Connell named general manager at Sandoval
Bonita Bay Group has announced the appointment of Scott Connell as the new general manager at Sandoval, the 524-acre gated community in Cape Coral. He will oversee the community’s management and operations including the homeowners association.
Connell has more than three decades of management experience including the past 23 years in Southwest Florida with premier residential golf course development, HOA and property management, community activities, sales and marketing. He was most recently general manager of community implementation for Bonita Bay Group in Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee and Highlands counties.
“Scott is fiscally responsible, cultivated valued customer relationships and has done an extraordinary job developing, coordinating and implementing business plans,” said Gary Dumas, vice president of Bonita Bay Group. “These skills make him the ideal choice to lead our team at Sandoval.”
Connell is a certified general contractor in Florida and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in construction management from Florida International University and received undergraduate studies in civil engineering from Southern Technical Institute, a division of Georgia Tech.
At Sandoval, a casual lifestyle, tropical feel and community center with a spectacular pool and amenities evoke images of an island resort. Parks and play places have something for everyone, even the four-pawed family members, and two miles of sidewalks unfurl the length of the linear park perfect for walkers, joggers and sunset watchers.
Sandoval residents say life is like being on vacation every day without ever having to leave home. The 524-acre gated community is being developed by Bonita Bay Group in the heart of Cape Coral.
Featuring highly respected builders, Pulte Homes and Taylor Morrison, with a large selection of model homes, dozens of floor plans and an unparalleled lifestyle, sales at Sandoval have been exceeding projections since the community’s grand opening celebration in January 2005.
Sandoval offers single-family homes and villas with home and homesite packages priced from the mid-$100,000s. Single-family homesites start at 44 by 130 feet, many offering lake views. Every neighborhood has city water and sewer service in place.
Vibrant colors add to the island ambience at Club Sandoval with the 5,319-square-foot community center and water features including a 7,500-square-foot Lagoon Pool. One of the largest in Lee County, the free-form pool received a gold in the Semipublic Pools category from The Association of Pool & Spa Professionals International Awards of Excellence 2007. The pool is designed with a zero-edge, a gently sloped entry, and a children’s splash and play area with spray hoops and tumble buckets that rotate and spill water. A favorite at the pool is The Chute, a 100-foot water slide that drifts through a tropical forest of palms and plants before it ends in the water. Nearby is the nautically themed Shipwreck Cove, a tot lot with a pirate ship to explore, as well as the “Quiet Cove,” complete with chairs and umbrellas for when residents need time for leisurely reflection.
The community center also offers a multi-purpose room with tables, chairs and audio-visual capabilities, fitness center and locker rooms with showers, and a catering kitchen for celebrations, private parties and community events. For the outdoor enthusiasts, the club features a sand volleyball court, four lighted tennis courts, full basketball court, multi-purpose field, horseshoe pit and bocce court.
Families, singles, empty nesters and second-home buyers are drawn to Sandoval’s vacation atmosphere with amenities to match. The two-mile long Esplanade walking and jogging path is a tree-lined linear park, 22 acres and 70 feet wide, with park benches, shade trees and landscaping with low berms. The 4.5-acre Calypso Park has grills and covered picnic areas, pathways and a fishing pier extending into the 22-acre Calypso Lake, and one acre is set aside for Barkley Park, a special fenced-in place created for dogs to romp and play.
With gated entries, winding streets, sidewalks and 20 lakes, Sandoval is being developed in three phases. Phase I with 579 homes is more than 90 percent sold and Phase II’s 541 homes is nearly 40 percent sold with an impressive 157 percent increase in unit sales this year compared to the same period in 2008. At build-out, Sandoval will have 1,579 homes.
Bonita Bay Group and CenturyLink bring state-of-the-art, fiber-to-the-home technology to each home in Sandoval. The highly reliable fiber optics greatly enhance the ability to browse the Internet, send and receive large data files and enjoy the benefits of Information-Age communication tools.
Sandoval is located in one of the most desirable areas within Cape Coral, the second fastest growing city in the nation, with easy access to shopping, dining, Fort Myers, Pine Island and business centers. Residents may also walk, bike or drive to the nearby Cape Coral Sports Complex, which has five adult softball fields, four regulation baseball fields, five soccer fields and concession stands. A network of sidewalks and pathways connect neighborhoods with parks, amenities and future retail areas just outside Sandoval’s gates. The sidewalks will also connect to neighboring Trafalgar Elementary and Middle schools, allowing children the choice of walking to school.
The Sandoval Welcome Center is located on Veterans Parkway just west of Surfside Boulevard. For information, call (888) 945-0432 or visit: www.MeetSandoval.com.