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Move-in ready home nearing completion in Immokalee

IMMOKALEE — FL Star Construction is nearing completion on the Fiesta, a new available home in Arrowhead Reserve, a single-family home community off Lake Trafford Road in Immokalee.

“This home is perfect for buyers who are eager to move in soon,” said Elvira Nodal of David C. Brown Realty, associate responsible for sales at Arrowhead Reserve. “This home offers all the benefits of high quality new construction, the most desirable interior features, and pricing that is among the lowest in the area for new construction.”

Nodal notes that timing for buyers, especially first-time homeowners is excellent as interest rates remain low and several programs are in place to assist first-time buyers.

The Fiesta is a three-bedroom plus study design with 1,765 air-conditioned square feet. With a covered entry, a lanai and a two-car garage, the home has a total of 2,505 square feet under roof. The great room, kitchen and breakfast nook offer a contemporary open concept living space. Double doors create an impressive entry from the great room to the study. A private retreat at the back of the home, the master bedroom offers two walk-in closets and a master bath with dual vanities, a walk-in shower and water closet. Two guest bedrooms and a full bath are at the front of the home.

The Fiesta is available for purchase at $199,900.

Home plans at Arrowhead Reserve range from three bedrooms and two baths in 1,297 feet of air-conditioned living space to a design with three bedrooms plus a den with 1,915 air-conditioned square feet. There is flexibility with several designs, offering a choice of three bedrooms or three bedrooms plus a den or the four-bedroom plan. The most popular interior finishes are available including granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and undermount sinks.

Built by FL Star Construction, home prices begin at $168,900.

For information about these homes and others at Arrowhead Reserve, contact Elvira Nodal at at David C. Brown Realty in Immokalee or Gary Hains, FL Star Development, email Gary@Fl-star.com.

FL Star Construction LLC is an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities lead by Gary Hains and David E. Torres. Other current projects include Milano Lakes, a new 296-unit apartment community, and Sapphire Cove, a new residential community, both being developed off Collier Boulevard in South Naples.

FL Star also provides management services for commercial and industrial buildings for real estate owners and condominium associations including maintenance, collection of rents and financial reporting.

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Construction at Milano Lakes Apartments progressing

Construction is moving ahead at a steady pace at Milano Lakes, a new apartment community off Collier Boulevard at The Lords Way in South Naples.

“The first building is beginning to show what the finished apartments will be,” said Gary Hains, partner with FL Star, developer for Milano Lakes Apartments. “Drywall is complete, the interior cabinets have been installed and the building has been painted. Other buildings are progressing in sequential stages.”

Installation of cabinets is in progress in another building, drywall is complete and stucco in progress in a third, with roofing in progress on two additional buildings. The remaining three buildings are in various stages of block work.

Hains said the community is on schedule to make the first apartments available for occupancy by the fourth quarter of this year.

“It is exciting to see the project coming together,” he said.

Located on a 23-acre site, Milano Lakes will include 296 apartment homes in eight buildings, offering one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Within the community, 96 detached garages are planned.

Occupants will be able to choose from four floor plans, ranging from a one-bedroom design with 808 air-conditioned square feet and 889 total square feet to a three-bedroom apartment home with 1,439 air-conditioned square feet and 1,545 total square feet. Each unit will include laundry facilities, a master suite with a walk-in closet and dual sinks in the master bath, an island kitchen with a dining area, and a lanai.

Residents of Milano Lakes will enjoy a variety of amenities. The community offers a 5,488-square-foot clubhouse with a resort-style swimming pool and a fitness center. The building reflects the influence of Mediterranean architecture and will be the centerpiece of social gatherings in the community. A children’s playground is planned to round out the amenities.

Milano Lakes is being developed by an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities led by Gary Hains and David E. Torres.

Other projects by FL Star include Sapphire Cove, a new community of single-family homes off Collier Boulevard in Naples, and Arrowhead Reserve, a community of single-family homes in Immokalee. FL Star also provides management services for commercial and industrial buildings for real estate owners and condominium associations including maintenance, collection of rents and financial reporting.

For information about Milano Lakes Apartments, contact Gary Hains, Lords Way Apartments LLC by email: gary@fl-star.com.

