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The new passenger rail line project known as All Aboard Florida is expected to bring thousands of new jobs to Florida, including the West Palm area. The project, which would generate $2.4 billion labor income and over $600 million in tax revenues for the local, state, and federal government, is supposed to create about 5,000 jobs through 2021 (while under construction), then taper off to about 2,000 permanent jobs.

Spanning 235 miles, All Aboard Florida will connect Miami and Orlando (in just under three hours) with intermediate stations in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. According to a study by the Washington Economics Group, the project will generate a total of 1,897 jobs in South Florida’s three counties.

While the West Palm job market will likely benefit, it’s not all excitement for Florida based residents. For Miami, some businesses are concerned because tourists visiting Miami will have an easy way to leave South Beach and head to Orlando and visit theme parks, spending their dollars elsewhere. On the flip side, people visiting Orlando can easily visit South Florida. For people living in West Palm Beach and other cities down here, the rail will serve as an easy way to make weekend trips without driving or flying to Orlando.

Situated about 35 minutes north of West Palm Beach, you’ll find RealtyTrac’s #1 voted beach town in the US. This special report was compiled based on a variety of factors, such as home values, weather, air quality and crime rates, as well as added area characteristics like average temperature, percent of sunny days, and percent of days with good air quality. People have always been interested in living near the beach, but some beach towns are certainly better than others in terms of quality of living.

Four of the top 20 beach town housing markets were in Florida, led by Hobe Sound, a town of less than 15,000 located in Martin County about halfway between West Palm Beach and Port St. Lucie. Hobe Sound had an average temperature of 76 degrees, 64 percent sunny days, 98 percent of days with good air quality and a crime grade of A+. The town ranked No. 1 on the list thanks to its low median estimated market value of homes and condos: $191,189.

The full list can be viewed here. As for the top 5 cities:
Hobe Sound, Fl
Naples, FL
Waianae, Hawaii
Wailuku, Hawaii
Marco Island, FL

Real estate is certainly booming in South Florida, and Palm Beach County is a perfect example of that. The county had 940 sales of $1 million-plus homes in 2013, a 32 percent increase from the year before, according to the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches, as recently published in the Sun Sentinel. Also, there were 287 sales of condos at $1 million or more, up 24 percent from the prior year.

The demand for luxury homes in Palm Beach County is definitely apparent, and it’s such a popular industry that brokers are having a hard time keeping supply up to potential buyer demand. Aside from local buyers, there is a still a large international population that wants to buy investment properties in South Florida, from Palm Beach down to Miami.

In northern Palm Beach, a recent trio of sales made news as the sales totaled almost $31 million in Manalapan. You can read about those properties and the exact sale information here.

It’s that time again in West Palm Beach, where the demand is so high for residential condos that more had to be built. Isis had a soft opening recently in the downtown West Palm Beach area, and the 200 unit building has reservations for 30 units. The building will not actually be complete until early 2017, but with starting pricing in the low $300,000s, buyers were eager to get their foot in the door. The formal contracting process will begin in September. Apparently, the location and the building amenities are targeted at the young professional demographic, who desire the ability to live and work in the downtown part of West Palm Beach.

Another target audience for Isis is people who are looking to retire and be in a place that has walkability to dining, shopping, and other amenities. Interested in moving to West Palm Beach and buying a condo? Isis units are available through the Two City Plaza building since there is no sales office yet in the Isis.

Conveniently located off I-95 at Exit 71 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard in West Palm Beach, the long-awaited retail outlet mall known as the Palm Beach Outlets is officially open for business. Free parking is plentiful and valet is also an option. Familiar brands at the outlets? Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Tommy Hilfiger Company Store, DKNY, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Tilly’s, Banana Republic Factory Store, Nike Factory Store, OshKosh B’gosh, Kenneth Cole, and more. There is also a food court with a variety of West Palm Beach restaurants and dining when you need a break from shopping.

Whether you are living in Palm Beach or want to make a day trip out of the outlets, you can head there any time Monday-Saturday from 10am-9pm and on Sunday from 11am-7pm. For detailed store information and special events, be sure to check out the official sitehere. Happy shopping!

There is some new West Palm commercial real estate news aflutter as of lately. According to reports in the Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach City Commissioners recently said yes to the first of two votes on the planned 75-foot waterfront Marriott “boutique hotel” that would go in a crescent-shaped 1½-acre lot next to the Palm Harbor Marina and south of the Flagler Memorial (“North”) Bridge. While the initial approval is there, the commissioners still have many questions about the project before the second vote in about a month or so.

