The Hallandale Beach, Fla., club plans to develop 250 condo units and 938 condo-hotel units in a cluster of four buildings ranging from 20 to 30 stories each, and is seeking permission to exceed the current 10-story height limit. The project also would include renovations of an existing restaurant and a 60-room hotel on the 127-acre property.
Developments Planned for North Carolina, Pennsylvania Golf Courses
Neighbors of Crooked Creek Golf Club in Fuquay Varina, N.C., have filed suit to keep the golf course open and prevent homes from being built on it. Rolling Hills Country Club in McMurray, Pa., has sold roughly 50 acres for an upscale development near the 12th hole.
Mike Keiser Negotiates Land for Bandon Muni Project
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has agreed to accept several parcels of land, $2.5 million in cash for future land acquisitions, and money to clean up an invasive plant species in exchange for the state privatizing 280 acres of the public coast so Keiser, the owner/developer of Bandon Dunes Resort, can develop a low-cost golf course geared toward local play.
Residents Battle Development of Wayne Public GC
Bothell, Wash., residents are urging the city to buy the golf course and preserve 4,500 feet of riverfront for recreation and habitat restoration. A group of developers, which includes the mayor, has already acquired the rights to purchase the back nine.
Silver Creek CC Considers Building $50M Townhouses
The Lower Saucon Township, Pa., club plans to build 120 townhouses as part of an effort to increase club memberships, create the opportunity for renovations, and enhance local business.
Deed Restriction Could Alter Heron Point GC’s Future
The homeowner association for the shuttered Myrtle Beach, S.C., property has discovered an indenture deed that limits use of the property to a golf course or country club. The current owner planned to build a housing development.
Developer Plans Townhouse Community at Silver Creek CC
The proposal could add 120 custom townhouses to 30 acres at the edges of the Hellertown, Pa., club, though the property is currently zoned as rural, which does not allow cluster development.
Plan for $420M SilverRock Resort Development Approved
The 525-acre property in La Quinta, Calif., will break ground in 2016, and will include a luxury hotel overlooking an existing Arnold Palmer golf course, a convention center, promenade of shops, high-end camping, residential units, hiking trails, and more.
Proposal for “Showpiece” Austin, Texas Golf Facility Revealed
Modeled after Torrey Pines in San Diego, the proposed facility would include two golf courses, a waterfront clubhouse overlooking Walter E. Long Lake, a driving range, corporate meeting spaces, dining, and public park amenities. Critics of the $25 million project are concerned the facility will make that portion of the city less affordable.
Chambers Bay Development Progresses with Renderings
Planned additions to the University Place, Wash., property, which would be made after it hosts the 2015 U.S. Open, include a five-story hotel, a conference center, cafe and restaurant, swimming pool, and a proposed second golf course.
Green Mountain GC Stays Open as Developers Plan Future
The lease for the Vancouver, Wash., golf course’s management company will expire in September, as city planners eye the property for residential development.
Delayed Thornburgh Resort Development Moves Forward
The Redmond, Ore., resort was first proposed in 2005 and has faced multiple hurdles since, but the county recently voted that the delays are not the developer’s fault and planning can move forward.
Local Tax Increases Take Toll on Clubs
Moorpark (Calif.) CC dodged a bullet when its city council voted to reject a golf tax initiative that would financially cripple the golf course. But the owner of Liverpool (N.Y.) Public G&CC is planning to sell his family’s property in response to school and property tax increases.
Lost Lake Resort Construction Gets Green Light
More than six years in the making, the 2,000-acre Forestburgh, N.Y., resort is expected to include 2,700 new homes, a golf course, clubhouse, restaurant, fitness center and spa, with some amenities open to the public.
Restoration Likely for Arrowhead Springs
The 2,000-acre San Bernadino, Calif., hotel property has been closed to the public for nearly 60 years and is for sale at $57 million, with prospective plans ranging from a plush resort, residential development, commercial space, conference facilities, and open green space.