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Fall move-in options available at Arrowhead Reserve

FL Star Construction is offering several new home designs to be ready for a fall move-in date at Arrowhead Reserve, a community of single-family homes off Lake Trafford Road in Immokalee.”This is a good time to make a purchase,” said Gary Hains, vice president of FL Star Construction. “We have several different home designs in various stages of construction, offering buyers options to select the home that fits their lifestyle and some choices for the time they want to move in.”

Hains noted that two of the homes that will be available are the company’s newest design — the Fantasia. The Fantasia is the first four-bedroom home created especially for Arrowhead Reserve.

The Fantasia includes four bedrooms and two full baths in 1,638 air-conditioned square feet. With lanai, covered entry and two-car garage, the home encompasses 2,273 total square feet under roof.

An open design great room plan, the island kitchen separates the family living space and dining area. The master bedroom includes a generous walk-in closet and a private bath with twin vanities, a walk-in shower and linen closet. There is a separate laundry room that offers convenient access from the garage and interior hallway.

The Fantasia is priced starting at $192,500.

There are also two homes under construction utilizing variations of the Casa Feliz design. One version includes a den, while the other is a basic great room design.

The Casa Feliz includes three bedrooms and two full baths in 1,473 sqaure feet. With a two-car garage and entry way accented with four columns, the Casa Feliz encompasses 1,975 total square feet.

The great room opens to the back patio through sliding glass doors. The adjacent kitchen offers access to the dining space and provides additional breakfast counter seating. The master bedroom includes a walk-in closet and master bath with dual sinks and walk-in shower. The two guest bedrooms share access to a full bath that features a tub/shower combination. The laundry room includes a large pantry for storage.

The Casa Feliz is priced starting at $179,900.

The Fiesta is a three-bedroom plus study design with 1,765 air-conditioned square feet. With a covered entry, lanai and two-car garage, the home has 2,505 total square feet under roof. The great room, kitchen and breakfast nook offer an open concept living space. Double doors lead from the great room to the private study. A private retreat at the back of the home, the master bedroom offers two walk-in closets and a bath with dual vanities, a walk-in shower and private water closet. Two guest bedrooms and a full bath are at the front of the home.

The Fiesta is priced starting at $199,900.

New home designs available within Arrowhead Reserve range from 1,297 air-conditioned square feet and 1,711 total square feet to 1,765 air-conditioned square feet and 2,505 total square feet. Three-bedroom and four-bedroom designs are available.

Built by FL Star Construction, home prices begin at $168,900.

For information, contact David C. Brown Realty in Immokalee or Gary Hains, FL Star Development, email Gary@Fl-star.com.

FL Star Construction, LLC is an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities lead by Gary Hains and David E. Torres. Other current projects include Milano Lakes, a new 296-unit apartment community, and Sapphire Cove, a new residential community, both are being developed off Collier Boulevard in South Naples.

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FL Star offers Maravilla design at Arrowhead Reserve

IMMOKALEE — FL Star Construction is offering a new three-bedroom plus den home design at Arrowhead Reserve, a community of single-family homes off Lake Trafford Road in Immokalee.

The Maravilla includes three bedrooms plus a den and two baths in 1,915 air-conditioned square feet. With lanai, covered entry and two-car garage, the home encompasses 2,655 total square feet under roof.

“We are continually responding to buyers’ requests with new designs and options at Arrowhead Reserve,” said Gary Hains, vice president of FL Star Construction. “The Maravilla provides that extra space for a home office or study, yet maintains the open floor plan so popular with families.”

The great room plan provides access to the lanai through sliding glass door. The kitchen offers counter space to the great room and opens to the breakfast nook, which offers views of the lanai through double windows. The master bedroom includes two walk-in closets and a master bath with twin vanities, a walk-in shower, linen closet and private water closet. There is a separate laundry room that offers convenient access from the garage as well as the interior hallway.

The two guest bedrooms share access to a full bath, which is also accessed from the central hallway.

The Maravilla is priced starting at $209,900.

Other home designs available within Arrowhead Reserve range from a three-bedroom, two-bath home with 1,297 air-conditioned square feet and 1,711 total square feet to a four-bedroom, two-bath design with 1,638 air-conditioned square feet and 2,273 total square feet. Options available include granite counter tops, laminate wood flooring and stainless appliances.

