With so many fabulous golfing developments available in the area, how do you pick one for your new place to live? Difficult choice!!! One sure bet to look at are The Strand Naples Florida homes for sale, if just for the number of different types of housing situated beyond their guard (24 hour) gated entrance off Immokalee Road. There you will be able to find low-rise condominiums, villas as well as single family and estate homes located in more than a dozen separate neighborhoods, with a wide variety of sizes and price points.
This community of more than 575 acres is also very conveniently located just west of Interstate 75 with neighbors such as Talis Park, Meditera and Vasari to the north, plus Carlton Lakes (non-golf course community) and Delasol (single family homes only and no golf course) to the west. If it is sun and sand of the Gulf of Mexico that interests you, Vanderbilt Beach and Delnor-Wiggins State Park are less than 5 miles away out the main gate, with roughly 7 miles to Barefoot Beach and Bonita Beach using the back gate on Veterans Memorial Boulevard.
Other Points of Interest Approximate Miles Approximate Time
Collier County Water Park 1 5 minutes
Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort 3 10 minutes
Mercato 5 15 minutes
Artis-Naples (Philharmonic) 7 20 minutes
Miromar Outlet Mall 10 20 minutes
5th Avenue South 12 30 minutes
Whether you are going to live here full time while having friends and relatives come to visit or are a part-timer where you will be flying back and forth, available air transportation as well as cost can be an issue. Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is within 20 miles and 25 minutes and the most convenient. However, not every destination can be easily reached from there or another airport may have considerably less expensive fares so it's nice to have options. Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Sarasota, Punta Gorda and Tampa all have airports ranging from 110 miles to 160 miles away within 2 hours plus or minus 15 minutes. Naples also has a private airport if you are lucky enough to have your own plane.
A community must have great amenities from within, not just outside the gates, and this fabulous development certainly does not disappoint. The Club at The Strand is the focal point for these extras. A social membership to the Club comes automatically with home ownership, with "upgrades" available but not mandatory.
TYPES OF MEMBERSHIPS WITH FEES
Full Golf
Full use of club and all facilities for immediate household
7 day tee time sign-up
No greens fees
Pay for guest and cart fees
$30,000 Non-refundable initiation fee
2015 dues - $9,140
Single Golf
Same privileges as Full Golf for only 1 member of household
Other household members have use of clubhouse facilities
$15,000 Non-refundable initiation fee
2015 dues - $6,490
Trial Golf
Same privileges as Full Golf
For 1 year only and non-transferable
$100 Refundable initiation fee
2015 dues - Full $9,140 Single $6,490
Sports
Use of club and facilities (including fitness and tennis), except for golf course and practice areas
Golf privileges 11/1 thru 4/30: 2 times per month, pay all fees
Golf priviledges 5/1 thru 10/31: Unlimited, cart fee only
$10,000 Non-refundable initiation fee
2015 dues - $4,165
Social
Use of club and facilities, except for golf course and practice areas
6 rounds of golf per year as a guest of a Golf or Sport member
No initiation fee
2015 dues - $1,960
Other Fees
Golf Guest Fees $40-$100 depending on the time of year
Golf Cart Fee $25 per person
Trail Fee $1,900/year in Lieu of Cart Fee Using Personal Cart
Locker Fee $100/year
Storage Fee $125/golf bag per year
As what may be expected for a development of this caliber, the centerpiece of the Club at The Strand are the three 9 hole layouts (Savannah, Sabal, Preserve) designed by the well respected architect Gordon Lewis. (Other of the more than a dozen area courses that are the creations of Mr. Lewis include The Country Club of Naples, Naples Heritage, Quail Creek Village, Spanish Wells and Glen Eagle). With 6 sets of tees, tee positions and the intermingling of the different 9 hole courses, the course ratings and slopes provide a myriad of possibilities, all with a par of 72.
One of the advantages of having three 9 hole courses, besides providing more opportunities for play at a desired time during the very busy winter "season", is that during the slower summer period when the demand for play is lessened, each of the courses can be shut down for a month for yearly maintenance procedures. There is a maximum of 450 golf memberships (a fairly low density), with the courses which cover more than 200 acres.
