Avatar Properties kicks off sales in Mira Vista at Solivita

August 24, 2006

To keep pace with homebuyer demand, Avatar Properties Inc. has kicked off sales in Mira Vista, the fourth of seven new neighborhoods under development on 1,100 acres at the west end of the company’s award-winning active adult community of Solivita on the Polk County side of Poinciana.

Mira Vista is planned for 208 homes from Solivita’s popular Keys Collection which offers five 1- and 2-bedroom plans with up to 1,505 sq. ft. of living area at base prices from $166,090 to $215,590.

Mira Vista joins Valencia, Vizcaya and Portofino West which opened for sales earlier this summer. The four new neighborhoods will comprise a total of 1,120 planned homes, many overlooking lakes, wooded conservation areas, and nature preserves. Avatar plans a total of 1,650 homes for the seven new neighborhoods which will embrace the new Palms amenity complex currently under construction.

Valencia is planned for 382 homes from Solivita’s Gulfshore and Gold Coast collections which offer Tuscan-style, 2- and 3-bedroom homes base priced from the $230s and $270s, respectively. Homes in the Gulfshore Collection offer up to 1,796 sq. ft. of living area, while homes in the Gold Coast Collection offer homes with up to 2,342 sq. ft. of living area.

Vizcaya is planned for 323 homes, also from the Gulf Shore and Gold Coast collections, while Portofino West is planned for 207 Tuscan-style, 3- and 4-bedroom homes with up to 2,983 sq. ft. of living area from Solivita’s upscale Coral Gables Estates collection. Base prices for the Coral Gables Estates range from the low $400s to mid-$400s.

Also under construction is The Palms, a planned, upscale amenity complex that will cover nearly five acres amid the seven new neighborhoods. Designed to complement Solivita’s recreational and social amenities in and around its Mediterranean-style Village Center, The Palms is planned to feature a Tuscan-style 19,000 sq. ft. clubhouse with state-of-the-art fitness center, aerobics studio,residents’ business center, catering/staging kitchen, members’ club room, and large multi-purpose room.

Planned outdoor amenities at The Palms include a 4,000 sq. ft. heated lap and splash pool, two heated whirlpool spas, two lighted DecoTurf II tennis courts with 9-layer cushioned surfaces, two lighted boccie courts, four lighted pickleball courts, a large pavered deck illuminated for nighttime use and events, a fireplace piazza, and social gathering deck.

Solivita is a master-planned community being developed around a Village Center which includes the award-winning 32,000 sq. ft. Riviera Spa & Fitness Center, Mosaics restaurant, the Starlight Ballroom, Gateway Café, and the Grille at Stonegate.

Solivita also features two 18-hole championship golf courses at the Stonegate Golf Club, eight lighted tennis and five lighted pickleball courts, a championship-caliber softball diamond, and a host of other social and recreational amenities designed for individual and group activities.

Solivita has earned nearly 70 major marketing and design awards, including Builder magazine’s Grand Award for America’s Best Active-Adult Community, and has twice been named one of America’s 100 Best Master-Planned Communities for active adults by Houston, Texas-based Where to Retire magazine.

Solivita currently offers 13 single-family home plans at prices ranging from the upper $100s to upper $400s. For more information, contact a Solivita sales associate at (800) 592-6099, or log onto Solivita’s web site at www.solivita.com.

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