News and Updates
about Blue Spring Reserve
A British developer (Max Minhas the CEO of the Landquest Group) is making sure that Beatles songs live on in Florida.
Max originally from England has been a Beatles fan since an early age and collects memorabilia. At the Blue Spring Lake development in Howey in the Hills you will find names like Strawberry Fields Road and Yellow Submarine Court.
The completion of Blue Spring Reserve a 300 acre gated reserve community with 63 estate lots and million dollar homes, has not escaped either. The main road through the development is called “The Long and Winding Road” Small wonder that both developments have attracted both UK and American owners. Maintaining the integrity of the reserve has been at times a complex and demanding task, so maybe I should have had “Its Been a Hard Days Night” or Eight Days a Week in there somewhere. Just 29 lots remain as of October 2008.
This home is very unique and incorporates a view tower and large porches to take advantage of the beautiful views and nature to be found at Blue Spring Reserve. Please call us to arrange a viewing of this and other model homes.
Avante Homes have broken ground on there model home. The home will feature a lookout tower style upper living areas wich will take advantage of the supurb natural views that Blue Spring Reserve offers all its residents.Avante Homes have are also in talks with lot owners about there own home projects. Avante Homes show yet again how unique this community is with its low coastal and vernacular theme.
The entrance landscaping is now complete and really dresses the front of the development up. A large monument sign has been ordered for the front entrance island along with low voltage lighting to give the entrance a warm prestigious feel.
The Club House designs and renderings have now been approved. The club house will include a gym, swimming pool and will be situated on land in front of the community. This feature is sure to be popular with residents of Blue Spring Reserve. The club House will add to the activities areas and nature walks already available at the reserve.
We now have a gated community; the beautiful stack wall entrance now has its gates attached. The gates remain open for the moment because of contractor movements.
Ninety percent of the infrastructure is now in place at Blue Spring Reserve, including: power, water, telephone and cable.
Hot on the heels of Westmont Homes are J&J Construction with their model home. This model is intended to be a show stopper with metal roofs and that true low coastal vernacular feel. Completion is planned for late August 2007
Florida Green Building Coalition has a scheme that gives awards certification to developments that score the required amount of points in a survey. The points system even goes so far as to ask if the developer uses recycled paper and soy printer inks in their office. Other planning conditions must include: Conservation areas are a must, compost areas, trees planted for shading purposes.
Westmont Homes one of the preferred builders at Blue Spring Reserve will be the first to break ground and build at the reserve. Jim Rahman one of the partners in Westmont Homes says that he intends to incorporate many “Green Build” features such as irrigation systems that recycle waste water.
Blue Spring Reserve, is a unique environmentally centered community within a nature preserve being developed by Clermont-based LandQuest Group. Blue Spring Reserve consists of just 63 lots in a 300 acre preserve. The lots are 1 to 12 acres and boast beautiful natural landscaping. Amenities to complement the natural features include a mile long walking, jogging, and fitness trail with almost quarter of a mile of elevated boardwalks, observation decks, fishing piers, canoe and kayaking canals, and winding roads with timber bridge features. There is also a nature park on an island named after a previous owner, Marlin Perkins who planned on opening an “Animal Kingdom”.
The architectural theme for the community is Coastal, Low Country and Florida Vernacular homes which complement the natural landscape. These historic designs include a symmetrical style, generous wrap-around porches, simple, rectangular columns with unadorned railings, oversized vertical windows, steep roofs with gables and dormers, and observation cupolas. These designs are prominently featured in the coastal area around Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina.
Blue Spring Reserve is located on U.S. Highway 19 near U.S. Highway 27 and the Florida Turnpike, in Clermont. Director of Communications, Terese Holt, says that Blue Spring Reserve is “Where Mother Nature Lives.”
Developer and LandQuest President, Max Minhas, is a visionary in environmentally conscious communities. “We take great care to preserve the environment and create unique living areas. Our dedication creates aesthetically pleasing, environmentally friendly, and architecturally distinct communities.”
This development is an interesting combination of traditional architecture blending seamlessly into a natural oasis. For more information about Blue Spring Reserve and LandQuest Group, visit the website at www.wheremothernaturelives.com, or contact Gary Krupkin at (352) 242-2131 or (352) 217-4904.
Interviews with Group President Max Minhas and Vice-President Gary Krupkin for a 3 page photographic tour and news article in the November issue of the magazine.
http://www.wheremothernaturelives.com/Truth.pdf
Award-winning builder purchases two lots for their stunning model homes.
Orlando-based Avante Homes prides itself on building a quality product at a very competitive price. “We are unique -- I am an architect by profession and a builder by trade. I value-engineer my homes while I design them,” said Eric DeVyest, Avante Homes principal. Mr. DeVyest has built homes in the Orlando area for over 20 years. “Many times I see great floor plans but they are not practical or financially prudent to build,” he continued. “Building custom homes is our forte. I can design and build them very competitively without compromise to the design or building quality. Blue Spring Reserve is the perfect community for Avante Homes to demonstrate its unique combination of skills. Building a home to complement this beautiful landscape with its natural foliage will be a pleasure
The Long and Winding Road may be a Beatles’ song but it also the name of the main road into Blue Spring Reserve, a gated community featuring 63 estate-sized lots in a nature preserve in Lake County, Florida.
