Southwest Florida real estate briefs

York to teach class

Real Estate I: Naples trends and recent market statistics; the best way to buy/sell real estate in today’s market; what is the true value of a home; how appraisals effect your sale. Learn how to buy short sales, save on homeowners insurance, foreclosures and bank-owned properties, content of all real estate contracts and how they can affect your purchase or sale. Also included is a field trip to the county clerk’s office for a foreclosure sale. Class will also cover revocable trusts, corporations, limited liability companies, real estate wills and keeping your house out of probate. Class meets for five weeks on Wednesday starting Mar. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $79. Register online at http://ift.tt/1hbRMNb or 30 minutes before class. All classes meet at Barron Collier High School. Information: Jim York at 239-273-6727 or http://ift.tt/1hbROoc.

ULI to host program

Urban Land Institute-Southwest Florida will hosts ULI’s national “Building Healthy Places Initiative” at Florida Gulf Coast University from 8 to 10:30 a.m. on March 12. The program will focus on the Estero community and will be led by Ed McMahon, Fraser chair on sustainable development and environmental policy and senior staff adviser for the Healthy Places Initiative at ULI in Washington, D.C. Panelists include Don Eslick, chairman emeritus of the Estero Council of Community Leaders; Michael Greenberg, vice president of the south region for Neal Communities; Dave Kistel, vice president of facilities and support services for Lee Memorial Health System; Joe McHarris, Estero Design Review Committee; Neal Noethlich, Estero Community Planning Panel, and Stacy Revay, Planning Project Manager/Bike Ped Coordinator, Collier County Government. The meeting will be held in Room 114 of the Sugden Resort & Hospitality Management building and is open to the public. Cost: ULI members $15; $20 for nonmembers; and a $5 discount for students and ULI young leaders. Registration is available at swflorida@uli.org or by calling toll-free 800-321-5011, reference number 8118-1403.

Group listing on U.K. TV show

The Glenn Bradley Group, a Naples real estate group with Coldwell Banker Previews International, showcased one of their listings on a taping of the British television show “A Place in the Sun, Winter Sun” last week, resulting in a property sale for the real estate group. The couple looking for a home was shown several of the local real estate group’s listings, one of which was featured on the program, and they are currently under contract to purchase a villa home in Ibis Cove, Naples. “A Place in the Sun,” a highly successful weekly show in its 14th year, features British couples wishing to buy a property in a sunny foreign country. This episode will air on Channel 4 in the U.K. next month. Due to restricted access, those in the United States cannot view it.

EHC launches new website, brand

EHC Inc., a construction company that provides pre-construction, earthwork and infrastructure services, has launched a new website and optimized brand. The new website, EHCconstruction.com, showcases EHC’s services, projects and talent with a fresh design, innovative features and consistent messaging. Incorporated into the design and message are testimonials from clients, vendors and partners who have worked with EHC. Users are encouraged to visit EHCconstruction.com to find out more information about the company, request a proposal, and browse the variety of projects EHC has completed. EHC took the website project one step farther and evaluated its strategy, brand, messaging and materials necessary to exceed company goals.

Santa Luz grand opening

Santa Luz, the gated portion of the 3,000-acre Gateway master-planned community in Fort Myers, is hosting grand opening festivities today, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Food and refreshments will be offered. The events mark the completion of a new custom heated pool and cabana with a covered outdoor picnic area, bathrooms and fitness center as well as the fourth building consisting of four additional coach homes available for purchase. Those buying a coach home between Feb. 1 and March 31, 2014 will receive $5,000 cash back at closing. The 8.4-acre community offers 64 individual residences located in 16 separate two-story buildings. Santa Luz has four coach homes available next to the golf course priced starting at $229,900. The Cerrado is Santa Luz’s ground-floor residence with three bedrooms, two baths and 1,640 square feet of living area and is priced starting at $229,900. The upper units include the Estancia model priced starting at $249,900 with 2,134 square feet of living area, three bedrooms and two baths. The Gateway master-planned community includes more than 40 businesses and offers several parks and more than 15 miles of walking, jogging, biking and fitness trails, many overlooking the golf course, lakes and nature preserves. Santa Luz is located at 12071 Santa Luz Drive, off Westlinks Drive. Online at santaluzfortmyers.com.

New models, floor plans in Ave Maria

Pulte Homes has started construction of two new model homes and introduced five new floor plans at Hampton Village at Ave Maria at 6055 Anthem Parkway. Both model homes will open in early April. The single-story Sandpiper model is priced starting at $219,990 with two bedrooms, two baths and a flex room that can serve as an optional den or third bedroom. The Sandpiper model has 1,869 square feet of living space, with an island kitchen and a rear-loading two-car garage. The two-story Weatherford model, priced starting at $299,990, offers 3,347 square feet of indoor space with four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a flex room and an optional second-floor bonus room that can serve as a fifth bedroom. Hampton Village at Ave Maria now offers 11 floor plans ranging from 1,869 square feet of living space to 3,446 square feet with two, three, four and five bedrooms. New homes at Hampton Village at Ave Maria are priced from $209,990 to the mid-$300s. Online at www.pulte.com.

Ranked No. 1

John R. Wood Properties announced that its Bonita Springs office ranked No. 1 for closed sales by volume in the Bonita Springs/Estero markets for 2013. According to the Matrix Multiple Listing Service and not including non-MLS sales through developers, the Bonita Springs Team edged out two top competitors to achieve the No. 1 spot with close to $250 million in closed sales volume. John R. Wood Properties is the oldest real estate company in Southwest Florida with 53 plus years of experience in the market. The firm has 11 offices serving areas from Marco Island to Sanibel/Captiva Islands, and employs 300 agents and staff.

Regatta model sold

LeeCorp Homes Inc. announced the Regatta manufactured home model in Phase II at Country Lakes has been sold. Country Lakes is a deeded-lot ownership 55+ manufactured home subdivision located in Fort Myers on Country Lakes Boulevard, north of Luckett Road, Exit 139 off I-75. Built by Jacobsen Homes, the Regatta is a double-wide manufactured home with 1,486 square feet, two bedrooms, two baths and a den. The Regatta was priced in the mid-$160s for the home and land. Thirty-two manufactured lots have been prepared at Country Lakes. Only seven lots remain for sale. These lots are priced starting at $25,900. Country Lakes features a clubhouse with pool, shuffleboard court, playground, tennis and basketball courts. Online at www.leecorpinc.com

Transactions

Transactions reported by CRE Consultants:

Castilla Roofing Inc. leased 5,160 square feet from Helios Colliers LLC at 2900 Horseshoe Drive, Suite 1100-1200 in Naples. Dave Wallace and Tim Schneider negotiated this transaction.

STH Distribution LLC leased 9,822 square feet from Helios Colliers LLC at 2975 Horseshoe Drive, Suites 500-600 in Naples. Wallace and Schneider negotiated this transaction.

J. McGarvey Construction Co. Inc. leased an additional 2,134 square feet from United States Life Insurance Co. in the City of New York at 9240 Estero Park of Commons, Suite 102 in Estero. Randy Mercer and Brandon Stoneburner facilitated the transaction.

At Home Blinds and Décor leased 2,280 square feet from Pacifica Companies at 7740 Preserve Land, Suite 11, Naples. Bill Young and Biagio Bernardo negotiated this transaction.

Investment Properties Corp. (IPC) negotiated this deal:

Pro Tec Plumbing Inc. leased 5,200 square feet of industrial space from 369 Industrial Boulevard at 4360 Corporate Square, Naples. William V. Gonnering negotiated this transaction.

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