Naples Luxury Real Estate
Naples features luxury living at its best in a wide variety of communities and neighborhoods that are, themselves, luxurious. Naples communities offer unique blends of architectural grace and serenity within secure, lush, tropical environs. A pleasant year-round climate, beaches, and water, water everywhere combine with an abundance of world-class golf courses to create a virtual paradise of pleasure for those who have or have had successful careers.
Naples boasts the sixth highest income per capita in the United States and is has the second-largest population of millionaires per capita with a population of 322,000. In addition to successful entrepreneurs and business leaders, Naples is home to numerous celebrities, such as Larry Bird, Buzz Aldrin, Mike Ditka, Barbara Walters, Rocco Mediate, Bob Seger, Sean Hannity, and thousands of successful retirees. These are people who have earned the luxuries of life and who want a relaxing lifestyle in which they may enjoy the fruits of their success.
While it is impossible to cover all of Naples Luxury Real Estate in a short amount of space, what follows is a mere sampling of the luxury that is Naples.
Naples Luxury Listings
Old Naples
Old Naples real estate is an eclectic mix of old Florida charm and new homes that both reflect that ambiance and harmonize with the mature, tropical vegetation that permeates the entire district. Consisting primarily of inland, perpendicular east/west and north/south streets, Old Naples, nonetheless, has more than a mile of coastline on Naples Bay. Naples most chic shopping and dining venues are in Old Naples, including Third and Fifth Avenues and Tin City. This is the heart and soul of Naples.
Naples is arguably the most upscale municipality in Southwest Florida. Of the 16.4 square miles that it occupies, twenty-five percent is comprised of harbors, canals, and waterways. There are eleven major communities in the immediate Naples area that feature waterfront real estate. Note that “waterfront” is not the same as beachfront, although several communities feature access to both. Because waterfront properties typically feature boat slips and lifts, these communities are favored by boating enthusiasts.
Gordon Drive
Thirty of the 100 most valuable properties in Collier County, Florida, have Gordon Drive addresses. In fact, one landowner along Gordon Drive pays the second-highest property tax in Naples. Although the northern section of Gordon Drive is inland, as the southern terminus of Gordon runs through Coquina Sands and Port Royal, most homes are either beachfront or waterfront. The multi-million dollar estates along Gordon Drive represent the pinnacle of real estate. It is not uncommon for homes along Gordon Drive to have living space upwards of 10,000 square feet.
Coquina Sands
Coquina Sands lies just north of Old Naples and is one of Naples’ most prestigious waterfront and beachfront communities. It is a large subdivision comprised of a broad range of homes and styles from condos to breathtaking custom, estate homes of 8,000 square feet and more. Condos range in size from 1,000 to more than 3,000 square feet of luxurious living space. The dense, tropical surroundings, palm-lined streets, tall pines and banyan trees ensure a beautiful, quiet and comfortable environment in which the Southwest Florida lifestyle may be enjoyed to its fullest. Waterfront homes in Coquina Sands have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico through Doctors Pass.
Vanderbilt Beach
Vanderbilt Beach is not just one of the most beautiful on the Southwest Florida Gulf Coast. It is also the name of the community that borders the beach and Vanderbilt Drive to the east. The distance from Vanderbilt Drive to the beach is, on average, only a half mile. Many homes at Vanderbilt Beach are waterfront properties. Most homes located on the channels have their own private boat docks or lifts, and all have direct boat access to the Gulf.
While each neighborhood at Vanderbilt Beach is unique in its own way, Moraya Bay and Phoenician Sands are worthy of particular attention. Phoenician Sands has 10 gulf view condos with spacious floor plans in a distinctive New England style, five-story building. A gated entrance and a private walkway to the beach speak to the serenity of life at Phoenician Sands. Residents are welcome to use the amenities of the nearby Turtle Club. Moraya Bay has 72 luxurious, gulf view condos ranging between 4,000 and 4,500 square feet and includes grand salons and butler’s pantrie.