Lennar Southwest Reports Brisk Sales of Manor and Estate Homes priced from the $200s at Hampton Park in Gateway in Fort Myers

FORT MYERS - Lennar reports it has seen strong sales of Manor and Estate Homes since opening its Welcome Home Center at Hampton Park at Gateway, located three miles east of I-75 off S.R. 82 and Colonial Blvd. on Avalon Lake Circle in Fort Myers.

Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said new three, four and five-bedroom Manor and Estate Homes at Hampton Park at Gateway range from 2,272 square feet of living space to 3,800 square feet, priced from the low $200s.

Hampton Park at Gateway features its own Sports and Social Club, which includes a state-of-the-art fitness center, billiards room, and resort style swimming pool along with a large social room for parties and an outdoor pavilion with barbeque grills and fireplace.

Gateway Golf and Country Club features the Tom Fazio-designed 18 hole, par 72 championship golf course that ranks among Florida's best, a tennis facility with lighted Har-Tru clay and Deco Turf courts, and a magnificent clubhouse with golf and tennis pro shops, locker rooms, cards rooms, and The Griffin Room, which offers fine dining or alfresco service.

For more information, contact New Home Counselors Larry Cowell and Jerry Niesman at 239-689-1154 at the Lennar Welcome Home Center, 10219 Avalon Lake Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33813 or visit www.Lennar.com.
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For more information about this press release, contact: Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Lennar opens newly decorated Amalfi model home at Hampton Lakes at Riverhall in Alva

FORT MYERS - Lennar has opened the newly redecorated Amalfi model home at Hampton Lakes at Riverhall Country Club, located off Palm Beach Blvd. east of I-75 at Riverhall Parkway in Alva.

Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said professional interior decorators at Gordon’s Fine Furnishings in Fort Myers designed the new Amalfi model home interiors with a striking eye.

“The new Amalfi is simply gorgeous,” Devereaux said.

“New single family homes at Hampton Lakes at Riverhall range in size from 1,677 square feet of living space to 3,283 square feet priced from the $100s, Devereaux said.

All Riverhall residents enjoy membership in the 20,000 square foot Town Hall amenity center, which includes a two-story, 14,000 square foot recreation center with 8,500 square foot lagoon-style swimming pool, fitness center and all sorts of outdoor sports courts and activities fields.

Riverhall is a master-planned community designed to include distinct villages, a school, fire station, town hall and a town square. Set among 1,500 acres of oak hammocks where more of the land is preserved as open space and lakes, the gated communities at Riverhall are connected by meandering trails and sidewalks.

For more information, contact New Home Counselors Jeff Dew or Chad Erickson at 239-693-1241 at the Lennar Welcome Home Center, 3089 Riverhall Parkway, Alva, FL 33920 and visit www.Lennar.com.
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For more information contact: Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177 ext. 357; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com

Lennar Starts Construction of New Model Home At Riverhall Country Club, Completion Scheduled in Record 14 Days

FORT MYERS - Lennar started construction of a new four-bedroom, three-bath model home at Riverhall Country Club off Palm Beach Boulevard in Alva on Monday, April 12 with plans to open the new model home---complete with all furnishings and interior décor---by April 25.

Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said the record 14-day construction event has everyone excited.

“We planned the construction schedule down to the hour, and our crews are committed to completing the new home in record time,” Devereaux said.

The 2,433 square foot model home with swimming pool will offer a three-car garage and an eye-popping low price.

“We wanted to demonstrate Lennar’s commitment to this community in a way that would generate attention,” Devereaux said. “We want our customers to have a chance to see the quality of our construction and what a beautiful home they can get for such an unbelievable price.”

Lennar is building new single-family homes priced from the mid $100s at Hampton Lakes at Riverhall and within the community’s Country Club section, Devereaux said. Lennar offers a variety of floor plans that range in size from 1,677 square feet of living space to 3,283 square feet.

Lennar is providing free Riverhall Country Club golf membership with all new homes in the community’s country club section, Devereaux said, including member privileges at the 20,000 square foot town hall amenity center that includes a lagoon style swimming pool, private fitness facility, billiards room and full time activities director.
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For more information, contact:
Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177; Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

Melrose-Sovereign Group Awarded Contract to Manage Taylor Morrison’s newest Community Hamilton II at Lucaya Condominium in Fort Myers

ORLANDO - Melrose-Sovereign Companies, which ranks as one of the largest residential community management firms in the Southeast, was recently awarded a contract to manage Hamilton II at Lucaya, the luxury condominium community Taylor Morrison developed on Abasco Lakes Drive in Fort Myers.

