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TO OWN AND LIVE IN YOUR DREAM HOME IS ONE THING … BUT to practically copy and paste it into another stellar location for someone else to enjoy borders on fantasy. Interior designer Tara Bates and her realtor husband James have a habit of doing this. One of their most recent projects, a 6,102-square-foot home, [&hellip

EVEN WHEN INTERIOR DESIGNER TARA BATES AND HER realtor husband, James, renovated historic properties in his native England, they wanted the interiors to be contemporary. So, when they moved to Naples, Fla., in 2006 and bought this 1958-era house, they decided to raze the entire home and build a brand new contemporary residence. “I wanted [&hellip

In one of the priciest Olde Naples beachfront property transactions since 1999, the spectacular Casita de la Playa was recently sold for $16 million by Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate sales associate James W. Bates. Situated on 1.4 acres with 160 feet of prime Gulf frontage, the renovated 1926 estate was personally designed by Addison [&hellip

Coldwell Banker Previews International Property Specialist James W. Bates received a welcomed Christmas present this year — his second $13 million-plus sale in just two months. Bates closed on 425 Gulf Shore Blvd. N. on Dec. 26, which sold for $13.5 million — the second highest sales price for an Old Naples home in 2012, [&hellip