Chamber celebrates on-island real estate office opening

As part of a “We Love Our Islands” Valentine’s Day celebration on Feb 14, the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce staged a ribbon-cutting for John R. Wood Properties Christie's International Real Estate on Sanibel It is currently operating out of its “Island RV” in front of the landmark office, the former home and original office of island real estate pioneer Priscilla Murphy

“Our office was completely flooded by the hurricane,” President and Chief Executive Officer Phil Wood said “We are still in the process of remediating it with an estimated time frame of one year until completed Our island agents had been working remotely out of our Fort Myers office ”

Its Captiva office will also undergo reconstruction in coming weeks to reopen

Agents have been on the island since the storm, helping residents understand the build-back and 50-percent rules, coordinating contractors, answering real estate questions, and helping owners understand their options.

“It’s great to have the John R Wood team back here boots on the ground,” chamber President and Chief Executive Officer John Lai said “That office is an island gem, and we’re so pleased to see it being restored ”

John R Wood has been in operation on Sanibel since 2008

Current operating hours are Sunday through Friday 10 a m to 2 p m

John R Wood Properties Christie's International Real Estate is at 1019 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel

Open For Business Post-Storm

(Editor's note: To add a reopened business on Sanibel or Captiva to the list, contact Editor Tiffany Repecki at trepecki@breezenewspapers com )

Grocer y

∫ Jerry's Foods, at 1700 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel

∫ Sanibel Spirits, at 1700 Periwinkle Way, Suite 6 Sanibel

∫ The Island Store, at 11500 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva

∫ Timbers Fish Market, at 703 Tarpon Bay Road, Sanibel

Restaurants

∫ Blue Giraffe food truck, at 2075 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel

∫ Cantina Captiva food truck, at 14970 Captiva Drive, Captiva

∫ Captiva Island Pizza, at 11513 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva

∫ Cielo, at 1244 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel

∫ Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille, at 2500 Island Inn Road, Sanibel

∫ Gramma Dot's food truck, at 634 N Yachtsman Drive, Sanibel

∫ Huxters Market & Deli food truck, at 1203 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel

See OPEN FOR BUSINESS POST STORM, page 9