About Park Shore

From a parcel of land that captured one man’s vision, to the gorgeous community it is today, there’s a lot of history and milestone moments in the development of Park Shore.

In 1964, when Raymond L. Lutgert purchased an undeveloped parcel of land in Naples, Florida, he alone envisioned the potential of the 760 acres bordered on the west by a mile and a quarter of pristine Gulf beach and on the east by U.S. Highway 41, the primary north-south route through Southwest Florida.

During the next four years, Lutgert would lead a team of architects, engineers and land planners in the creation of a landmark plan, establishing not only the first planned unit development district in Collier County but also one of the first in the State of Florida.

The plan for the Gulf-front section of Park Shore created Venetian Bay, a navigable body of water separating the mainland portion of Park Shore from the Gulf-front community. It established a serpentine design that artfully arranges 29 land parcels amidst five beachside parks, four open-space commons, and a meandering beach promenade. The design created a natural dune system that has established a prestigious community of homesites and pioneered underground utility and storm water systems in Naples.

From 1970 to 1983, the Lutgert Companies began to build what we now know today as Park Shore. Their first Florida condominium was Colony Gardens, a unique combination of mid-rise apartments and townhomes with private docks on the bay.

By the mid-1990s, Park Shore was becoming known as one of the most premier places in Southwest Florida.

Today, Park Shore and the hundreds of amenities that come along with it continue to attract people from all over the world. Through their vision, innovation and commitment to excellence, the Lutgert Companies has created a tropical paradise.

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