As a side note, The Club at Grandezza with it's 18 hole Darwin Sharpe III designed golf course and it's elegant 53,000 sq. ft. clubhouse and all of it's fabulous amenities share a year round reciprocal arrangement with The Strand. Grandezza is merely 10 miles down the road in Estero.
With having that membership you need to enjoy The Club Complex, which includes a 3 story clubhouse that features "soaring ceilings and open terraces", oil paintings that depict Florida as it was some time ago. The "Grand Staircase" leading to the Botanical Gardens displays a multitude of plants around gazebos and a tiered water fountain making it a popular site for weddings or outdoor parties. A candlelit and chandeliered dining room is called The Grille Room with appropriate linens and elegant dining with a business casual dress code. On the lower level you will find the Players Lounge for a more relaxed breakfast, lunch or casual dining experience.
Additional Features Include:
Junior Olympic swimming pool with poolside food and beverage service from the Players Lounge menu
Bocce ball court
Basketball courts that can be converted into pickle-ball court
Fitness facility with cardiovascular, strength and flexibility equipment and a full time fitness instructor
Childrens play area
Add to all of that is the "Spa at The Strand" where a person can indulge in facial treatments "designed to create an atomosphere of relaxation". The stresses of daily living can be released using the services of their professional staff utilizing their hand, food and body treatments in a elegant style.
Dotted throughout this development you will find stocked lakes where you can watch the otters play and maybe put in a fishing pole (eating the fish you catch is not recommended). There are also a number of areas that have been designated "preserves" by the State of Florida. These preserves may not be developed in any manor. They are to be left as they have been existing for centuries. Living in the preserves are a number of deer families and other wildlife to experience.
The sidewalk that winds along the main boulevard of The Strand has mile markers for your walking, biking or jogging information. Speaking of the Strand Boulevard, it is one of the most beautiful drives through a community that you will find in Naples. Every development here in The Strand is off of one main street that has gorgeous tropical plantings down the middle of Strand Boulevard.
The Strand Naples Florida homes for sale total 21 of which 14 are condominiums, 3 are detached villas and 4 are single family homes. There are 8 condo neighborhoods with each unit within the neighborhood having 2 baths with the exception of the 2nd floor homes in Grande Reserve, Turnberry Woods and Trophy Club which have 3 baths. All condo developments have their own mini clubhouse and pool.
Condo Neighborhoods
Wedgewood
Feather Sound
Cypress Cove
Clubside
Pinnacle
Grande Reserve
Turnberry Woods
Trophy Club
The lowest list price for any of the condos is $255,000 for a 2nd floor carriage home in Feather Sound that has nearly 1,500 square feet of living area with 2 bedrooms and a den. This home is being offered turnkey furnished and features a western rear exposure with a lake view plus an unattached 1 car garage. A very similar unit with the same floor plan and amenities just down the street is on the market for $4,000 more.
In the neighboring community of Cypress Cove there are also 2 residences for sale. Each is on the 2nd floor (top) with almost 1,800 square feet and identically priced unfurnished at $299,000. They both have a 2 car attached garage. One has 3 bedrooms, a southern exposure and a golf course view while the other has 2 bedrooms plus a den, a southeast exposure and a lake view.
64 units 1,449 - 1,540 sq. ft. 92 units 1,633 - 1,793 sq. ft.
Prices are in the mid to upper $200,000 range Prices are in the upper $200,000 to lower $300,000 range
2 currently available 2 currently available
The 2 homes that are for sale in Pinnacle, which is the most northeastern neighborhood in the development, offer a little more variety, although they each have a north exposure, golf course view and a 2 car attached garage. One of them is a ground floor furnished unit with more than 1,600 square feet which includes 2 bedrooms and a den and carries an asking price of $310,000. The other, which is in the building right next door, is on the 2nd floor with more than 2,000 square feet that has 3 bedrooms plus a den and is being offered partially furnished for around $360,000.
The only residence now on the market in Clubside is on the first floor that has over 1,600 square feet with 3 bedrooms, turnkey furnished, lake and golf course view, 2 car garage and a price tag of roughly $359,000.
