(March 7, 2016) The Building Industry Association based in Lee County honored Bonita Springs-based Gulfshore Homes with the highest level award and three Merit awards for its model home in the Westlake Court neighborhood of West Bay Club in Estero announced president, Steven Watt.

The Baruba model in Westlake Court won the coveted Superior Home Award by the Lee Building Industry Association at the banquet in February that was held at Quail West Golf & Country Club. The Superior Home Award won was for the single family category of $1,196,000 to $1,500,000.

The Baruba model also won three categories of Merit awards including:
• Architectural Design
• Landscape Design
• Interior Design

The team partners for the awards with Gulfshore Homes include New Architectura, the architect for the Westlake Court homes, O’Donnell Landscape Design and Vogue Interiors for the interior design and detailing.

The Barbuba custom model plan has 3,100 square feet of air-conditioned space and includes three bedrooms, den/study, great room, kitchen, 4 full bathrooms, outdoor living area with a fireplace for entertaining and a three-car garage. The interior design is headed by Debbie DeMaria, ASID, IDS, president of Vogue Interiors. The model is contemporary in style with an organic feel using petrified wood, quartz glass chandeliers, numerous textures and wood flooring throughout. The color palette includes cream backgrounds with taupe and black accents.

Westlake Court, developed by West Bay Hill, is an enclave of 26 villa homesites surrounded by water and golf in West Bay Club. Westlake Court offers five new home floor plans ranging from 2,900 to 3,800 square feet of air-conditioned space with one-and-two story plans. Pricing starts at $1,300,000. For more information on Westlake Court please contact the West Bay sales center at, 4606 West Bay Blvd in Estero.

Gulfshore Homes has been building and remodeling custom estate homes, villas and condominiums in South Florida for more than 20 years, specializing in tailor-made designs and lifestyle features that make each home uniquely distinct and impressively styled. For locations of their impeccably-appointed models, please visit the web at gulfshorehomes.com.

(February 29, 2016) Gulfshore Homes’ President Steven Watt and Vice President, Michael Soule’ have announced that they have selected Winter Park and Naples-based design firm, SOCO Interiors to provide interior design, furnishings and accessories for its Positano model in Miromar Lakes.

Meredith Barnes, senior designer with the firm will be implementing the design. The design intent will be creating a clean, coastal and soft contemporary style that is very livable. An overall neutral color palette of whites and grays will be layered with a monochromatic color scheme inspired by the Ocean. Accents will range from deep sea blue to bright turquoise, creating contrast and visual cohesion. The use of driftwood, glass and metal finishes will add texture to the soft contemporary feel of the clean line furnishings.

Positano will offer spectacular lake views in the beachfront neighborhood on the Peninsula for the two, five story buildings offering 40 condominium residences over a parking level and offer buyers a maintenance-free lifestyle. Gulfshore Homes successfully sold out their Ravenna project in Miromar Lakes and continues as preferred builder in several other Miromar Lakes neighborhoods.

Two spacious floors are being offered in the Mediterranean-inspired neighborhood ranging in size from 3,218 to 3,278 square feet under air-conditioned space. Plan “A” included three bedrooms, a den/study and three full and one half bathrooms. Plan “B” includes three bedrooms, one of which is a VIP suite with a private balcony, den/study and three full and one half bathrooms. Each plan includes a great room concept with a sumptuous gourmet kitchen with island, wine bar, a full laundry room and private storage on the ground level. Amenities will include a waterfront resort-style swimming pool and spa, cabanas and access to the freshwater lakes for boating. Pricing at Positano starts at $1.26 million. For further information on Positano, please visit the on-site sales center at Miromar Lakes 7 days a week or call direct at (239) 425-2340 or (877) 809-9444.

Miromar Lakes is a private, resort-styled community with a 700-acre fresh water lake, 3 miles of white sandy beaches, a European spa and fitness center, 3 restaurants, Har-Tru tennis courts and a signature championship golf course. The Beach Clubhouse features indoor and outdoor dining and a sparkling zero- edge infinity pool, concierge and marine services.

