Construction is moving ahead at a steady pace for opening of the first apartments at Milano Lakes in early 2018. Milano Lakes is a new luxury apartment community off Collier Boulevard at The Lord's Way in South Naples.
"Interest in the community is growing as people are seeing two of our buildings already in the finishing stages," said Gary Hains, vice president of FL Star Development, developers of the apartment community. "Within the month we should start taking reservation applications for an anticipated move-in date in February. We are finding that the demand for the type of apartment home we are building is high in the Naples area."
Located on a 23-acre site, Milano Lakes will include 296 apartment homes in eight buildings, offering one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Within the community, 96 detached garages are planned.
Occupants will be able to choose from four floor plans, ranging from a one-bedroom design with 808 air-conditioned square feet and 889 total square feet to a three-bedroom apartment home with 1,439 air-conditioned square feet and 1,545 total square feet. Each unit will include laundry facilities, a master suite with a walk-in closet and dual sinks in the master bath, an island kitchen with a dining area, and a lanai.
Designed as an active community, Milano Lakes amenities include a 5,488-square-foot clubhouse, which will be the centerpiece of social gatherings in the community. The interior was created by Design Group West and will include architectural ceiling detail upgrades, a custom designed entertainment wall and a resort-style pool deck complete with cabana stripe market umbrellas. A special feature is a built-in banquette seating detail for lounging and conversations around a full-size pool table.
Facilities include a resort-style swimming pool and a fitness center. A children’s playground is planned to round out the amenities.
"Work on the clubhouse and recreational facilities is keeping pace with the residential buildings and will be ready for our first residents," Hains added. "In addition to the two buildings in the finishing stages, two other buildings are at the drywall stage, with cabinets already being installed in one of those buildings. Other buildings are coming along in sequence. Road construction for Milano Lakes is expected to begin this month."
Milano Lakes is being developed by an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities led by Gary Hains and David E. Torres.
Other projects by FL Star include Sapphire Cove, a new community of single-family homes off Collier Boulevard in Naples, and Arrowhead Reserve, a community of single-family homes in Immokalee.
FL Star also provides management services for commercial and industrial buildings for real estate owners and condominium associations including maintenance, collection of rents and financial reporting.
For information about Milano Lakes Apartments, contact Gary Hains, Lords Way Apartments LLC, email gary@fl-star.com.
