East Beach Lot on St. Simons Island, GA Draws 144 Bids at Auction

Rowell Auctions sold a buildable lot in the East Beach neighborhood of St. Simons Island, Georgia, a short walk from the Atlantic. Thirty-one registered bidders placed 144 bids, and the final bid came to 368% of the opening bid.

At a Glance

• Property: Buildable residential lot (Lots 6 and 8)
• Location: East Beach, St. Simons Island, Georgia
• HOA: Voluntary, with no mandatory fees
• Bidding: 31 registered bidders, 144 bids
• Result: Final bid at 368% of the opening bid; buyer from Georgia

The property

The lot sits in the heart of East Beach, one of the last places on St. Simons where you can still buy a buildable lot close to the island's most popular beach. The neighborhood has a voluntary HOA with no mandatory fees, golf-cart-friendly streets, and Pier Village and the St. Simons Lighthouse just minutes away.

How we sold it

We marketed the lot to buyers looking for a primary home, a vacation retreat or a long-term family investment on the Georgia coast, then sold it in a timed online auction so buyers anywhere could bid.

Auction day

With 144 bids, it was one of the most active auctions Rowell has run this year. Bidding ran more than half an hour past the scheduled close, and the final bid was more than three and a half times the opening bid.

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