Sales Surge in Parkland's Heron Bay With 65 New Homes Sold During 2011

BONITA SPRINGS, FL--(Marketwire - Jan 12, 2012) - WCI Communities closed the year with the sale of 65 new homes in Parkland's Heron Bay, meeting the company's aggressive residential sales projections. WCI began sales of its 196 new homes in May 2011. More than two thirds of the homesites released (65 out of 98) have been sold with new homesites opening; construction is underway on 35 of the homes.

"December, traditionally a quiet month in real estate, was our second busiest since May when we launched sales in Heron Bay," said Douglas L. Schwartz, Senior Vice President of WCI Communities. "We are on target with our goals and numerous factors are driving the sales: historically low interest rates, Heron Bay's resort-like amenities, and superior home design, along with one of the nation's top school districts."

Heron Bay is a master-planned gated community of 3,000 homes on 1,184 acres. Residents of the community enjoy a tropical resort vacation without leaving home. For a low HOA fee, residents have access to amenities that rival many four-star resorts.

Heron Bay offers two spectacular clubhouses: The Commons with 6,000 square feet and the 23,000-square-foot Plaza del Lago. Between the two facilities, Heron Bay offers two resort-style pools, two fitness facilities, a kids' spray park, indoor and outdoor racquetball courts, an arts and crafts room, as well as a tennis center with 10 Har Tru courts and two hard courts and a tennis shop. The community also features biking and walking trails interlaced throughout the community and Heron Bay Golf Club, owned and operated by ClubLink, which hosted the PGA Tour Honda Classic for six years.

Heron Bay's location in Parkland, Florida, is ideal for education. According to Forbes Magazine's 2011 annual review of where housing dollars go the furthest in getting children a great education, the City of Parkland landed eighth overall and first in the category of towns with homes costing between $400,000 to $599,999.

The welcome center, located on Heron Bay Drive just off Coral Ridge Drive, is open seven days a week. The welcome center can be contacted at 954-340-2679.

About WCI Communities
WCI Communities creates amenity-rich, master-planned lifestyle communities, catering to primary, active adults and second-home buyers. The company offers traditional single and multi-family home choices with prices from the mid-$100,000s to just under $1 million. In addition to homebuilding and development, WCI generates revenues from its Prudential Florida Realty business, the second largest residential realty company in Florida; its Wells Fargo-affiliated mortgage services; insurance and title services; and its recreational amenities, as well as through land sales and joint ventures. For more information, visit www.WCICommunities.com.