Summit Fiber Optic Project Completion

LAmbiance – Pelican Bay – Naples, FL –  It’s been a busy time here in L’Ambiance lately with the installation of the Summit Broadband ONT boxes in our coach homes.  This project finished last week. Now all of L’Ambiance has fiber optic cable into their units.  This gives all Residents 100 by 100 MPBS service that can go up to a gigabyte service at an Owner’s option. It also replaces the coax cable and telephone wire that was deteriorating under the units because they ran through conduit that was often filled with water. This caused distorted signals and signal loss.  The change to Summit fiber optics in our units should result in a decrease in service calls. A big thanks goes out to all Residents for helping us complete this project.

Our pool project finished the beginning of the fall.  Our pool and hot tub were resurfaced. Brown tile now replaces the green tile border we previously had on our pool and hot tub.

New brown border around LAmbiance pool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brown tile border around LAmbiance hot tub

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L’Ambiance is looking good, isn’t it?  More Residents are returning to their L’Ambiance units as evidenced by the activity in our neighborhood.  I hope everyone is enjoying their time in L’Ambiance.

The real estate market was slow over the summer.  I expected the market to perk up after the Presidental election but I haven’t seen that happen as of yet.  Each day I take a look at the MLS hot sheet for Pelican Bay and I see more and more price reductions coming through. I also have been seeing more expired listings pop up.  Our low rise inventory has risen also. We currently have an absorption rate of just over 8 months. I am beginning to think that we will see a slight downward shift to the market.

Are you thinking of selling your LAmbiance home?  Please give me a call.  I have a list of buyers who are looking for specific units in LAmbiance.  I’d be happy to discuss not only the pricing in LAmbiance but the pricing for low-rises in Pelican Bay and low-rises in Naples to see how your unit fits into the equation.

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About the author:

Lynn Wilber is a Real Estate Professional who lives in Pelican Bay. Her 39 years of real estate experience and her area expertise have been valuable resources to Pelican Bay Sellers and Buyers. For more information, please contact Lynn Wilber via e-mail atLynn@NaplesBuys.com or call 239-594-2780.

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Holidays at LAmbiance in Pelican Bay

LAmbiance – Pelican Bay – Naples, FL –  Rounding the corner into LAmbiance last night I truly enjoyed seeing our holiday lights.  We look so festive.

 

 

I wish these photos did the lights more justice.  Our entryway looks great and I have to compliment our decorating committee!

Tuesday night Don, my husband, and I went down to the new Marker 36; formerly known as The Sandpiper.  The place was extremely crowded but I did snap some photos for you to see.  CLICK HERE  I’m happy with the improvements and I think the new look is a benefit to our community.

While the holidays are just around the corner, we have had a bit of real estate activity in LAmbiance as units came pending.  To view all the active, pending and closed LAmbiance sales since the beginning of the year, CLICK HERE . I am anticipating a very busy season.  As of today, there are only 28 low rise listings on the market.  With so little inventory on the market, I can see prices starting to appreciate. Buyers are having a hard time recognizing the market has improved.

Have you started your Summit Broadband service yet? I would recommend you sign up and get scheduled as soon as possible.  Here’s a link for information on how to contact Summit —- CLICK HERE. Once Residents start coming back in January I imagine that Summit will be swamped with calls to set up service. Pelican Bay’s contract with Comcast ends in February 2015.  Don & I started our service on November 19th.  We went through some issues that took a while to get resolved but I am happy to report that our service is working fine.  I do want to say that Summit was a great deal more receptive in trying to solve our issues than Comcast.  Every time I turn on our TV I am AMAZED at the quality of the picture!

REMINDER – If you use a Comcast e-mail address that is linked to your Comcast service here in Naples, you will lose that address when you switch over to Summit Broadband.  You’ll want to change your e-mail address before the switch over to Summit happens.  Yahoo, Google and Outlook.com offer free e-mail services. Note: If you change your e-mail address, please let me know so I can keep you updated.

Should you be thinking of selling your home in Lambiance and want to know what your home is worth  in today’s market, I am happy to give you a free market evaluation. Feel free to call me at 239-594-2780 or e-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com

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Would you like to subscribe to Lambiance updates? E-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com and I will add you to the subscription list. Please know that I will keep your e-mail address private.

Please note that I receive no compensation for mention of any businesses or events.

About the author:

Lynn Wilber is a Real Estate Professional who lives in Pelican Bay. Her 36 years of real estate experience and her area expertise have been valuable resources to Pelican Bay Sellers and Buyers. For more information, please contact Lynn Wilber via e-mail at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com or call 239-594-2780.

