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The Naples Daily News from Naples, Florida • 50

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Naples, Florida
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Sun Nov 1 2 1 972 Plush Condominium Project Soubloon 4D NAPLES DAILY NEWS Aytf'i a- will be a private chib and a closely knit village The four residential towers are spaciously oriented so they will not be imposing upon the community rather stunning from a distance and seemingly a natural part of the landscape closer up architectural firm of Hatcher Zeigler Gunn and Asociates planned the entire island club community to be Goldberg carefully conceived the methods he would employ to develop the property in such a manner that the development would not alter the traditional image of Coconut Grove as a quaint artistic village for Sailboat Key were made taking into account the unique environment of the Grove area and the physical property available upon which to Green said the Corps of Engineers was filled somewhat and a wooden seawall built" Green said bridge was built from the mainland" Still no buildings went up and the land changed hands from speculator to speculator In 1966 Burton Goldberg a Miami builder-developer purchased the property and envisioned a club community such as is now planned airy and pleasant "Green sail "Tennis? have courts" he said can shape up their game on a nine-hole putting course Yachtsmen will find a marina on the lee side of the island hub of Sailboat Key wil be the club's recreation facilities" Green said "Several fine restaurants wi overlook Biscayne Bay Clu i members may swim in seven pools or lounge on a white sane beach acres of park-like recreation decks and man more acres of belt wil retain the unique flora of the Grove construction has been underway since mid summer "Green noted first construction phase two residential towers and all the related should be completed during 3 BEDROOM 2 BATH 26 900 WITH FAMILY ROOM LOT NOT BjgtaL Ilsndi 1 iedd Hnms I has INCLUDED AND OPBRATID SO PHONE 542-2154 Kiiid 3nr LOCALLY OWNKO 415 FIFTH AVENUE Groundbreaking officially will be prior to December 1st for construction of The Club on Sailboat Key a condominium club community on a private island offshore the Coconut Grove area of Miami The development headed by veterean Miami builder Burton Goldberg is expected to be the largest club and residential development in South Florida In the coming year Building permits for construction of The Club on Sailboat Key were issued by the City of Miami in mid-October and Goldberg who heads Sailboat Key developers in developing the island named Frank Rooney Inc one of the leading contracting firms as general contractor Although it is estimated that the entire development of Sailboat Key would take from four to five years the initial two40-story residential towers and the clubhouse will be under construction immediately and be completed within a two-year period The total development as proposed will include four residential towers (40 stories each) a luxurious clubhouse three restaurants marina swimming pools fourteen tennis courts swimming beach shopping and medical facilities and other amenities The Club on Sailboat Key is being built amid a tropical landscaped 204-acre manmade island in Biscayne Bay The island is visible from downtown Miami Noted landscape architect Jonathan Seymour of Miami has been awarded a contract to turn the island into a compatible with the Miami environment It is anticipated that in excess of $300000 will be spent on landscape alone When completed the entire Club on Sailboat Key development will exceed $85 million Sailboat Key formerly Fair Isle has commanded headlines for many years Plaas for the development at the island reach back to a period prior to the land boom of the UN's according to Roger Green director of sales for Sailboat Key 1926 the island built by PLUSH DEVELOPMENT This island in Biscayne Bay-man-made by the Corps of Engineers more than 40 years ago-will soon house one of the most plush club and residential condominiums in South Florida The Club on Sailboat Key The island is now being prepared for the start of construction by December 1st on the $8taiillion Sailboat Key development-which will include four residential towers clubhouse 14 tennis courts marina three (3) restaurants and other amenities State's Growth Patterns Explode The Bargains Are Great In Todays Want Ads Florida's growth patterns have exploded to all sections of the state according to an analysis of documentary stamp and sur tax collections by Comptroller Fred (Bud) Dickinson Jr Dickinson pointed out that contrary to Florida's tradiational pattern of growth in urban and South Florida areas only new surges are being registered in northeast northwest central and southwest Florida World of course touched off the dizxy lag array of expansion in surrounding the Comptroller said the growth in the other Powell Yansoiwdncorporatcd i a lsTt aAa A Broad Selection of Fine Properties Eckerd Corp Meeting Set CLEARWATER The Jack Eckerd Corp has scheduled its annual meeting for 10 am Wednesday Nov 15 1972 at the Fort Harrison Hotel in Clearwater The company with more than 11000 shareholders is listed on the New York Stock Exchange Since beginning operations in Clearwater and Tampa in 1952 with three drug stores and 19 employees the corporation has grown to an organization with more than 7600 employees The Jack Eckerd Drug Co principal subsidiary of the cop poration now operates 275 drug stores in Florida Georgia Mississippi Louisiana am Texas Another subsidiary of the corporation the Jack Eckerd Allied Co includes 23 Jackson's Byrons and Byron Department Stores Kurman Co Inc a food service equipment am supply firm and Gray Security Service which offers security enforcement services to business industry and government in the Southeast ls Gin Lana -An elegant estate with separate guest house Galleon Drive A 3-bedroom home of unusual dimension Galleon Drive 2 bedrooms plus den ex-' ceptional quality Fort Charles Drive A great family home 2 fireplaces library etc HOMES Port Royal Beachfront Old Town 158 3 3150 1030 1570 3565 30 two sections is well beyond anything that has ever before been experienced The combined documentary stamp and sur tax yield for September was $65 million with a three-month total since the beginning of the fiscal year $205 million Dickinson noted that the two taxes are excellent economic indicators because the documentary stamps are imposed on all written obligations to pay including mortagages and the sur tax is levied on real estate transfers Analysing the returns Dickinson found the South Florida condominium boom still condominium going up both the East and West Coasts Urban areas such as St Petersburg-Tampa and Jacksonville are still ascending The new construction booms are showing up in Hendry Lee and Sarasota counties Tallahassee and Gainesville are pushing into the high building ranks and even long laggard northwest Florida seems to be moving into the pattern is in an unparalleled growth Dickinson concluded shifting pattern to all sections of the state indicates a new balance that will stabilize our economy even more The entire state will 0 0 0 1 Ms KiA MH mM fcwoi Bmmi IfH ho i (MHyMsffcpiN ASSOCIATES Clifford Smiky Jr Jock A Sims Omni Lynch 0 Bvrt Stonky Seventh Avenue South Over 1 of beachfront bedrooms plus den private drive 15th Avenue South 116 blocks to beach bedrooms large Florida room in the comfort of a carefree it Entry Walk APARTMENTS Indies West Prime location on Doctor's Pass Great Gulf View Ambassador Club On waterway with pleasant view of Hurricane Harbor Chateau Club On the beach 2nd floor available completely furnished Royal Palm Club Fifth floor with finest beachfront vista in Naples Sunset House (Marco Island Completely furnished efficiency on the Gulf LOTS Port Royal 1738 sq ft of Living Space With Swimming Pools On Your Own Golf Course With Clubhouse Recreation Center 1 mile from the Beach Convenient to the Naples Shopping Center With Tennis Courts Naples' Prestige Club Area See us for an outstanding selection of Port Royal resale lots 'These properties are available to purchasers acceptable for membership in the Port Royal Beach Club 1 )W( 'll YansonIi icoi poi -nk ici 1 100 High Point Drive on US 41 North (Opposite Park Shore) Florilan Development Co Member U5 Financial group Thomas McBride Realtor 649-8134 599 Fifth Avenue South fill) 542-7131 RRALTORSi Humbwt I PowoN Jr Oscar Van ion lawrtncs Donovan Edward Andsrion It's Where You Live That Counts I.

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