Solivita’s® Palms lifestyle center earns two Aurora Awards
August 06, 2008
Solivita’s® Palms lifestyle center earns two Aurora AwardsPOINCIANA, FL---The Palms lifestyle center at Solivita®, recent winner of a 50+ Housing Award from the National Association of Home Builders 50+ Housing Council, earned two more prestigious honors at the 27th annual Aurora Awards which capped off the 2008 Southeast Building Conference in Orlando.
The Palms earned Aurora Awards for Best Recreational Facility/Community Clubhouse and Best Landscape/Pool Design for a Residential Development in a competition that annually recognizes the best new construction and design in twelve Southeastern states.
“The Palms is a special place where residents can enjoy social interaction and a wide variety of recreational activities in a 5-star, resort-like setting,” said John Corners, vice president of administration/lifestyles for Avatar Properties Inc., developer of the award-winning active adult community within the 47,000-acre master-planned community Poinciana.
“The awards are a testament to the creative planning and design that went into conceiving an outstanding amenity center that meets and exceeds the extraordinary lifestyle we’ve made available to our residents,” Corners said.
Centerpiece for the 4.66-acre complex is a 20,000 sq. ft. Old World Mediterranean-style clubhouse that was laid out in a series of separate but connected rooms intended to appear as built over time as a sequence of additions with slightly different materials and methods of construction.
Designed by The Evans Group of Orlando, the clubhouse includes a state-of-the-art fitness center with open-beamed ceiling and 38 pieces of cardiovascular and strength training equipment, a 3,200 sq. ft. aerobics center with tongue and groove wood floor, residents’ business center with high-speed Internet access and copy and fax services, members’ club room with large-screen plasma TV and baby grand piano, catering/staging kitchen, and a large multi-purpose room.
To provide unobstructed views to preserved wetlands, the clubhouse embraces on three sides a host of outdoor amenities that include a 4,000 sq. ft. heated lap and splash pool, two heated whirlpool spas, two lighted Har-Tru championship tennis courts, two lighted boccie courts, four lighted pickle-ball courts, a fireplace piazza, social gathering deck, and a large pavered deck illuminated for nighttime use and events.
The Palms complements a host of other amenities at the award-winning active adult community being developed around a Mediterranean-style Village Center highlighted by the 32,000 sq. ft. Riviera Spa & Fitness Center, the 17,000 sq. ft. Starlite Ballroom, three restaurants, and the Waterfront Galleries where residents can participate in classes in sculpture, calligraphy, ceramics, crafts, pottery, stained glass, watercolor, and more.
Adjacent to the Village Center is Freedom Park which includes five lighted tennis courts, five lighted pickle-ball courts, and a championship caliber softball diamond. There are two additional lighted tennis courts in the community’s Venezia neighborhood.
Located just 21 miles south of Walt Disney World® in Orlando, Solivita® encompasses 4,300 acres punctuated by lakes, wooded nature preserves, two 18-hole championship golf courses at The Stonegate Golf Club, and a dozen residential neighborhoods of Tuscan-style single-family homes.
Solivita® currently offers 19 detached single-family home plans in five collections at base prices from the $130s to the $330s, and four attached single-family home plans in The Courtyards at Montelena at base prices from the low $200s. Seventeen furnished models are featured in the community’s model home parks.
For more information, contact Avatar’s John Corners (800) 592-6099 or visit Solivita’s® Web site at http://www.solivita.com.
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Pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, housing within Solivita® is intended for occupancy by at least one person 55 years of age or older per home, although the occupants of a limited number of homes may be younger, but no one under 18 years of age may be in permanent residence. Ownership of a home will require payment of additional fees, including association assessments and mandatory club membership dues, which are subject to change from time to time. Golf facilities are privately owned and operated and membership and additional fees for golf required. Purchase of a residence does not grant any use of or access to the golf club and its facilities. The developer may change home design, floor plans, specifications, amenities, dimensions, materials, features, methods of construction and price without prior notice. This is not an offer in states and jurisdictions where prior registration is required and void where prohibited by law. Prices and availability subject to change without notice. QB# 1224. Avatar Properties Inc., 395 Village Drive, Poinciana, FL 34759.
