For residents & new owners
The Esplanade Resident Toolkit
Everything you need in your first 30 days — and the pages worth bookmarking for the years after. Built by your neighborhood REALTOR®, kept current so you don't have to dig.
Everything you need in your first 30 days — and the pages worth bookmarking for the years after. Built by your neighborhood REALTOR®, kept current so you don't have to dig.
The items below trip up almost every new owner. Work down the list and your first season will be smooth.
Register with the management company for gate access, the resident portal, and amenity cards. Your closing agent provides the association contact — if you can't find it, ask me and I'll point you to the right person.
Every home carries an $800 annual food & beverage minimum at the Bahama Bar and Toasted Café. Set up your house account early — most active residents hit the minimum without trying. How the fees work →
Landscaping, screens, generators, pools, exterior paint — exterior modifications need Architectural Review approval first. Submitting before work starts saves real money and grief. See the quick guide below.
Esplanade sits in a CDD, so your Collier County tax bill carries a separate non-ad-valorem line on top of HOA dues. New owners: file your homestead exemption by March 1 if this is your primary residence. Full cost breakdown →
The fastest way to feel at home: pick two clubs and show up. The live clubs & events calendar shows everything happening in the next 90 days — it updates daily from the community's official feed.
Every recorded document — Declaration, Bylaws, Community Standards, Member Handbook, current budget — lives on this site in one place, summarized in plain English. Governing documents → · Rules & standards →
Procedures evolve — always verify current requirements with the association or the recorded documents.
The Architectural Review process protects everyone's property values — and it's much easier when you work with it instead of around it. The short version:
1. Check the Community Standards first. Many requests fail because the answer was already written down — approved plant lists, screen colors, generator placement. Plain-English summary here.
2. Submit before any work begins. Applications go through the management portal with your plans, materials, and contractor details. Unapproved work can mean redoing it at your expense.
3. Build review time into your contractor's schedule. Committees meet on a cycle, not on demand — ask your contractor to sequence permits and ARC approval together.
AC service, hurricane screens, pool care, handymen who actually show up — I'm assembling a vetted list from residents' real experiences. It will live on this page.
Have a vendor your neighbors should know about — or one to avoid? Send me the name and I'll add them to the vetting pile.
Smart owners check their number annually: it drives insurance decisions, estate planning, and the sell-or-stay math everyone eventually does. Your floor plan's real resale range is public — see it here — and a precise valuation for your specific home is free.
Brokerage. Nicholas Nolan (Florida Real Estate License SL3504588) is a licensed real estate sales associate of Realty ONE Group MVP, 1495 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples, FL 34109. The Nicholas Nolan Team is a team operating under the supervision of Realty ONE Group MVP. All real estate services are performed by Realty ONE Group MVP.
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Pricing & floor plans. Subject to change without notice. Verify all current pricing, availability, and specifications with the builder before making purchase decisions.