Window Cleaning at Grandview at Bay Beach. Your view, restored.

Grandview at Bay Beach is an 11-story tower with 58 residences at 4142 Bay Beach Ln, the final building in the gated Waterside at Bay Beach community on the south end of Fort Myers Beach. Ground was broken in February 2020, and developer London Bay celebrated its completion in October 2023. The developer describes views of the Gulf and Estero Bay, three- and four-bedroom plans, private elevator access, parking in the main garage, and a pet-friendly policy with no weight restrictions. The second-floor amenity level, called The EL, holds a fitness center, yoga studio, club room and two guest suites.

Quick facts for owners

• 4142 Bay Beach Ln, final tower in the gated Waterside at Bay Beach community
• 11 stories, 58 residences, per the developer
• Groundbreaking February 2020; completion celebrated October 2023
• Plans of 2,414, 2,767 and 2,923 sq ft in the 2017 floor-plan announcement
• Private elevator access and parking in the main garage
• Pets: developer describes no weight restrictions

Two terraces, two kinds of glass work

The developer’s 2017 plan announcement describes large windows and sliding glass doors opening to private screened sunrise terraces and open-air sunset terraces. Behind a screen, the sliders are often sheltered from some of the weather, while the open-air side takes the full sun and breeze. We clean both sets of sliders and can brush down the screen panels on request.

Bay residences and Gulf residences

In the 2017 floor-plan announcement, Residences 01 and 02 look over Estero Bay, while Residences 05 and 06 have Gulf views. Bay-side glass often collects a humid film with pollen and dust, while Gulf-side panes tend to gather more salt. Tell us your residence number when you book, and we will plan the visit for the kind of film your glass is likely to carry.

Private elevator to your door

The developer describes private elevator access to each residence. In towers with private elevator access, vendors often need the elevator authorized for them. Tell us how your elevator access works, or arrange it with the front desk or management, and we will bring our gear straight up in one trip. If the building asks vendors to use a service elevator or a loading area instead, we follow that rule.

Large residences, longer visits

The 2017 announcement lists plans of 2,414, 2,767 and 2,923 square feet, with three or four bedrooms and up to nearly 500 square feet of terraces. A home that size often has many sliders and a long run of windows, so a visit takes longer than in a smaller condo. We quote from your plan and the number of sliders, not from a guess.

Penthouse glass on the top floor

The developer describes six penthouses on the top floor with 11-foot ceilings and private two-car garages. Taller rooms often mean taller windows and sliders. We bring extension poles for the upper panes inside, and we ask whether any glass sits above what we can reach safely from the floor or the terrace before we quote.

Metal railings and terrace furniture

A developer release says the metal railings in Grandview’s outdoor amenity areas reference the tower’s terrace railings. Where a terrace railing is metal rather than glass, there is no railing glass to clean, but salt and dust that settle on it can drip onto the slider sills after rain. We wipe the sills and the slider frames, move terrace chairs and tables only as needed, and set them back where they were.

Pets without weight limits

London Bay described Grandview in 2023 as pet-friendly with no weight restrictions; one listing shows pet limits, so check the current rule with the association. Larger dogs often leave nose prints higher up the slider than small dogs do. We give the lower and middle strip of each door a second pass when you tell us a pet lives in the unit.

Mangroves, pollen and the bay breeze

The developer places Grandview along the mangroves and the waterfront, about two miles north of Lovers Key State Park. Pollen and plant debris from that green edge can land on bay-facing glass and in the screen tracks during spring. A visit after the heaviest pollen weeks clears that yellow film before it mixes with humidity.

What we cover at Grandview

Interior glass on all windows and sliders in your residence; the outside of the sliders on both terraces, cleaned from the deck; tracks vacuumed and wiped; sills and frames cleaned; screen panels on request. Exterior tower glass that can only be reached by rope access or a lift stays with the association’s contractor.