Coastal Living Selects WCI for Its 2003 Idea House.Business Editors/Real Estate Writers BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2003 Coastal Living magazine has selected La Scala La Scala Opera house in Milan, Italy. Built in 1776 by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria (which country then ruled Milan), it replaced an earlier theatre that had burned. at The Colony Golf & Bay Club in Bonita Bonita (Spanish and Portuguese for "beautiful") is the name of:
See: New York Stock Exchange :WCI WCI Western Climate Initiative WCI Wright Center of Innovation WCI Whale Conservation Institute WCI Waterloo Collegiate Institute WCI Warren Correctional Institution (Warren, OH) WCI Warrior Concepts International ), the nation's 18th largest homebuilder. The Coastal Living Idea House will be built in the luxury bayfront La Scala tower within the 809-acre expanse of The Colony. Opening for tours in September 2003, the house will remain open through the end of March 2004 and will be featured in the November/December 2003 issue of Coastal Living. "We're extremely fortunate to have one of our 2003 Idea Houses in such a unique development," said Coastal Living Publisher Burton Craige. "This is the first time Coastal Living has ever done a tower residence, and with the winning combination of our magazine and the WCI team, this Idea House is sure to be a success." "We're delighted to be host to Coastal Living's first tower residence Idea House," said George Page George Page (31 March 1935–28 June 2006) was an American television host, known for his love for nature and his unique and mellifluous voice. He created the PBS series Nature, and hosted and narrated it from its beginning in 1982 until his retirement in 1998. , WCI Tower Division Senior Vice President. "WCI's considerable expertise in the creation of upscale residential towers coupled with the beauty and bayfront location of La Scala will enable us to provide an unprecedented Idea House experience for the magazine's readers, area visitors and the general public." The Colony Golf & Bay Club in Bonita Springs The Colony Golf & Bay Club offers luxury residential towers overlooking the Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east and Estero Bay Estero Bay could refer to:
Among the amenities offered at The Colony are a Jerry Pate-designed championship golf course, beach shuttle to a 34-acre secluded beach park, tennis, fitness, and canoe park. In addition, Colony residents enjoy their own award-winning private dining facility, The Bay Club, and are eligible to join The Colony Golf & Country Club for golf, dining, tennis, fitness, and spa. The Idea House Overlooking Estero Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, La Scala consists of 64 luxury tower residences priced from $1.32 million to $1.77 million in 17 residential levels over three levels of amenities and parking. Tower homes ranging from 3,510 to 4,260 square feet and penthouses spanning 6,720 to 7,160 square feet are available. Three penthouses priced from $3.85 million to $4.05 million, including a two-story penthouse, are also available. The tower's amenity level will include a theater, social room with bar, billiards billiards, any one of a number of games played with a tapered, leather-tipped stick called a cue and various numbers of balls on a rectangular, cloth-covered slate table with raised and cushioned edges. room, card room, library, grand salon, two guests suites, and fitness center with sauna. Outdoor amenities will include a heated pool with spa, furnished sun deck, landscaped garden deck and a pool bar with barbecue grills. Construction for La Scala began in September 2001 and is scheduled for completion in the third quarter 2003. Kraft Construction Company, Inc., builders of eleven WCI towers in southwest Florida Southwest Florida is a region of Florida located along its gulf coast, south of the Tampa Bay area, west of Lake Okeechobee and mostly north of the Everglades. It consists of five coastal counties from Manatee County south to Collier County, although it sometimes is considered to , is the general contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. . Linda Woodrum of Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Island An island off the southern coast of South Carolina in the Sea Islands of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a popular tourist resort. The town of Hilton Head Island, on the northeast coast, has a population of 35,200. , S.C., is the interior designer for the Idea House. After completion and opening of the 2003 Idea House, the plans for the house will be available from the Coastal Living House Plans Service at 800/755-1122. For more than 50 years, WCI (http://www.wcicommunities.com) has been creating amenity-rich, leisure-oriented master-planned communities that serve affluent homebuyers in Florida. Based in Bonita Springs, WCI is a publicly held company with 34 communities located in many of Florida's coastal markets. WCI's award-winning communities currently feature more than 600 holes of golf; more than 1,000 boat slips at five deep-water marinas; various country club, tennis and recreational facilities Noun 1. recreational facility - a public facility for recreation recreation facility facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" ; and several luxury hotels. The company's land holdings include approximately 15,500 acres planned for 28,200 residences. WCI's homebuilding operations serve primarily move-up, retirement and second-home buyers, with prices from $100,000 to more than $10 million. In addition to traditional single homes, the company also builds luxury high-rise residences. It also derives income from ancillary businesses including Prudential Florida WCI Realty, mortgage, title, and property management services, as well as through the operation of its amenities such as golf courses, restaurants, and marinas. Covering the shorelines and bay areas of the East, West, and Gulf coasts, Coastal Living taps into the uniqueness of the coastal lifestyle and the common threads that connect people who love being by the shore. Coastal Living (http://www.coastalliving.com) is published by Southern Progress Corporation, which also publishes Southern Living, Progressive Farmer, Southern Accents, Cooking Light, Health, and Sunset magazines, as well as Oxmoor House books. The Birmingham-based subsidiary of Time Inc. is a leading publisher of lifestyle information. |
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