Communities

UNDERSTANDING CDDs AND THEIR IMPACT

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 at 5:16pm. 58 Views, 0 Comments.

Many times people are wanting to know what a CDD Community or Development is and if they purchase in a CDD community what the ramifications might be.

CDD stands for Community Development District which means that when the project was started, the developer took out a bond to pay for the infrastructure of the community, the roads, sewer, street lights, recreation areas, parks, landscaping and other amenities. CDDs provide the funds to maintain the communities, as well as direct and finance the growth of the community. The re-payment of that bond falls on the shoulders of the residents in the form of a CDD Tax which is paid annually over a pre-determined number of years.

CDD taxes can consist of two forms, a bond portion and a working capital portion. The…

QUAIL WEST UNDERGOING A RESURGENCE

Monday, May 3rd, 2010 at 7:44pm. 153 Views, 0 Comments.

This morning, a fellow realtor and myself drove up to Quail West, a community that admitedly I had lost a bit of touch with. The trip was actually inspired by a potential customer who had opted in to our website at www.previewnaples.com and was inquiring about a newly constructed detached villa in LaCaille, a brand new community of luxury single-family villas being built by McGarvey Custom Homes.

Quail West has always been noted for their exceptionally large single-family estate home which are built on oversized lots. The community stradles both Lee and Collier Counties and has a south entrance off Immokalee Road in Naples and a north entrance of Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs east of 75.

Two years ago in 2008 at the height of the market slump, the…

GOOD NEWS FOR MEDITERRA HOMEOWNERS

Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 8:42am. 277 Views, 0 Comments.

The following article appeared in the Naples Daily News late last week and came as great news for Mediterra homeowners who had long worried about the future of their club and golf course. That coupled with the previous news that London Bay had purchased from Bonita Bay the remaining buildable lots in the community and will be marketing them should but nervous residents at ease.

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BAYFRONT TYPIFIES A MIXED-USE COMMUNITY AND DOWNTOWN NAPLES LIVING

Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 3:26pm. 284 Views, 0 Comments.

If you love downtown living, but are not wanting the hustle and bustle of being directly on a 5th Avenue S. in Olde Naples, you might just want to consider Bayfront, off 5th Avenue on Naples Bay. Bayfront is a mixed-use community containing one, two and three bedroom condominiums, with great shopping and dining below, all with the ambiance of being just off the water.

The condominiums range in size from 852 square feet for a one bedroom unit to just over 2,500 square feet for one of the three bedroom penthouses. The highest recorded sale in Bayfront was for $1,600,000 for one of the penthouse units in 2008. Currently there are 24 condominiums for sale ranging from a low of $329,000 for a one bedroom to a high of $989,000 for a two plus den.

Over the past…

BAYFRONT...AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT!

Thursday, May 7th, 2009 at 10:39am. 349 Views, 0 Comments.

Although there are many opportunities for investment in the greater Naples Real Estate Market, we feel that Bayfront presents an exceptional opportunity for the person who desires intown city-living.

Bayfront is a newer mixed-use upscale development built in 2000 and strategically situated on Naples Bay across 5th Avenue and Tin City. As you cross the bridge from 41 leading into Naples, you can't miss Bayfront on the right hand side with its colorful buildings.

At street level, there are some excellent restaurants offering great ambience and views of Naples Bay, as well as art galleries and an array of fine botique shopping. All this a short elevator ride from any one of the units above. The community offers a pool and tennis courts and is a short walk…