Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
A second luxury mixed-use tower will soon rise at Metropolitan Naples.
Construction will start on the tower, known as Aura, next week.
It will be built at the corner of Davis Boulevard and U.S. 41, next to Ascent, in East Naples.
While Ascent is a luxury apartment community, with studios to penthouses, Aura is offering high-end condos for purchase, from $2 million to more than $7 million, in various sizes.
With Suffolk as the general contractor, the second tower is anticipated to be completed in 22 months, or a little less than two years.
Metropolitan Naples has been years in the making. At completion, it will have three 15-story buildings on a roughly five-acre site, transforming a high-profile corner, on the doorstep of downtown Naples.
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Laura Leyden
Photos of 3675 Fort Charles Drive, which fetched nearly $35.5 million.
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Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
A cottage-style luxury estate near downtown Naples sold before auction.
An on-site auction, scheduled for Monday, was canceled.
After three weekends of open houses and global outreach, the nearly 5,000-square-foot home, built in 2022, went under contract on Friday, for cash and without contingencies, said Randy Haddaway, founder and CEO of Elite Auctions.
His company, based in Naples, was hired to do the auction, which included a big marketing and advertising push ahead of the event.
It’s the third time in a row that a multimillion-dollar house sold in the Naples market before a planned auction by Elite. Properties that make it to auction are sold to the highest bidder without a reserve price.
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Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
The city’s Design Review Board has signed off on the plans for the new Port Royal Club in Naples.
On Wednesday, the board voted enthusiastically and unanimously in favor of the final design for a two-story, West Indies-style clubhouse, which will replace the iconic one destroyed by Hurricane Ian two years ago.
With that regulatory hurdle cleared, the city can now issue a building permit for the beachfront project, off Gordon Drive.
In a statement, the private, members-only club thanked its building committee, professional consultants and city staff for their help and support.
Further, the club expressed the Design Review Board’s approval marked “a significant step forward in our community’s recovery.”
The project, with an estimated price tag of $100 million, is expected to break ground in December.
Built in 1959, the original club, steps from the Gulf of Mexico, served as a social hub for Port Royal residents for decades. The right to membership is one of the reasons the wealthy have flocked to the community, named for the famous Jamaican pirate haven.
The reimagined club will have many new features, including more dining venues, a two-story parking garage, and an upgraded pool and pool deck. It has been designed to maximize views of the beach and the Gulf of Mexico, and to survive future hurricanes at a higher elevation.
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Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News
A Port Royal home is No. 1 on the list for most expensive single-family property transfers in Collier County from Aug. 1-31, 2024.
This home is located at 3093 Fort Charles Drive. It has six bedrooms and nine bathrooms. It sold for $26,000,000.
Following are the Top 10 real estate sales in Collier County recorded for August 2024:
(Data provided by Royal Shell Real Estate)
1-3093 Fort Charles Drive, Naples
List price: $33,500,000
Sold price: $26,000,000
Neighborhood/Sub-division: Port Royal
Size: 11,912 square feet
Year built: 1994
Days on market: 165
Amenities: Bayfront, Boat Dock, Private Pool/Spa, Outdoor Kitchen
View: Bay
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Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
A cottage-style luxury estate near downtown Naples will be sold to the highest bidder.
Unless it sells before a scheduled auction.
The nearly 5,000-square-foot home, built in 2022, is described as “absolutely superb,” sitting on a quiet street in the “heart of town.”
“It is spectacular. The sellers moved to a condo on the beach for personal reasons,” said Randy Haddaway, founder and CEO of Elite Auctions.
The newest one at 739 5th Avenue N. in Old Naples is headed for auction in a few weeks. As usual, it’s without reserve, meaning the sellers don’t have a minimum price.
The home, with five ensuite bedrooms, includes a total of seven bathrooms and a study.
The current listing price is $5,995,000.
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