Renovations at the Naples, Fla., property totaled just under $17 million, and updated its two championship golf courses, expanded The Sports Club, and added new tennis and bocce courts. The project also added a third lifestyle room for cards and events, and replaced the building’s roof and HVAC system.
The Club at Mediterra in Naples, Fla., has completed nearly $17 million in renovations to its two championship golf courses, an expansion at The Sports Club, and the addition of new tennis and bocce courts.
“Mediterra has always been viewed as a trailblazer in Naples,” said General Manager and COO Carmen Mauceri. “We are continually evaluating our facilities and amenities to ensure they are meeting our members’ needs. These projects directly addressed the increasing participation in our golf and fitness programs.”
Additional social and meeting space and a larger fitness center were among the top priorities identified by Sports Club members. The $1.5 million project doubled the size of the existing fitness center and introduced all new equipment, including a Life Fitness Synrgy system, which incorporates multiple workout options and configurations, and MyZone, a monitor used for group exercise and personal training to track heart rate and optimize workout efficiency.
Construction, which started in May and wrapped up in December, also added a third lifestyle room for cards, events, small dinner parties and other activities. The new meeting space features lake and pool views. Additional improvements included replacing the building’s roof and HVAC system, adding an eighth tennis court, and redesigning the bocce garden to add a third court.
“We have over 600 members playing bocce,” Mauceri said. “We replaced the irrigation and clay so the three courts look like they’ve always been there. That’s how we judge the success of our construction.”
The Sports Club also features a resort-style pool with lap lanes and a full menu of spa treatments.
The two-year project started in 2015 and was completed in phases during the slower summer months. Enhancements included replacing irrigation, bunkers and re-grassing with Platinum TE seashore paspalum. Practice facilities and ranges were also renovated. Work on the South Course was completed in December 2015; the North Course this December.
“From the tee box to the out-of-bounds area and each grain of sand, everything is brand new,” said Mauceri. “The only thing we didn’t touch were the greens.”
The golf courses now feature 200 acres of new grass on 36 holes, said Director of Agronomy Tim Hiers, adding that the grass was chosen for its color, cold-weather and low-light tolerance, playability and performance.
“We are always reinvesting in the club,” Mauceri said. “These last four projects in the past two years were completed on schedule or ahead of schedule and under budget.”
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