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DISCOVER LAKEFRONT LIVING LIKE NEVER BEFORE
Just minutes from downtown Orlando, on more than 1,900 acres of live oaks, orange groves and dramatic elevation changes, The Ginn Company is painting a vision for one of the final and finest lakefront ownership opportunities in the Orlando area. Inspired by the independent and adventurous Spirit of Tuscany, Bella Collina will be a private community of placid lakes and private golf; of afternoons at the clubhouse and sunset rides on horseback. Standing 180 feet above Lake Apopka, at the planned site for Bella Collina’s grand clubhouse, you can survey this breathtaking lakefront property and begin to visualize the unparalleled lifestyle that you can enjoy through ownership.
 GINN DOES IT AGAIN WITH $174M IN RESORT LOT SALES
MONTVERDE, Fla. -- (April 30, 2004) – Fresh from a record six-hour, $170 million in 712 separate home site sales and condominium units three weeks ago at his Reunion Resort & Club, Orlando developer Bobby Ginn's Ginn Co. has repeated the unprecedented performance at another of his Central Florida resort developments, Bella Collina.
Ginn's team sold 400 lots valued at an aggregate $174 million in four hours to global buyers. "the staggering sales total ranks with the highest one-day, single location totals in U.S. real estate history," says Bobby Ginn, president and CEO of Ginn Co.
The buyers converged on the 1,900-acre Bella Collina community in this tiny farming town located on Lake Apopka in Lake County, about 30 miles northwest of Downtown Orlando. The Ginn Co. hosted more than 1,000 couples, families and individuals during the April 24-25 weekend event, housing them for free in homes at other nearby Ginn resorts.
The lots were priced from $300,000 to $1.3 million. The sites are on the shores of Lake Apopka and Lake Siena, a 300-acre private lake on Bella Collina property. At buildout, Bella Collina will consist of 800 home sites with lake and golf views, a championship golf course designed by Nick Faldo, a clubhouse, a health and day spa and an equestrian center.
"In the span of 30 days, we sold nearly 1,200 home sites and condominiums for more than $344 million to property owners from around the world interested in making Central Florida their home," says Ginn. His company is based in Celebration, FL, the town of 8,000 residents built by Walt Disney World in Osceola County.
BELLA COLLINA SETS NEW FLORIDA REAL ESTATE RECORDLuxury Club community in Lake County sells nearly 400
homesites for more than $174 million in less than four hours
MONTVERDE, Fla. -- (April 26, 2004) – Less than 30 days after another Ginn community set a Florida real estate record, Bella Collina, a private Club community located on Lake Apopka, broke the record by generating $174 million in sales in four hours.
Buyers from around the world converged on the 1,900 acre community and purchased nearly 400 homesites ranging in price from $300,000 to $1.3 million.
The staggering sales total ranks with the highest one-day, single location totals in U.S. real estate history. The Ginn Co. hosted more than 1,000 couples, individuals and families from around the world at the Priority Selection Event held April 24-25. Property was available on Lake Apopka and Lake Siena, a 300-acre private lake on Bella Collina property.
“In the span of 30 days, we sold nearly 1,200 homesites and condominiums for more than $344 million to property owners from around the world interested in making Central Florida their home, whether full- or part-time,” said Bobby Ginn, president and CEO of The Ginn Company. “We’re thrilled with the success of the sales event at Bella Collina and feel confident that those who purchased here will truly enjoy the amenities and picturesque beauty this land offers.”
The private club community will include more than 800 homesites with lake and golf views, a championship golf course designed by Nick Faldo, an exquisite Italiante Clubhouse, a health and day spa and equestrian center. When completed, Bella Collina will be a primary residence Club community that combines suburban convenience with a spectacular natural setting, luxurious amenities and services of a world-class destination resort.
BELLA COLLINA TO HOST 2006 STREET OF DREAMSMONTVERDE, Fla. -- (December 2004) – Bella Collina, a 1,900-acre luxury golf and equestrian community in Montverde, Fla., will be the home of Orlando’s Street of Dreams scheduled for Spring 2006.
“The quality of Bella Collina makes it the perfect venue for the Street of Dreams,” said Bryan Ashbaugh, CEO of Street of Dreams, Inc. “We have incredibly high standards when selecting locations for our Street of Dreams events and we believe that Bella Collina will ‘raise the bar’ beyond any previous shows.”
In April, 2004, Bella Collina broke real estate records by selling nearly 400 homesites and generating $174 million in sales in only four hours during its first sales event at Bella Collina.
Eight of Florida’s top home builders, some of the most prominent names in the custom home building industry, will design and showcase their custom homes for the Street of Dreams at Bella Collina.
The builders, who are also the Featured Builders for Bella Collina, include: Ray Coudriet Builder, Inc.; J. Richard Watson Construction Company; Homes by Carmen Dominguez; Dave Brewer Custom Homes, Inc.; Stonebridge Homes; River Oaks Development Corporation; R.L. Vogel Homes and PGM Builders, Inc.
The depth and breadth of experience these builders offer will ensure Bella Collina’s place as the premier private residential golf community in Central Florida. Each home will be completely furnished and accessorized by a team of leading interior designers. Homes will be priced from more than $3 million.
“Imagine a Street of Dreams with eight incredible show homes, each one more than 8,000 square feet in size and priced up to $5 million. Nothing like this has ever been done before in Florida. It will be the real estate event of the year in 2006,” said Ashbaugh.
The 2006 Street of Dreams will be the 7th Street of Dreams held in the Orlando area, and is expected to attract more than 40,000 visitors.
About Bella Collina
Bella Collina, a private club community, will comprise more than 800 homesites with lake and golf views, a championship golf course designed by Nick Faldo, an exquisite Italianate Clubhouse, health and day spa and equestrian center. When completed, Bella Collina will be a primary residence community that combines suburban convenience with a spectacular natural setting, luxurious amenities and services of a world-class destination resort.
About Street of Dreams, Inc.
As the largest producer of luxury home shows in the U.S., Street of Dreams, Inc. has produced over 72 of its trademarked Street of Dreams shows in premier developments across North America. Street of Dreams events are extremely popular with participants and the visiting public. Over three million people have attended Street of Dreams, Inc.-produced shows.
About The Ginn Company
The Ginn Company, based in Celebration, Fla., is a private real estate development and management firm. The company specializes in resort development, real estate sales and golf course management within its master-planned communities.
The company’s principals have more than three decades of experience in creating extraordinary large-scale, recreation-oriented communities, in the Southeast. Current Ginn Company projects include RiverTowne Country Club in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Hammock Beach & Yacht Harbor Village near St. Augustine, Fla., Reunion Resort & Club of Orlando, south of Orlando, Bella Collina, north of Orlando, and Tesoro and Tesoro Preserve in Port St. Lucie on Florida’s historic “Treasure Coast.” The company recently purchased Mahogany Run Golf Course on St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands and Patriots Point Golf Links and Belvidere Club and Resort in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. For information about Bella Collina, please contact Ed Dacanay at 407-758-4501
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