Supervisors voted 4-0 on September 18th to investigate the feasibility of placing a conservation easement on the property. The move would preserve the historic site and protect it from development. The plan would then be to sell the property to a new owner, who would assume all financial risks. In August, C&RB reported on how supervisors…
MacDonald GC May Be Sold To Waterfront Developer
Officials in Wichita, Kan. originally thought a deed restriction would require that the property, which was originally owned by the Wichita Country Club, must remain a golf course, but then discovered that agreement appears to have expired. Still, the city’s Park and Recreation Director said he understood that the developer who wants to buy the…
Eastpointe CC to Sell 10 Acres to Developer
The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., plans to sell one of its two driving ranges and tennis complexes to a housing builder, and use the money from the sale to create a recreation center with a fitness facility, exercise room, new bistro and sports bar, and a new ladies’ card room. Eastpointe Country Club in Palm Beach…
Residents “Shocked” About Zoning Vote for The Woodmere (N.Y.) Club
New zoning would allow the development of upwards of 150 homes on the club’s 110 acres, which is a concern for residents who say the area is already crowded. Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman said no decision has been made on the new zoning, and environmental and traffic impact studies are being conducted. Taxpayers are awaiting a…
Apopka, Fla., Approves $175M Development Project
The project, being built on the former Apopka Golf & Tennis Club, is expected to break ground this summer and take about five years to build. The community is expected to include 261 homes, an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse, Staghorn Club and Lodge with 40s, a water park, and a senior campus. The Apopka (Fla.) City…
Sparrows Point CC to Downsize for Residential Development
Under the plan, nine of the Baltimore, Md., club’s 27 holes of golf would be eliminated to make room for 312 townhouses, detached homes, and villas, leaving an 18-hole course. The club’s marina and boat slips, pool, and clubhouse would remain. Sparrows Point Country Club in Baltimore, Md., which has been in business for nearly…
Developer Shares Plans for Sugar Loaf (Mich.) Resort
Attorney and developer Jeff Katofsky won the property through a lawsuit with the previous owners, and plans to invest “tens of millions” of dollars into the property, with work beginning in November 2018. Katofsky is currently working to bring the facilities up to code by boarding up windows and erecting a chain-link fence to deter…
$30M Project Proposed for Copper Mountain (Colo.) Resort
The project, a joint venture between resort owner Powdr Corp and real estate developer Continuum Partners, would feature a 50-room hotel with restaurant, bar and spa, a 10,000-sq. ft. conference center, nearby housing, a three-level underground parking area, and small snack station for skiers and golfers. The look and variety of offerings at Copper Mountain…
Keys Gate GC Stays Closed in Development Stalemate
Wayne Rosen, developer of the Keys Gate community surrounding the club, sold and then repurchased the golf course years ago, but has since said he would “need some contribution” to renovate and maintain the golf course, which “isn’t a priority right now.” Homeowners have organized and are asking the city of Homestead, Fla., to rescue…
Roaring Fork Club Plans Residential Expansion
The Basalt, Colo., property wants to add 13 luxury cabins to its current 51, 17 employee-housing units that will be intermingled with 22 existing affordable-housing units, and a single-family home site. If approved, site preparation and construction could begin in 2018.
City Council to Sell Nine-Hole Course at Riverbend Golf Complex for $10.5M
The city plans to sell the Kent, Wash., property’s par-3 golf course to a developer that plans to build a mixed-use project with 500 apartments. The complex’s 18-hole golf course, driving range, miniature golf and golf merchandise facility are not part of the deal.
Central Wisconsin Prepares for Golf-Driven Economic Boom
Mike Keiser’s plans to build up to five golf courses between Wisconsin Rapids and Adams-Friendship has community leaders scrambling to improve infrastructure and amenities. This week, town officials from Rome, Wis., site of Sand Valley Golf Resort, are visiting Bandon, Ore., home to Keiser’s Bandon Dunes, to prepare for the inevitable growing pains that will come from the development.
Kohler Co. Seeks Annexation of Golf Course Land
The company is proposing that 500 acres of land, which includes the site of a golf course it wants to develop along Lake Michigan, be annexed into the city of Sheboygan, Wis., from the Town of Wilson, Wis. “It is in the public’s best interest to have the project be located in a financially stable municipality like the City of Sheboygan, which is able to provide on a long-term basis the appropriate level of services to both the project and residents,” Dirk Willis of Kohler Co. said.
Developer to Buy Green Acres CC
Swanson Development is still “doing market studies” to determine how to use the Northbrook, Ill., property, but tentative plans are to convert the 125-acre club to a residential development, removing the 18-hole golf course and potentially keeping the 48,000-sq. ft. clubhouse, Olympic swimming pool, tennis courts and the 2,000-sq. ft. paddle-tennis building.
CC of Woodbridge (Conn.) Tables Development Plan
A plan that would involve selling the property for $2.5 million and developing it as part of a golf destination with The Course at Yale in New Haven, Conn., is off the table, after the developer withdrew the plan. Though the door to revisit the plan in the future was left open, officials are now exploring keeping the 155 acres as “true open space.”