Under contract-accepting backup offers. Welcome to relaxation, gorgeous water views and unsurpassed amenities. This rarely available 3rd floor (top floor), split plan unit overlooks the intra-coastal waterway. The NEW kitchen with brand new GE appliances and quartz counter tops is on your left. The kitchen has a pantry and a large pass thru window to the dining room. The pass thru window also affords a great view of the water as you prepare meals. The dining room and living room have water views through the west facing sliding glass door that leads to your private balcony which is also protected with electric hurricane shutters. The balcony is the perfect place for your morning coffee, a quiet place to read, chat with friends or end your day watching the magnificent sunsets change the Florida skies the colors of an artist’s palette. The primary bedroom has a view of the water. The primary ensuite bathroom features a large step in shower with a generous walk-in closet and the convenience of a washer dryer hook up. A hallway, off the dining room, with 3 closets provides generous storage and leads to the main bathroom and two more bedrooms. Both bedrooms offer spacious wall to wall closets and the 3rd bedroom can be used as a bedroom, an office, a den or an art room. Bay Island is a very active 55+ community that offers: 24-hour guard gate, 7 pools, 2 hot tubs, tennis and pickleball courts, shuffleboard courts, a library, fitness center, saunas, a grand 2 story ballroom with catering kitchen, billiards tables, ping pong tables, an arts and crafts room, BBQ grills with tiki hut style picnic tables, a mile long sidewalk along the water, and a social director to make sure there are always fun events. Your HOA fee covers basic cable, internet, and WIFI as well as trash, water, and sewer service. All this and LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION! Bay Islands is just minutes to St. Pete beach, stores, shopping and medical facilities and just 15 minutes to downtown St. Petersburg’s amazing restaurants, shopping, and museums and is only 30 minutes to Tampa Airport. Milestone Report has been completed.