Playground Destination Properties Inc., the sales and marketing arm of Intrawest Corporation, has been tapped by Destin developer Brent Broaderip as the exclusive sales agent for Tuscana, an 18-unit luxury villa project in Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, it was announced last week.
The announcement came just weeks before the Italian-piazza-themed villa community goes on sale. The project will be sold in two phases with seven units in phase one, said company founder and CEO Brent Broaderip. Construction is nearing an end with completion set for midsummer.
?Tuscana has been a long time in the making,? Broaderip said. ?Both on the drawing board and in the hands-on realization. Based on the reaction we?ve gotten from both the real-estate industry and the community at large, I think we can say we?ve succeeded. This is a very exciting project that is the talk of the resort.?
Designed on the Tuscan Villa Theme, Tuscana is located on Baytowne Avenue near the entrance to Burnt Pine Golf Club. Set around a central piazza with a large fountain, the William H. Smith landplan exploits the parcel?s wooded setting and panoramic views over two lakes. Brick-paver entrance, driveways and walks continue the Old World look and feel of rural Tuscany.
Tuscana also backs up to the 17th hole of Burnt Pine and the 12th hole of Sandestin?s recently refurbished Raven Golf Course. Raven, with its award-winning, Robert Trent Jones design, is the new venue for the Boeing Senior Championships, set for Sandestin May 8 - 14.
The Boeing Championships is a longtime stop on the Senior PGA Tour ? now the Champions Tour ? and was previously known as the Emerald Coast Classic, and more recently, the Blue Angels Classic. Under both banners, the event was played over the Moors Golf Course in Milton, Fla., northeast of Pensacola. This year?s tourney will be the inaugural event at Sandestin.
The developer plans to exploit the proximity of the project to the tournament venue by opening one of the model units backing up to the Raven Course as a hospitality villa.
?This is what golf-course living is all about,? he said. ?Great food, great accommodations and great views across one of America?s best golf courses. And for this one special week, you can see some of the world?s greatest golfers take the Raven Test. I can hardly wait.?
The company will host a cookout on the back deck overlooking the tournament hole ? but only folks with a serious interest in Tuscana need apply, he said. ?Our villas are big ? but not that big.?
Though it?s being used for the event, the model was not purpose-built for it, Broaderip said. As with all of their other projects, the firm usually times the project release to coincide with completion of a model ? decorated and furnished by an interior design firm.
?A model unit enables a buyer to feel the space and get in touch with the quality of the finishes,? he said. ?Only in a model can you really appreciate the level of quality and the functional use of space ? hallmarks of all our projects.?
The Tuscana model will be fully furnished by the award-winning Destin design firm of Resort Interiors, Broaderip said.
Itself gated, Tuscana represents a communitywithin-a-community, Broaderip said.
?You have all the excitement and amenities of Sandestin at your doorstep,? he said. ?Then total seclusion when it?s time to go home. Tuscana represents literally the best of both worlds.?
Like the company?s early success at Crystal Lake ? formerly Sandestin?s struggling Olde Towne community ? Broaderip saw the potential in the previously ignored parcel on Baytowne Avenue and snapped it up.
Founded in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1992 by W. K. ?Brent? Broaderip, Broaderip Companies (www.broaderipcompanies.com) has developed more than 28 projects in Arizona, Texas, Alabama and Florida. Other local projects include Crystal Lake and Crystal Cove, both in Sandestin, and the Enclave at Oak Hill in Gulf Shores, Ala. The firm has also developed numerous commercial projects in both Scottsdale and San Antonio.
In 1998, Sandestin was acquired by Vancouver, Canada developer Intrawest Corporation as part of its move into the South. The company?s sales and marketing subsidiary, Playground Destination Properties Inc., has done sales and marketing on numerous projects in the area.
For a detailed and interactive look at Tuscana?s features, amenities, prices and floorplans, visit www.broaderipcompanies.com/tuscana.
The announcement came just weeks before the Italian-piazza-themed villa community goes on sale. The project will be sold in two phases with seven units in phase one, said company founder and CEO Brent Broaderip. Construction is nearing an end with completion set for midsummer.
?Tuscana has been a long time in the making,? Broaderip said. ?Both on the drawing board and in the hands-on realization. Based on the reaction we?ve gotten from both the real-estate industry and the community at large, I think we can say we?ve succeeded. This is a very exciting project that is the talk of the resort.?
Designed on the Tuscan Villa Theme, Tuscana is located on Baytowne Avenue near the entrance to Burnt Pine Golf Club. Set around a central piazza with a large fountain, the William H. Smith landplan exploits the parcel?s wooded setting and panoramic views over two lakes. Brick-paver entrance, driveways and walks continue the Old World look and feel of rural Tuscany.
Tuscana also backs up to the 17th hole of Burnt Pine and the 12th hole of Sandestin?s recently refurbished Raven Golf Course. Raven, with its award-winning, Robert Trent Jones design, is the new venue for the Boeing Senior Championships, set for Sandestin May 8 - 14.
The Boeing Championships is a longtime stop on the Senior PGA Tour ? now the Champions Tour ? and was previously known as the Emerald Coast Classic, and more recently, the Blue Angels Classic. Under both banners, the event was played over the Moors Golf Course in Milton, Fla., northeast of Pensacola. This year?s tourney will be the inaugural event at Sandestin.
The developer plans to exploit the proximity of the project to the tournament venue by opening one of the model units backing up to the Raven Course as a hospitality villa.
?This is what golf-course living is all about,? he said. ?Great food, great accommodations and great views across one of America?s best golf courses. And for this one special week, you can see some of the world?s greatest golfers take the Raven Test. I can hardly wait.?
The company will host a cookout on the back deck overlooking the tournament hole ? but only folks with a serious interest in Tuscana need apply, he said. ?Our villas are big ? but not that big.?
Though it?s being used for the event, the model was not purpose-built for it, Broaderip said. As with all of their other projects, the firm usually times the project release to coincide with completion of a model ? decorated and furnished by an interior design firm.
?A model unit enables a buyer to feel the space and get in touch with the quality of the finishes,? he said. ?Only in a model can you really appreciate the level of quality and the functional use of space ? hallmarks of all our projects.?
The Tuscana model will be fully furnished by the award-winning Destin design firm of Resort Interiors, Broaderip said.
Itself gated, Tuscana represents a communitywithin-a-community, Broaderip said.
?You have all the excitement and amenities of Sandestin at your doorstep,? he said. ?Then total seclusion when it?s time to go home. Tuscana represents literally the best of both worlds.?
Like the company?s early success at Crystal Lake ? formerly Sandestin?s struggling Olde Towne community ? Broaderip saw the potential in the previously ignored parcel on Baytowne Avenue and snapped it up.
Founded in Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1992 by W. K. ?Brent? Broaderip, Broaderip Companies (www.broaderipcompanies.com) has developed more than 28 projects in Arizona, Texas, Alabama and Florida. Other local projects include Crystal Lake and Crystal Cove, both in Sandestin, and the Enclave at Oak Hill in Gulf Shores, Ala. The firm has also developed numerous commercial projects in both Scottsdale and San Antonio.
In 1998, Sandestin was acquired by Vancouver, Canada developer Intrawest Corporation as part of its move into the South. The company?s sales and marketing subsidiary, Playground Destination Properties Inc., has done sales and marketing on numerous projects in the area.
For a detailed and interactive look at Tuscana?s features, amenities, prices and floorplans, visit www.broaderipcompanies.com/tuscana.
Oh, probably nevermind. Went back and saw the original post date, 06. Do wonder if we'll get a golf tournament back.