs. Further
netry and stainless steel Thermador on is a full bath and large guest bed-
appliances, including a 4-burner gas room with double French door access
range with charcoal grill and pot fill- to a covered balcony.
er – an absolute necessity, says Carol,
for every Italian cook. The master suite is the perfect,
restful island hideaway – spacious,
The pentagonal island breakfast airy and light-filed, with an indulgent
bar contains storage, a rinsing sink walk-in closet. The gorgeous hard-
and a GE wine and beverage cooler wood floor boasts wide, distressed
that Jim says is the only quiet one he’s “engineered wood” planks in hon-
ever found. A clever feature, thanks eyed tones.
to Carol, are the pop-up electric out-
lets, which, when not in use, become The spa-like master bath offers a
smooth metal plates. The home’s large glass, pebble-floored shower
and the piece de resistance – a stand-

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luxury appointments. Over 3700 SqFt. Living Area. And resort style amenities. Overlooks pool. home, .59 acre. Dock with 16,000 lb. Boat lift.
“Everything we wanted came to
fruition,” added Carol. $1,800,000 (#177666) $625,000 (#178068) $1,750,000 (#176903)
Alex MacWilliam IV 772-473-6972 Charlotte Terry 772-538-2388 Patty Valdes 772-473-8810
Summerplace is only about 10
minutes north off Vero’s charming
seaside village, with its numerous
shops and restaurants, Riverside
Park, Riverside Theatre and the Vero
Museum of Art. 

VITAL STATISTICS
1821 E. SHELL LANE

Neighborhood: Summerplace RIVER CLUB AT CARLTON CASTAWAY COVE V RIVERSIDE PARK
Year built: 2016 Exquisite custom riverfront 2007. 5/5.5. Fine mill- Exceptional riverfront built 2007. 3/4.5, 3 car Tantalizing Central Beach pool home. Newly
Construction: remodeled kitchen. Restored terrazzo floors.
work. Elevator. 4+ garage. Generator. Dock. garage, heated saltwater pool. IPE dock.
concrete block /stucco $3,895,000 (#167165) $2,450,000 (#175387) $689,000 (#177298)
Lot size: .24 acres Patty Valdes 772-473-8810
Jim Knapp 772-913-0395 Barbara Parent 772-633-3027
Home size: 3,001 under air
Bedrooms: 4 OAK HARBOR – St. James Island PEBBLE BAY ESTATES OAK HARBOR – St. James Island
Bathrooms: 3 Expansive great room. Lakefront pool home. 3/3, CBS house on a beautiful lot in Pebble Bay Estates. Understated elegance - graciously decorated
3/3 with garden views. New paint, new carpet.
Additional features: 3-car den + office. Oak floors, F/P, new roof. Peaceful surroundings in a convenient location.
garage, boat/RV storage; alarm $649,000 (#177123) $499,000 (#165538) $498,000 (#172977)
system with security cameras; Jim Knapp 772-913-0395
Jim Knapp 772-913-0395 Roger Smith 772-473-0086
lawn irrigation system con-
nected to deep well; over-size 2901 Ocean Drive Vero Beach, FL 32963 • 772-231-6509 • www.alexmacwilliam.com
private elevator; turtle-tinted 4755 South Harbor Drive Vero Beach, FL 32967 • 772-907-6028 • www.grandharborproperties.com
window; impact glass/remote

control hurricane shutters;
two Trane A/C units; back-up
generator; propane heated pool
with upgraded LED lighting sys-
tem, salt generator purification

system; trash compactor
Listing agency:

Premier Estate Properties
Listing agents: Cindy O’Dare,
772-713-5899; Clark French,

772-321-0683
Listing price: $1,850,000

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Luxury subdivision opening north of Sebastian Inlet

