For Sale The Pointe [formerly Inn at the Gulf at Inlet Beach]

[FoX]

Inn at the Gulf- Project number 12-00100048 being reviewed by Brian Underwood. This is a major development order application submitted by McNeil Carroll Engineering, Inc., requesting approval to construct a 125 room limited lodging development and restaurant within the proposed 14, 338 square foot project on 5074 acres with a future land use of Neighborhood Infill and Village Mixed Use. The project is located southwest of the intersection of CR/30A and Hwy 98 abutting Rosemary Beach and identified by parcel number(s) 36-3S-18-16100-000-0520, 36-3S-18-16100-000-0550, 36-3S-18-16100-000-0510, 36-3S-18-16100-000-0570, 36-3S-18-16100-000-0580. Applicant requests to continue to March 26, 2013 BCC at 9:00 AM at the DeFuniak Springs Courthouse.

 

[Zebraspots]

5074 acres? How is that possible?

 

[miznotebook]

There must have been a typo in the county commission agenda. The project site was 5.74 acres when the proposal went before the planning commission.

 

[auburntigers91]

So what does everyone think of this - that is a scarey intersection to add that much traffic that guest for 125 rooms and a restaurant will bring... it gets crazy with the road coming from Shades even in the off season IMHO

 

[tsutcli]

I'm just thinking of all the additional traffic this will add to 30a (aka Front Beach Rd. west.) Also, there is the hotel in Rosemary which is set to open this year (55 rooms). When is the madness going to stop?

 

[TreeFrog]

See, that's what happens when you let them demolish the Seagrove Villas.

 

[Kurt]

There is a 2nd Donut Hole going in there as well as an "upscale" shopping plaza. Inlet Beach is going to look quite different in a few years.

 

[TreeFrog]

There is a 2nd Donut Hole going in there as well as an "upscale" shopping plaza. Inlet Beach is going to look quite different in a few years.

Donut Hole? Oh , no. That's risky for me. One of the good things about how long it takes to get from Eastern Lake to the old one is that I'm not stuffing my face there all the time.

 

[kitlit]

Ha! I completely agree, Treefrog! It's an old tradition for my brothers and I, whenever my elder brother is in town we wake up early and drive to DH to pick up donuts before anybody else is up... it's a special treat since it's so far away--I can't have it all the time... Inlet Beach is waaay too close for the comfort of my waistline...

 

[Kurt]

"Very Hip" Resort Complex Coming - Atticus Real Estate

Monday, December 15th, 2014
ROSEMARY BEACH — The beach communities along County 30A in South Walton rival popular destinations in the Caribbean, Dallas developer Mark Humphreys said.

“If you travel to some of the Caribbean islands like the Caymans or Turks and Caicos and Anguilla, these little towns along 30A have better atmosphere and the beaches rival those locations,” Humphreys said. “It’s a great place. You don’t find beaches like that probably anywhere in the world.”

That increasing demand for vacation accommodations along 30A is the bedrock for The Inn on the Gulf, a new luxury resort development aiming to open next spring at the intersection of U.S. 98 and 30A near Rosemary Beach.

Humphreys, the chief executive officer of Atticus Real Estate Services, the company behind the project, said during the busy spring and summer months, it’s often difficult to find a vacation rental along 30A.

“There’s nothing available in season. … There’s just nothing available,” Humphreys said. “We’ve been developing homes in the 30A market for some time now … and we’ve been seeing a lot of success in leasing homes. The weekly rental is what we’re going for.”

Site work already has begun for the complex, which will feature 68 two- and three-bedroom, condominium-style units. He expects construction to begin in about a month, following an official groundbreaking ceremony.

The project is joined by several others in the Rosemary Beach/Inlet Beach area along U.S. 98, in what developers are calling the “Gateway to 30A” in east Walton County, near the Bay County line.

Other projects going vertical along the corridor include the 16.5-acre commercial retail center “30Avenue,” headed by CorrGroup Inc., and a 17,000-square-foot retail center called “The Crossings at Inlet Beach.”

“The four corners at 98 and 30A are now being developed,” Humphreys said. “We are being very respective of the area and want to do indigenous planting and very nice developments.”

The design for The Inn at the Gulf is hip and modern, with environmentally friendly solar panels, recycled glass countertops and other “green” features. Negotiations are also underway to open an on-site restaurant, which would carry the same upscale design concept.

“It will be in character of 30A and Rosemary Beach, but a little more modern in style,” Humphreys said. “It’s a very hip kind of place. It’s going to be very high-end.”