With a blend of fun and the sophistication, The Cabanas Guesthouse & Spa has left no stone unturned. This beautiful waterfront resort is the only all male gay guesthouse that is centrally located in Wilton Manors, the heart of Gay Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Cabanas provides a secluded environment while still being just minutes away from the greatest shopping, dining, entertainment and nightlife that South Florida has to offer.

The tropical settings of this private gay hotelare meticulously landscaped with royal palms, gorgeous flowers, and lush foliage. Once you see the beautiful, newly renovated, waterfront accommodations, youll instantly understand why The Cabanas Guesthouse and Spa continues to be voted one of Floridas best gay guesthouses.

Guests visit The Cabanas from all over the world, and this is one gay Fort Lauderdale resort where everyone feels welcome. South Florida is famous for its year round summer temperatures and balmy ocean breezes and this property is clothing optional for those who are free spirited and enjoy an all over tan.

If youre looking to make friends while on your visit or just want to get away from it all The Cabanas Guesthouse is the perfect getaway and all guests quickly feel right at home. The scene in Fort Lauderdale & Wilton Manors is truly one of the largest and most diverse gay communities in the world.

Known for endless guest amenities, the rooms are designed and equipped with the savvy traveler in mind.

Gated and secure off-street parking is available for guests. All guests have access to high-speed DSL and free Wi-Fi in the rooms as well as on the grounds throughout the resort. Each room also comes with the most current entertainment systems. Your stay always includes expanded continental breakfast, DVD library and much more!

For additional information call 866-564-7764.

See the original post:
Fort Lauderdale Gay Resort | Cabanas Guesthouse and Spa

The swimming pool and cabana were installed in 1975 by Gerald Ford, an avid swimmer. Ford didn't want to evict the White House press corps in order to refurbish the indoor swimming pool under the Press Briefing Room. When it was complete, President Ford showed off for the press and continued to use it frequently. Jack Ford immediately took scuba diving lessons in it. A cabana was later added to provide a changing area and showers and to screen the pool from the West Wing. An underground passage was even created from to allow the first family to get to the cabana from the West Wing ground floor without going outside.

Later, Amy Carter practiced her diving technique here. Barbara Bush was one of the pool's most frequent users, despite once having discovered a rat sharing the water. Hillary Clinton also enjoyed it (she considered renovating the indoor pool and moving the press to a new facility). The Clintons also installed an outdoor spa.

The renovated cabana, with flush-mounted solar collector (Evergreen Solar)

In 2002, as part of usual renovations and a new effort to make the White House more eficient, the cabana was renovated: extra were windows added, the roof was raised, and a solar array was put on top.

The solar thermal array uses water heated in pipes by the sun; not photovoltaic cells creating electricity. It provides hot water to the cabana. What is not used there is used to heat the outdoor spa installed by the Clintons. Remaining heat is used to help heat the pool.

The solar array was designed to blend in with the roof of the cabana and, even on close inspection, appear no more obtrusive than a skylight. James Doherty, an architect with the National Park Service White House Liaison Office, managed the solar installations. Since the White House grounds were designated a national park, the NPS has responsibility for and jurisdiction over the lawn, gardens, and buildings. Additional solar arrays were added to the maintenance building in the southwest corner of the South Lawn, directly south of the swimming pool.

Prior to 1975, this area was just part of the south lawn, screened on the west side by trees and bushes.

Read the original here:
Swimming Pool - White House Museum

Developers of Ascaya, the long-delayed mountain-mansion project in Henderson, are promising to build one of the most luxurious communities in Southern Nevada.

To help lure people in, theyre planning a clubhouse with more than the usual pool and treadmills. The developers unveiled plans today for the $25 million, 22,000-square-foot facility.

Construction is expected to being by the end of the year.

Designed by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Swaback Partners, the clubhouse will feature swimming pools, a Jacuzzi, poolside cabanas, a concierge desk and a main room with a bar, fireplace and seating areas.

