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More About the Concession
Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida
Description: A private country club and residential community in a pristine natural setting on Florida's Gulf Coast. The 255 one-half to over one acre home sites are surrounded by ancient oaks, native foliage and water features, and are just steps from a wealth of club amenities and options. With an 18-hole, Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course designed in association with Tony Jacklin, the community is dedicated to one of the most memorable moments in sports history - The Ryder Cup concession of 1969.
Nearest Airport: Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, 10 minutes
Amenities
- Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, designed in association with Tony Jacklin
- Practice facility:
- Driving range
- Practice chipping area
- Putting green
- Clubhouse with
- Spacious verandas
- Men's and women's locker rooms
- Restaurant, lounge, guest suites
- Card rooms, billiard room
- Pool and Jacuzzi
- Croquet courts
- Pro shop
- Sports Clubhouse with:
- Fitness center
- Snack bar, day lockers
- Showers, saunas, and treatment rooms
- Olympic-size swimming pool
- Two tennis courts, with room for additional courts
Real Estate
- Home sites range from one-half to over one acre, with views of woodlands or natural water features
- Prices range from the mid-$300,00s and up
Community Shaped by a Legend
The Concession is a private, gated country club and residential community that serves as a tribute to one of golf´s greatest moments and the friendship and legend that blossomed as a result. Jack Nicklaus´ gracious concession of a two-foot putt to Tony Jacklin on the last green of the 1969 Ryder Cup at Royal Birkdale, England, resulted in the first tie in the match´s history and a moment of unparalleled sportsmanship that is still talked about.
A Grand Natural Backdrop
Spread out over 1,232 acres, The Concession is luxury, estate golf course community set amidst the grand Florida backdrop of 250-year-old live oaks and majestic hardwoods crowned with mantles of Spanish moss. There´s a feeling of sanctuary here, with virgin woodland uncut by farmer´s plow or logger´s saw.
Ancient oaks form a pristine backdrop.
The vision of the developer is to preserve this magnificent panorama in a development that will establish new standards for Gulf Coast living. The Concession´s communities of Birkdale and Lindrick, for example, are carefully sited to ensure owners privacy while maintaining the best of the area´s natural beauty.
The Golf Course
The Concession´s Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, designed in association with Tony Jacklin, is designed to appear as if it is emerging from the environment rather than intrude upon it.
A private, 18-hole, core golf course, it will span 520 acres while offering a golf experience without disruption. No interior roads cross the course and only a few rooflines are visible. What´s more, the course is designed to look as if it has always been there. Residents can home skills on the 30-acre practice range, shop for the latest in golf gear at the pro shop and either use a caddy or cart.
The map shows a partial view of the golf course real estate.
Tee placements are designed to challenge the low-handicapper while creating an enjoyable golf experience for players at all levels. As a "core" golf course, with minimal housing that's even visible from the course, the member will be able to enjoy the golfing experience on its 530 acres without the distractions of residences lining the course.
The Clubhouse and Sports Club at The Concession will serve as the social center for the Club. The clubhouse will feature casual dining, spacious verandahs, and guest suites, along with the traditional golf pro shop, men´s and women´s locker rooms, card room and billiard room.
The separate Sports Clubhouse will be home to a fully equipped fitness center, snack bar, day lockers, showers, saunas, and treatment rooms. Next to the Sports Clubhouse will be an Olympic- size swimming pool. There will also be two tennis courts with room for additional courts, if needed.
Amenities include sauna, fitness center and treatment rooms.
Memberships will be offered to initial purchasers of residences or home sites in the Community, and to other persons as by invitation. Two membership categories are available; Full Memberships and Sports Memberships.
Sports Memberships will only be available to owners of a residence or home site in the Community. The number of memberships in each category is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Close to Florida´s Gulf Coast
The Concession is located on the border of Sarasota and Bradenton, just 3 miles east of I-75 and less than one hour south of Tampa Bay on Florida´s Gulf Coast, which offers residents an exciting blend of attractions, cultural events and world-renowned beaches.
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The Developer
The Concession is owned by The Concession Land Development LLC, a partnership between Core Development of Wichita, Kansas and Property Markets Group of New York City. Core Development has been doing business throughout the Midwest and Florida since 1995 with work on the design and development of a variety of projects, from additions and renovations, to new construction, health care, hotel and historic restoration.
In the local market, Core Development is best known as the developer and part-owner of The Ritz-Carlton hotel and condominium project in Sarasota, Florida.
The Concession Homes - Artist's renderings
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Square Footage:
First Floor 4,893
Second Floor 4,177
Total 9,070
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Square Footage:
First Floor 6,501
Second Floor 2,636
Guest Suite 852
Total 9,989
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Square Footage:
First Floor 3,684
Second Floor 1,964
Total 5,648
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Square Footage:
First Floor 4,063
Second Floor 3,826
Garage Level 183
Total 8,072
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Square Footage:
First Floor 5,900
Second Floor 2,400
Total 8,300
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Square Footage:
First Floor 4,769
Second Floor 1,779
Guest House 521
Total 7,069
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Estate home and homesite packages from $1.3 million
to over $9 million.
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course designed in association with Tony Jacklin.
26+ acre practice range • Caddy program • Pro shop
Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin are creating a Signature Golf Course that will appear to emerge from the environment rather than intrude upon it.
The private 18-hole core golf course spanning 520 acres offers a golf experience without disruption. No interior roads cross the course and only a few rooflines are visible. What´s more, the course is designed to look as if it has always been there. It will have the enduring feel of a classic. Practice on the 30-acre practice range, shop for the latest in golf gear at the pro shop and caddy or cart, the option is yours.