The lots are 1 to 12 acres and boast beautiful natural landscaping. Amenities to complement the natural features include a mile long walking, jogging, and fitness trail with almost quarter of a mile of elevated boardwalks, observation decks, fishing piers, canoe and kayaking canals, and winding roads with timber bridge features. There is also a nature park on an island named after a previous owner, Marlin Perkins, the world-famous host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom television show. Mr. Perkins envisioned this area as an exotic wild-life theme park; the original Animal Kingdom.
The architectural theme for Blue Spring Reserve is Coastal Low Country and Florida Vernacular homes, complementing the natural landscape. These historic designs include a symmetrical style, generous wrap-around porches, simple, rectangular columns with unadorned railings, oversized vertical windows, steep roofs with gables and dormers, and observation cupolas. These designs are prominently featured in the coastal area around Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina.
Blue Spring Reserve is located on U.S. Highway 19 near U.S. Highway 27 and the Florida Turnpike, in Clermont. Just 25 minutes from Orlando. Director of Communications, Terese Holt, says, “Blue Spring Reserve is ‘Where Mother Nature Lives.’ ”
Developer and LandQuest President, Max Minhas, is a visionary in environmentally conscious communities. “We take great care to preserve the environment and create unique living areas. Our dedication creates an aesthetically pleasing, environmentally friendly, and architecturally distinct community.”
This development is an interesting combination of traditional architecture blending seamlessly into a natural oasis. For more information about Blue Spring Reserve and LandQuest Group, visit the website at www.wheremothernaturelives.com, or contact Gary Krupkin at (352) 242-2131 or (352) 217-4904.
Blue Spring Reserve, a subsidiary of LandQuest Group, offers a unique concept in Central Florida real estate. Blue Spring Reserve incorporates Coastal Country and Florida Vernacular architecture sculpted in harmony with a historic nature preserve. Blue Spring Reserve is located on U.S. Highway 19 near U.S. Highway 27 and the Florida Turnpike, in Clermont. It is a residential community of 63 estate lots. The enclave boasts generous amounts of shaded area, walking, jogging, and fitness trails, nature observation points and towers, boardwalks, piers, canoe and kayaking facilities, and winding roads highlighted by wooden bridges. Director of Communication, Terese Holt, says that Blue Spring Reserve is “Where Mother Nature Lives.”
Developer and LandQuest President, Max Minhas is a visionary in environmentally conscious communities. “We take great care to preserve the environment and create unique living areas. Our dedication creates an aesthetically pleasing, environmentally friendly, and dignified community.” The entire LandQuest development team echoes his vision. “Our quality of life is further enhanced when we can enjoy nature,” states Project Manager Jan Otero.
Blue Spring Reserve is nestled in an historically significant area. Timacuan natives occupied this area in the 1400’s. In 1513, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto fought the Timacuan, eventually forcing the natives from the land. De Soto’s presence was short-lived, as the Seminole people resettled the area in an expansion from northern Florida and Southern Georgia. In 1974, famed wildlife enthusiast Marlin Perkins, purchased hundreds of acres that are now Blue Spring Reserve. The creator of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom envisioned a wildlife theme park. Perkins brought dozens of exotic animals to the area. It was not uncommon to see giraffe heads peeking above the treetops or hippos playing in the marshes. Archeologists and paleontologists were excited when a worker discovered what appeared to be a dinosaur skeleton. Later, experts determined the skeleton was a giraffe. However, this led to renaming the area of discovery, “Skeleton Island.”
Blue Spring Reserve features architectural designs from the Coastal Country and Florida Vernacular styles. These styles are ideally suited to a warm, sub-tropical climate. Builders will orient the homes to encourage prevailing breezes to create natural circulation throughout the house. Traditional designs include a symmetrical style with generous wrap-around porches. Additional features are broad overhangs for cooling shade, rectangular columns with unadorned railings, simple rectangular shapes, steep roofs with gables and dormers, double-hung vertical windows and above-grade elevations. These designs are prominently featured in coastal Georgia and South Carolina. Charleston and Savannah inspired the architecture for Blue Spring Reserve.
This development is an interesting combination of traditional architecture blending seamlessly into an intriguing nature preserve. Blue Spring Reserve represents a continuing branding initiative of LandQuest Group. Previously, LandQuest successfully developed another Blue Spring Community, Blue Spring Lake, offering homes designed in an idyllic natural setting.
For more information about Blue Spring Reserve and LandQuest Group, visit the website at www.wheremothernaturelives.com, or contact Gary Krupkin at 352-242-2131 or 352-217-4904.
