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Where America's Money Is Moving
By Jon Bruner | Forbes.com
 
Low taxes, warm sunshine and deep discounts on real estate. No wonder IRS data shows the wealthiest among us are headed south.
 
(June 14, 2010) – Surprise: America's wealthy like warm weather and low taxes. That's the takeaway from IRS data, analyzed by Forbes, on moves between counties. We looked for counties that the rich are moving to in big numbers.
 
Topping the list: Collier County, Fla., which includes the city of Naples. Tax returns accounting for 15,150 people showed moves to Collier County from other parts of the country in 2008, the latest year for which IRS data is available. Their average reported income: $76,161 per person--equivalent to $304,644 for a family of four. Although slightly more taxpayers moved out of Collier County than into it, the departing residents' average income came out to just $26,128 per person.
Households that moved to Collier County principally came from other parts of Florida, with Lee, Miami Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Orange counties leading the list. Big northern cities also sent lots of migrants: Cook County, Ill. (home to Chicago); Oakland County, Mich. (near Detroit); and Suffolk County, N.Y. (on Long Island) each sent more than 100 people to Collier County during 2008.
 
In second place is Greene County, Ga., with a population of just 15,743 at the Census Bureau's last estimate. The IRS data show that in 2008, 788 people moved to the county, about 75 miles east of Atlanta.
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Florida Lifestyle Homes will SHOWCASE the "Calypso Design Series" for Funky Fish Houses at the Most Popular WATER & WHEELS EVENT weekend at Cape Harbour

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.
 

As Seen in Gulfshore Business Daily...Monday, September 29, 2009

FLORIDA LIFESTYLE HOMES COMPLETES OFFICE BUILDING

>>Florida Lifestyle Homes of Fort Myers Inc. (www.FloridaLifestyleHome.com) completed construction of a 47,359-square-foot professional office building at the Six Mile Corporate Park. The 8.09-acre site includes construction of the eastern portion of Crystal Drive, which will eventually provide direct access to Metro Parkway and U.S. 41.

As Seen in Naples Daily News...August 6, 2009

Area’s largest new office center nearly done
The finishing touches are now being applied as Six Mile Corporate Park rapidly nears completion on Six Mile Cypress Parkway, midway between Colonial Boulevard and Daniels Parkway. Project marketing director Randal L. Mercer reports “The project features the most prominent new office building in the metro area and provides 47,358 square feet of Class A corporate and professional office space for businesses demanding a professional business environment with convenient access to Interstate 75, Southwest International Airport, and the new regional medical center.”
The entire top floor, encompassing 23,076 square feet of office space, will be occupied by Becker & Poliakoff, a commercial law firm with offices throughout Florida, in New York City and Europe, plus affiliated offices around the world. The Fort Myers office includes a total of thirty-seven attorneys and professional staff. The remaining space is entirely on the first floor and may be custom designed to suit tenant requirements, explained Mercer.
Preview tours of the landmark building are now being offered by appointment. 

To read more about this magnificent building competed by Florida Lifestyle Homes click here:

Florida Lifestyle Homes is honored with 9 Awards at the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes Reception

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
  •  

    "Feature Home of The Week!" The News-Press, Sunday Real Estate, May 25, 2008

    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. ...

    Refer To A Specialist - Bill Ennen

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

    "The Cove at Celo Mountain" and "A North Carolina State of Mind" articles featured in Bonita Living Magazine May/June 2008

       Mountain Lifestyle Development is underway with beautiful communities and Bill Ennen is continuing what he started in southwest Florida with attention to every detail. 

      “I have many clients from Southwest Florida who summer in western North Carolina,” says Naples realtor Gina Lucia, who represents several mountain communities and visits frequently. “It’s a completely different lifestyle. Spring and summer are amazing; the trees and flowers are just bursting with color.You drive a mountain road and see spectacular views of lakes and mountains.There are great restaurants and wonderful little bed-and-breakfast properties in Asheville and Waynesville.”

    "Kitchens: The Most Popular Room in The House" as seen in The Spring 2008 Update Newsletter from Bonita Bay Group

    Florida Lifestyle Homes, Camellia Model
    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...

    "For The Kids" as seen in Gulfshore Life magazine, March 2008


    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.


    "Six Mile Corporate Park Construction Underway" Announced March 2008

    First of two-story office buildings now under construction at the Six Mile Corporate Park, located midway between Colonial Boulevard and Daniels Parkway.
    According to project marketing director Randal L. Mercer, “This will be the largest office building on the Parkway and will provide 47,358 sq. ft of Class A corporate and professional office space for businesses demanding a professional business environment with convenient access to I-75 and Southwest International Airport.” The remaining space may be subdivided and custom designed to suit tenant requirements, explained Mr. Mercer.
    The building’s classic architecture assures businesses of a strong, distinctive presence on the Parkway, while providing panoramic vistas of neighboring Six Mile Cypress Slough nature preserve. The prominent entry features a 2-story arched window wall, flooding the entry lobby and grand staircase with natural light. Varied roof lines, Palladian windows, quoins, and tile accents are among the architectural details that assure the building’s enduring beauty. The building is structurally engineered to exceed building codes, with impact glass to withstand hurricanes, while integrating an extensive list of environmental and energy-saving features....
    Development schedules and leasing information are available from Randal L. Mercer, (239) 850-0287.

    "Who's Who" as seen in Home and Design magazine February 2008

    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.

    Artist's Achievement -- Heralds Something Special Ahead!

    Black Mountain Metal Works skillfully crafted the entry gate for The Cove at Celo Mountain.  Confirming Bill Ennen's attention to detail -- apparent at every turn; whether you are enjoying the cool Green views of The Cove at Celo or one of the many custom estate homes of southwest Florida.

    "Building a Custom Home - The Right Way" as seen in Home and Design magazine January 2008

    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. 

    "Market News" as seen in Florida Weekly week of January 31-February 6, 2008

    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. 

    2007 "BuildSmart" Contractor

    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.

    2007 Certified Florida Green Home Builder

    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.

    2006 Parade of Homes Superior Home Award

      Montebello II Model Home
    • Best Livability
    • Best Kitchen
    • Best Bath
    • Best Outdoor Living
    • Best Pool
    • Best Landscaping

    Lee BIA Recognition

    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.  

    2003 Parade of Homes Superior Home Award

      Montebello Model Home
    • Best Overall Design
    • Best Livability
    • Best Kitchen
    • Best Bath
    • Best Interior Design
    • Best Outdoor Design
    • Best Pool
    • Best Landscaping

    Villa Dolce Model Guided Tour

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