It will also have a fitness room, an outdoor childrens play area, a yoga lawn, an outdoor basketball court, locker rooms with lounge area and showers, massage rooms and two tennis courts with a shaded viewing pavilion.

In most luxury communities, the clubhouse is not a focal point because it serves very basic functions, sales manager Darin Marques said in a news release. At Ascaya, the clubhouse is elevated to a true resort-style environment.

Ascaya, located south of Horizon Ridge Parkway off Roma Hills Drive and almost 1,000 feet above the valley floor in the McCullough Range, is being developed by Hong Kong tycoon Henry Cheng.

Cheng blasted away the mountainside during the boom years last decade with plans for mansions overlooking the valley on streets with names such as Heavens Edge, Stonecutter and Epic View but tabled the project in 2009 after the economy collapsed.

His group spent at least $200 million on the site. It reportedly drilled, blasted and moved 15 million cubic yards of solid rock, cutting at least 140 feet deep.

Neighbors complained the blasting shook their homes and cracked windows and foundations.

Read more:
Mountainside Ascaya community getting over-the-top clubhouse

(PRWEB) April 07, 2015

Mirabel, Scottsdales premier golf club, has reached its maximum capacity in golf memberships. As many private golf clubs across the country struggle to maintain and grow membership, this is a true testament to Mirabels prominence and reputation in the industry. Originally set at 350, the golf membership cap was lowered to 275 in 2012 in order to maintain the Clubs close-knit community atmosphere.

Meeting our golf membership cap is a direct result of Mirabels remarkable, luxury golf club experience, said Mirabel General Manager, Randy St. John, CCM. In addition to our amenities, the members have built a welcoming and desirable community that makes Mirabel one of the best private clubs in the Southwest.

A Tom Fazio designed course, Mirabel is one of the most honored private golf courses in Scottsdale and has been regularly recognized by Golfweek, GOLF Magazine and Arizona Foothills Magazine as among the best private golf clubs in the United States.

There are still a limited number of social memberships, and Mirabel will offer future golf memberships through a market-based pricing program as they become available. Market-based pricing allows the price of membership to fluctuate according to supply and demand, as opposed to being tied to a set initiation fee.

Member satisfaction is a priority at Mirabel and benefits include access to the award-winning golf course, comprehensive tennis and fitness programs, a variety of year-round dining options and a resort-sized swimming pool with private cabanas. Members are also granted exclusive access to the Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Desert Lodge clubhouse.

For more information about Mirabel, visit http://www.mirabel.com. To learn more about current and future membership opportunities contact Michele Massambani at 480-437-1502 or email michele.massambani@mirabel.com.

About Mirabel Mirabel, an award-winning community and member-owned, private club located in North Scottsdale is situated on more than 700 acres of Sonoran Desert. Sitting 3,000 feet above the Valley, Mirabel offers a milder climate, breathtaking panoramic views of surrounding mountains and city lights and dramatic sunsets and star-filled night-time skies. Within the security of the guard-gated community are striking custom homes, expansive home sites with spectacular views and a stunning Tom Fazio-designed golf course and the magnificent 38,000 square foot Desert Lodge Clubhouse.

Mirabel Golf Club member benefits include access to the award winning Tom Fazio golf course, exceptional fine and casual dining, social activities, championship-caliber Har-Tru clay tennis courts and comprehensive fitness programming, a resort-style spa and state-of-the-art fitness facilities.

# # #

Visit link:
Mirabel Golf Club Reaches Golf Membership Cap

Pool House Cost FREE Quote Call NOW 24x7 I Need Find Best Local Swimming Pool House Builders & Cabanas Contractor Company Cost Cabana-Pool House with a bar, Fireplace, Flat screen, Kitchen, surround sound, lights, Jacuzzi, hot tub, waterfall or whatever you desire.

