Avatar goes outside the box with Classico Series at BellalagoSM

September 27, 2007

While the majority of production home builders have downsized homes on postage stamp size lots to maintain affordability and generate sales in a sluggish housing market, Avatar Properties Inc. has stepped outside the conventional box to deliver affordably-priced single-family homes on oversized homesites in a gated, lakefront community.

The Poinciana^SM-based builder-developer has introduced its new Classico Series at Stillwater Landing in Bellalago^SM / Isles of Bellalago^SM, one of the company's flagship communities in a resort-like setting that features a pair of multi-million-dollar amenity complexes and over one mile of shoreline on Lake Tohopekaliga (Toho) in Kissimmee.

"We're delivering upscale Mediterranean-style homes from the low $200s on homesites that are all 125 feet deep and have a minimum of 25 feet between homes which is two and a half times the current minimum separation," said Michael Manning, Bellalago^SM / Isles of Bellalago^SMdirector of sales.

"In addition to the extra space between homes, approximately 37 percent of the 125 planned homes in Stillwater Landing front an inland lake or a park which gives the neighborhood a special sense of place by amplifying the natural setting," Manning explained.

Avatar's Classico Series features six 3- and 4-bedroom plans with living areas ranging from 1,553 sq. ft. for a 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1-story home, to a very roomy 2,430 sq. ft. in a 4-bedroom, 3-bath, 2-story home with a 2-car garage and a separate single-car garage that can also house a Harley or a golf cart. Pre-construction base prices range from $217,990 to $281,990.

"We've conducted extensive focus group sessions to create plans that appeal to today's homebuyers by including features that meet their family's expectations and lifestyles," said Manning. "You'd be surprised at how many buyers either own a Harley or plan to get one."

Homes in the Classico Series are designed to be compatible with homes in theexisting Oceana and Terra series at Bellalago^SM / Isles of Bellalago^SM. The new plans include Mediterranean tile roofs; covered rear lanais; brick paver driveways, walkways and entries; garage coach lamps; window shutters; fully sodded St. Augustine homesites; deluxe landscape packages; and irrigation systems that use reclaimed water.

Classico Series plans offer formal living rooms, family rooms and/or great rooms, formal dining rooms, and designer kitchens (four with central islands) featuring breakfast bars, Whirlpool smooth top ranges with range hoods and dishwashers, double-bowl stainless steel sinks, and wood cabinetry with oak panel doors.

Plans in the Classico Series also include luxurious master suites with large walk-in wardrobes; sumptuous master baths featuring his-and-hers vanities with 42-inch high mirrors, glass-enclosed showers with tile surrounds, and separate Roman-style tubs; and interior laundry rooms with washer-dryer hookups.

To enhance interior visual appeal and spaciousness, Classico Series plans feature 9'4' flat, volume or vaulted ceilings, plus decorative plant shelves, art niches, and arched room entries.

Winner of over 30 design and marketing awards, Bellalago^SM / Isles of Bellalago^SM features over 300 acres of inland lakes and waterways, and two multi-million-dollar resort-style amenity complexes: one alongside Lake Toho that includes a clubhouse with state-of-the-art fitness center, multi-pool aquatic center, children’s water park and tot lot, tennis and basketball courts, a childre's playground, band shell, 1,300-foot-long boardwalk with gazebo on Lake Toho, the Sunset Terrace Grille, and a boat ramp/lift at Lake Toho for powerboats up to 26 feet. A second amenity complex at the Isles of Bellalago^SM features a 5,000 sq. ft. clubhouse with fitness center, free-form zero-entry pool, heated spa, children’s water park, and a tot lot.

Bellalago^SM Academy, a unique K-8 charter school and Florida’s first to be operated by a public school district (Osceola County), is located within Bellalago^SM / Isles of Bellalago^SM, while the new $49 million Liberty High School, located opposite the south entrance to Bellalago^SM / Isles of Bellalago^SM on Pleasant Hill Road, opened for classes this August.

Three-, 4- and 5-bedroom Mediterranean-style homes in the Oceana and Terra series at Bellalago^SM / Isles of Bellalago^SM are priced from the $200s to over $400,000.

Bellalago^SM / Isles of Bellalago^SM is located on Pleasant Hill Rd., 5 miles south of Highway 17-92. For more information call (866) 372-3055 or visit the community's website at MyBellalago.com.

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