BUsiness Loffreno Real Estate is back

By NATHAN MAYBERG nmayberg@breezenewspapers com

Loffreno Real Estate is back up and running with a new location at 7317 Estero Boulevard on the south end of Fort Myers Beach

The company, which has been serving Fort Myers Beach for more than 40 years, has a new office at the Santa Maria Resort Condominiums past Santini Plaza while they work on their old building located in midtown

“It’s going great We officially opened a b o u t a w e e k a g o , ” o w n e r C h r i s t i a n Loffreno said

The new real estate office, one of the few on the island with a working office in a building, has workstations, high-speed wi-fi, a gourmet coffee bar and employs 10 real estate agents The office is located on the first level above the lobby at the Santa Maria Resort Condominiums with approximately 1,400 square feet of space, accommodating both Realtors and clients with a

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“We really wanted to have a building with our own facilities,” Mr Loffreno said “It’s safe from flooding ” Loffreno said he was still working on the own building to see if can be restored “Our intent is to return if we can,” he said

“Real estate is really brisk,” Loffreno said “We have picked up quite a bit of inventory ” Loffreno said the majority of the properties going on the market are homes that were damaged by Hurricane Ian or vacant lots Condos are not coming online as quick since many of the condo buildings have not been able to reopen to residents due to damage to elevators The homes that were not damaged by Hurricane are newer buildings, of which there are “only a handful” on the market, he said

“People will pay a premium for a home in really good condition that you can move into,” Loffreno said.

Loffreno said the company recently sold a 1,200