Pool house adds elegance

A pool house adds elegance, convenience and value to any home. It's happening all over America. In increasing numbers swimming pool owners recognize the incomparable virtues of pool houses, or cabanas, as they are sometimes known. With lower borrowing rates so encouraging and following on the heels of high Wall Street profits, American families are not only buying swimming pools in record numbers but they are also adding amenities that make outdoor leisure living more enjoyable.

Perfect backyard oasis

Our mission is to build your vision of the perfect backyard oasis in which you can escape the worries of the real world. We design and constructswimming pools and spas not to just fit your backyard but also your lifestyle. We take great pride indesigning pools and spas, which are specific to our clients needs and daily activities. We believe our pools and spas are the best quality that money can buy. We strive to make your pool as individual as you are and create the serene outdoor living area you're looking for. We also build pool houses, gazebos, palapas, outdoor kitchens, and other outdoor structures, and offer you a beautiful place to enjoy with family and friends in tranquil surroundings.

Outdoor leisure living

A pool house adds elegance, convenience and value to any home. It's happening all over America. In increasing numbers swimming pool owners recognize the incomparable virtues of pool houses, or cabanas, as they are sometimes known. With lower borrowing rates so encouraging and following on the heels of high Wall Street profits, American families are not only buying swimming pools in record numbers but they are also adding amenities that make outdoor leisure living more enjoyable.

See more here:
Local Pool House Builders | Local Pool Cabanas Contractor ...

Completed in 2014, Whitepalm is in the Daytona Beach area near two of the areas largest professional employers.

ORLANDOWhitepalm Apartment Homes, a 306-unit luxury multifamily community, just sold for $40,289,500. Birmingham, AL-based LIV Development sold the multifamily asset to Nashvilles Carter-Haston Holdings.

Whitepalm is located at 5400 South Williamson Boulevard in Port Orange, FL. Thats about 45 minutes outside of Orlando. CBRE Capital Markets Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham, and Justin Basquill represented the seller in the transaction. Together, they have closed about $1.7 billion in multifamily sales in Central Florida since 2013.

"Luxury properties like Whitepalm are leasing very well, Granade, executive vice president of CBRE Capital Markets, Multifamily, tells GlobeSt.com. Rents are up due to high tenant demand, and that's spurred increased investor interest."

Completed in 2014, Whitepalm is in the Daytona Beach area near two of the areas largest professional employers: Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center and Halifax Medical Center. The gated multifamily community sports a clubhouse, a resort-style pool with cabanas, a beach fully equipped with hammocks and a fitness center.

Whitepalm is the fifth pre-stabilized apartment property we have sold recently in Central Florida, says Granade. Investor interest in newer assets is growing substantially, even before these communities are fully occupied. Volusia County is in the midst of an impressive economic expansion and the Port Orange area was under-served in terms of luxury apartments.

Read more:
Volusia County Winning MF Investor Interest

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) March 27, 2015

Minto Communities and Lauderdale-By-The-Sea officials and community leaders gathered on March 4, 2015 for a groundbreaking ceremony of the Oceanfront North Residences at Villas By The Sea. Afterwards a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the grand opening of the new Villas By The Sea sales center located at 236 Commercial Boulevard in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. In attendance were Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Mayor, Scot Sasser; Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Chamber of Commerce President, Courtney Stanford, and Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Chamber Board Chair, Tom Balcom. Representatives from Minto who attended were Vice President of Operations, Steve Svopa, Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Debbie Jones-Ryan, and Senior Director of Sales, Tonia Abrahamsson.

The attendance of public officials and community leaders at the ceremony and ribbon-cutting comes shortly after a very successful grand opening event. We are pleased with such strong support in the Lauderdale-By-The-Sea community, stated Steve Svopa, Vice President of Minto.

The final phase at Villas By The Sea includes two new buildings, Oceanfront North and Oceanside North, with brand new home designs ranging from 1,565 to 2,293 interior square feet, two to three bedrooms, two to three baths and optional studies. After the successful grand opening event only eight residences remain in Oceanfront North and 18 residences remain in Oceanside North. These open floor plans feature gourmet island kitchens, luxurious master suites, sun-splashed balconies and spacious living areas offering breathtaking ocean views. New condominium residence pricing starts from the $600s to over $1 million.