Gulfshore Homes has been building and remodeling custom estate homes, villas and condominiums in South Florida for more than 20 years, specializing in tailor-made designs and lifestyle features that make each home uniquely distinct and impressively styled. For locations of their impeccably-appointed models, please visit the web at gulfshorehomes.com.

(April 5, 2016) Gulfshore Homes’ president, Steven Watt has announced the new luxury custom model, the Dorado in the Prato neighborhood of Talis Park in Naples is fifty percent complete at this time and slated for completion in the third quarter of 2016.

The Dorado model is a spacious 6,336 square feet and includes four bedrooms, one of which is a VIP suite, four full bathrooms, a powder bath and cabana bath off the outdoor living area. Completing the interior of the estate home is a fantastic Great Room which is devoted to comfortable living as well as entertaining, a parlor with fireplace and wet bar, a library, red and white wine cellars, a chef’s gourmet state-of-the-art kitchen with two islands and a morning room with a built-in coffee bar. The dining in the great room is spacious and flows easily with French doors that lead to the covered terrace. The outdoor living space will include a swimming pool, spa, fire-pit and breakfast bar that opens off the morning nook.

The interior detailing and furnishing is being completed by Pacifica Interiors of Naples and will embrace clean lines and light neutral colors accented with a punch of black and red adding a pop of color to take advantage of the abundant Florida sunshine and to create the new standard of casual elegance that today’s clients are looking for. The Interior Furnishings as well as the building material selections will embrace timelessness and sophistication that will retain its classic beauty long after current fads have passed.

When complete, the Prato neighborhood at Talis Park will have only 24 single-family estate residences offering golf course and lake views. Located at 16990 Livingston Road, Talis Park is a 461-acre luxury golf community of single- family homes and condominiums in five neighborhoods, a Greg Norman-Pete Dye, designed golf course (one of only two in the world).

The newly completed Vyne House consists of comfortable lifestyle spaces with an open-air courtyard with fire-pits, dining at the Grill Room and bar, main dining room, alfresco dining at the Rotunda, and indoor and outdoor dining at Fiona’s Café. Resort-style swimming pool, lockers, golf pro-shop, card room and executive board room are also part of the fabulous amenities at the Vyne House along with core fitness and cardio rooms, yoga, Pilates, and the luxurious Esprit Spa. Outdoor dining, and a bar pavilion can be found at Casa Cortese that overlooks the pristine driving range.

Gulfshore Homes has been building and remodeling custom estate homes, villas and condominiums in South Florida for more than 20 years, specializing in tailor-made designs and lifestyle features that make each home uniquely distinct and impressively styled. For locations of their impeccably-appointed models, please visit the web at gulfshorehomes.com.

(February 9, 2015) – Gulfshore Homes recently completed a private, custom estate home in the Benvenuto neighborhood of Mediterra. Benvenuto offers only 11 home sites and each site offers lake and/or golf course views in the upscale Naples community.

The private estate home is a two-story residence that boosts 13,644 total square feet and includes five bedrooms, five full baths, two powder baths, gourmet kitchen and family room, a two-story library, study, formal living room, dining rooms, butler’s pantry and exercise room. Designed with luxury and entertaining in mind, this home also features three fireplaces, a curved staircase, domed ceiling in the foyer, marble floors, a home theater with surround sound and a temperature-controlled wine cellar.

Exterior features include a motor court and two, two-car garages, one attached and one detached, two courtyards and a fountain.

Outdoor living is perfected with an outdoor living room with a flat-screen TV, swimming pool, spa and sunken seating fire pit area taking in the fabulous views of the golf course and sunsets. The summer kitchen is complete with a Wolf gas barbeque grill with hood and Sub-Zero undercounter refrigerator.

