4th ANNUAL CAPE HARBOUR WATER & WHEELS
 
The city's most popular boat and auto show, "Water and Wheels" returns to Cape Harbour for its 4th annual run Friday, February 26th   through Sunday, February 28th.  The event is free and open to the public.
 
It is a full-fledged family weekend with boats, yachts, cars and all-day activities to enjoy, including galleries to explore, boat tours by Banana Boat Bay Tour Company, and shopping in the many waterfront boutiques and shops along Cape Harbour's Promenade.
 
In addition there will be live entertainment at Expo Island starting Friday from 6pm - 10pm featuring "Nightshift," a funky horn R & B band.  Music continues Saturday from 6pm - 10pm with "The Bunche Band" and on Sunday from 2pm - 5pm enjoy "Acoustic Addiction."
 
Rumrunners, The Joint and Run Agrounds will offer an array of food and drink specials throughout the weekend and Pignoli will be heating up the outdoor grill for their famous "Thrill of the Grill."
 
On the "must see" list is the Saturday, February 27th "Car Show" featuring some of the most spectacular automotive design and production vehicles ever manufactured.  New cars from Auto Quest, as well as vintage cars, all carefully restored and cared for by area collectors and car enthusiasts, will make up a complete "Dream Showcase" for car lovers.  The show is from 10am - 6pm in the parking lot across from Rumrunners.  It's a rare opportunity to take an up close look at some of the Cape's finest classic and collectible vehicles.
 
The Cape Coral Rowing Club on Sunday invites guests to "Experience the Thrill of Rowing" from 10am until noon.  For a $10 fundraiser donation, adults and children can experience amazing power and speed as the rowing club crew gives guests a ride in a rowing shell.  No rowing experience is necessary.  Remember, this is not a simulator - it's the REAL THING!
 
Also Sunday afternoon features the Charlotte Harbor Paddlers "Draggin Dragons".  From 1pm - 3pm they will provide a Dragon Boat demonstration.
 
The boat show in the Marina at Cape Harbour will display the best the area has to offer in an on-water and land display of rare and custom boats, including cruising yachts, performance boats, sailboats, sport fishing boats, fishing tackle and boating accessories.  Yachts and boats will be open to the public to tour all three days and are being hosted by more than a dozen major dealers including Allied Marine, Banana Bay Tour Company, Boaters Landing, Cape Coral Boat Rentals, Cape Yacht Management, Carefree Boat Club, Classic Electric Boats, Dolphin International Yacht Sales, Galati Yacht Sales, Marine Max, Paradigm Yacht Sales, Saint Custom Built Boats, Venture Out Charters and Whiteaker Yacht Sales.
 
Show goers will also have an opportunity to meet preeminent custom wooden boat builder Col. Hugh Saint who built Will Stout's 38-foot Honduran mahogany runabout "Rumrunner."  It, along with other Hugh Saint custom wood boats will be on display at the Funky Fish House dock.  The award-winning Funky Fish House is Cape Harbour's latest addition and this Showcase Home and will be open for tours.
 
There will also be displays by Florida Lifestyle Homes, Tropical Marine Construction, Vespa of Fort Myers, A Custom Carts, PWC Industries, Inc., Auto Quest and the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
 
Cape Harbour features Vacation Rentals, waterfront shops and restaurants, galleries, indoor boat storage, deepwater slips and waterfront homes, condominiums and Cape Coral's newest residential community, the Funky Fish Houses.

2009 Parade of Homes Superior Home
Magnolia Model Home

The 2009 Building Industry Parade of Homes features the Magnolia Model located in the Bonita Bay Group's Verandah Golf Course Community in Fort Myers by the scenic Orange River.

Superior Home Award

Best Exterior

Best Landscape

Best Kitchen

Best Bath

Best Livability

Best Interior Design

Best Outdoor Living

Best Pool

 

MAGNOLIA MODEL AT VERANDAH EMBRACES SOUTHERN STYLE, OPEN FLOOR PLAN

The Magnolia, a three-bedroom, single-family model home built in Verandah by Florida Lifestyle Homes of Fort Myers Inc., has a southern sensibility - architecture that incorporates dormers, clapboard siding and a welcoming front verandah.
The Magnolia, certified as a GREEN HOME by the Florida Green Building Coalition, is located in the Brantley Oaks neighborhood of Verandah, Bonita Bay Group's 1,456-acre community along a 1.75-mile stretch of the Orange River in Fort Myers. ...

As seen in Doctors Life Magazine, November/December 2008 issue

The kitchen is cool again - and so it should be.  It is, after all, the epicenter of the home, the place where families and their guests congregate...builders are giving the heart of the home the culinary comeuppance it deserves with on-trend stainless steel appliances, large center island prep stations...

Florida Lifestyle Homes of Fort Myers welcomed guests to an open house at the Villa Dolce model in Quail West.  Host Bill Ennen, president of Florida Lifestyle Homes, along with members of the Guardian ad Litem and Voices for Kids programs, enjoyed an afternoon of music by John Chapman, delicious treats and drinks, and a silent auction to benefit the Voices for Kids, Guardian ad Litem program. Pictured here, Nancy Chapman from Let's Get Organized and Kim Becker from Voices for Kids.

Choosen for "Who's Who" Home and Design builder category - Bill Ennen, President of Florida Lifestyle Homes. Quality rather than quantity, superior craftsmanship and daily attention to detail may not be phrases normally associated with a nickname like "Muddy Shoe Builder".  However, if you'd like to feel like your home is the only one your builder has under construction and that he cares about it as much as you do, seek out the hands-on expertise of Bill Ennen.  The President of Florida Lifestyle Homes, Ennen's nickname is a metaphor that reveals his passion for construction as well as the personal interest he takes in building homes.

Building your custom home is a huge undertaking involving the commitment of your time and finances.  However, it needn't be a frustrating process if you undertake one simple step at the beginning of your project - choosing the right builder.

Pictured in the article, The Harrelson residence by Florida Lifestyle Homes of Fort Myers, Inc. an 8,233 s.f. residence in Renaissance featuring homeowner designed iron grill work at grand front entry double doors and architecturally throughout the custom home. 

Florida Lifestyle Homes of Fort Myers, Inc. has completed the construction of a new custom home, The Avalon, in Gulf Harbour.  The luxury Mediterranean estate home features 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths and 4,690 s.f. of living space.  Spectacular views of the golf course and lake may be enjoyed from the pool/lanai area as well as second floor balcony. 

Florida Power and Light awarded Florida Lifestyle Homes of Fort Myers, Inc. with the "BuildSmart" designation which benefits the homeowner through lower energy use and conservation of natural resources.

The State of Florida Green Building Coalition, Inc. recently recognized Florida Lifestyle Homes of Fort Myers, Inc. for diligently attending to the energy efficiency, resource conservation, health and durability during the design, construction and commissions of new home construction.

The Lee County Building Industry Association (BIA) is a not-for-profit organization with over 1,200 members. Each year they host the Parade of Homes attended by 30,000 to 40,000 people. The finest home builders in Southwest Florida enter for judging (140 to 150 entries) homes incorporating the most innovative design features. We are proud to be associated with the BIA and to have been recognized as a Superior Home Award Winner.