Window Cleaning at Le Jardin. Your view, restored.

Le Jardin is a 23-story tower at 4201 Gulf Shore Boulevard North in Park Shore, Naples. A local real estate site says Lutgert Companies built it in 1998 with 52 units, ranging from 3,669 square feet up to 6,191 square feet in the penthouse units, and describes views of the Gulf, the bay and the city. The same site lists a guarded, gated entrance with 24-hour security, two under-building parking spaces per unit (three for penthouses), a Gulf-side pool and spa, guest suites, a sauna, a steam and massage room and tennis courts. It gives a once-a-year lease rule with a 180-day minimum, and a pet allowance of two dogs or cats, with large pets allowed with approval.

Quick facts for owners (as listed by a local real estate site)

• Address: 4201 Gulf Shore Blvd N, Naples
• Built 1998 by Lutgert Companies; 23 floors; 52 units
• 3,669 up to 6,191 square feet (penthouse units)
• Guarded and gated, 24-hour security
• Two under-building parking spaces per unit, three for penthouses
• Gulf-side pool and spa, clubhouse, exercise room, card room, club room, sauna, guest suites, tennis courts
• One lease a year, 180-day minimum; two dogs or cats, large pets with approval

Quoting homes from 3,669 square feet

The listed sizes start at 3,669 square feet and reach 6,191 square feet for penthouse units, so a visit here can run longer than in a smaller condo. When you ask for a quote, tell us the unit number, how many terraces and sliders you have and whether there are any tall or fixed panes. Photos of the main rooms help us plan the crew and the hours.

Gulf, bay or city: reading each window

The real estate site describes views of the Gulf, the bay and the city, and lists a Gulf-side pool, while our tower list files Le Jardin on the Venetian Bay side. Glass facing different directions in towers like this can pick up different residue, from salt haze to a softer humid film to fine city dust, so we look at each wall of glass and adjust the solution to what is on it.

Clearing the guarded gate

The site lists a guarded and gated entrance with 24-hour security. Before a first visit we ask you or management how contractors are logged, then send crew names and an arrival window. Crews carry photo ID and can give a vehicle plate if asked. Booking a few days ahead usually leaves time for the visit to be logged before we arrive.

Under-building parking

The site says owners get two under-building parking spaces, and penthouse owners three. Those spaces are assigned to residents, so we ask management where a service van may park and for how long. We bring equipment up on a cart from the approved spot and keep buckets and poles off lobby and corridor floors.

Penthouse units at the top of the range

The largest listed size, 6,191 square feet, belongs to the penthouse units. Penthouses in towers like this often have taller panes and wider terrace doors than the floors below. We bring extension poles for high interior glass and, where we can, book penthouse terraces for calmer mornings so the solution does not dry before it is squeegeed.

Living with two pets

The site says two dogs or cats are allowed, and large pets with approval. In homes with pets, low slider glass often collects nose prints and smudges, and screens can get scratched or pushed out of their tracks. We hand-detail the bottom panes and look over the screens, and we let you know if a tear or a bent frame needs repair.

A six-month minimum lease

The site gives a lease limit of once a year with a 180-day minimum, so changeovers are infrequent. The gap between tenants is a practical time for a thorough cleaning, and a visit shortly before listing a unit for sale gives photographs brighter glass. Send us the dates and we will set up access with management.

Bike storage and the beach promenade

The site lists bike storage, beach access and access to the private, lighted 1.25-mile Park Shore Beach promenade. Wherever residents walk or ride to the beach, fine sand often ends up on terraces and in slider tracks. We vacuum the track channels before washing, so grit comes out instead of scraping the glass or the rollers.

Common rooms and shared glass

The clubhouse, community room, card room, exercise room and pool deck are listed as shared spaces. Glass in shared areas is typically handled by the association, so a unit visit stays inside your residence and on your terraces. If the board wants a quote for common glass, we can discuss it with management separately.

Closing up for the season

If you leave Naples for part of the year, a cleaning in the week you go lifts salt and pollen before summer heat bakes them on, and a visit just before you return clears the dust that settled while the doors stayed shut. With your written authorization, we arrange access with management while you are away.

Le Jardin cleaning list

Each interior window and slider, the outer face of every terrace slider and any railing glass we can reach from the terrace, tracks vacuumed and wiped, sills and frames, and screens when requested. Glass that can only be reached by rope or swing stage remains with the association’s high-rise contractor.