Properties range from approximately 1,565 square feet to nearly 2,400 square feet and have two to four bedrooms, air conditioning, a two car garage, a designer kitchen and a screened-in porch. The construction is energy efficient, ensuring that utility bills do not get too high. Some of these energy-saving features include an insulated fiberglass front entry door, compact fluorescent light bulbs, a R-30 insulated ceiling, a quick-recovery water heater and Kohler water-saving plumbing fixtures. Sliding glass doors have tempered glass, and galvanized steel panel storm shutters are mounted on the sides and rear of each home. The architectural style is Mediterranean.

Residents also enjoy professional landscaping, and each dwelling has an automated irrigation system with a rain sensor. Other exterior features include a Sentricon termite elimination system, Progress Lighting coach lights, hose bibs at the front and rear, gutters at the front entry, a covered lanai and designer selected paver driveways, walkways and entries.

Home prices start in the high-$500,000s. The HOA fee is in the $300s to $400s per month. Please verify this with a Realtor as prices may change over time.

Bonita Isle is dotted with open spaces and pretty lakes. The heart and soul of the community is the Island Club, which has a fitness center, private tennis courts, a large resort-style swimming pool and a large lanai with outdoor BBQ grills. The development does not have a golf course, but several courses are within a short drive. Some of Florida's best Gulf Coast beaches are just 10 minutes away.

The developer is Minto Green, a Canadian company. It has been building award-winning energy efficient homes for more than 50 years.

Bonita Springs caters to retirees and second home owners. Most residents are in their 50s, 60s and 70s. Palm trees dot city streets, and residents are proud of their arts council, large air-conditioned flea market, free city band concerts, wildlife preserves and Greyhound racing track. Riverside Park provides river access, and a boat ramp and fishing pier make the river a favorite locale for water activities.

Bonita Springs does not have an accredited hospital, but Naples, about 15 miles away, has one.

The climate is tropical. Summer temperatures are in the 80s and 90s, and winter temperatures are in the 50s, 60s and 70s. On average, the area receives 53 inches of rain per year.

Visit www.lifeinbonitasprings.com/bonita-isles for more information.

Florida:

Sticking out into Hurricane Alley, Florida was a land no nation seemed to want. Ruled successively by Spain, France, England, and the Confederate States of America, the state had a backwater reputation. Other than St. Augustine and Pensacola, there were few cities. The area was rural and populated by frontier farmers.

In the late-1800s, changes came when railroads began chugging down both coasts. Industrialist Henry Flagler's Florida Easy Coast Railway even made it all the way to Key West. The Great Florida Land Boom, the build-up to World War II, and the space industry also helped turn Florida into one of the nation's most populous states. In 1900, there were about 500,000 residents. Today, there are more than 20 million, almost 351 people per square mile.

Why do people keep coming? Tourism marketing is one reason. Annually, millions visit Orlando's theme parks and the state's 663 miles of white sand beaches. Taxes generated by the billion dollar vacation industry allow Florida to prosper without a personal income tax. Budget-sensitive retirees have flocked to its cities and shorelines.

If you can ignore the hurricanes, the state's climate is relatively mild. Only five other states are sunnier. Florida's system of state universities and community colleges is sizable, and its big cities are meccas for culture and the arts. Sarasota is a good example. Its Ringling Museum Complex contains internationally known art museum, a circus museum, an historic theater, and a 66-acre garden. Museums near Orlando range from a Zora Neale Hurston gallery to a Madame Tussauds.

Why Would Someone Age 55+ Retire in an All Ages Development?

While communities designed for people age 55 or better have a lot of benefits, not everyone wants to retire in a development where most of the residents are the same age and often of the same socioeconomic background. All ages community by law cannot discriminate based on age so they nearly always have a wide range of residents, from families and single professionals to empty nesters and often retirees. Many older all ages neighborhoods are organic, that is having grown over time and never having been "master planned." These usually do not have amenities such as a pool, tennis courts, etc. But more and more new all ages communities are master planned, gated, with covenants and HOA fees. Retirees often prefer these to 55+ communities because they allow more interaction with people from more cross sections of the country.

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