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Homebuyers can Savor Space With One-acre Home Sites at Sorrento
3 August 2007
MIROMAR LAKES, Fla. - In a distinctive neighborhood characterized by custom-built Mediterranean-style grand estate homes with optional private boat docks, residents of Sorrento at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club can expect to feel like they live on their own little slice of paradise.
The Sorrento neighborhood defies the notion that spacious home sites are few and far between in highly desirable Southwest Florida. Miromar Lakes has redefined grand living with recently introduced one-acre home sites, ensuring that residents of the new Sorrento neighborhood will have plenty of room to revel in their private retreats.
That's what Mike and Debbie Minor had in mind when they purchased a half-acre home site in Sorrento earlier this year. "We chose this particular home site because of the unique combination of access to the lake, a view, open space and privacy," Mike Minor said. "We can view and access Lake Maggiore from our back yard, and see Lake Como from the front. We like the park-like setting and the design of Via Sorrento Court."
With just a handful of homes and limited traffic access on its single brick-paver road, Sorrento's home sites are not only larger than most found in highly-amenitized communities, they afford both privacy and an opportunity for socializing.
Sorrento, located in the northern vicinity of The Peninsula neighborhoods, will feature nine exclusive waterfront homes on three expansive one-acre properties or six half-acre home sites.
Although the Minors originally intended to downsize with their move, they were so impressed with the sprawling Sorrento sites that they changed their plans and will begin construction on a 5,800-square-foot home with private dock in the spring. "It was the atmosphere and friendliness of Miromar Lakes that made it our first choice to build our home," the Minors agreed. "We chose the Sorrento neighborhood for many reasons, especially because the home sites provide privacy with the feeling of openness... a smart use of space."
Sorrento offers home sites from $1.1 million, and home/home site packages from $4 million. Preferred builders include Gulfshore Homes, Snell Construction and Toscana Homes.
Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club offers superlative amenities characteristic of an exclusive, world-class beach and golf resort, including 700 acres of aquamarine freshwater lakes and three miles of private white sandy beach. The centerpiece of Miromar Lakes is the Beach Club, consisting of a 10,000 square foot, zero-edge infinity pool and sundeck, the Blue Water Beach Grill featuring international cuisine in an open-air setting with panoramic lake and beach views, a European-style Spa and Fitness Center, and Concierge Services. The Beach Club also has an array of activities including boating, sailing, tennis, volleyball and basketball courts, and a children's playground.
In addition, a 20,000 square-foot Beach Clubhouse designed by David Humphrey of Humphrey Rosal Architects, with interiors by internationally acclaimed artistic design director Juan Montoya, is currently under construction. Expected to open by the end of the year, the new Beach Clubhouse will offer gourmet evening dining, a library, an indoor/outdoor lounge with wine room, billiard and card rooms, a theater, conference facilities and a business center. A private beachside dining room with a fireplace will provide intimate seating with views of the beach and Lake Como.
The Miromar Lakes Golf Club boasts the only Arthur Hills' "Signature" championship golf course in Southwest Florida and a Tuscan-inspired golf clubhouse. Future plans include a Robert Trent Jones II "Signature" championship golf course, his only "Signature" course in the world. The community offers myriad choices of grand estate homes, single family homes, villas, coach homes and multi-story homes. Prices range from $600,000 to over $6 million dollars.
Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club is located just north of Naples. Take exit 123 off I-75, head east on Corkscrew Road to Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and continue 2.8 miles north to Miromar Lakes. The sales center is located outside of the gated entrance. For more information, please contact the sales office at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club at (239) 425-2340 or (877) 809-9444, or visit http://www.miromarlakes.com/