112 units 1,633 - 2,150 sq. ft. 124 units 1,633 - 2,136 sq. ft.
Prices are in the $300,000 range Prices are in the mid $300,000 range
2 currently available 1 currently available
Probably the best deal for any of the condos presently up for sale in The Strand is the 2nd floor (top) coach home in the centrally located Grande Reserve. This unfurnished unit has in excess of 2,400 square feet with 3 bedrooms, den and 3 full baths and a floor plan which allows each of the bedrooms to be isolated and private with it's own bath making 3 individual suites. Located across from the community pool and clubhouse it has a southern exposure, lake and golf course view, 2 car attached garage plus a private elevator and is listed under $400,000.
84 units 1,884 - 2,442 sq. ft.
Prices in the upper $300,000 to lower $400,000 range
1 currently available
In Trophy Club there are 4 condos listed for sale. Each are unfurnished and have a 2 car attached garage. There are 2 homes on the ground floor with each having close to 2,200 square feet with 2 bedrooms and a den. One is priced at $420,000 while the other is $10,000 more. The second floor coach homes, neither of which has an elevator, has almost 2,700 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. One has a listing price of around $399,000 for a north exposure and lake view while the other has a view of the community pool and a list price of $449,000.
The 2 units in Turnberry Woods are very similar in that they are both 2nd floor homes that have a western golf course view and have close to 2,700 square feet with 3 bedrooms, den and 3 baths. They are being offered furnished for $495,000 and $529,000 respectively.
88 units 2,160 - 2,686 sq. ft. 32 units 2,160 - 2,686 sq. ft.
Prices are in the mid $400,000 range Prices are in the upper $300,000 to $400,000 range
4 currently available 2 currently available
There are 4 individual neighborhoods that are comprised of detached villas, with each home coming with a 2 car garage plus a golf course view. There are 29 residences in Sawgrass each having a western exposure, Ana's Place has 32 homes where the view is to the north. The Links has 54 units which face either north or south while Eden at The Strand totals 55 abodes situated around a circular street.
At the present time there are only 3 villas that are for sale in The Strand, all of which are 2 story and are located in Ana's Place. Each has their own private pool. The lowest list price is $569,000 for a residence that has close to 3,300 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. This home is being sold partially furnished. Just down the street is a home that is around 300 square feet smaller that has 3 bedrooms, den and 2.5 baths with an asking price of nearly $625,000, unfurnished. Also on the same street which has a northern exposure for it's homes and a preserve out front is a residence with 3,100 square feet that is being sold turnkey furnished for $639,000.
Sawgrass Ana's Place
29 residences 2,117 - 3,233 sq. ft. 32 residences 2,286 - 3,281 sq. ft.
Prices are in the $500,000 to lower $600,000 range Prices are in the upper $600,000 range
nothing currently available 3 currently available
The Links Eden
54 residences 1,905 - 2,568 sq. ft. 55 residences 1,940 - 2,277 sq. ft.
Prices in the $600,000 range Prices in the mid $300,000 to low $400,000 range
nothing currently available 1 currently available
Each of the 4 single family homes on the market comes with a pool, spa and 3 car attached garage. There is a ranch style home that has over 3,100 square feet with 4 bedrooms, den and 3.5 baths that carries an asking price of $949,000.
Further up the block is a 2 story residence that is listed for the exact amount but is roughly 850 square feet larger with 5 bedrooms and 4 baths, furnished.
Listed a shade less than $1,000,000 is a single story new construction manor. This home has 3,000 square feet of living space with 3 bedrooms, den and 3 baths.
The largest of The Strand Naples Florida homes for sale is a 2 story model with over 4,900 square feet under air. This home which has 6 bedrooms and 6.5 baths sits on .45 acre lot and has an asking price of a little less than $1,300,000.
121 single family estate homes 2,841 - 4,935 sq. ft.
Prices in the mid $900,000 to just under $1,300,000 range
4 currently available
Blogging Resources for The Strand:
Grande Reserve at The Strand Naples Florida
Naples Florida Single Family Homes Listed For Sale in The Strand
Naples Florida Furnished Condos For Sale in The Strand
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