FL STAR - Key Persons
David Torres serves as president of FL Star as well as president of the Hacienda Development Group, developer of Hacienda Lakes of Naples, a 2,262-acre Development of Regional Impact in Naples. Prior to his involvement with Hacienda Lakes, Torres served as Division President for Toll Brothers, leading the company's Northeast Florida operations.
Torres had direct profit and loss responsibility for his region and was heavily involved in land acquisition of thousands of lots for future development.
During his career with Toll Brothers, he held various positions including that of senior project manager, overseeing construction of both single-family homes and multi-family neighborhoods. Before joining Toll Brothers, Torres was an analyst with the New York City office of Booz Allen & Hamilton, a management consulting firm.
Torres is a licensed Florida Certified General Contractor as well as a Florida real estate agent. He is a graduate of Columbia University in New York City where he received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a minor in Economics. He was the recipient of the Citation for Excellence in Civil Engineering and a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.
Gary Hains serves as vice president of FL Star with direct responsibility for oversight of FL Star Construction.. Before joining FL Star, Hains was Divisional Vice President for Toll Brothers Southwest Florida Division.
During his tenure with Toll Brothers, Hains was responsible for locating, financially analyzing, conducting market research and negotiating land acquisition for various projects throughout Florida for future development. A participant in Toll Brothers Management Training Program, he also previously served as a senior project manager for Toll Brothers with responsibility for the construction of single-family homes and multi-family projects.
Prior to joining Toll Brothers, Hains worked for LaBranche & Co. in New York serving as financial analyst and New York Stock Exchange Floor Clerk. A Florida licensed real estate agent, Hains is a graduate of Brown University and the London School of Economics in London, England.
The first building has topped out at Milano Lakes, a new apartment community off Collier Boulevard at The Lords Way in South Naples. The community encompasses more than 23 acres and will include 296 apartment homes in eight buildings, offering one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Within the community, 96 detached garages are planned.
Milano Lakes is being developed by an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities led by Gary Hains and David E. Torres. Other projects include Arrowhead Reserve, a community of single-family homes in Immokalee. FL Star also provides management services for commercial and industrial buildings for real estate owners and condominium associations including maintenance, collection of rents and financial reporting.
With initial clearing and blasting complete, contractors have begun to excavate the lakes at Milano Lakes, a new apartment community off Collier Boulevard at The Lords Way.
Milano Lakes is being developed by an affiliate of FL Star, a conglomerate of real estate entities lead by Gary Hains and David E. Torres.
"We are excited to bring this new apartment community to the Naples market. We believe that the demand for rentals will continue to rise as Naples continues to grow," said Gary Hains, partner with FL Star, developer for Milano Lakes Apartments. "FL Star Construction LLC will lead the construction of the project while FL Star I LLC will provide development management services until completion followed by property management."
"Milano Lakes is designed to meet the demand for apartment options that offer renters the same type of amenities that they would expect in a condominium that they owned," Hains continued. "The community will offer residents a 5,488-square-foot clubhouse for social gatherings, a resort-style swimming pool, a fitness center and a children's playground. Apartment interiors have been designed to live like a home with laundry facilities within each unit, a master suite with a generous walk-in closet and dual sinks in the master bath, an island kitchen with a spacious dining area, and a lanai."
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Sapphire Cove is nearing sell out, with only three homes remaining. Sapphire Cove is an intimate residential community being developed by FL Star off Collier Boulevard in South Naples.
"The pace of sales over the past year has been impressive," said Gary Hains, FL Star spokesman. "Buyers are drawn to Sapphire Cove in part by the convenient location, close to recreational and educational amenities as well as medical facilities. Our buyers have repeatedly praised the quality of our designs and the interior finishes. We now have only three home remaining, and we have selected our most popular designs for completion. We anticipate quick sales on these desirable homes."
FL Star has completed construction of the Egret II, a new move-in ready home within Sapphire Cove, an intimate new residential community being developed off Collier Boulevard in South Naples.
With site work in process and model permits secured, developers are moving toward the start of construction in early 2018 for Sapphire Cove, a new residential community being developed off Collier Boulevard in South Naples.
"We are excited that Sapphire Cove is nearing the point where visitors will begin to see the results of months of preparation," said David E. Torres, developer and principal in Lord's Way 30 LLC, an affiliate of FL Star. "This community will complement the residential neighborhoods and commercial entities that are making this part of Naples a vibrant and most desirable area."
Sapphire Cove is an intimate community designed to appeal to a mixture of family-oriented and active adult lifestyles. The 30-acre site will include only 75 single-family homes on lots measuring 57 feet wide by 140 feet deep. The community is bordered by a preserve and is centered around a 3-acre lake fringed with native grasses and vegetation.
Site work is underway for Sapphire Cove, a new residential community being developed off Collier Boulevard in South Naples. The 30-acre site is planned to include 75 single-family lots measuring 57 feet wide by 140 feet deep.