Central Station – January 2007

LANDMAR GROUP CELEBRATES GROUNDBREAKING, LAUNCHES SALES ON HOMESITES AT SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN

LAKE COUNTY, FL, Following on the heels of an exciting groundbreaking event at Sugarloaf Mountain that included a architect-guided dusty boots tour of the community Coore & Crenshaw championship golf course, LandMar Group has released a selection of homesites in the development ’s first phase, several of which border the golf course or offer panoramic views.
“The groundbreaking event gave us a wonderful platform to introduce Sugarloaf Mountain and the vision for the state ’s only golf course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw,” said LandMar Regional Manager Jim Cullis. “Sugarloaf Mountain will be a special community with an unmatched setting and lifestyle and buyers are taking note of that. ”
The company’s vision is inspired by three primary building blocks: Creating unparalleled master planned communities and condominiums, offering premier club and amenity management with its affiliated company Hampton Golf, and supporting the efforts of its charitable organization, The Monique Burr Foundation for Children. For more information on LandMar, visit www.landmargroup.com.

Grasslands is now accepting reservations for 49 new single family homes from the high 300s at Laurel Glen

LAKELAND, FL – Grasslands, a private country club community and home of the Grasslands Golf and Country Club, announced it is now accepting reservations for 49 single-family homes being developed in the last and final phases in Laurel Glen, the award winning luxury home neighborhood located in the Grasslands Country Club community.
Leonard Mass, vice president and project manager at Oakbridge, said development of the final phases at Laurel Glen will start after the first of the year. New single-family luxury homes at Laurel Glen are priced from the high $300s. Grassland is known as Lakeland’s most coveted address.

CORE Construction Awarded $60 Million

SARASOTA, FL – CORE Florida, a major general contractor with offices in Sarasota, Naples and Orlando, has been awarded a $60 million contract to build 330 condominiums along the 10th fairway of the Eastwood Golf Course at Greens Edge at Province Park in Fort Myers.
John Wiseman, president of CORE Florida, said developers Romi, LLC and Harp Development Corp., both of Fort Myers, awarded the contract. Construction is set to start this month CORE will build 330 condominium units in 11 six-story buildings, Wiseman said. Units will include luxury features such as granite countertops, crown molding in the Grand Room, tile in all main living areas and veranda, raised Roman tub in the master baths, and detached one car garages. Wiseman said the first building should open in 2007.
CORE Construction Group has been in business since 1937 and ranks as one of the nation ’s largest commercial contracting companies. CORE is active in Illinois, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. CORE Florida has offices in Naples, Sarasota and Orlando.

HIGHLANDS RIDGE OPENS THREE MODEL GOLF VILLAS

Sebring, FL – Heathrow Land Company, which is developing Highlands Ridge golf course community off Country Road 17 between Sebring and Avon Park, has opened three model golf course villa homes priced from the $230 ’s. Brad Millsap, broker for Highlands Ridge, said four two and three bedroom golf villa homes are now completed ready for viewing at the community. New golf villas that range in size from 1,467 square feet of living space to 1,754 square feet at Highlands Ridge are priced from the $230 ’s to the $260’s, Millsap said. Ultimately, 90 golf villas will be built at Highlands Ridge. Call (800) 922-8099 for more information.

Dave Brewer Designs, Builds The “Perfect” Empty-Nester Home

Sanford, FL – Luxury custom homebuilder Dave Brewer whose company ranks as the area’s most active builder of homes priced at more than $1 million, and company president Gary Rauch set out to design and build the perfect empty nester luxury home because both home building executives are themselves empty nesters. The result — a 5,600-square foot, three-bedroom luxury home that will open in February at Heathrow Country Estates in Lake County, is a model of intimacy and efficiency and stocked with luxury features and appointments.
“We are both empty nesters, have been building luxury custom homes for 40 years and empty nesters comprise a major share of our market, ” said Rauch, “so we set out to design and build the ultimate empty nester home.”
Among the home’s special features:
· a guest living area with two bedrooms — one on each side of living area, so grandchildren have plenty of space to play;
· a huge family living area;
· no formal livingroom;
· a game room
· a library
· a combination craft room and laundry room;
· a flex room that can be utilized as a media center, exercise space or another guest room;
· a huge master suite with spacious his and her closet;
· an equally generous lanai with summer kitchen;
· an oversized three-car garage that’s large enough for adult toys.
The home is priced at $1,498,000.