Choose Your Neighbors and Get $300 - Refer your friends and family to Gulf Gate

With the busy rental season coming up, don't forget to let your friends, family, and co-workers know how much you love living at Gulf Gate - you could get $300 if you refer someone to us and they move in. It seems that we always get a new influx of residents in the spring and summer, which is a popular time to move, and you will get $300 in free rent if you convince someone you know to move in and be your neighbor!

If you refer anyone to us, be sure to contact the rental office to let us know so we can give you your bonus when they move in. It's a win-win situation. The person you refer gets a great place to live, and you get to choose your neighbors by referring family, friends, and co-workers.

Award Winning Juice Bar Opens Next to Gulf Gate Apartments

One of the best things about living at Gulf Gate Apartments is our close proximity to so many wonderful and interesting shops. One that recently opened its doors in January this year is CROP - a juice bar that promotes healthy living by offering high-nutrient juices. CROP stands for Cold-pressed, Raw, Organic, Produce; which describes what they put into their juices. This business was the inspiration of Karen Odierna, who used to be an oncology medical representative and she is a nurse by trade. She believes that medication is not good for people and she has a passion for juicing. Here's a quote from CROP's Facebook page about their mission:

CROP is committed to bringing the highest quality, nutrient dense juice to the market. What is "nutrient dense" you ask? Simply, our goal is to infuse you with an extensive range of vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and antioxidants. We do this by maximizing the amount of organic, leafy greens in your power packed, cold pressed juice(made with a Norwalk juicer).

Since the shop opened they have already won an award from Sarasota Magazine for being the best new juice bar. If you are interested in stopping in it is literally just across the street from Gulf Gate Apartments - so get a little exercise and pick up something healthy to drink.

For more information you can visit their website here: http://cropjuicesrq.com/

CROP owner, Karen, opened her store in January 2014

Happy Earth Day!

Did you know that today is Earth Day? Earth Day is a popular global observance to raise awareness and appreciation of the environment. The idea for Earth Day began circulating in the 1960’s, when concerns about the environment began to rise in the United States. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. It was designed as an environmental awareness program with its aim to educate participants about the importance of preserving the environment. In 1990, a global Earth Day was organized, and now is observed in more than 140 countries by 200 million people.

Earth Day 2014 will be celebrated in many ways. Common community activities include picking up roadside trash, planting trees, using recyclable containers for lunches, programs on conservation, recycling and more.

Gulf Gate does several things to conserve our Earth’s resources: for example we use low flow toilets and shower heads to conserve water. Our care-taking staff works hard to make sure your home is free of unsightly trash. Recycling containers are provided for residents and you don’t even have to sort your recyclables -- simply put your recyclables in the bin! Recycling one aluminum can save enough energy to power a TV for up to 3 hours! Thanks for doing your part in saving our precious planet!

To learn more about Earth Day, visit www.earthday.org/

Local Artist Beautifies Gulf Gate With Gorgeous Murals

Did you ever wonder who painted the beautiful murals in your building or the paintings hanging in the clubhouse?

The artist is Lisa Sparling, a Sarasota native. Our Regional manager, Liz, spotted one of her murals painted on a house on Gulf Gate Drive and loved it.

Since then, we have commissioned her to paint murals in every building and more recently one in the office in the Clubhouse. See below for the cabinet file she repainted! Most people don’t even realize it’s there when they come in. 

Check out these photos of her beautiful work!

Do-Nut Miss Donut Day!

We’re happy to announce a new tradition here at Gulf Gate Apartments: Donut Day! Start your Thursday morning out with delicious donuts and delightful conversation with your neighbors. We’ll have juice and coffee waiting for you as well!

DONUT DAY
Every Thursday for the next four weeks
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Join us in the clubhouse

Please RSVP to the Rental Office
921.7300 | gulfgate@condormgt.com

We started this new tradition on February 27th. Here's some photos from our previous Donut Days!

Meet Charles - Our Early Bird Winner

Congratulations to Charles, he is the winner of our Early Bird Drawing this month! We do this drawing every month and you have a chance to be the winner if you pay your rent on or before the 1st of the month. Everyone who pays their rent on or before the 1st of the month gets their name put into the Early Bird Drawing. Out of that pool of entrants a random name is selected and the lucky winner gets $50 off of rent for the following month.

So, when May's rent comes around, remember the Early Bird Drawing and turn in your rent payment early. We all know what the Early Bird gets... that's right, a chance to get $50 off of rent the next month!

Charles is our Early Bird Winner!

Resident Survey - We want to know what you think!

At Condor Corporation, we care about what our residents think. To ensure we're living up to our pledge to go Beyond the Expected for our residents, we are asking them to take a few minutes and fill out a survey. We delivered a printed version of the survey to each apartment, which can be returned to the office once completed. Alternatively, we have put the survey online, that way our residents pick whichever format that's most convenient for them.

This is not only an opportunity for you to tell us how we're doing, but also a chance to change your community! We want to know what we can do to improve your living experience. Plus, all survey respondents will be entered into a drawing to receive $20 off their April rent - and there will be 20 winners chosen! The survey will close on April 7.

Thank you all for your time and valuable input!

Take The Survey!

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e93ixxdmht5x4c4m/start

Meet The Early Bird Winners for February and March

We have a couple of Early Bird Winners to congratulate! Last month Vivian was our winner from February and received discount for March; and Richard won our March drawing and will be getting a discount for April.

We do this drawing every month and you have a chance to be the winner if you pay your rent before the first of the month. Everyone who pays their rent before the first of the month gets their name placed into the Early Bird Drawing. Out of all the entries, a random name is selected and the lucky winner gets $50 off of rent the following month.

So when April comes around, be sure to get your rent payment in early! After all, we all know what the early bird gets...

Vivian won our Early Bird Drawing and got a discount for March.

Richard also won our Early Bird Drawing and got a discount for April.

New Movies at the Gulf Gate Office

We recently got some new movie selections at the Gulf Gate office. Stop on by and pick out a movie and say hello to the staff! Here's a list of our new titles:

A Hauted House

Big Wedding

Bling Bling

Cop Out

Coriolanus

Despicable Me 2

Dictator

Fast & Furious 6

Star Trek Into Darkness

Killer Joe

Lawless

Legendary

Lone Ranger

Man of Steel

Our Idiot Brother

Red Tails

Romatics

Smile

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Turbo

Wild Cherry

Wolverine

Head Outdoors For Fresh Air and Fresh Produce

Are you looking for something fun to do tomorrow? Head out to the Sarasota Farmer's Market and browse some wonderful artisan food and craft offerings from local vendors. The Sarasota Farmer's Market is held every Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in downtown Sarasota.

For more information, visit the Sarasota Farmers Market website here: http://www.sarasotafarmersmarket.org/