$5.6 million waterfront land sale marks record price for island

CAPTIVA — A pair of family trusts from Ohio has made the largest Gulf-front vacant land sale to date on Captiva Island, buying a 1.28-acre site for $5.6 million.

The buildable site, within South Seas Island Resort at 925 South Seas Plantation Road, includes more than 130 feet of Gulf frontage, according to a statement. The entities that bought the land are listed as the Fifteen Family Trust and the Daisy Family Trust, according to Lee County property appraiser records. The trustees, records show, are Edwin Rizor and Tracy Rizor, both of Granville, Ohio.