Bella Collina - MONTVERDE, FL 34756 - Lake County

Currently, there are many lots for sale in Bella Collina, which was affected by the slow down in real estate purchases nationwide. Prices have dropped and are back in the reach of many buyers who thought they couldn't afford to purchase in 2006 and 2007.

On Saturday, April 23, 2005 all 403 available homesites were sold for more than $320 million, crushing the Florida record for highest sales in a single-day single-location event, which already belonged to Bella Collina for the four hour, $174-million launch in April of 2004.

According to Liz Agnello, Director of Broker Services, potential owners came from across Florida and around the world to preview the property at the exclusive private club. While guests participated in grape stomping and kids enjoyed a marionette show, homesites sold in rapid succession in under three hours. Approximately 320 golf view homesites that overlook the Nick Faldo Championship Golf course sold for $490, 900 to $935,900, while more than 80 homesites overlooking private Lake Siena sold for more than $1.5 million. The most exclusive homesite sold for more than $2.1 million.

Just minutes from downtown Orlando, on more than 1,900 acres of live oaks, orange groves and dramatic elevation changes, The Ginn Company is painting a vision for one of the final and finest lakefront ownership opportunities in the Orlando area. Inspired by the independent and adventurous Spirit of Tuscany, Bella Collina will be a private community of placid lakes and private golf. Spend afternoons at the clubhouse and sunset rides on horseback. Standing 180 feet above Lake Apopka, at the planned site for Bella Collina's grand clubhouse, you can survey this breathtaking lakefront property and begin to visualize the unparalleled lifestyle that you can enjoy through ownership.

"Bella Collina" means beautiful hill in Italian. This 1900 acre development plans for about 800 home sites, a luxurious Italian-themed clubhouse, a health spa, equestrian center and championship golf course, designed by golfer Nick Faldo.

Call Brian Swann for more information about this Ginn Development.

Agent Direct: (321)221-0702

Orlando Florida Street of Dreams - Spring 2006

Bella Collina will be the home of Orlando’s Street of Dreams scheduled for Spring 2006. “The quality of Bella Collina makes it the perfect venue for the Street of Dreams,”said Bryan Ashbaugh, CEO of Street of Dreams, Inc. “We have incredibly high standards when selecting locations for our Street of Dreams events and we believe that Bella Collina will ‘raise the bar’ beyond any previous shows."

Eight of Florida’s top home builders, some of the most prominent names in the custom home building industry, will design and showcase their custom homes for the Street of Dreams at Bella Collina.

The builders, who are also the Featured Builders for Bella Collina, include:

Ray Coudriet Builder, Inc.
J. Richard Watson Construction Company
Homes by Carmen Dominguez
Dave Brewer Custom Homes, Inc.
Stonebridge Homes
River Oaks Development Corporation
R.L. Vogel Homes
PGM Builders, Inc.