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Antilles’ Montserrats offer some 2022 closings. All are huge, well appointed and include the best views
At 2,444 air conditioned square feet, each 3-Bedroom Montserrat Coach Home lives like a spacious and well proportioned residence. Its ground floor Entry and upper floor, open plan Great Room combine high ceilings and nearly wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling glass slider door installations to present a more than 26-foot width of unobstructed views over all each residence surveys. Antilles’ is preserve-bound on 2 sides with built out neighboring communities just beyond. No high rises nor new construction interfere with its wide vistas and the protected status of Rookery Bay’s 110, 000-acre Reserve and its airspace to Antilles’ west is secure.
Montserrat pricing starts in the low $600,000’s for very private preserve and garden orientations, and from $650,000 for views of Antilles’ own 5-acre Kingfisher Lake and its adjacent wetland preserve. The Flamingo Club amenity center and its 9,000 square foot Outdoor Living Area are at the north end of the Lake, providing engaging sights and sounds every day. The Lake’s triple-tiered fountains and their peacefully cascading waterfall sounds bring a serene component to daily life that is further ensured by its cul de sac location set back a quiet distance from any highway noises. From either orientation, Montserrat Coach Homes have arguably the best seats in the house. Screen enclosed Lanais mean they can be enjoyed anytime, even when it rains. The indoor/outdoor lifestyle possibilities that Florida is known for are built into every home.
Antilles’ Phase 2 Montserrat units include a few changes from their Phase 1 counterparts. The Loft has been expanded to create a more defined second Office or Viewing Space while still maintaining its sleeping alcove/fort appeal when the kids visit. Rectangular, single basin sinks complete the wide Kitchen island and coffee or drinks bar installations with upper cabinetry are opposite. As the durability of luxury vinyl plank flooring has become better known, and the wide variety of its profiles better appreciated, Antilles has expanded its offerings in that category among its standard finishes. Cost efficiencies allow it to be used as a standard flooring option throughout the home, and Phase 2 buyers are increasingly choosing it in a wide variety of tones and textures.
As in Phase 1, higher ceilings with cove detaining in some rooms compliment the Montserrat’s spacious scale, and the welcoming chef’s Kitchen proportions are exceptional. Two long walls of quartz topped, Shaker style wood cabinets with 42” uppers, a Pantry so large it has its own ceiling light and is lined with floor-to-ceiling wood shelving to promote air circulation, plus the oversized central island with a deep and gracefully curved quartz countertop that can easily seat most families. Its inspired design feature is that it is widely spaced opposite the stove and refrigerator for ease of everyday usage, yet convenience of purpose. The counter-height island makes it as inviting as it is accommodating, particularly for those who enjoy sharing meal preparations as a family. It is a good Kitchen.
Antilles is a 54-acre, 212 unit community. Its Coach Homes are built as 4-unit, single-floor, 3-Bedroom residences with attached Garages and screened-in Lanais. Their elevations showcase classically elegant, West Indies Island style architecture presented in dove grey tones with sharp white and charcoal trims. Standard features distinguish them from other new construction units in their price range. Full concrete block construction with reinforced concrete slabs and vapor barriers, concrete roof tiles engineered with hurricane clips and tie-downs, wind rated windows and exterior doors, 8-foot solid core interior doors, Kohler fixtures, quartz countertops, Laundry and stainless steel Kitchen appliances, Pantries, Laundry Rooms, walk-in Master Closets and dual sink, Master Bath vanities plus Carrier A/C systems are all included. If you visit the new Montserrat decorator model, be sure to ask if any upgrades were used to create its high style.
The Flamingo Club was designed to be at the heart of community life. It encompasses 14,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor features and its oversized 3,500 square foot Resort Pool is designed with a wide and inviting wade-in, sun shelf entry homeowners love. The Pool’s fluid design includes curved sides to create nooks and natural separations to accommodate small group swim areas. A multi person heated Spa is adjacent to the Pool and the huge Tiki-Hut is opposite, with end-to-end, quartz-topped service bar and BBQ grilling area. Antilles’ pergola shaded Fire Pit became a winter season favorite and site of many evening cocktail celebrations.
In addition to its expansive Outdoor Living Area, the Club is as representative of Antilles’ luxury resort presentation as it is of the quality built into every residence. Executive services are managed here and the Exercise and Fitness Center, Maintenance Office and Catering Kitchen are to the rear. Antilles’ Selection Center, where buyers determine their personalizing options, is also there and will be converted for the homeowners use when the community sales and marketing are complete. The huge Gathering Room occupies about one-half of the Club’s 5,000 square foot expanse and features wall to wall views across the community. It includes the Fireplace Lounge with comfortable furnishings and a big screen TV, Sonny’s All Day Coffee Bar and multiple round tables and chairs perfect for dining and general socializing.
Outside the gated Pool area, Antilles’ regulation Bocce and Pickleball Courts and 4-hole Putting Green are fun group attractions. Equipment is provided by JMD Development for the use of homeowners and their guests. As a family operated company, the principals have taken a personal interest in every phase of Antilles’ development. As a community, a sense of goodwill and the kind of friendliness that evolves from the easy exchanges of information and resources when everyone is new to the community at the same time seems to be a rule of social interactions. Antilles is a nice place to live.
Antilles is a short drive from the fine dining and shopping opportunities of Old Naples and Marco Island’s world class beaches and fishing spots, which are equally close. It is a gated community 2 miles south of Tamiami Trail East (US 41), off Collier Boulevard (SR 951). Turn east on Port Au Prince Road and continue to The Flamingo Club, 155 Indies Drive East, Naples, FL 34114. Antilles is represented by JRW Developer Resources, a division of John R. Wood Properties. Please refer to AntillesNaples.com to register or call 239-691-4455 for an appointment. The Sales Center is open daily 10AM to 5PM and Noon to 5PM on Sundays. Jaime and Kerry are on site to present the property.
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Start the best of your life today
