Bob Melvin will say Boca Grande has not changed much since he first laid eyes on the village in the late 1970s. "That's why it's so special," he said. "It hasn't had the development of Siesta Key, Marco Island, even Sanibel". There are less than 2,500 properties. It's more laid back - and that's the beauty of it."

In 1983, Melvin decided to make Boca Grande his home. Melvin moved from Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo to the Boca Grande Club, where he excelled at selling condominiums, homes and lots on and around Boca Grande. Within five years, his reputation as a top island area Realtor allowed him to establish (1999) Gasparilla Properties, which is the Island's premier Real Estate Company located on the premier corner that he and his Boca Grande Partners also own. Melvin has brokered multi-million dollar properties including luxury beach, bay golf, residential, multi-family, commercial, and land. One of his proudest achievements is having been instrumental in the Coral Creek Club, which has a private golf and jetport for members. The course is currently ranked 27th in the state and #1 in Southwest Florida. "There are very few places where you can fly into a private jetport, play at a spectacular private golf course and live on the beach 10 minutes away".

Melvin has been an elected board Supervisor for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, board member of the Boca Grande Child Care Center, Chairman of the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association, Bike Path Committee, member of the Fire Department, Gasparilla Inn, Boca Grande Club, Boca Bay, Boca Grande Pass Yacht Club, Lemon Bay Golf Club, Lemon Bay Conservancy, as well as the Placida Rotary Club. Bob was the original founding member of the new Tom Fazio golf course in Placida, Coral Creek Club (coralcreekclub.com). "I love to give back to the community, and I like helping people - you have to remember the community that helped you become successful." Melvin has owned numerous properties in Boca Grande, Placida and Englewood, as well as building three new homes in the area, and is proud to call Southwest Florida home.

With such demanding shoes to fill it's hard to believe that he has time for anything other than business. Yet he is also well-known in the area for helping others. He gives generously of his time and resources to many local organizations, including the Boca Grande Health Clinic, the Island School, Boca Grande Child Care Center, Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association, Placida Rotary Club, Englewood Area Y.M.C.A. and the Lemon Bay Conservancy among others. The passion in this man is evident in everything he does.

Randy is a principal at the Gasparilla Properties office in Boca Grande, and currently serves as the Managing Broker.

Randy began his Florida real estate career over twenty-five years ago. In 1986, he joined the sales office at the Boca Grande Club on Gasparilla Island, where he marketed gulf and bay front condominiums and homes. In 1989, Randy was asked to join the newly created sales force at the premier waterfront planned community of Boca Bay in Boca Grande, which was being developed by the Fortune 500 company known as CSX. Over the next eleven years, Randy participated exclusively in the sales and marketing of all seven Boca Bay neighborhoods. When new construction product sold out in 2000, Randy was asked to become one of the three principal owners at the downtown office of Gasparilla Properties. Randy has enjoyed expanding his services to include Boca Grande properties outside of the Boca Bay community, along with waterfront properties on the Cape Haze peninsula. From an “Annual Sales Volume” standpoint, Randy has consistently performed in the top 1% of those agents who are member of the local Board of Realtors.

Randy is also a partner/owner in the local real estate service company known as Gasparilla Home Watch. Randy’s full-time Real Estate Assistant, Connie Portell, along with her husband Jim, are the driving force behind Gasparilla Home Watch. This successful endeavor assists our many clients who require and appreciate a comprehensive list of services provided to them as absentee property owners. At this time, Gasparilla Home Watch meticulously oversees several properties located primarily in and around Boca Grande.

Randy and his wife, Judy, keep busy with their sons, Matthew (21), a junior at Florida State University, Daniel (19), a sophmore at Florida State University, and Joseph (17), who attends Lemon Bay High School. Randy has invested several years coaching the YMCA and USSSA youth basketball teams that the boys have played on. The Wojciks are active members of Our Lady of Mercy parish in Boca Grande where all three sons participate as Altar Servers.

With personal involvement in hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate transactions over the years, Randy looks forward to providing you with first class service, coupled with the utmost in honesty and integrity!