Esperia South at Bonita Bay recently earned four Sand Dollar Awards from the Collier Building Industry Association. The luxury high-rise was recognized for the best commercial product design and the best high-rise clubhouse. Model Residence 404, with interior design by Collins & DuPont, earned product design of the year honors and was named best interior design in its category.
The 27-story high-rise opened in October 2007 with 119 homes and is the fifth of eight planned by The Lutgert Companies at Bonita Bay. Bordered by a nature preserve and the ninth green of Bonita Bay’s Bay Island golf course, Esperia South offers western views of Estero Bay, Bonita Beach and the Gulf of Mexico, and eastern views over Bonita Bay, where one-third of the 2,400-acre community is devoted to golf courses, parks, natural areas and other open spaces.
Esperia is designed to provide a carefree, low-maintenance lifestyle for its residents. The building has an electronic entry system, a designer-furnished lobby staffed with a management assistant, an automated car rinse, trash chutes that electronically sort refuse and recyclables, a manager in residence and four designer-furnished suites for overnight guests.
The clubhouse is an adjoining resort-style amenity complex that includes a heated, lagoon-style pool with lap lane, oversized whirlpool, barbecue grills and outdoor bar with screened cabana and fireplace, as well as an expansive clubroom with bar and catering kitchen, mini-theater, billiard room and health club with fully equipped fitness center and steam and massage rooms.
Residence 404 is a two-bedroom, three-bath model home that showcases the possibilities of altering a typical floor plan to suit individual needs. The fourth-floor home gained interior living space, including a den and third bathroom, with the partial enclosure of a terrace that brings the model’s under-air space to 2,102 square feet. It has two outdoor living areas – screened and open terraces.
Residence 404 has decorative touches that personalize the home, including wood-clad columns, custom-designed ceiling treatments, stained-glass artwork that doubles as a space divider and custom wood built-ins that set the tone for the model’s deco-inspired design, heightened by clean-lined furniture and golden-green tones. The home has been sold but is available for viewing through mid-January 2009.
Available homes in Esperia South are priced from $816,000 to $1,750,000.
The Lutgert Companies has been creating new experiences in luxury living for more than 40 years, completing nearly two-dozen luxury high-rises in Southwest Florida, including five at Bonita Bay. In addition to Esperia South, sales are under way for Tavira, which is slated for completion during the fall of 2009.
More than 1,400 acres of Bonita Bay, an Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence recipient, is devoted to open space, including lakes, nature-preserve areas and 12 miles of biking and walking paths. Residents enjoy three waterfront recreational areas within the community and a private beach park on the Gulf of Mexico.
Bonita Bay Club has two clubhouses, an 18-court tennis and swim center, a fitness center and 90 holes of championship golf, including three Arthur Hills-designed courses within the community and two Tom Fazio courses, which provide a pure golf experience nearby. The Marina Club, which provides direct access to the Gulf via Imperial River and Estero Bay, has a full-service marina with storage for 420 boats, waterfront dining and social, educational and travel activities.
Esperia South was named 2008 Pinnacle Awards Community of the Year by the Lee Building Industry Association. Bonita Bay was included among Travel + Leisure Golf’s top 100 golf communities in America in 2008, LINKS Magazine’s 2006-07 and 2007-08 lists of America’s 100 Premier Properties and Golf Connoisseur’s 2007 list of the top 40 golf communities in America.
Premier Properties of Southwest Florida Inc. REALTORS is the exclusive representative of the high-rises at Bonita Bay. To learn more, visit the sales center at the entrance to the community on U.S. 41 in Bonita Springs, call 866-314-2838, or log onto www.BonitaBayHighRises.com.
