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by | Sep 5, 2016 | Allure News

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY HELD AT ALLURE LUXURY CONDOMINIUM

FORT MYERS (June 23, 2016) – The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce representatives joined JAXI CMD Managing Member Eduardo Caballero and the ALLURE sales team for a special ribbon cutting ceremony at the beautiful sales gallery for the new, luxury, riverfront condominium tower to be developed by JAXI in the charming Historic Fort Myers River District.

Designed as a beautiful urban enclave, ALLURE will house 292 luxury condominium residences in two, architecturally-stunning, 32-story towers. All residences are accessed via private entrance elevators and foyer. Enviable features include porcelain flooring, natural gas ranges, five-burner cooktop, double oven, quartz countertops in chef-inspired kitchens, and floor-to-ceiling windows, affording residents breathtaking views of the river. Residences also feature, smart technology, assigned covered garage parking with 24-hour controlled access, and more.  A variety of thoughtfully-designed, open floor plans are available including one, two and three-bedroom residences. Preconstruction prices start at over $300,000 and go to over $1 million.

ALLURE boasts an array of enviable amenities including: a peaceful, landscaped riverfront promenade; private screening room with cutting edge audiovisual equipment and theater-style seating; men’s and women’s spa facilities with saunas and showers; pool deck with heated cascading infinity-edge pool overlooking the water; “Allure Your Senses” rooftop gardens; social gathering rooms with fireplace, billiards, game tables and areas for relaxing and quiet reading; and many other luxury features.

ALLURE’S prime location in the Historic Downtown Fort Myers River District, put residents in a vibrant neighborhood that is continuing to thrive and evolve. Offering the best of arts, culture, and entertainment, while combining tropical urbanism and small town charm, the Historic Fort Myers River District has become extremely attractive to visitors and local residents alike.

With over 65 cafes, bars and restaurants, the pedestrian and pet-friendly historic downtown offers unlimited options for dining and nightlife to suit any taste. Arts and culture abound in the River District where the brick streets are lined with eclectic boutiques and art galleries, historic landmarks and architecture, museums, and even a professional theater.

The sales gallery features a model of one of the elegant residences at ALLURE with vignettes of a kitchen, living room and dining room. The sales gallery is located on the first floor of the Fort Myers City Pier building at 1300 Hendry Street. To learn more about ALLURE, call (239) 500-JAXI (5294), ext. 1 or visit online at http://www.AllureLuxuryCondominiums.com.

 

 

Business Observer

Business Observer

by | Aug 31, 2016 | Allure News

FORT MYERS, FL – (July 20, 2016) – JAXI, CMD, developer of the Allure luxury condominium to be built in the Historic Fort Myers River District, has announced TRC as the structural engineer for the new, 32-story residential tower. TRC is a full-service, leading engineering company providing civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering, as well as structural steel detailing, precast engineering, land/civil engineering, transportation engineering, parking structure design and architectural support.

“We chose TRC as the structural engineer for Allure because of the company’s impressive track record of almost 30 years and its reputation for top-quality design and in-depth technical expertise, as well as its commitment to excellence,” says JAXI, CMD Managing Member Eduardo Caballero.

In response to the award, Paul Moerschel, PE Principal at the Fort Myers TRC office, responded by saying, “We are delighted and honored to be an integral part of the exceptionally innovative design team of Allure.  As a patron to the fabulously charming and quaint restaurants, stores, and businesses in the Historic Fort Myers River District, it is clear that Allure will elegantly blend with the beauty and vibrancy of this radiant riverfront community,” he adds. Designed as a beautiful urban enclave, ALLURE will house 292 luxury condominium residences in two, architecturally-stunning towers. All residences are accessed via private entrance elevators and foyer. Enviable features include porcelain flooring, natural gas ranges, five-burner cooktop, double oven, quartz countertops in chef-inspired kitchens, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Residences also feature, smart technology, assigned covered garage parking with 24-hour controlled access, and more.  A variety of thoughtfully-designed, open floor plans are available including one, two and three-bedroom residences. Preconstruction prices start at over $300,000 and go to over $1 million.

ALLURE boasts an array of enviable amenities including: a peaceful, landscaped riverfront promenade; private screening room with cutting edge audiovisual equipment and theater-style seating; men’s and women’s spa facilities with saunas and showers; pool deck with heated cascading infinity-edge pool overlooking the water; “Allure Your Senses” rooftop gardens; social gathering rooms with fireplace, billiards, game tables and areas for relaxing and quiet reading; and many other luxury features.

ALLURE’S prime location in the Historic Downtown Fort Myers River District, put residents in a vibrant neighborhood that is continuing to thrive and evolve. Offering the best of arts, culture, and entertainment, while combining tropical urbanism and small town charm, the Historic Fort Myers River District has become extremely attractive to visitors and local residents alike.

With over 50 cafes, bars and restaurants, the pedestrian and pet-friendly historic downtown offers unlimited options for dining and nightlife to suit any taste. Arts and culture abound in the River District where the brick streets are lined with eclectic boutiques and art galleries, historic landmarks and architecture, museums, and even a professional theater.

The sales gallery features a model of one of the elegant residences at ALLURE with vignettes of a kitchen, living room and dining room. The sales gallery is located on the first floor of the Fort Myers City Pier building at 1300 Hendry Street. To learn more about ALLURE, call (239) 500-JAXI (5294), ext. 1 or visit online at http://www.AllureLuxuryCondominiums.com.

About TRC TRC, a full service engineering company, has been operating in over 30 US states. TRC’s forward-looking management has been investing on priority in initiatives to boost internal growth, make strategic acquisitions and globalize operations. Thanks to these focused efforts TRC has emerged as one of the fastest growing civil engineering firms of USA and figures in Engineering News-Records’s list of top 500 design firms of the country.