The Clubhouse and Sports Club at The Concession will be capable of establishing new traditions. Enjoy spacious verandas that beckon you to sit and relax. Lounge and locker room facilities are a sanctuary. Their décor, amenities and atmosphere fulfill new levels of luxury and comfort. A feeling of privilege is replete throughout.
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SARASOTA -- Developer Kevin Daves has a lot on his mind today.
As Daves' $600 million Concession golf course and community breaks ground this afternoon, he will have to worry about whether attendees will be able to find the project nestled among the dwindling, pristine woods around Lakewood Ranch.
He will probably fret over whether the Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course that will be the centerpiece of the 1,230-acre development will be challenging enough -- or too challenging.
And he will probably stew over whether the preparations for a Ringling Museum of Art gala planned for tonight are complete.
But what Daves says he won't worry about is whether he will be able to find enough people willing to plunk down $75,000 each to buy memberships in the Concession.
"I don't have any question about it," Daves said of the prospect of selling out his 300 non-equity memberships. "If you build the highest quality in Sarasota, people will go for it."
As proof, Daves points to his last Sarasota venture, the $100 million Ritz-Carlton Hotel and condominiums, which critics blasted as unrealistic until Daves and partner Robert Buford delivered it.
Now, as the third in a trio of luxury private golf clubs being developed in Sarasota and Manatee counties gets under way, developers maintain that they will have little trouble selling out all 875 memberships available.
And they say they will have no problem raising the collective $90 million the memberships will cost.
Quite the opposite.
Daves says that in March the Concession intends to increase the price of membership by 25 percent to $100,000 in response to market demand.
The Concession isn't the only members-only club claiming to have little trouble peddling its five-figure memberships.
At the Founders Club, a 700-acre golf course and residential enclave on Fruitville Road in Sarasota, developers U.S. Assets Group and The Starling Group have sold 76 of the 275 memberships that will be offered.
When the Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed course opens officially Feb. 4, Founders Club executives expect sales of the club's equity memberships to accelerate.
"There are a slew of people in this area who are interested in this," said Ian Fetigan, the Founders Club's general manager. "There's just tremendous wealth in this area."
Like the Concession, the Founders Club plans a price increase. Beginning March 1, its memberships will fetch $80,000, up from $75,000, and additional increases may follow.
Few are as well-acquainted with the vast fortunes in and around Sarasota as the people who run the Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.
To complete its resort, the Ritz-Carlton is offering entry to 300 members. They will pay $75,000 to $125,000 to play golf on its 325-acre course near Lakewood Ranch, sit by the pool at the Ritz's private beach house on Lido beach, or be pampered in the hotel's spa.
Its 18-hole, Tom Fazio-designed golf course is set to open late this year.
"I think we'll be unique from anything else," said James McManemon, the hotel's general manager. "We're not just golf -- it's everything we're providing, and mostly, the world-class service the Ritz-Carlton is known for."
The brisk membership sales also seem to extend to the six-figure home lots in the Concession and Founders Club -- the latest manifestation of Southwest Florida's supersonic luxury real estate market.
At both developments, upscale home builders such as John Cannon have clamored to be included.
The Founders Club pre-sold 50 percent of its 262 home lots to builders. At the Concession, which will have 255 homes, 70 percent of the lots in its first phase were gobbled up, Daves said.
At both projects, despite six-figure prices that have given buyers little more than empty stretches of dirt, developers claim buyers are hustling to sign up.
To date, the Founders Club has sold 79 homes, all of which carried prices starting around $1 million.
Concession residences are slated to sell for between $4 million and $5 million, Daves said.
Daves and Fetigan believe the interest in all three clubs stems from what they describe as the "Naples Effect": Even with two dozen exclusive golf clubs, there's more wealth than there are luxury offerings.
"Naples feels saturated, with the number of golf clubs there," Fetigan said. "I'm told there are another 20 golf courses on the drawing board there."
But not so in Sarasota and Manatee counties. In Sarasota County, it took the Founders Club five years to receive all its necessary permits and approvals; it's unlikely that another course will be proposed anytime soon. In Manatee County, the two Lakewood Ranch courses and the existing Legacy golf offering almost ensure that another upscale course won't try to compete there for years.
"I think we're a broader market than Naples," says Daves, whose golf course is slated for a December completion. "We're attracting an enormous amount of interest from St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Clearwater, as well as from Sarasota."
But interest often doesn't translate into dollars.
Neither Concession nor Ritz-Carlton officials would reveal just how many memberships they had sold. Both say the response to their pitches has been good.
"We're extremely pleased with how things are going," McManemon said.
All three clubs tout their differences.
The Founders Club is selling equity memberships; Concession isn't. The Ritz-Carlton doesn't have residences attached to its golf course; both Concession and Founders Club do.
Both Founders Club and Concession will allow only members and guests to play; Ritz-Carlton members will share the links with hotel guests.
Of the three, Founders is the only club in Sarasota County. Ritz-Carlton is the only club where membership will extend from the golf course to the beach and the treatment room.
While differences abound, all three will have one feature in common: expensive annual dues.
At Founders Club, Concession and Ritz-Carlton, members will be charged about $10,000 in annual fees to keep their memberships valid.
"This has all been market-driven," Fetigan said. "We're finding that there's really been a void for this kind of place in Sarasota." |
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