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Holidays in LAmbiance

LAmbiance – Pelican Bay – Naples FL – The other day I noticed our Holiday lights were installed on the palm trees by LAmbiance’s front gate.  These lights will turn on after Thanksgiving for the holidays.  My first reaction when I saw that the lights were up was, “How did the holidays get here so fast?” Do you feel the same way?

It has been a busy year in LAmbiance with the new roof installations, the new gutters being installed, the buildings being power washed and the work being done on the 300 building. To top off our noise level this fall, Pelican Bay began resurfacing Pelican Bay BLVD.  The resurfacing work will be done soon.

Will you be having company over the holidays?  The Wilber family always seems to have company……at many times during the year. In case you don’t feel like cooking on Thanksgiving, Publix has a ready-made Thanksgiving turkey dinner with 5 side dishes.  All you have to do is heat the turkey! Our family has ordered from Publix in the past and it has made Thanksgiving very enjoyable.  For details of Publix’s Thanksgiving menu: CLICK HERE. 

This Thanksgiving will find me cooking as I’m lucky to have my brother, Patrick in town for Thanksgiving. I’ll be making our Mother’s recipe for turkey with stuffing. It’s not often that Don and I get to have Patrick with us at Thanksgiving.

If you have company over the holidays and don’t feel like cooking, you can order a Pasta Presto meal for 4 on-line from either Brio’s or Bravo’s.  Don and I have done this several times. You can choose one salad, one entre from different selections and the meal comes with their bread and dipping oil.  You’ll find the Pasta Presto meals under the catering tabs. This is a life saver when you are exhausted and no one feels like cooking.

LAmbiance’s toy drive party is being held this Sunday, November 16th from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM at the LAmbiance Clubhouse.  All are welcome. Please BYOB, an appetizer and an unwrapped toy or a check made payable to the Salvation Army.  Don and I will be there, will you?

What’s happening in the real estate market in LAmbiance? CLICK HERE We now have 7 units for sale in LAmbiance, 3 units are pending and since the beginning of the year there have been 7 sales.  As of today, there are only 29 low-rise listings for sale in LAmbiance.

Should you be interested in seeing statistics for the 2014 third quarter for Pelican Bay, CLICK HERE.

REMINDER – If you use a Comcast e-mail address that is linked to your Comcast service here in Naples, you will lose that address when you switch over to Summit Broadband.  You’ll want to change your e-mail address before the switch over to Summit happens.  Yahoo, Google and Outlook.com offer free e-mail services. Note: If you change your e-mail address, please let me know so I can keep you updated.

Have you signed up for Summit Broadband service?  If not, CLICK HERE

I’ll look forward to seeing you at our LAmbiance toy drive!  If you aren’t in residence by then, I wish you a lovely Thanksgiving surrounded by the people you love.

Should you be thinking of selling your home in Lambiance and want a candid assessment of what it would take to sell your home in today’s market, I am happy to give you a free market evaluation. Feel free to call me at 239-594-2780 or e-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com

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Would you like to subscribe to Lambiance updates? E-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com and I will add you to the subscription list. Please know that I will keep your e-mail address private.

Please note that I receive no compensation for mention of any businesses or events.

About the author:

Lynn Wilber is a Real Estate Professional who lives in Pelican Bay. Her 36 years of real estate experience and her area expertise have been valuable resources to Pelican Bay Sellers and Buyers. For more information, please contact Lynn Wilber via e-mail at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com or call 239-594-2780.

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LAmbiance Roof Project

LAmbiance – Pelican Bay Naples, FL – I thought our residents might like to see some photos of how our roof project has been coming along. 

As of June 7th, the 2400 – the 500 buildings have new roofs.  Peel and stick has been applied to the clubhouse and the gate houses.  The 400 – 100 buildings are still a work in progress.

Here’s a shot of the clubhouse:

Our Gate House:

The 100 Building:

The 200 Building:

300 Building looking South and West:

300 Building Looking North and West:

400 Building:

500 Building:

Our community is still in the process of power washing the newly roofed buildings and putting new gutters on these buildings.

In other community news, a contractor, D.M.I. was selected to begin work repairing the collapsed lake bank behind the 1300 building. Work should start soon on this project. There is no special assessment is expected for this lake bank repair.

LAMBIANCE REAL ESTATE NEWS:

Curious about what’s on the market and what’s been selling in L’Ambiance?  Click Here: LAmbiance Real Estate Activity.

