I was out at the Beach this afternoon and finally remembered to bring my camera. Each of these structures (termed seasonal resort condominiums), are between the first public road and the beach and the Gulf of Mexico. I’m not much of a photographer, but you get the idea what’s going on here.
These are weekend/vacation homes three blocks from the beach. Anybody have an extra $800K?
A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.
Our beach towns used to be alot prettier than yours; of course, that was when we actually had sand on the beach.... thanks, hurricanes.
I was really surprised the first time I was in P.C. and RJ took me a driving tour; it was like Disney on condo steroids.
Wow, it seems like the condo is overtaking the panhandle. Some of them are OK, but some are just insanely out of place, way too narrow, or not "fitting in" architecturally and aesthetically.
I've also noticed how much Charley ate away at Fort Myers Beach, the last time I was there. These condos are gonna be in the water pretty soon.
"Life's a journey, not a destination"
-Steven Tyler
Wrongo. They are all out of freaking place!! They wall off the Gulf. And they are all uglier than a your dog's hind end.Originally posted by illinoisplanner
A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.
Well, upon closer inspection of the photos you provided, I guess you are right. But a mid-level 5-story condo building or cluster of them in the right place with the right look would be fine IMO.
And don't bring my dog's hind end into this.
"Life's a journey, not a destination"
-Steven Tyler
Nice pics, do you work for the same place I do??? Hey I say let them build 'em as high as they want to. We need higher density out there. I'm sure db agrees
I don't think I have approved any of those high-rises out there yet. Give it another year.
A guy once told me, "Do not have any attachments, do not have anything in your life you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you spot the heat around the corner."
Neil McCauley (Robert DeNiro): Heat 1995
That's sorta my impression, but I wanted to be polite
I've only lived in one place, briefly, in Florida, in Clearwater. These are actually better than Pinellas County's standards of pre late-80s construction
Well you do live in the Redneck Riviera. No, the condo problem is all over. RJ, do you guys have condo-tels? We need some good language that addresses condo-tels for an area that we are working with.
Define "condo-tels" for me. In the county, they avoid density limits by calling them commercial under Section 509 of the Florida Statutes. This means they are not residential in nature, can't be lived in full time, and are required to be offered for rent for a certain period during the year. But who's going to enforce that? The city has no density limits on this type of use and no limits on occupancy. Remember, all these places are in Cat 1 hurricane evacuation zone.
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A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.
Stop the presses....this is a first.That's sorta my impression, but I wanted to be polite....
A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.
I don't know of a better example of Krier's 'vertical sprawl'.
I think part of the pronlem is that there is no context for the buildings. It's like I remember Clearwater Beach-tower/7-11/single story house-beach shack-tower.
It's like peering to a Le Corbusier wet dream......Slabtastic!!!!
I probably wouldn't like living next to one of those monsters, but I sure would have liked to sell my old beach cottage to the developer though.....$$$$$$$$
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I'm sorry. Is my bias showing?
Glad they don't allow/support "those types" of buildings on Long Beach Island, NJ.
Oddball
Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
From Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
From Electric Horseman (1979)
It won't be long before there is a solid....and I mean solid wall of condo's from Marco Island, just south of Naples, all the way to Panama City
Broward and Miami Beach have sections with walls, but not nearly as solid as the one over by Naples
On the ground, protecting the Cyburbia Shove since 2004.
I'd say there's a fairly solid 25-mile wall from Naples to Fort Myers Beach. Then there are a bunch of islands and large harbors and river mouths that break things up. Then, I say there's another wall from Sarasota (or Venice) northward to Pasco County. Then you have the "big bend" area, which I don't forsee major development/urbanization due to it's swampiness. Then there is likely a wall/future wall from Panama City Beach to Gulf Shores, AL.It won't be long before there is a solid....and I mean solid wall of condo's from Marco Island, just south of Naples, all the way to Panama City
"Life's a journey, not a destination"
-Steven Tyler
sad really...
...are they time-shares, second homes, retirements, whats up?
"Those who plan do better than those who do not plan, even though they rarely stick to their plan." - Winston Churchill
Not likely because I understand Walton County has strict height restrictions along the Gulf....the city of Destin on the other hand.... I'm not sure about Okaloosa County.
Second homes or seasonal rentals. As I mentioned, in the county owners are prohibited from using them as permanent residences (deed restrictioned in the condo docs). The city of PCB has no such restriction.
Reminds me of the 70's era crap that pollutes the shores of South Florida ...... Mausoleums by the sea.
We heard a story several weeks ago about a developer who was assembling properties along the Gulf to build one of these things. One last hold-out on a 50-foot by 150-foot lot on the beach finally sold......for $2.5M (US). Now do you know why I cry so much?....I probably wouldn't like living next to one of those monsters, but I sure would have liked to sell my old beach cottage to the developer though.....$$$$$$$$
I expect a tour when we come over for the crawfish boil (we are still doing that, right?)
"Those who plan do better than those who do not plan, even though they rarely stick to their plan." - Winston Churchill
Put it on your calendar. I guess I should bump that thread again. (But I'm not so sure about a crawfish boil. There's somebody in the group that doesn't like seafood.)
A nuisance may be merely a right thing in the wrong place — like a pig in the parlor instead of the barnyard.
Thats cool. Hotdogs and hamburgers are yummy also!
"Those who plan do better than those who do not plan, even though they rarely stick to their plan." - Winston Churchill
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