Model homes selling in Mediterra
Bonita Bay records $17 million in sales this year
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COURTESY PHOTO The pool at the BCB Modena, one of the four model homes to sell at Mediterra, has a dark Tahitian blue Pebble Tec surface for a lagoon look that creates the illusion of a natural body of water.

Four model homes totaling more than $17 million sold during the first three quarters of 2007 in Mediterra, announced Bonita Bay Group, developer of the 1,697- acre North Naples community. The custom single-family home models ranged in price from about $2.3 million to $5.75 million.

"These buyers were all looking forward to enjoying the Mediterra experience - playing our two Tom Fazio-designed golf courses, spending time at The Beach Club and dining at the clubhouse," said John Gleeson, regional vice president of Bonita Bay Group. "Timing was a big issue and purchasing a furnished model allowed them to begin enjoying the beautiful setting, exceptional amenities, distinctive homes and unique sense of place. Mediterra was recently named by the Collier Building Industry Association as Collier County's Community of the Year for a fifth time."

Gleeson explained that all of the sales were co-brokered by independent real estate professionals.

The models included Landmark Development Group's Santa Margherita; the Montserrat built by Gulfshore Homes; the recently completed Modena, built by BCB Homes and certified by the Florida Green Building Coalition as Mediterra's first green model and a speculative home built by London Bay Homes.

The overall master plan for the 1,697- acre community may include up to 950 residences and more than 1,000 acres of open space. Residents are eligible for membership in The Club at Mediterra, which offers two Tom Fazio-designed championship golf courses, a 25,000-square-foot clubhouse, named best clubhouse twice by the Collier Building Industry Association, and the Sports Center with tennis, an outdoor pool and fitness center. The private Mediterra Beach Club on the Gulf of Mexico features an elevated swimming pool, expansive sundeck, and indoor and al fresco dining overlooking 200 feet of shoreline. All residents enjoy miles of bicycle paths and nature trails leading to a series of themed neighborhood parks. Parque Celestial, featuring an array of astrological references, was awarded the American Society of Landscape Architects' Florida Chapter Award of Excellence. The community's second park, Calusa Play Park, offers children and adults an opportunity to learn more about the Calusa Indians, the earliest inhabitants of Southwest Florida.

Mediterra has received the Award of Excellence for Open Spaces from the Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and has been honored with the Environmental Leaders in Golf Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and Golf Digest magazine in the private course category. It has recently been named by Golf Magazine as one of The 50 Best Golf Communities in America and by Travel + Leisure Golf and Links magazines as one of the top 100 golf communities in America. It was the first-ever 36- hole course to earn Audubon International's Silver Signature Sanctuary status.

Mediterra is now offering luxury coach homes from the $600,000s, villas from the $900,000s, single-family homesites from $300,000 and custom homes from $1.6 million to more than $7 million. Mediterra is a private, gated community.

For information or to tour the homes and homesites with a sales agent, visit the Mediterra Sales and Information Center, located just inside the entrance to the community on Livingston Road two miles north of Immokalee Road in North Naples. For additional information call toll free 800-775-3560, or visit the Web site at www. mediterranaples.com.