There have been some discrepancies arise as the project has been suggested. For example, there is a nearby school that is a few hundred feet away who do not desire to have a hotel near a school full of students. The original plans, as approved in February by the city’s planning board, call for a 108-room, 75-foot-high, 92,063-square-foot hotel with 2,650 square feet of meeting space and a 5,000-square-foot waterfront restaurant and bar. It would include a three-story, 131-space parking garage and a 44-space surface lot.

Additionally, Waterview Towers, a condominium next door to the site, does not want the hotel. Residents and owners have agreed they do not want the hotel project to succeed.

Moving to Palm Beach is an exciting and also probably daunting experience. The town of Palm Beach swells from 10,000 residents in the offseason to 30,000 during the peak, when it boasts the highest number per capita of millionaires in the world. With strict enforcement of its no-paparazzi law, the island is also a haven for celebrities who enjoy their privacy.

It’s a beach town, but it’s an area very occupied with a certain style, such as those created by Palm Beach alumni resident Lilly Pulitzer. The homes are stately and amazing, such as the French Regency-style, 44,000-square-foot main residence on the 13-acre Montsorrel estate stretching from North County Road to the Atlantic.

Shopping is done at the famed Worth Avenue, which boasts a list of residents straight out of the pages of Vogue Magazine. For antiques, the Antique Row end of town has some amazing finds for the most avid collector.

For more information on your move to West Palm, be sure to contact your friendly West Palm Movers.

The redevelopment of West Palm Beach is clear, thanks to existing farmland that is slated to get revamped into new neighborhoods, shopping centers, and even a baseball stadium, according to CBS 12. In 2013, there were over 5,000 building permits issued—quadruple the amount of permits issued four years ago. West Palm residential real estate is hitting recent highs in a variety of areas, from central West Palm Beach, to Royal Palm Beach, to Vavrus Ranch, and more. Some examples:

More than 20,000 new homes have been proposed on thousands of acres of agricultural land near Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and Palm Beach Gardens.

The County Commission in October approved revived plans to build 2,000 homes on 1,200 acres once planned for rock mining at Palm Beach Aggregates, west of Royal Palm Beach.

Farther north, developers propose to turn the 5,000-acre Vavrus Ranch on Northlake Boulevard into the Avernir community, which would include 7,600 homes along with 1.7 million square feet of buildings to house shops, offices and restaurants. Plans also call for a golf course, hotel and college campus.

Minto West developers have plans for creating a new community with a mix of neighborhoods, shopping centers and a college campus, along with a baseball stadium. The proposed 6,500 homes along with 1.4 million square feet of shops, offices and manufacturing space would stretch across the 4,000-acre Callery-Judge Grove, split by Seminole Pratt Whitney Road.

A large lot of West Palm land is up for auction at the end of the month, according to a report in the Sun Sentinel. Zoning allows for residential, commercial or hotel development, according to Fisher Auction Co. The minimum bid is $1.5 million for the 1.25-acre site at Banyan Boulevard and Rosemary Avenue. It’s owned by a New York-based real estate fund. The land is located just north of CityPlace. This key development site is an ideal place to build a subdivision, a condo, or an office park, among other possibilities. As West Palm real estate becomes increasingly scarce and competitive, the development of new lots like this is crucial to meet demand.

The land is going to be auctioned, meaning that the property is going to be sold to the highest bidder once the reserve is met. Interested? The auction will take place at 11am Thursday, April 3rd at the West Palm Beach Marriott, 1001 Okeechobee Blvd. Bidders must be registered by Tuesday. Visit fisherauction.com for more information.

Clematis Street is experiencing more commercial growth in the coming months, thanks to the future opening of a giant shoe store called Footwear & More. This store will be the largest retail deal Clematis has seen in several years. Footwear & More, a division of Actions Sports LLC of Jupiter, is taking 9,000 square feet of space at 539 Clematis St. to launch its flagship location.

What do you think of mass scale retail real estate details on Clematis? Some argue that the street might lose the local charm that it is still clinging to lightly, while others praise the financial stability of big businesses planting roots on Clematis. West Palm retail real estate is beginning to grow in the area, and it’s a great time for business owners and investors as well as residents.