Dreaming of life on a private island? Check out this Chesapeake Bay property listed at $2.7M

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Dobbins Island is located near Annapolis and the Bay Bridge in Maryland. (Courtesy Brad Kappel Team/Hometrack Real Estate Marketing)
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Dobbins Island is located in the Chesapeake Bay. Whoever moves there will need to access the property by boat. (Courtesy Brad Kappel Team/Hometrack Real Estate Marketing)
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The property was listed by real estate agent Brad Kappel late last month for $2.7 million — which includes the private island, as well as the house with a beach and dock. (Courtesy Brad Kappel Team/Hometrack Real Estate Marketing)
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If the buyer wants the 2.5-acre waterfront parcel wrapped into the deal, the total would run at $3.4 million. (Courtesy Brad Kappel Team/Hometrack Real Estate Marketing)
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Whoever moves onto the 7-acre island will have to access it by boat. There’s a private dock on the mainland with a spot to park, according to a press release. (Courtesy Brad Kappel Team/Hometrack Real Estate Marketing)
living room of house on dobbins island
The house itself has 10-foot ceilings throughout and is covered in large windows, which give multiple angles of waterfront views. (Courtesy Brad Kappel Team/Hometrack Real Estate Marketing)
The house has three bedrooms, three full baths and is 4,000 square feet. Other bonuses include an elevator, balconies, decks and a rooftop terrace, according a news release.
The house has three bedrooms, three full baths and is 4,000 square feet. Other bonuses include an elevator, balconies, decks and a rooftop terrace, according a press release. (Courtesy Brad Kappel Team/Hometrack Real Estate Marketing)
A bedroom in the house on a private island in the Chesapeake Bay.
A bedroom in the house on a private island in the Chesapeake Bay. (Courtesy Brad Kappel Team/Hometrack Real Estate Marketing)
The kitchen inside a house on a private island.
The kitchen inside the house on a private island. (Courtesy Brad Kappel Team/Hometrack Real Estate Marketing)
dining area in house on chesapeake bay
Since the house is off the grid, it has a generator and battery bank. (Courtesy Brad Kappel Team/Hometrack Real Estate Marketing)
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living room of house on dobbins island
The house has three bedrooms, three full baths and is 4,000 square feet. Other bonuses include an elevator, balconies, decks and a rooftop terrace, according a news release.
A bedroom in the house on a private island in the Chesapeake Bay.
The kitchen inside a house on a private island.
dining area in house on chesapeake bay

Escaping city life on your own private island might sound like a fantasy, but it could become a homebuyer’s reality with a new listing in the Chesapeake Bay.

A property listed by real estate agent Brad Kappel late last month is going for $2.7 million — and includes a private island, as well as the house with a beach and dock, according to a press release from Kappel’s team at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty.

Dobbins Island is located near Annapolis and the Bay Bridge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

If the buyer wants the 2.5-acre waterfront parcel wrapped into the deal, the total would run at $3.4 million.

Whoever moves onto the 7-acre island will have to access it by boat. There’s a private dock on the mainland with a spot to park, according to a press release.

The house itself has 10-foot ceilings throughout and is covered in large windows, which give multiple angles of waterfront views.

It has three bedrooms, three full baths and is 4,000 square feet. Other bonuses include an elevator, balconies, decks and a rooftop terrace, according to the release.

Since the house is off the grid, it has its own generator and battery bank.

There are wooded trails around the property, and the listing agent said homeowners may come across the resident bald eagle.

More information about the property is available on the real estate group’s website.

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Jessica Kronzer

Jessica Kronzer graduated from James Madison University in May 2021 after studying media and politics. She enjoys covering politics, advocacy and compelling human-interest stories.

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