Lutgert Companies closes the book on its developmemt of Park Shore Beach

The contract for the last developer unit in the Lutgert Companies’ Aria on Park Shore Beach has been inked. The closing last month marked the final chapter in the Lutgert Companies’ development story of Park Shore.

With its iconic circular red tops, Aria is the capstone to Lutgert’s development on Park Shore Beach. Testament to the company’s forward-thinking philosophy and the advancement of luxury high-rise living in Southwest Florida, the tower’s residences feature natural gas cooktops and natural gas fireplaces, volume ceilings and the Lutgert trademark “window walls.”

Comprised of 18 stories, with 52 residences and 13 penthouses, Aria is the final building of the 17 luxury high-rise towers developed by the Lutgert Companies along Park Shore Beach.

Seeing the future

In 1964, company founder Raymond Lutgert visited Southwest Florida and found a promising, uninhabited tract of land spanning 760 acres and bordering 1¼ miles of Gulf-front beach. The Chicago native also brought years of experience in real estate development. His ability to envisage this land as a one-of-a-kind community with five beachfront parks, open space commons and a beach promenade now known as Park Shore Beach established Mr. Lutgert as a true visionary.

The Park Shore community was the first planned unit development in the state of Florida and has served as a model for many subsequent developments. The designed natural dune system is revered as a significant achievement in beachfront preservation.

Horizon House, built in 1970, is the southern anchor to the Lutgert collection on Park Shore Beach. The first beachfront high-rise by Lutgert, it was constructed with increased ceiling heights and introduced a parking garage, which heralded Mr. Lutgert’s quest to advance the environment of condominium living.

Although at the time Horizon House was deemed by some locals as a controversial structure, Mr. Lutgert was not deterred. Taking risks was part of his method to success; a commitment to surpass the ordinary, a passion for the best of the best and a desire to reach literal new heights were his guiding lights.

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