Verandah's Cedar Hammock Neighborhood 50 Percent Sold
05/09/08 Cedar Hammock, a neighborhood of custom single-family homes at Verandah, is 50 percent sold, according to Bonita Bay Group, which is developing the 1,456-acre master-planned community along the Orange River in Fort Myers.
The neighborhood, which was introduced in mid-2006, recently recorded its 20th sale.
Cedar Hammock features 85-by-140-foot homesites with views of nature preserves, lakes and Verandah’s Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II co-designed golf course. Cedar Hammock offers buyers a choice of dozens of floor plans by A.R.B.C. Corp./Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Florida Lifestyle Builders, Gulfstream Homes, Keevan Homes, Royal Corinthian Homes, Southern Bay Homes and Wyman Stokes Builder.
In keeping with Verandah’s architectural guidelines, homes in Cedar Hammock reference historical styles that capture Florida living of the past, with features that include sun-shaded entry verandahs, columns and dormers.
Home and homesite packages in Cedar Hammock start in the mid $600,000s.
Structured wiring, built into each home, facilitates always-on, high-speed Internet access, as well as a wide range of options for home automation. Buyers can also customize the level of “greenness” in their homes, choosing construction and feature options that conserve natural resources, improve indoor air quality and reduce energy consumption.
Verandah was created by Bonita Bay Group as an environmentally friendly and sustainable community and has earned environmental accolades for its emphasis on green building and preservation, its respect for the land and its comprehensive approach to sustainability. Since being named Florida’s first green land development by the Florida Green Building Coalition in April 2003 – two months after sales began – Verandah has received the Council for Sustainable Florida’s 2007 Best Practices Award for green building, the Florida Urban Forestry Council’s Trees Florida 2007 Award, Project EverGreen’s Because Green Matters Award, and the Florida Association of Realtors’ 2006 Environmental (ENVY) Award.
The community has also been named by Where to Retire magazine as one of “America’s 100 Best Master-Planned Communities” in 2007 and was named Community of the Year by the Lee Building Industry Association in 2005 and 2008. Whispering Oak, Verandah’s second 18-hole championship golf course, was named by Golf Inc. magazine as one of the top five new private courses in the country in 2007.
Each single-family model home at Verandah has been constructed to meet the Florida Green Building Coalition’s requirements for green home certification, and residents have the ability to choose construction and feature options that conserve natural resources, improve indoor air quality and reduce energy consumption.
Verandah’s single-family homebuilders are offering increased energy efficiency through Florida Power & Light Company’s BuildSmart® program. Structured wiring is being built into each home to facilitate always-on, high-speed Internet access, as well as a wide range of options for home automation.
Nearly 70 percent of Verandah’s 1,456 acres will be open space, including natural preserve areas, parks, wetlands, lakes, golf courses and a conservation buffer to help maintain the unique character of the community’s riverfront. Verandah will offer more than nine miles of walkways, paths and fitness trails.
Verandah’s amenities are located in River Village, the community’s social hub with individual buildings nestled into an expansive oak hammock. The amenities include the Golf House pro shop; Oak Park with the community treehouse and playground; the Boat House, featuring Blossom’s community grill, a canoe and kayak livery and multi-level decks overlooking the river; tennis and fitness center; and the River House, featuring Jesse Fish lounge, the 120-seat Alligator Pear restaurant and the open-air River Terrace overlooking the river.
Old Orange, Verandah’s first 18-hole championship golf course designed by award-winning golf course architect Bob Cupp, was inspired by the spectacular oak trees throughout the site. Whispering Oak, designed by Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II, opened in early 2007.
Membership in the New Leaf Wine Club is an exclusive, complimentary benefit for residents of all Bonita Bay Group communities. The Wine Club offers wine tastings, dinners, classes and excursions, as well as special pricing on an exceptional collection of wines.
Verandah offers estate, custom and traditional single-family homes, villas and coach homes with home and homesite packages priced from the low $200,000s to more than $1 million. For a limited time, Bonita Bay Group is underwriting buyer incentives that include golf and sports memberships along with HOA master association fees. For additional information, contact the Verandah Information Center at 866-314-2839. The Verandah Information Center is located two miles east of I-75 on State Road 80, or visit www.Verandah.com.
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