Built by FL Star Construction, home prices begin at $168,900.

For more information about this home and others at Arrowhead Reserve, contact David C. Brown Realty in Immokalee or Gary Hains at FL Star Development.

FL Star Construction LLC is an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities lead by Gary Hains and David E. Torres. Other current projects include Milano Lakes, a 296-unit apartment community, and Sapphire Cove, a new residential community, both being developed off Collier Boulevard in South Naples.

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FL Star unveils new design at Arrowhead Reserve

FL Star Construction has introduced the Fantasia, a new home design at Arrowhead Reserve, a community of single-family homes off Lake Trafford Road in Immokalee.

The Fantasia offers four bedrooms and two full baths in 1,638 air-conditioned square feet. With lanai, covered entry and two-car garage, the home encompasses 2,273 total square feet under roof.

“This design expands the options available to homebuyers in Arrowhead Reserve,” said Gary Hains, vice president of FL Star Construction. “The Fantasia is the first four-bedroom design we’ve created especially for Arrowhead Reserve, a perfect choice for larger families.”

An open design great-room plan, the island kitchen separates family living space and the dining area. The master bedroom includes a generous walk-in closet and a private bath with twin vanities, a large walk-in shower and linen closet. There is a separate laundry room that offers convenient access from the garage as well as the interior hallway.

The Fantasia is priced starting at $192,900.

Other home designs available in Arrowhead Reserve range from a three-bedroom, two-bath home with 1,297 air-conditioned square feet and a total of 1,711 square feet to a three-bedroom plus den, two-bath design with 1,600 air-conditioned square feet and a total of 2,098 square feet.

Built by FL Star Construction, home prices begin at $168,900, among the lowest in the area for new home construction.

For more information about this home and others at Arrowhead Reserve, contact David C. Brown Realty in Immokalee or Gary Hains, FL Star Development, email Gary@Flstardevelopment.com.

FL Star Construction, LLC is an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities led by Gary Hains and David E. Torres. Other current projects include Milano Lakes, a new 296-unit apartment community, and Sapphire Cove, a new residential community, both being developed off Collier Boulevard in South Naples. FL Star also provides management services for commercial and industrial buildings for real estate owners and condominium associations including maintenance, collection of rent and financial reporting.

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Clubhouse and apartments progressing at Milano Lakes

Three residential buildings are now under roof with work progressing on the interiors at Milano Lakes, a new apartment community off Collier Boulevard at The Lords Way in South Naples.

“All eight residential buildings are in various stages of construction,” said Gary Hains, partner with FL Star, developer of Milano Lakes Apartments. “We are moving ahead with work on the community amenities and garages as well.”

Interior framing and mechanicals are underway on the community clubhouse, a 5,488-square-foot clubhouse with a resort-style swimming pool and a fitness center. The building reflects the influence of Mediterranean architecture and will be the centerpiece of social gatherings in the community. A children’s playground is planned to round out the amenities.

Hains said the community is on schedule to make the first apartments available for occupancy by the fourth quarter of this year.

Located on a 23-acre site, Milano Lakes will include 296 apartment homes in eight buildings, offering one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Within the community, 96 detached garages are planned.

Occupants will be able to choose from four floor plans, ranging from a one-bedroom design with 808 air-conditioned square feet and 889 total square feet to a three-bedroom apartment with 1,439 air-conditioned square feet and a total of 1,545 square feet. Each unit will include laundry facilities, a master suite with a walk-in closet and dual sinks in the master bath, an island kitchen with a dining area, and a lanai.

Milano Lakes is being developed by an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities led by Gary Hains and David E. Torres.

For information about Milano Lakes Apartments, contact Gary Hains by email at gary@fl-star.com.

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Work underway for new community of Sapphire Cove

Site work is underway for Sapphire Cove, a new residential community being developed off Collier Boulevard in South Naples. The 30-acre site is planned to include 75 single-family lots measuring 57 feet wide by 140 feet deep.