As a preferred builder in Mediterra, Gulfshore Homes has been creating award-winning custom residences with timeless architecture and unwavering attention to detail to discerning owners for years.

Mediterra is a private gated 1,700 acre community of luxurious residences featuring two world-class Tom Fazio designed golf courses, 1,000 acres of private lakes, parks, and open space, a private 10,000 square foot Beach Club on the Gulf of Mexico, a 33,000 square foot Clubhouse includes casual and formal dining, Sports Club for health and wellness includes a swimming pool, tennis, fitness, spa and a state-of-the art Golf Learning Center. Mediterra also includes eight miles of trails and pathways linking to three themed parks.

(January 22, 2015) – Gulfshore Homes director of construction, Mike Soule has selected Winter Park-based SOCO Interiors to provide Interior design, furnishings and model merchandising for its new model home under construction in the Salerno neighborhood at Miromar Lakes Beach & Golf Club.

SOCO Interiors president, Jill Cotton and Daniel Kilgore, ASID will be implementing the design. Installation is expected to be complete in May of 2015 at which time the home will be open to the public to tour. The great room floor plan in this single-story residence offers 4,141 square feet of air-conditioned space with a master suite, two guest bedrooms, a library, three full baths, a powder bath and a cabana bath.

The estate home will also include a wine cellar, bar, a library with custom built-ins and French doors, a great room with sliders that open to the outdoor living area, a dining room, and kitchen with two center islands, including a breakfast bar. The model also includes a three-car garage.

Interior design will take on a relaxed elegance mixing clean contemporary styling with classic and coastal detailing. The color palette throughout is inspired by the sky with layering of crisp whites, fresh tans, soft silvers and smoky grays. Guests enter the foyer with its soaring barrel-vault ceiling, sumptuous limestone floor accented with a tan inlay. Dramatic vaults and painted beams in the great room contrast the light stained ceilings flowing into the generous seating areas to view the modern fireplace surround with rich grey marble and a large television above. The expansive kitchen features light grey and cream cabinets paired with contrasting quartz countertops. The glass enclosed wine cellar provides ample conditioned storage completed with a backlit onyx bar and seating area for a quick bite and conversation. For casual or formal dining, the dining room off the kitchen provides the perfect spot with pocket sliders that opens the entire area up to the spacious outdoor living area.

Floor to ceiling bookcases can be found in the library while the master suite is elegantly appointed with driftwood tone flooring and a bold circular ceiling detail. Luxury in the master bath leads to rich marble floors, soft taupe cabinets and dramatic plumbing fixtures and lighting.

The outdoor living space will include a swimming pool, spa, a glass-tile accented fireplace with built-in wood stained side console niches and plush sectional seating provide ample comfortable space. The outdoor kitchen includes a Wolf grill, sub-zero under counter refrigerator and icemaker making the perfect spot for family and friends to enjoy.

22 additional waterfront home sites have just been released in Salerno. The large sites come with the option to include a private boat dock, providing direct lake access. Residents of Salerno can water-ski, fish or take a leisurely cruise right from their doorstep. The Salerno neighborhood is a private enclave of waterfront estate homes located adjacent to the Marina on the exclusive Peninsula. The Marina includes parterre and sculpture gardens, bocce courts, fitness stations, boat slips and entertainment pavilions. Homes with home site begin at $1.5 million.

Miromar Lakes is a private resort-style community with a 700-acre fresh water lake, 3 miles of white sandy beaches, a European-style spa and fitness center, 3 restaurants, Har-Tru tennis courts, 2 Marinas and a spectacular championship golf course. The Beach Clubhouse features indoor and outdoor dining and a sparkling zero-edge 10,000 square foot infinity edge pool, concierge and marina services. Miromar Lakes is the Number 1 Community in the United States, awarded the National Association of Home Builders Gold Awards for Community of the Year and Best Clubhouse, the only Florida winner in the 34 year history of the awards.