Centex’s actions are creating public relations issues for all developers. Developer is not a four-letter word March 8, 2007 – The Palm Coast City Council meeting on March 6th gives some insight into what may be a developing pattern. The meeting had nothing to do with Centex. Centex was not even on the agenda. […]
Centex has decided not to proceed with the approved Marineland condo project. March 8, 2007 – Centex Destination Properties previously received approval for development of a part of their holdings in Marineland. Located along the Atlantic coast on US A1a at the northern edge of Flagler County, Marineland has more dolphins than people. Centex Destination […]
Single family home market becoming stable March 1, 2007 – Existing Palm Coast single family residential home sales are still weak, but it’s beginning to look like they are approaching the bottom of the correction curve. Prices remain below those of a year ago but both prices and sales volume are stabilizing. I’ve updated the […]
Yes, they really are coming February 28, 2007 – Today, the city approved the final plans for the SuperTarget Store planned for the retail super center portion of the Town Center at Palm Coast. This parcel is located east of Belle Terre on SR 100. At the same meeting, the city gave plan approval for a […]
Landowners along Old Kings Road will pay much of cost February 25, 2007 – About three years ago, the City of Palm Coast identified a need to improve and widen Old Kings Road between SR 100 and Palm Coast Parkway. Even then, the road was deteriorating. Working with the city, the owners of land fronting […]
Future of resort and Palm Harbor Golf Course in limbo Palm Coast, FL – February 14, 2007 – The City of Palm Coast made building height concessions to the developer of the new Palm Coast Resort in return for anticipated new jobs and increased tax revenue. Now, the future of the new resort hotel, some […]
Town Centre East has preliminary plat approval February, 13, 2007 – Palm Coast, FL – Town Centre East, LLC, with David Butler as Managing Partner, and Kent Mace, as Director, Real Real Estate Development, is approaching the finish line on its project just north of the old Lehigh Cement railway and canal, on the west […]
Ginn’s world extends beyond Flagler County February 13, 2007 – Last week, I had an opportunity to visit Bobby Ginn’s most ambitious project, Ginn Sur Mer, in The Bahamas. It’s still mostly piles of dirt and rock slightly above sea level, but the 2500 acre property Bobby Ginn bought on the “West End” of Grand Bahama Island […]
February 11, 2007 – Some think that you could substitute Councilman or Commissioner for Citizen in the above phrase. February 11, 2007 – Some think that you could substitute Councilman or Commissioner for Citizen in the above phrase. Unfortunately, Palm Coast suffers from the combination of a left-leaning Daytona press and the presence of a […]
Champion Tour’s Ginn Championship is being relocated from the Tom Watson Conservatory course to the Jack Nicklaus Ocean Hammock Course February 2 – There has been no official announcement but tournament volunteers for the March 26 – April 1 Ginn Tournament have been told that the event will be played at the Jack Nicklaus designed […]