1Sarasota, Florida, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Real estate?agent? Rich Polese of Fine Properties recently represented?the buyer?in?the?most expensive?residential sale ever recorded?in?Sarasota-Manatee, closing on an extraordinary Longboat Key property for $16.5 million.?? ?
The?19,300-square-foot?house?is located at 845 Longboat Club Road in Regent Court behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club.?The property, known as “Serenissima,” first came on the market in 2017 for $26.5?million.?
“It was a?thrill to?work?on?behalf of my?clients?for?one of the Suncoast’s most?exclusive?properties,” said?Polese.??
The buyers,?a retired chairman and CEO of a well-known Fortune 500 company and his wife, will be relocating?from out of state. "Rich professionally navigated?us?through the process?step by step from?day?one?and?put us in the best negotiating?position,” said the buyer. “He connected us with the right resources, from local attorneys and contractors to inspectors. I would?include?Rich?in the same?category?as my most trusted advisors,?and?I look forward to?our relationship continuing long after the paperwork is signed.”
Polese brings a new sensibility?and energy?to the?local?real estate?market and understands the importance of building genuine relationships. In?less than three years,?he has doubled his sales volume year over year. This transaction catapulted Polese into the top one percent of the?Realtors Association of Sarasota and Manatee – which includes more than 8,000?agents.???
“The traits exhibited by top-performing agents are obvious for everyone to see. Rich far exceeds these, and his ability to?overachieve has resulted?in over $33?million in sales in only his?third?year of business.?Not only has Rich achieved what most?realtors can't,?he also?sold the most expensive home in Sarasota-Manatee?history,” said Shaun Peens, CEO-Broker of Fine Properties.?
About? Fine Properties
Fine Properties?is a recognized leader in the Sarasota and Manatee real estate markets, both for its superior service to clients and for the heavy investment the company makes in the professionalism and entrepreneurial success of its sales associates.?For more information, visit https://finepropertiesfl.com/.
