Luxury Condominium
To Be Final Lutgert Creation
On Park Shore Beach
Naples, Florida The Lutgert Companies
broke ground this week on Aria, the Southwest Florida developer’s
“Grand Finale” luxury high rise condominium project
on Park Shore Beach in Naples. The eighteen-story structure
is the company’s seventeenth and final development on
Park Shore Beach, an exclusive collection of residences created
by the company over the past 35 years.
“Aria is the final piece in the collection
of luxury residences envisioned by my father, Raymond Lutgert,
when he purchased the property where Park Shore Beach is located
in 1964,” said Scott Lutgert. “As Founder of The
Lutgert Companies, he set a course that transformed Park Shore
Beach into one of the most prestigious communities in the
world and transformed Southwest Florida into the preferred
destination that it is today. We are pleased and proud to
carry on the tradition of excellence that he established with
this new project. Aria will be an outstanding addition to
our Park Shore Beach collection.”
Aria will include fifty-two elegantly appointed
typical residences and thirteen luxurious penthouse residences.
Approximately thirty percent of the residences remain available.
Aria’s five typical residence floor
plans and five penthouse floor plans range from 3,100 square
feet to over 5,000 square feet. Living area features include
ceiling heights from nine feet eight inches to eleven feet,
eight foot raised-panel interior doors with brass lock sets,
crown moulding in the great room, dining room and foyer, laminated
insulated fixed glass except where protection is provided
by storm shutters, electronically operated storm shutters,
a medical alert system that is connected to the security desk,
gas fireplaces, screened and shuttered or open terraces, and
an electronic trash recycling system.
The kitchens will be equipped with KitchenAid
appliances, granite counter tops, Ray Routh custom cabinetry
and a water purification system at the main sink. A Jacuzzi
whirlpool tub will be located in the master bath and all bathrooms
will include natural marble vanity tops, tub decks and showers.
Cabanas in Penthouse Residences Two through Five will be equipped
with a Thermadore grill and a sub-zero under-counter refrigerator.
The two uppermost penthouses will have access to private rooftop
terraces with full baths, spas, bars, grills and shade structures.
Building amenities include a grand two story
lobby entrance, a club room, the largest swimming pool and
pool deck undertaken by The Lutgert Companies on Park Shore
Beach, two guest suites, a billiard room, a fitness room,
and a board room. The quality and attention to detail that
are the Lutgert hallmark will be apparent throughout.
“The Lutgert Companies completed its
first high rise building on Park Shore Beach, Horizon House,
in 1971,” said Richard J. Baker, President of Lutgert
Development. “All of us are extremely proud to have
been a part of bringing the Lutgert legacy on Park Shore Beach
to fruition. We are excited to know that Aria will be a fitting
last piece in that legacy.”
The Lutgert Companies Vice President of
Residential Development Tim Weidle is the Aria Project Manager.
“The construction process should take about twenty-four
months,” said Weidle. “We’ll spend the next
five months or so drilling and pouring the 275 caissons that
will provide the foundation of the building. The caissons
range from 30 to 72 inches in diameter and typically run 70
to 85 feet deep. We’re looking forward to meeting the
challenges that a project of this nature entails and to completing
another beautiful addition to the Lutgert collection on Park
Shore Beach.”
In addition to Horizon House, The Lutgert
Companies’ collection of high rise residences on Park
Shore Beach includes Surfsedge built in1973, Gulfside in 1974,
La Mer in 1976, Esplanade in 1981, Park Plaza in 1983, Terraces
in 1986, Vistas in 1989, Le Parc in 1990, Enclave in 1991,
Park Tower in 1994, Venetian Tower in 1995, Le Rivage in 1996,
Le Jardin in 1998, Provence in 2000 and Regent in 2002. Aria
will be the eleventh Park Shore Beach luxury high rise designed
by the Tampa based firm of Smith, Barnes, Santiesteban Architecture.
Orlando based Marc-Michaels Interior Design is creating Aria’s
interior ambience.
In addition to Aria on Park Shore Beach,
The Lutgert Companies is currently developing properties at
Bonita Bay, Estuary at Grey Oaks, and Linville Ridge, North
Carolina. The company also owns shopping centers and office
buildings throughout Southwest Florida. The Lutgert Companies
has been a member of the Southwest Florida business community
for forty years, and has over 300 employees and 215 sales
associates. The privately held company has additional holdings
in Lutgert Smith Lesher Insurance, Premier Properties of Southwest
Florida Inc., REALTORS®, LSL Mortgage, LSL Title and Premier
E-Commerce.
Premier Properties will serve as the
exclusive representative of Aria. The Aria Sales Center is
located in the Premier Gallery of Real Estate in the Northern
Trust Building at the corner of U.S. 41 and Park Shore Drive
in North Naples. The Aria Sales Center is open Monday through
Saturday. The Sales Center phone number is 239-261-6200. Additional
information can be found on the Aria web site at www.ariaparkshore.com.