Jack Hanson, LCAM and Ellen Lumpkin, LCAM, co-founders and partners at Melrose-Sovereign Companies, said the condominium community includes 32 luxury units.

Headquartered in Orlando, Melrose-Sovereign Companies now has eight offices throughout the state. * * *

For more information contact:
Jack B. Hanson, LCAM, Partner/Co-founder, Melrose-Sovereign Companies, 407-228-4181, jhanson@melrose-sovereign.com Ellen G. Lumpkin, LCAM, Partner/Co-founder, Melrose-Sovereign Companies, 407-228-4181, elumpkin@melrose-sovereign.com

Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division Appoints Two New Associates at Riverhall Country Club in Alva

FORT MYERS - Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division has appointed two new home consultants at Riverhall Country Club a master planned golf community off Palm Beach Blvd. in Alva.

Matt Devereaux, director of sales for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, said Jeff Dew was hired as a new home consultant at Riverhall. Dew has more than eight years of experience in real estate. He was formerly a mortgage broker for Duval Street Mortgage in Fort Myers and most recently a sales associate with Chiodo Properties in Estero for three years.

Devereux said Chad Erickson, who has been with Lennar for seven years, was also named new home consultant for Riverhall. Erickson, who earned a Bachelors Degree in Education from Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., formerly held various positions at Lennar Southwest including builder, purchasing, project management and most recently liaison with homeowners.

Dew and Erickson will be assisting new home buyers in the Hampton Lakes and Country Club neighborhoods of Riverhall and can be reached by calling Jeff Dew at 239-289-9893, jeff.dew@lennar.com or Chad Erickson at 239-462-2727, chad.erickson@lennar.com.

For more information, contact: Matt Devereaux, Director of Sales, Lennar-Southwest Florida 239-278-1177

Cuhaci & Peterson Architects Awarded Contracts to Design Remodels Of Three Sweetbay Supermarkets in Tampa and Fort Myers

ORLANDO – Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, based in Orlando’s Baldwin Park, which ranks as one of the nations most experienced designers of retail space, was recently awarded contracts to design remodeling efforts at Sweetbay Supermarket facilities in Tampa, Pinellas Park and Fort Myers.

Lonnie Peterson, chairman of Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, said the 59,000 square foot Sweetbay Supermarket in Pinellas Park is one of the supermarket chains largest stores.
The two additional design projects are the Sweetbay Supermarkets on Gandy Blvd. in Tampa and on Bayshore Blvd. in Fort Myers, each comprise 27,000 square feet of space.
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For more information, contact:
Lonnie Peterson, Chairman Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100; Jed Downs, President Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC, 407-661-9100

Concordia Cape Coral opens Two Luxury Models Priced from the $70s, Second Phase under Development– 49 condominiums have sold within last 60 days

Concordia Cape Coral opens Two Luxury Models Priced from the $70s, Second Phase under Development– 49 condominiums have sold within last 60 days

CAPE CORAL, Fla. - Concordia Cape Coral, the master-planned luxury condominium community Concord Wilshire Realty is selling, has opened two professionally decorated model condominiums priced from the $70s.

Andy Garrett, managing director at Concordia Cape Coral, located off Del Prado Blvd. and Kismet Parkway, said one, two and three-bedroom condominiums at Concordia Cape Coral range in size from 1,182 square feet of living space to 1,642 square feet.

New condominiums at Concordia Cape Coral are priced from $76,830 to $128,076, Garrett said.
Over the past 60 days, Concordia Cape Coral has sold 49 condominiums at an average sale price of $91,000, Garrett said.

Only 43 condominiums remain for sale in the first phase. Construction of a second phase with 170 condominiums is nearly complete, and is planned to be released within the next 30 days.
Concordia Cape Coral will ultimately include 340 luxury condominiums with attached garages, surrounding a five-acre lake, with a Mediterranean-style clubhouse that features a tropical club room furnished for group and individual gatherings, state-of-the-art fitness center, and a large swimming pool and Jacuzzi overlooking the lake.

Details, floorplans and pricing are available at http://www.concordiasales.com/, 239-214-2323 or info@concordiasales.com.

For more information, contact:

Susan Lucia, Marketing Director, Concord Wilshire Realty, LLC, 850-581-0766, s.e.lucia@hotmail.com

Steve Sirang, Chief Executive Officer, Concord Wilshire Companies 310-471-2400, ssirang@concordwilshire.com

Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com