Existing resort amenities include a beautifully designed two-story oceanfront clubhouse, The Sea Club, which is the focal point of recreation and leisure activities reserved for new and current residents. It includes a state-of-the-art fitness center, social room, and oceanfront resort-style pool complete with private cabanas and spa overlooking a 600-foot expanse of sandy beaches and the Atlantic Ocean.

Villas By The Sea is located in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, just north of Ft. Lauderdale on Floridas Gold Coast, 10 miles north of Fort Lauderdale International Airport and 30 miles north of Miami International Airport. The convenient location near I-95 and Florida Turnpike provides residents with immediate access to shopping, fine dining, the design district of Las Olas and numerous entertainment options.

The brand new Villas By The Sea sales center is located at 236 Commercial Blvd., Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Fla., 33308 just three miles east of I-95 in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea. Sales center hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. For complete information on Minto Communities, please visit http://www.mintofla.com or call 888-268-9019.

About Minto Communities Founded in 1955, Minto is a family-owned business that has grown over the last 60 years into one of North Americas leading builders, with more than 70,000 homes built, including 20,000 in Florida. Minto creates a wide array of award-winning new homes and resort-style master-planned communities to meet every lifestyle. The company has earned national awards and recognition that include consistently high rankings from Eliant Customer Service Surveys, Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) and multiple national awards in community and home design. For information, visit mintofla.com.

Continued here:
Minto Communities Groundbreaking Ceremonies Held for Final Phase at Villas By The Sea

1 Hotels Celebrates the Beauty of Nature and Raises the Bar for Socially-Conscious Hospitality

Barry Sternlicht Presents Hospitality With A Purpose; Launches 1 Hotels Brand

In an industry game changer, Starwood Capital Group Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht today announced the launch of the new mission-driven luxury lifestyle brand 1 Hotels. The first property debuts in South Beach today, followed by Central Park in late spring and Brooklyn Bridge Park at the end of 2015. 1 Hotels aims to change industry standardsmore than a hospitality brand, from no paper or plastic in the guest rooms to nature as art and lobby farmstands, 1 Hotels is a movement with a mindful purpose.

1 Hotels celebrates nature while encouraging sophisticated travelers to live well, do better, and connect with the world around them. Each hotel in the portfolio is consciously designed in collaboration with eco-friendly architects and craftsmen, and each property features high-design with low-impact, reclaimed and natural materials wherever possible. The architecture, landscaping and decor all showcase the art in nature, creating thriving spaces and inspiring rooms that bring the beauty of the outdoors in.

"It's simple. We have an impact on nature and nature has an impact on us. I decided that if I was ever going to create another hotel, I wanted it to be more than a brand; I wanted it to be a cause. People are already living like this and are now looking for ways to travel in the same fashion," said Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group, the parent of SH Group, a lifestyle hotel brand management company who will manage the hotels. "At first, our guests may simply notice the graceful twist of driftwood in the furnishings. However, what we are really offering is an evolution of the entire hotel experience, one that is more natural in regards to the way we arrive, sleep, eat, relax and do. By focusing on simple changes that make life better, we will encourage guests to stop, recalibrate and hopefully gain some inspiration from the small steps we have taken to protect nature at each property."

LIVING GREENS

In a celebration of nature and the locales surrounding the properties, 1 Hotels brings the outside in with living greenery throughout the guest experience, from the instant they approach a 1 Hotel until the moment they enter their room. At 1 Hotel & Homes South Beach, guests will be welcomed with 3,000 feet of living wall wrapped-around its exterior with 11,000 local tropical plant varieties and playful art as nature pieces such as interactive hanging terrariums, a plant laboratory from local Miami artisans Plant the Future. At Central Park, guests will see a three-story living wall of English Ivy on the building's exterior and be greeted by hanging kokedamas in the lobby with terrariums and indoor window planters in guestrooms from Brooklyn-based Sprout Home.