PELICAN BAY LOW RISE REAL ESTATE NEWS:

There was quite a bit of real estate activity the beginning of the year.  As of today, there have been 51 low rise closed sales in Pelican Bay since 1/1/2014 with an average sales price of $469,871.00. The average days on the market is at 122 with Sellers receiving 94.86% of their asking price.

As of today, there are only THIRTY-ONE low rise listings on the market in Pelican Bay. These listings have an average list price of $586,522.00 with an average of 136 days on the market.

Since the beginning of the year there have  been FIFTY low rise listings that failed to sell in Pelican Bay. Anyone remember when 75% of all low rise listings taken in Pelican Bay failed to sell?

This chart shows the number of expired low rise listings in Pelican Bay by year.

Primary Year Expired Listings, Number of 2009 156 2010 170 2011 190 2012 179 2013 160 2014 50

Time frame is from Jan 2009 to May 2014

Geo Area (Desc) is ‘NA04 – Pelican Bay Area’

Building Design is ‘Low Rise (1-3)’

Results calculated from 905 listings

SUMMIT BROADBAND SWITCH

IMPORTANT REMINDER! IF YOU HAVE A COMCAST E-MAIL OR A CENTURY LINK (EMBARQ) E-MAIL ACCOUNT AND ARE SWITCHING TO SUMMIT BROADBAND INTERNET OR PHONE SEVICE, YOU MAY NEED TO OBTAIN A NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS. THIS SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SUMMIT BROADBAND INSTALLS SERVICE IN YOUR UNIT. Google, Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft via Outlook.com offer free e-mail accounts.  Once you have your new e-mail account you will want to notify your contacts of your new e-mail address…….including ME so you can continue to receive your LAmbiance e-updates.

If you have been thinking of selling your L’Ambiance unit, please give me a call 239-594-2780 or e-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com I’d be happy to discuss current market conditions and the price I think your unit would sell.

Do you have your heart set on finding a home in LAmbiance?  Click here—> LAmbiance Homes For Sale.

Would you like to subscribe to L’Ambiance updates? E-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com and I will add you to the subscription list or just click on E-mail Subscription to LAmbinace Blog on the right hand side of this blog. Please know that I will keep your e-mail address private. Care to comment about living in L’Ambiance? Just click on the ADD COMMENT link at the end of this entry.

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About the author:

Lynn Wilber is a Real Estate Professional who lives in L’Ambiance in Pelican Bay. Her 36 years of real estate experience and her area expertise have been valuable resources for Pelican Bay Sellers and Buyers. For more information, please contact Lynn Wilber or call 239-594-2780.

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LAmbiance We Had a Problem

LAmbiance-Pelican Bay-Naples, FL – "The best-laid plans of mice and men / Often go awry." LAmbiance’s plans didn’t anticipate the wrong color tile being delivered. The correct color tile was ordered and hopefully will be delivered tomorrow with work to being on the 2400 building on Monday.

At present we still have the wrong color tile placed, not installed, on the 2400 building.

As you can see from these photos, the roofers have worked their way counter clockwise from the 2400 taking the old tile off the roofs. They then have been placing the peel and stick water proofing materials on the roofs.

I’ve been told by our director, Don Wilber, that once the roofers get the correct tile, each roof should take approximately 2 days to complete.  My sister-in-law, Millie, is coming for a visit tomorrow from Chicago. I hoped that our building would be completed before her visit.  I have a feeling the noise won’t bother Millie because she will be too busy enjoying warm weather, blue skies, sun and NO SNOW!

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR SUMMIT BROADBAND?  If you haven’t, please do so as soon as possible.  How do you sign up?  Click here for instructions——>Summit Broadband Sign Up.

If you have been thinking of selling your L’Ambiance unit, please give me a call 239-594-2780 or e-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com I’d be happy to discuss current market conditions and the price I think your unit would sell.

Would you like to subscribe to L’Ambiance updates? E-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com and I will add you to the subscription list or just click on E-mail Subscription to LAmbinace Blog on the right hand side of this blog. Please know that I will keep your e-mail address private. Care to comment about living in L’Ambiance? Just click on the ADD COMMENT link at the end of this entry.

Please note that I receive no compensation for mention of any businesses or  events.

About the author:

Lynn Wilber is a Real Estate Professional who lives in L’Ambiance in Pelican Bay. Her 36 years of real estate experience and her area expertise have been valuable resources for Pelican Bay Sellers and Buyers. For more information, please contact Lynn Wilber or call 239-594-2780.

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