Window Cleaning at St. Nicole. Every slider. Every floor.

St. Nicole is on Heron Point Drive off Crayton Road, at the southern end of Pelican Bay. The 21-floor tower opened in 1991 and holds 97 residences, from about 1,200 square feet to penthouses of more than 2,500 square feet. It backs onto the Pelican Bay boardwalk, and residents reach the beach through a secured gate from the pool deck, with a call box at the berm to summon the tram. Gulf views begin as a ribbon on the fourth floor and widen higher up, with mangroves and Clam Pass in the foreground. The building has an on-site manager, two guest suites, a pool and spa with grills, a community room with a kitchen, and card, exercise and billiards rooms.

Quick facts for owners

• Address: 5550 Heron Point Dr, Naples 34108, off Crayton Road
• Opened 1991; 21 floors; 97 residences
• Residences from about 1,200 sq ft; penthouses over 2,500 sq ft
• Backs onto the Pelican Bay boardwalk; beach gate from the pool deck
• Gulf views from the fourth floor up, over the mangroves and Clam Pass
• On-site manager, two guest suites, pool and spa, community room, card, exercise and billiards rooms
• Up to three leases a year with a 30-day minimum; up to two small pets (15 lb or less, under 10 inches at the shoulder)

Short leases, more turnovers

With a 30-day minimum and up to three leases a year, St. Nicole allows shorter rentals than the 60- or 90-day minimums at several neighboring towers. A home can host a January tenant, a February tenant and a March tenant in one winter. Each turnover brings sand from the beach gate, sunscreen on the slider handles and fingerprints on the glass. A short cleaning between tenants is easy to arrange if you share the move-out and move-in dates.

Right on the boardwalk

Because the building backs onto the boardwalk and the mangroves, the lower floors are close to the trees. Humidity, pollen and insects drawn to lanai lights at night leave small spots on the glass. Higher up, the glass sees more salt and more sun. We plan each visit for the floor you are on.

Ribbon view or wide view

On the fourth and fifth floors, the Gulf shows as a thin band above the treetops. The cleaner the glass, the more of that band you see, especially at sunset. On higher floors, the view opens up and the glass faces more weather. Either way, we finish the west glass with a careful dry pass and check it at an angle.

Small pets, lower glass

Owners can keep up to two small pets. Small dogs leave nose prints at the very bottom of the sliders, and cats sometimes leave paw marks on the sills. These are easy to remove but come back fast. Many owners ask for the lower glass to be touched up between full visits.

After the exterior repaint

St. Nicole owners recently voted on improvements that include a new exterior paint color. Painting a tower can leave dust, specks of paint and tape residue on sliders and railings. We recommend cleaning after the painters have finished your side of the building, not during the work. Ask the manager for the schedule, and we will book you after your stack is done. We remove fresh paint specks carefully and tell you if any spots need a specialist.

Guest suites and guest parking

St. Nicole is known for having more guest parking than many Pelican Bay towers, along with two guest suites. That makes it easy for family to visit, and easy for us to park for a visit. If guests are coming, book the windows a few days before they arrive.

Opening the residence in the fall

Homes that sit closed through a Naples summer often have a film of dust and dried rain on the sliders, plus dead insects in the tracks. A visit in October or November, before the first tenant or your own return, clears all of it at once. Ask your home watch service to note anything unusual on the lanai, such as a stuck slider or water in a track, so we know before we arrive.

Access

The on-site manager receives our insurance certificate before the first visit, and we sign in according to building rules. If you are out of town, leave written permission with the manager so staff can let us in.

What we clean

Interior windows, both sides of the lanai sliders, balcony glass within reach, frames, tracks and sills, and screens if you want them. Exterior tower glass that can only be reached from outside is handled by the association.