PARTNERS WITH A SHARED VISION

For interiors and landscaping, 1 Hotels has collaborated with architects and designers who share the brand's vision on sustainability. At 1 Hotel & Homes South Beach, boutique design Meyer Davis Studio transforms a iconic Miami building on 600 feet of pristine oceanfront into a visionary statement of design inspired by nature and Nikola Gradisinki of NGNY revamped the property's celebrated rooftop. AvroKo Hospitality and landscape designer Harrison Green bring 1 Hotel Central Park to life through the raw beauty and imperfections of natural materials. The architectural firm Incorporated is working together with landscape designer Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates to realize 1 Hotels goals from the ground up at the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge Park site.

IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Excerpt from:
Barry Sternlicht Presents Hospitality With A Purpose; Launches 1 Hotels Brand

By Michele Lerner March 16 at 5:30 AM

Newly built homes are rare in Washingtons Cleveland Park. So a recently completed American Craftsman-style house in the neighborhood at 3600 Albemarle St. NW is likely to garner attention.

The 5,000-square-foot house, known as the Langford, is priced at $2.195 million. The five-bedroom and six bath house was designed by Carina Lopez Lagrotteria and built by Murillo/Malnati Homes.

The house also has a covered front porch, professionally landscaped front and rear gardens, fiber cement lap siding, shingle siding and stone as well as Craftsman-style wood detailing on the exterior. The main level has a study, a living room with a fireplace, a formal dining room, a powder room and an open kitchen with a breakfast area and adjacent family room with glass doors to a deck.

The upper-level master suite has heated floors in the bathroom, 13-foot-high ceilings and two walk-in closets. The lower level has an au-pair suite with a full bath, a powder room, a laundry room and an entertainment room. Buyers can add a wet bar or a full kitchenette to this level.

The house is within walking distance of the Van Ness Metro station and to shops and restaurants. For more information, go to http://www.capital-residential.com or call Natalie Hasny at 202-777-0152.

Leasing begins at new Green Atlas District apartments

Station House, a 378-unit apartment house at 701 Second St. NE in D.C.s Atlas District and near the H Street corridor, is now open and expecting residents to begin moving in this month.

Amenities include a tasting and demonstration kitchen, a fitness center, a pet spa, a clubroom, a library lounge, a business center, a game room and a floor-to-ceiling indoor terrarium.

A rooftop terrace has community gardens, a swimming pool, hot tub and cabanas, grilling stations, a fire pit, a party room with a catering kitchen and a dog walk. Residents can also socialize in one of two courtyards and in the multimedia lobby. The building has garage parking for 309 cars and 20 electric car charging stations.

See the original post here:
Town Square | New Craftsman-style home in Cleveland Park lists for $2.195 million

Cabana, Pool House, Swimming Pool House, Pool Cabana, Pool House

For building a cabana, pool house, swimming pool house, pool cabana, contact aluminx as it offers excellent services, ideas and designs to build outdoor cabana or. Choose from many styles and sizes of poolside structures at House Plans and More Summerville Pool Cabana Plan Width 22'-0

the pictured pool house, or use the models listed in the design center as a starting point for your own pool house kit or pool cabana kit design.. How about bringing home the pool cabanas most used by the high-end My Thatch Roof is in the business of cabana construction. With great ideas and designs for outdoor

Cedarshed DIY Pool Cabanas make an excellent backyard swimming pool house and are available in four designs. Cabana kit includes assembly hardware and shed plans.. Building a Pool House, Pool Cabana, Pool Shed, New pool construction, Pool repair, Pool preserver, anchor, window boxes or shutters to complete your pool house design.

Find details on Classic Pool Cabana (HWBDO11400) at BuilderHousePlans.com. Cabana House Plans. Cabanas are cabins or huts which provide shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool; they are usually stand alone structures which may have a small

Read the original here:
POOL HOUSE CABANA PLANS | House Design