“At this point, clearing and blasting have been completed and installation of underground utilities has commenced,” said David E. Torres, developer and principal in Lord’s Way 30 LLC. “This community will complement the residential neighborhoods and commercial entities that are making this part of Naples a vibrant and most desirable area.”

Sapphire Cove is designed to appeal to a mixture of family-oriented and active adult lifestyles. Planned amenities will include a community clubhouse and a resort-style swimming pool. Approximately 3.5 acres of the property are being set aside as a nature preserve in addition to a lake of about the same size.

Construction of homes is expected to begin late this year. The property is part of the Hacienda Lakes Community Development District and is accessed via the Lord’s Way, approximately ½-mile east of Collier Boulevard.

For information about Sapphire Cove, contact David E. Torres by email david@flstardevelopment.com.

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Gary Hains and David Torres create successful FL Star

Gary Hains and David Torres took a big risk and it paid off with big success. At the height of the recession, the two men left their jobs with Toll Brothers to strike out on their own.

“We both realized there was opportunity out there,” Hains began. “We both left when the market was a bad as it could be. That is when there is the most opportunity when the market is bad.”

The move was especially risky for Hains.

“My wife told me the night before we resigned that she was pregnant with our second kid,” he said.

But Hains and Torres believed in themselves and were ready for the challenge of striking out on their own. So they created FL Star LLC.

“When you are one of those individuals that wants to be an entrepreneur, you are confident you will be successful,” Torres explained.

Their strategy was to buy now and build later.

“It was good because we weren’t building at that time,” Hains explained. “We were buying properties at the time. We were buying distressed notes.”

“There was a lot of opportunity to buy below costs and be patient,” Torres added.

So the men purchased property and were patient.

They bought land at Arrowhead in Immokalee. Arrowhead was an existing development with about 100 houses. Hains and Torres bought the remaining 229 lots. They also purchased land at Hacienda Lakes and some property off Collier Boulevard in Naples. When the economy began to revive, the men started to build. They began their first construction in Arrowhead. Soon they started building at Hacienda. Now they are constructing their first apartment complex near Collier Boulevard that will have 296 units. Milano Lakes will have eight, four-story buildings that have one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 800 square feet to 1,400 square feet and price from $1,300 to$1,700 a month.

The duo believes an apartment complex is needed in the area and is a good way to grow their business.

“In Collier, you don’t get the density you get in Fort Myers,” Hains explained. “Collier is very limited. This site had the ability to have high density, and in Collier there is definitely a shortage of places for working people to live.”

“It is demand,” Torres added. “We have population growth in our area. Once you have people coming down, you have jobs and housing is expensive, so there is a market for renters, and Collier is the best because there is limited place for people to enter the market. There are limited places with high density.”

When Hains and Torres first struck out on their own six years ago, their lives changed in many ways. They became the boss, yet didn’t really live a boss’s lifestyle.

“Your lifestyle has to change slightly,” Hains said about the beginning years of FL Star.

But now with the growth in the economy and success of his business, he knows he made the right choice.

“Now prices have gone up and people missed that window,” he said.

Hains and Torres saw that window when they were working together at Toll Brothers. The men spent about 10 years with that company.

Hains became Toll Brothers Division Vice President for Southwest Florida. He was responsible for locating, financially analyzing, conducting market research and negotiating land acquisition for future development projects throughout Florida. Torres became division president for Toll Brothers Northeast Florida. He was responsible for direct profit and loss in that region and was involved in land acquisition of thousands of lots for future development.

“Getting together in this new venture just seemed a natural step,” Hains said. “We’ve always enjoyed working together. And our backgrounds and education complement each other. We’ve both been involved in every aspect of real estate development, and we share a background in finance.”

David Torres and Gary Hains of FL Star oversee the new apartment complex they are building in Naples. (Photo: Andrea Stetson)

Hains and Torres are also both high achievers. Hains is a graduate of Brown University and the London School of Economics. Torres is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City, where he received a bachelor of science in civil engineering and a minor in economics.

The men took their experience to do more than simply buy land and build homes or apartments. FL Star provides management services for commercial and industrial buildings for real estate owners and condominium associations. They assist with maintenance, collection of rents and financial reporting. They also manage distressed real estate funds and look for distressed real estate opportunities for customers and private investors.

