Misc Kaiya Beach Resort on 26 Acres in South Walton

[Kurt]

 

[30A Skunkape]

Them rich Alys folks might need to hire another security dude to sit in an idling jeep all day and night now.

 

[Truman]

http://defuniakherald.com/challenge-county-approval-kaiya-pud-ongoing-court/

By Dotty Nist

The owner of a single-family residence adjacent to part of the Kaiya Planned Unit Development (PUD) is opposing the county’s approval of the mixed-use development, alleging that the approval was “inconsistent with the Walton County Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code.”
The property owner and plaintiff, Tallahassee resident Edward M. Mitchell, filed his legal complaint against Walton County on June 10 in Walton County Circuit Court, in his own name and that of Mitchell Brothers, Inc., the company for which he serves as president and principal. His Walton County property is part of the Sand Cliffs subdivision.

Kaiya, a mixed-use development approved for a 28+-acre site on the east end of CR-30A, received a 4-0 vote of the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on May 10. The main portion of the development site is at the northeast corner of the WaterSound Parkway and CR-30A intersection, with a 2.2-acre portion less than 100 feet in width extending from the south side of CR-30A to the gulf.

The latter portion has been referred to as the May property due to a history of ownership of the property by the May family.

The beginning of subgrade construction on the north side of the Kaiya property, in preparation for homes, was recently announced by Kaiya owners Romair Homes and Jason Romair, with home construction anticipated for 2017.

The Mitchell complaint is related to the southern portion of the development, where a single-family residence has been located for a number of years. According to the complaint, as acknowledged by the county, “The Kaiya South Parcel was approved for 16 attached dwelling units at the north end and a beach club building, swimming pool, cabana and three or four-story multifamily building constructed above a partially underground parking deck at the south end of the parcel. Units located on the south parcel include twelve townhomes, two of which are two-story, ten of which are three-story and four condominium buildings that are three stories in height.”

The northern parcel was approved for 148 residential units and approximately 138,562 square feet of commercial space including retail, office, limited lodging, health and fitness, civic, and back-of-house services.

The southern parcel is classified as Neighborhood Infill, according to the Walton County Future Land Use Map.

The southern part of the development just seems totally wrong. Even if it was a stand alone it seems totally wrong. Imagine you live in a quiet subdivision on the gulf and one of the gulf front owners decides to put up 16 townhomes. Then imagine adding 148 more units. Boggles the mind.

Everyone in SoWal should be outraged by this.

 

[Ohio Girl]

What's the latest with Kaiya? Has anyone seen what the pricing will be like? Merry Christmas.

 

[Jim Tucker]

Full speed ahead. Plaintiffs dropped the suit. Wonder why.

 

[aaron dean]

What's the latest with Kaiya? Has anyone seen what the pricing will be like? Merry Christmas.

As a local Realtor, I have not seen nor heard any updates as to the pricing at Kaiya. They have, however, purchased land across 30A for deeded beach access. Work at the site on the North side of 30A is still in the beginning phases with infrastructure.

Aaron Dean, Realtor
The Premier Property Group
850.775.8003
www.luxerealestate30a.com

 

[30A Skunkape]

Updates here: The Kaya Life

 

[Mike Jones]

Saw this:

Monday, we will open our doors to you at our Sales Studio.
9247 East County Highway 30A
Inlet Beach, FL 32461

 

[Paintmn]

Progress

 

[Kurt]