Developer starts first condo tower since 2007

BONITA SPRINGS — WCI Communities, a leading builder of condos during the real estate boom, started construction on its first condo tower in eight years.

Prices for condos at Altaira at The Colony Golf and Bay Club in Bonita Springs will start at $1 million. The 76-condo tower is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2017.

“WCI will continue to set the standard for high-rise living, as we have throughout our company's history,” says Paul Erhardt, senior vice president of homebuilding and development for the Bonita Springs-based company, in a statement.