Freeport Real Estate - general discussion

**Busta Hustle** · 05-25-2007, 10:15 AM

Sterling has begun marketing on The Plantation at Freeport...4000 acres

**ellen** · 05-25-2007, 10:32 AM

Is there a website for information on Freeport Plantation? Thanks.

**Busta Hustle** · 05-25-2007, 01:58 PM

sterlingrealtysales is there general web site but you will probably have to contact them for info.

**Smiling JOe** · 05-25-2007, 02:35 PM

They have very old info on their old website.

**ellen** · 05-25-2007, 03:08 PM

Just spoke to someone there: lots starting at $65,000. 5 year build-out. Houses $150,000 - $225,000 for 1800 sf-2000 sf.

**Smiling JOe** · 05-25-2007, 03:12 PM

That would be interesting.

Since an 1800sf home priced at $150K would be less than $48/sf, we can guess that the price of $150K would be the additional cost to build, but even so, that price would be $83 / sf, and that sounds almost impossible around here if the builder is going to actually make any profit. I'll believe those prices are real when I see them.

**ellen** · 05-25-2007, 03:23 PM

I have a friend with lots across the street that will be very unhappy if this is true. I will post again when I get info sent to me.

**ellen** · 05-25-2007, 03:56 PM

www.freeportsplantation.com

No pricing there, just a site plan, amenities, etc that are PDFs to download.

More info to come...

**beachmouse** · 05-25-2007, 03:59 PM

That's about going construction rate now for parts of north Crestview/Laurel Hill/Mossy Head, where a couple of the McBuilders are marketing 'starting under $150,000' again.

**Smiling JOe** · 05-25-2007, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by ellen

www.freeportsplantation.com

No pricing there, just a site plan, amenities, etc that are PDFs to download.

More info to come...

I couldn't get any of the downloads to work.

You would think that they would have spent the $10 and reserved the development's name as a domain, prior to building infrastructure.

**dunelover** · 05-30-2007, 10:55 AM

thought I would post this flyer I rec'd today from d.r Horton. I am not interested in their homes, but thought there might be someone who is. So, if buying make sure you get your free w/d and frig.

**Busta Hustle** · 06-13-2007, 07:37 AM

interesting article in NWF Daily News recently about a development off 3280...the gist of the article was a traffic count requiring 3280 be 4 laned for 7 miles at a cost of $144 million...developer impact fees could be up to $16 million...

**Smiling JOe** · 06-13-2007, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by Busta Hustle

interesting article in NWF Daily News recently about a development off 3280...the gist of the article was a traffic count requiring 3280 be 4 laned for 7 miles at a cost of $144 million...developer impact fees could be up to $16 million...

If the owner of that property is who I think it is, he can afford it, and could likely get some financial relief on the impact fees for all he has done for the county. I beilieve he already wrote a huge check to get sewer and water installed on 3280.

**Busta Hustle** · 06-13-2007, 02:44 PM

Meredith Properties is the owner...they bought the 300 acres from Lloyd Blue...

**VTP** · 07-13-2007, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by beachmouse

It's a hike to the beach from there, but the Mossy Head area might work. It's a little bit rednecky, but lots of 5-10 acre parcels of residential land, some commercial/industrial zoned areas since they're close to an I-10 interchange.

Also probably a little bit easier to find good employees at lower wages than you would closer to the beach. Lots of people that live north of I-10 and work down by the beach would love to find a nice job closer to home so they didn't have to commute 2+ hours every day.

I live near Mossy Head and I find your comments to be very offensive. I'm glad you aren't my neighbor.

**beachmouse** · 07-13-2007, 08:17 PM

If you've got such thin skin, I'm glad you aren't my neighbor either.

**VTP** · 07-13-2007, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by beachmouse

If you've got such thin skin, I'm glad you aren't my neighbor either.

It's not that I have thin skin, I just get tired of people with "better than you" attitudes.

**VTP** · 07-13-2007, 08:21 PM

I guess what really bothers me is when people look down on others. It's not right...

**VTP** · 07-13-2007, 08:28 PM

I'll tell you what Beach Mouse. You stay on the beach and I'll stay in Mossy Head. That way we'll both be happy. sheesh!

**Busta Hustle** · 07-14-2007, 08:24 AM

on a very cool note Mossy Head may become a center for the production of alternative fuels if a certain company can be enticed to move there. They also have a really funky music scene. Nothing to be ashamed of being called part of the Riviera.

**beachmouse** · 07-14-2007, 09:24 AM

I was glad to see that was a possibility. There are so many people right now living in north Walton and Okaloosa counties who would love to work closer to where they live, and Mossy Head seems to be such a logical location for some sort of industrial/commercial distribution center development because of the interstate interchange.

**kwalsh0001** · 09-17-2011, 05:37 PM

An old thread (obviously), but one with interesting comments and conjecture, based upon the 2007 housing climate. Anyone willing to offer new thoughts about the Freeport area? Any positive movement in Hammock Bay, Windswept, Bay Harbour? I passed by the old Owl's Head development about six months ago--and I think I saw one house sitting out in the fields......

Thanks--just curious...... If I recall the Bay Harbour lots had some pretty select lots on the bay.......