Community Snapshot: Rookery Pointe offers variety of amenities

With its prime Estero location and an outstanding collection of spacious single-family homes, Rookery Pointe is a showcase of privacy among lush nature preserves, sparkling lakes and water features. It was voted the Lee County Community of the Year for 2004.

Began by Arthur Rutenberg Homes in 2000, then handed over to Meritage Homes to complete. Completion for Rookery Pointe is scheduled for this summer. It was voted the Lee County Community of the Year for 2004. Just minutes to Florida Gulf Coast University, Miromar Outlets, Coconut Point, the Gulf Coast Towncenter Mall and the Southwest Florida International Airport.

Its amenities include a 4,500-square-foot Arthur Rutenberg Clubhouse (left) with a gathering room, fitness center, media room and kitchen. Also, a junior Olympic-sized pool, gazebo and sun deck; tot lot; Har-Tru tennis courts; a basketball court; and an in-line skate area. It is a gated community.

DETAILS:

Community: 236 single-Family Homes

HOA Fees: $869 quarterly

Price Ranges: $400,000s -$700,000s

Directions: Take Interstate 75 at exit 123 and go west on Corkscrew Road, then north on Three Oaks Parkway.

Activities: cardio fitness classes, a monthly book club, social activities, men's poker, weekly happy hours, a variety of exercise sessions and mah jongg.