Headquartered at Brentwood, Tennessee, TRC has offices in 16 locations across USA. It is licensed to work in 47 US states.

 

EXHIBIT OF IRON GIANTS UNVEILED IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS

EXHIBIT OF IRON GIANTS UNVEILED IN DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS

by | Jan 8, 2016 | Allure News

News PressThe phone had been ringing all week at the Fort Myers mayor’s office. Everyone, it seemed, wanted to know the same thing: What’s up with all those covered figures scattered around downtown Fort Myers?

On Thursday, the mystery finally got solved. And Mayor Randy Henderson was there to help unveil what’s been hiding under tarpaulins and plastic wrapping: A family of 23 iron giants created by Colombian sculptor Edgardo Carmona.

“In our wildest dreams, we couldn’t have anticipated something like this,” Henderson told a crowd of journalists, city employees and art officials Thursday morning, when the sculptures were revealed. “This is a world-class event: From the Eiffel Tower to the beautiful streets of Fort Myers.”

The larger-than-life, artfully rusted sculptures mark the first time Carmona has exhibited his art in North America. The show — a promotion for the planned luxury condo towers Allure — was organized through the city’s Public Art Committee and Allure’s staff (including developer Eduardo Caballero, Carmona’s childhood friend inCartagena, Colombia).

Allure will feature two, 32-story towers and 292 residences overlooking the Caloosahatchee River at 2601 First St. in downtown Fort Myers, just east of the Edison Bridge. JAXI Builders Inc. expects to start construction next year.

Condo prices range from $265,000 to more than $2 million, said Barbara Bengochea-Perez, sales and marketing director for the project. Sales started this month.

The Carmona exhibit is visiting Fort Myers after an 18-city tour of Europe. That included stops in Italy, Germany and France, where the artist says one of his sculptures was displayed in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.Exhibit makes Fort Myers stop

“I’m thrilled,” said Sharon McAllister, a member of the Public Art Committee and executive director for ArtFest Fort Myers. “Bringing an exhibit of this caliber and this large — the first time in North American — is such a map-placing thing for us.

“It’s not in Sarasota. It’s not in Miami. It’s not in Chicago. It’s here.”

Another Carmona sculpture, “Duo Sinfonico,” will appear next week at Southwest Florida Regional Airport, Bengochea-Perez said.

Using Bengochea-Perez as an interpreter, the Spanish-speaking Carmona said he built his 7- to 10-foot tall sculptures using hydraulic machines, sandblasting and a special method to remove the calamine from the rust and stop the oxidation process.

The rust, he said, gives each piece a pleasing, colorful patina, he said. “It’s intentional.”

The figures, each weighing between 200 and about 1,000 pounds, represent people who might otherwise not be featured in sculptures: A simple-minded fisherman, a woman caught in a rainstorm, two drunks on a park bench, men playing chess, a fruit seller, a knife sharpener and more. They represent “the commonality of real people,” Carmona said.

One piece, “Sintonia” (or “tuning”), has an even more personal meaning to Carmona, though: It was inspired by his father, a college math professor who spent a lot of time listening to the news on the radio. The sculpture shows a man leaning forward in a rocking chair and turning the dial on an old radio.

“He was very attuned to what was happening in the entire city,” Carmona said about his father. “He lived with his own frequency in his own world.”

Even so, he said, inspiration for each piece shouldn’t matter to the viewer. Everyone sees something different and experiences the sculptures from their own viewpoint.

“Once you see it,” he said, “you have the ability to create your own story, in your own imagination.”

The Carmona exhibit will be displayed through March 31 and perhaps be extended longer, Bengochea-Perez said. Then the sculptures will be packed up and shipped to Spain for another exhibit in May.

The exhibit is intended to draw attention to the Allure project and downtown Fort Myers, Bengochea-Perez said.

Thursday’s opening coincided with the opening of Allure’s sales gallery in the former Art of the Olympians building on Hendry Street.

“We’re wanting to make the City of Fort Myers a destination point,” she said. “Itallures people to the city.”

Learn more at allureluxurycondominiums.com.

Connect with this reporter: Charles Runnells (News-Press) (Facebook) or @charlesrunnells (Twitter)

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Mysterious objects pop up in downtown FM

Mysterious objects pop up in downtown FM

by | Jan 6, 2016 | Allure News

Wink News LogoNearly two dozen mysterious objects popped up in downtown Fort Myers Wednesday.

The secret objects are being kept under wraps, leaving passerby’s guessing what they could be.

“Maybe they’re expanding. Like they’re slightly larger then they were yesterday… Is that possible?” asked vacationer Paul Dyer.

“I’m not sure. But they’re like weird and there’s a whole bunch of them. I’m kind of anxious to see what they are,” says Javon Safford.

WINK News uncovered the objects are statues, part of a 23 piece public art exhibit debuting in North America for the first time. The sculptures have been strategically placed  to create a walking throughout downtown. A brochure with a map and descriptions of the artwork will be made available of they’re unveiled, Thursday morning. The public exhibit will be on display until March.

“Out of all the places that they could have chosen, they chose downtown Fort Myers. I think that’s awesome,” says Safford.

The first sculpture, a nine foot, nearly 600 pound statue first arrived three weeks ago downtown before disappearing again.

The full “Allure Your Senses” exhibit, put on by the Allure Luxury Condominium developers feature the work of internationally acclaimed, Colombian artist, Edgardo Carmona.

Art Fest Fort Myers Executive Director, Sharon McAllister says this exhibit is proof of the city’s growing art scene.