BY STEVEN M. THOMAS Mike Thorpe and CBC, which is run
Staff Writer by President Dan Winkler and Vice
President Jeff Parker, began the post-
Michael and Kimberly Thorpe, co- crash revival of Aquarina in 2013 with
owners/brokers of Treasure Coast Maritime Hammocks, a 24-home, sin-
Sotheby’s International Realty, are gle-family development with ocean-
continuing their partnership with view houses priced from $500,000 to
CBC development, launching another $700,000 that sold out this fall.
new subdivision at Aquarina Country
Club on the Brevard barrier island, “Maritime Hammocks was a big
north of the Sebastian Inlet. success for us and Sotheby’s,” says
Winkler, who is one of the most pro-

Jeff Parker and Dan Winkler. P HOTOS BY DENISE RITCHIE

lific builders in the 32951 area. have achieved most of their success
Now the two companies have in a small, close-knit community,”
says Mike Brown Jr., a banker with 25
teamed up again to offer Matanilla years of experience in development
Reef, with CBC doing development financing who has funded a number
and construction while Sotheby’s of CBC projects. “With so many for-
handles marketing and sales. mer customers all around, you have
to be outstanding to pull that off.”
The luxury enclave will feature
15 homes with both ocean and golf Brown, executive vice president
course views, ranging in size from and chief lending officer at Harbor
2,738 square feet to 3,153 square feet, Community Bank in Fort Pierce, calls
with starting prices around $650,000. the developers “innovative and pas-
sionate,” and says they “have a great
“We are doing a lot of cool things at partnership – Dan as the design in-
Matanilla Reef, bringing Vero Beach novator and Jeff as the guy that brings
quality to Brevard,” says Winkler. CBC’s ideas to reality.”

A model home is nearly complete “Lots of builders do single homes
and three homes have already been in existing subdivisions, one-offs, but
sold, according to Winkler. He says Dan and Jeff have a stellar track re-
buyers can expect to move into a new cord of developing fine, architectur-
home about eight months after sign- ally-themed communities,” says Mi-
ing a purchase contract. chael Thorpe, co-owner of Treasure
Coast Sotheby’s International Realty,
Winkler and his Parker have built who is handling marketing and sales
approximately 300 homes between for the new subdivision.
the Sebastian Inlet and Indialan-
tic, including some 175 in Aquarina Matanilla Reef is CBC’s seventh
where the partners have been active subdivision within the master-
since the mid-’90s.

“It is noteworthy that Dan and Jeff

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Artist rendering.

planned Aquarina Country Club ums, with room for a couple hundred
community. Earlier projects includ- more at build-out. The community is
ed oceanfront, riverfront and golf- loaded with amenities.
course subdivisions. The partners re-
cently sold out Maritime Hammocks, “It is the only place between Vero
which consists of 24 single-family and Indialantic that has all the ideal
homes priced between $500,000 and amenities buyers are looking for –
$700,000, and built Aquarina’s new ocean access with a brand new beach
ocean clubhouse. club, river access with a pier and boat
launch for boating, an 18-hole golf
“The Aquarina community loves course and clubhouse, and a very ac-
our product. They love our qual- tive tennis club,” says Thorpe.
ity, and they trust us to manage their
money,” says Winkler, who grew up as “It is a great lifestyle and the price
a foster child in California where he point is a fraction of what it might be
was mentored by Roy Rogers and Dale in other places. If you compare it to
Evans at their Double R Bar Ranch in any community in Vero with a golf
the San Fernando Valley, the pictur- course, the difference is clear. Buyers
esque locale where many episodes of coming here from Lauderdale or Con-
the Roy Rogers Show were filmed. necticut are impressed by the value
proposition. They know what they
The 250-acre property where would have to pay for a large, luxuri-
Aquarina is located was first pur- ous home on a golf course right across
chased for development in the early the road from the ocean in those
1980s by German brewing magnate markets. Matanilla Reef offers the
Albert Cramer with the idea of build- best amenities with a very affordable
ing 1,600 high-rise units. That plan carry. Prices are affordable and there
was later modified and Cramer even- is no big equity membership required
tually began the current develop- to move in.”
ment, building single-family homes,
condos and a golf course before sell- CBC is offering five models at Mat-
ing the development in late 1990s. anilla Reef, all of which come with a
The community now belongs to the fat package of standard upgrades and
homeowners and is run by Aquarina luxury features. Buyers get generous
Beach Homeowners Association. allowances for cabinets, countertops,
lighting fixtures, flooring and other
Aquarina has about 360 homes materials to personalize their homes.
at present, including single-family,
townhomes, villas and condomini- The display home nearing comple-