Now that business is booming, Hains and Torres can see how their risk paid off.

“I grew up in that environment,” Torres said. “My father had his own business. It was more natural to do this than working for someone the rest of my life. You just have to take the risk and be patient.”

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FL Star offers move-in homes at Arrowhead Reserve

Fort Myers-based builder FL Star Construction has completed three move-in ready homes at Arrowhead Reserve, a residential community of single-family homes off Lake Trafford Road in Immokalee. The three available homes are the Paraiso design, a three-bedroom plus den, two-bath home with 1,600 air-conditioned square feet. With covered entry and two-car garage the home has 2,098 total square feet.

“This design has been in demand,” said Gary Hains, vice president of FL Star Construction. “The Paraiso offers a spacious and functional floor plan designed for family life. These homes offer our high quality construction at a very affordable price and include high-end finishes such as such as granite counter tops, undermount sinks, and stainless steel appliances.”

The Paraiso design features a 25-by-12-½-foot great room, a perfect gathering place for the family..The adjacent kitchen offers breakfast counter seating and a pantry. The den opens to the great room through double doors and includes a closet. The master bedroom offers a walk-in closet plus a linen closet and a master bath with dual sinks and a walk-in shower. The two guest bedrooms, one of which features a bowed window, share access to the second bath, which includes a tub/shower combination. There is a laundry room within the home.

These Paraiso design homes are priced at $189,900, and are available for quick occupancy. One site offers a view of oak trees.

New home designs within Arrowhead Reserve range from a three-bedroom, two-bath home with 1,297 air-conditioned square feet and 1,711 total square feet to a three-bedroom plus den, two-bath design with 1,600 air-conditioned square feet and 2,098 total square feet. Built by FL Star Construction, home prices begin at $168,900, among the lowest in the area for new home construction.

Arrowhead Reserve is an active community with low HOA fees and amenities that include a clubhouse and pool exclusively for the use of residents in the single-family homes.

For more information about these homes and other opportunities available at Arrowhead Reserve, contact Elvira Nodal at at David C. Brown Realty or Gary Hains, FL Star Development, email Gary@fl-star.com.

FL Star Construction LLC is an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities lead by Gary Hains and David E. Torres. Other current projects include Milano Lakes, a new 296-unit apartment community off Collier Boulevard in Naples. FL Star also provides management services for commercial and industrial buildings for real estate owners and condominium associations including maintenance, collection of rents and financial reporting.

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First building tops out at Milano Lakes apartments

The first building has topped out at Milano Lakes, a new apartment community off Collier Boulevard at The Lords Way in South Naples. The community encompasses more than 23 acres and will include 296 apartment homes in eight buildings, offering one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Within the community, 96 detached garages are planned.

“Construction is moving along at a good pace,” said Gary Hains, partner with FL Star, developer for Milano Lakes Apartments. “Building 5 is the first building to reach top out. Three other buildings are well under way, with one building at the second floor, another at first-floor block and the next building is in the process of having the elevator pit being dug.”

Construction is also under way on the enclosed garages that will be available for lease, and work on the perimeter wall has begun. Excavation of the lakes has been completed.

The first apartments are on schedule to be available for occupancy by the third quarter 2017. Occupants will be able to choose from four floor plans, ranging from a one-bedroom design with 808 air-conditioned square feet and 889 total square feet to a three-bedroom apartment with 1,439 air-conditioned square feet and 1,545 total square feet. Interiors have been designed to live like a home with laundry facilities within each unit, a master suite with a walk-in closet and dual sinks in the master bath, an island kitchen with a dining area, and a lanai.

In addition, the community will offer residents a 5,488-square-foot clubhouse for social gatherings, a resort-style swimming pool, a fitness center and a children’s playground.

Milano Lakes is being developed by an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities led by Gary Hains and David E. Torres. Other projects include Arrowhead Reserve, a community of single-family homes in Immokalee. FL Star also provides management services for commercial and industrial buildings for real estate owners and condominium associations including maintenance, collection of rents and financial reporting.

For more information about Milano Lakes Apartments, contact Gary Hains, Lords Way Apartments LLC, email gary@flstardevelopment.com.

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