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What a testament to the quality and desirability of membership. With other local private clubs experiencing a shrinking membership and actively advertising for new blood, the Oaks has announced that they are just 19 golfers short of their full capacity of golfers. At the July meeting open to all equity, social, golf, tennis…
Downtown Sarasota Roundabout is open to traffic ! This is great news for the merchants of Main Street. Work will continue on the landscaping. There will be an opening celebration at 5pm today at Main Street , Central and Pineapple Avenues.
Transforming a major downtown intersection where five streets meet has not been easy for retailers and drivers – But I think Downtown Sarasota will benefit in the end.. And the end is slated for October. 2010 Once it is complete pedestrians will find it easier to cross the five streets and motorists will navigate the intersection in a perpetual motion…
As stated in an earlier blog, London Bay Homes recently purchased all the last 86 residential home sites in the high end golf course community of The Founders Club. It didn’t take the company long to announce some stunning price drops on lots. The following five home sites have been dropped by as…
Developers of Lakewood Ranch are so confident in their location and the housing market rebound that they have announced a new housing project that will add 800 new homes in the sprawling master-planned community just off University Park east of I75. I have blogged about this golf course community many times. From the…
Per a July 7 article in the Sarasota Herald Tribune, a Naples-based home builder has acquired the 86 remaining home sites at The Founders Club, and has assumed the sales and marketing of the luxury golf community. The purchase price and terms of the deal between London Bay Homes and The Founders Club Development…
Just returned from a 10 day holiday in British Columbia. In my stack of mail was a letter from the president of my club outlining the latest financial reporting for the month of May. Operating income was way above both budget and the previous year results. The balance sheet “remains strong” with the Club’s equity significantly…
Way back on May 2 I threatened to go see these three courses…Calusa Lakes Golf Club in Nokomis, Waterford Golf Club in Venice and The Golf Club at Capri Isles in Venice…and I finally did so this week. All owned by the same consortium…if you join one you have year round playing priviledges at all…
Held an open house on Sunday at my Prestancia listing on Villa D Este. It’s a 2/2 plus den, two car garage villa with preserve and lake views in terrific condition offered at $349k. Five couples came through and as I explained the various golf membership opportunities to them, I thought it would be “blog worthy”…