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Real Estate Sales on the Barrier Island: Dec. 2 to Dec. 9

The barrier island real estate market was fairly quiet the first week of December, with 7 sales recorded.

The featured sale of the week was of a home in Central Beach. The residence at 604 Eugenia Road in
Veromar was placed on the market Nov. 11 with an asking price of $725,000. The sale closed on Dec. 5 for
$650,000.

The seller in the transaction was represented Olske Forbes of Dale Sorensen Real Estate. The purchaser
was represented by Marta Proechel of Premier Estate Properties.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES AND LOTS

SUBDIVISION ADDRESS LISTED ORIGINAL MOST RECENT SOLD SELLING
ASKING PRICE ASKING PRICE PRICE
$650,000 $572,000
$516,450
MARBRISA 300 MARBRISA DRIVE 6/2/2016 $549,900 $615,000 12/6/2016 $650,000

SEAGROVE 1776 SEAGROVE DRIVE 9/12/2016 $549,900 12/5/2016 $440,000
$900,000
VEROMAR 604 EUGENIA ROAD 11/11/2016 $725,000 $725,000 12/5/2016 $645,000
$250,000
TOWNHOMES, VILLAS, CONDOS, MULTIFAMILY AND INVESTMENT

VICTORIA CONDO 5680 HIGHWAY A1A, #313 10/4/2016 $450,000 $450,000 12/7/2016
PALM ISL PLANTATION 110 ISLAND PLANTATION, #202 8/3/2016 $935,000 $935,000 12/5/2016
LA MER CONDO 5554 HIGHWAY A1A, #301 10/5/2016 $695,000 $695,000 12/5/2016
VISTA DEL MAR 5400 HIGHWAY A1A, #G33 8/9/2016 $300,000 $285,000 12/5/2016

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Here are some of the top recent barrier island sales.

Subdivision: Marbrisa, Address: 300 Marbrisa Drive Subdivision: Seagrove, Address: 1776 Seagrove Drive

Listing Date: 6/2/2016 Listing Date: 9/12/2016
Original Price: $650,000 Original Price: $549,900
Recent Price: $615,000 Recent Price: $549,900
Sold: 12/6/2016 Sold: 12/5/2016
Selling Price: $572,000 Selling Price: $516,450
Listing Agent: Elizabeth M. Sorensen Listing Agent: Cheryl I. Gerstner

Selling Agent: Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Selling Agent: Alex MacWilliam, Inc.

Scott Carson Cheryl I. Gerstner

Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl Alex MacWilliam, Inc.

Subdivision: Palm Isl Plantation, Address: 110 Island Plantation, #202 Subdivision: La Mer Condo, Address: 5554 Highway A1A, #301

Listing Date: 8/3/2016 Listing Date: 10/5/2016
Original Price: $935,000 Original Price: $695,000
Recent Price: $935,000 Recent Price: $695,000
Sold: 12/5/2016 Sold: 12/5/2016
Selling Price: $900,000 Selling Price: $645,000
Listing Agent: Colleen M. Lafferty Listing Agent: Beth Ann Rardin

Selling Agent: The Lafferty Group RE & Cnsltg Selling Agent: Cliff Norris Real Estate

Rita A Curry Linda S. Powell

Dale Sorensen Real Estate Inc. Treasure Coast Sotheby’s Intl

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