BAY COLONY NAPLES
Posted On 2007-05-09 , 9:37 AM
“If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.”
- J.P. Morgan
Bay Colony is a mindset as much as it is an address. Bay Colony in Naples is a gated subdivision within the spectacular Pelican Bay master planned waterfront community. Blessed with enormous advantages in location, Bay Colony is bounded by the Gulf of Mexico, the glamour of the Ritz Carlton Resort, and spectacular bays, lakes, and preserve areas. There is nothing like it in Naples – and it is a neighborhood with few peers throughout the world.
When you buy a residence in Bay Colony, you also purchase the surrounding ambience, atmosphere, and amenities which set it apart from first impression as “very special.” Winding roads, made with brick pavers, are surrounded by endless walking paths. Everywhere you turn are fountains, meticulously maintained plantings of all kinds, and mature trees. Flowerbeds are plentiful throughout, splashing color against the lush greenery. Swaying palms, tropical water features – Bay Colony is a feast for the senses .
The Bay Colony experience is all about the luxury lifestyles you can enjoy. There are many places in Naples where you can buy a luxury home, but Bay Colony offers its residents so much more. A private tennis club, which is very active, with state of the art facilities, is available to all. Right on the Gulf of Mexico is the Bay Colony Beach Club, complete with valet parking, fine and casual dining options, and all you need to enjoy a day on the award winning white sand beaches there. Golfers have the option to join either the Club at Pelican Bay (which features a 27 hole course  designed by Arthur Hills), or the very exclusive Estates at Bay Colony Golf Club, located in the Pelican Marsh development (18 holes of championship golf designed by Robert von Hagge, and built on 300 acres surrounding a nature preserve). Both Clubs feature exceptional amenities, and formal and informal dining options, as well as popular social events.
Bay Colony is located near the very hub of the cultural center of Naples, the Philharmonic  Center for the Arts. Right in the surrounding area is all that you need to enjoy the very best of Naples. The Ritz Carlton Resort, the world class merchants and artisans featured at the elegant Waterside Shops, and the excitement of bayfront shopping and dining at the Villages on Venetian Bay. Walk to tennis. Walk or ride to the Beach Club. Join one of the many social groups at Pelican Bay, including those focused on photography, painting, books, and fitness. Expand your mind, refresh your spirit, and pamper yourself with spa treatments, massage therapy, and some of the finest dining around.
Bay Colony features a wide variety of home styles, all built around its incomparable setting, which includes the beach, bay, lakes, preserves, and natural areas. Directly on the beachfront are the following luxury high rise towers, from north to south: Remington (1996), Windsor (1998), Biltmore (1997), Brighton (1994), Carlysle (1992), and Contessa (1991).
The Strand is simply one of the most exclusive single family home beachfront developments in the United States. The Strand at Bay Colony, separately gated from within Bay Colony, is a collection of just 12 extraordinary oceanfront estate homes. Unique, palatial, and grand to the Nth degree, these homes rest between over 500 acres of conservation area, and the Gulf of Mexico. “ Just 12 residences.”
The other neighborhood in Bay Colony featuring large estate homes on larger lots is Bay Colony Shores. This part of Bay Colony is generally located east of the bay and preserve areas, and many of the homes feature lake views. Although located more inland from the Gulf, you are just a short tram or car ride away from the Tennis Club and Beach Club.
Along the Bay and preserve areas, but off the beachfront, are several high rise luxury towers  offering views which can include the Gulf, Bay, and conservation areas. These high rises include: Marquesa (1994), Toscana (1999), and Salerno (2000). Mansion La Palma (1996) is a very low density (just 26 residences) mid-rise, garden style condominium building.
There are 2 very distinct, Mediterranean-style neighborhoods of “detached”, single family villa homes in Bay Colony – Villa La Palma, and Vizcaya. These neighborhoods are also off the beachfront. A typical residence in Villa La Palma contains a spacious, gated, courtyard style pool area, which is ideal for entertaining. The villa style homes at Vizcaya feature cobblestone driveways, and an old world charm some have likened to an architectural style popularized in Palm Beach during the 1920's.
The features of the buildings, and amenity packages offered, vary in Bay Colony. The Remington offers the unbelievable amenity of concierge service from the Ritz Carlton Resort, as the buildings are connected via a private walkway. Room service food from the Ritz Carlton in your own private luxury residence – not bad, eh? The Windsor is extremely special, with just 31 residences in total. These homes truly are “mansions in the sky,” ranging in size between approximately 6,150 and 8,500 square feet under air, and featuring his and her marble baths, housekeepers quarters, butler’s pantry, and more.
While may be true, like J. P. Morgan famously quoted, that ‘if you have to ask’, Bay Colony may not be right for you – there are great opportunities at this time to buy into one of the world’s best beachfront communities. If you are a typical buyer in Bay Colony, it is not pricing, but whether the home and lifestyle “is special” that counts most. Let us help you find that special home. We take pride in exceptional  and courteous service. Contact Jeffrey or Douglas at (800) 974-6352. Or, if you prefer to review available listings on the MLS on your own initially, view them here - property search
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