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London Bay Homes begins construction on new Isabella Two-Story model at The Founders Club

Written by TFC Marketing | February 25, 2015

SARASOTA, Fla. (Feb. 25, 2015) – London Bay Homes’ newest single-family estate model home at The Founders Club – the Isabella Two-Story – will expand upon a popular floor plan by adding a second story and a larger ground floor. The Isabella Two-Story, now under construction at Sarasota’s premier golf and social club community, will offer a fourth bedroom, fifth full bath and 4,283 square feet of living space.

“The Isabella has always been a popular design because of its openness and flow between indoor and outdoor areas,” says Mark Wilson, president and CEO of London Bay, Southwest Florida’s leading luxury homebuilding company. “This is how homebuyers envision living in Florida, and the new plan will heighten the alfresco experience.”

The emphasis on outdoor living is enhanced through sliding glass doors from the kitchen’s café area as well as a second-floor covered balcony overlooking its large outdoor living area, pool and spa. Sliders also are incorporated into the study and great room.

The 3.0 model will offer a formal dining room, study and café, summer kitchen, a large master suite with patio, and an open great room plan. Interior features will include arched hallway thresholds, a pyramid ceiling in the study, and art niches.

The kitchen in the Isabella Two-Story will have a pantry and freestanding island breakfast bar with double sinks and a dishwasher.

The master suite will offer his-and-her walk-in closets, and its bathroom will feature a shower with built-in seat, a U-shaped vanity with two sinks, a private water closet and a soaking tub positioned under a window.

Each of the first-floor guest rooms will have a walk-in closet and private full bath.

The 841-square-foot second floor will feature a large sitting room, wet bar with refrigerator, a bedroom and full bath.

A cupola, louvers, decorative Bermuda-style shutters and rafters will enhance the model’s West Indies-inspired architecture. The exterior also will feature a half-round dormer with louvers and decorative aluminum louvers between columns.

The Isabella Two-Story will offer a side-loading three-car garage and front porch within 6,353 total square feet.

Wilson expects the Isabella III model to be completed in June.

London Bay Homes, named America’s Best Builder by Builder magazine in 2008, offers a selection of more than 18 single-family detached villa homes, Reserve Collection homes and one-of-a-kind estates at The Founders Club, Sarasota’s premier golf and social club community.

With home and homesite packages priced from the $750,000s, London Bay’s single-family homes on fairway homesites offer 2,000 to more than 4,000 square feet of living space and are conveniently located within walking distance of the clubhouse.

Reserve Collection homes, also available on fairway homesites, range from 3,000 to more than 5,000 square feet of living space. These single-family homes provide a variety of design options that can be customized to a buyer’s preference. Home and homesite packages are priced from the $800,000s.

Estate home and homesite packages are priced from $1 million to more than $5 million and offer a wide range of customization and designer options. Floor plans feature dining and living rooms, studies, expansive alfresco living spaces and large master suites with walk-in closets and spa-like bathrooms.

London Bay Homes builds its homes using the latest information, products and technology available in building science, including the BEP Blue Barrier system that protects against mold issues and structural damage from moisture intrusion.

The Founders Club’s amenities are designed to foster camaraderie and a connection with nature. Miles of winding boardwalks and paved walkways meander throughout the 700-acre community, which is punctuated by palm trees, pines and moss-covered live oaks.

The member-owned Founders Golf and Social Club offers 18 holes of Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed championship golf with the area’s only traditional caddie program. Golfers are allowed to walk the course, and membership is limited to just 275 to ensure members enjoy year-round golf with no tee time required.

Training facilities include two putting greens, a short game area, and state-of-the-art TrackMan radar technology offered through Florida Golf Performance Center.

Recent renovations expanded the short-game area and doubled the size of the driving range, which now offers 32 stations. The club’s practice facilities were also re-sodded with Celebration grass.

The 24,000-square-foot Golf Hall, overlooking an oak hammock and the 18th hole, offers a main dining room, bar and grille, outdoor verandah, and private dining room for casual and fine dining. The facility also has a professionally staffed and fully stocked golf pro shop, state-of-the-art fitness center, and men’s and women’s locker rooms and lounges.

The club offers a vibrant, active social calendar and an in-season reciprocal partnership with Sarasota Yacht Club.

Additional facilities at The Founders Club include two Har-Tru tennis courts, basketball and sand volleyball courts, and a picnic pavilion. Fitness and wellness classes, educational and instructional programs, and social gatherings are coordinated by a professional staff.

Only 262 homes are planned for the community, which is conveniently located within minutes of Florida’s cultural coast, including Sarasota’s world-famous Gulf of Mexico beaches, the new University Town Center mall, and the acclaimed local restaurants, boutiques and arts and cultural venues of downtown Sarasota.

The Founders Club Sales Center is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is located at 3001 Founders Club Drive, three miles east of I-75 on Fruitville Road, Exit 210.

For more information about The Founders Club, call 941-398-0900 or visit www.TheFoundersClub.com.