CHRIS SANTRY

MANAGING PARTNER

Hometown:  Massapequa, New York on Long Island

Professional Background before Last Key:  Owned and operated an ad agency for 28 years. The agency grew to a staff of about a hundred people and specialized in broadcast advertising.

Why Key West?  Where else in America can you find tropical weather, sophisticated culture, and a community of truly strange and wonderful people?

Favorite Key West Restaurant:  Hogfish Bar & Grille, as quirky as Key West is, Hogfish is part of an even more individualistic subculture, with a community of artists and artisans making their living out of what used to be shrimpers' shacks.

Favorite Key West Activity:  Cycling up the Keys on US 1 on my "Orbea" Time Trial Bike. It's a very zen experience riding at about 20 mph with the tropical breeze at your back, the Atlantic Ocean on one side, and the Gulf of Mexico on the other.

Why Last Key Realty?  At first, it was our accidental business. We just were trying to find a better way to manage our own vacation rental homes, which were staying vacant for months at a time. After the first couple of years, it became a passion. And now, it's a way of life for us.