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December 3, 2009
Winter is my favorite time of year and nothing gets me more in the Christmas spirit than St. Johns County’s Festival of Trees! This wonderful event combines holiday cheer AND giving with proceeds benefiting two St. Johns County Charities – The United Way of St. Johns County and The Empty Stocking Fund. This event is free and open to the public!
Anytime between Friday, December 4th and Sunday, December 13th, come see a beautiful display of over 65 decorated trees and wreaths throughout the St. Johns County Convention Center adjacent to the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village. Visitors are welcome to vote for their favorites for a $1 donation or take a tree or wreath home with you by bidding through the silent auction.
You can vote on categories like “Through a Child’s Eyes”, which honors the best representation of the spirit of the season as seen through the eyes of a child. The public also votes on categories like, “Handcrafted with Heart”, “Good Sports Tree”, “Holiday Memories”, “Greatest Gifts”, “Nature’s Beauty”, “Non-Traditional Theme” and “Spirit of the First Coast”. It really is so much fun to stroll around and vote on your favorites, especially with interesting categories like these.
Come experience Christmas a little early at World Golf Village and make sure to look for Davidson Realty’s Royal Peacock Tree, wreath and center piece, all entered under the Non-Traditional category. A list of other companies participating can be found at http://www.wgv.com/todo/fot_teams.php and for more information on the event please call (904) 940-4418.
November 30, 2009
The new owner of Laterra Links, Homes by Deltona, a division of the Deltona Corp., has selected Legacy Builders of North Florida to build five new multi-unit buildings in 2010. Construction is expected to start in January. The Laterra Links buildings each have four premium coach homes. According to Legacy Builders President John Unkefer, “We expect the first building may be completed as early as July 2010, with all five buildings, a total of 20 units, to be completed before the end of 2010.”
Laterra Links is beautifully situated around golf holes two through eight of the King & Bear. The Laterra Links concrete-constructed coach homes will continue to range from two to four bedrooms and 2,160 square feet to 2,780 square feet, with two-car garages and screened lanais. Various high-end finishes are offered at Laterra Links, including granite countertops, stainless appliances, wood floors and more. The neighborhood’s beautifully appointed amenity center was recently completed. The 7,200-square-foot facility features a fitness center, pool, veranda, event room and kitchen.
A stellar reputation in World Golf Village and throughout North Florida for its quality construction and professional service has earned Legacy Builders high marks in customer satisfaction and a solid balance sheet despite the sluggish economy.
Adds Sherry Davidson, vice president of Davidson Development, “As a custom home builder for The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village, Legacy Builders has the dedication to customer service and attention-to-detail that makes them a perfect fit for Laterra Links.”
November 20, 2009
For the past eight years, the Limelight Theatre has somehow enticed St. Augustine-area celebrities to get dressed up in over the top costumes and lip sync while dancing on stage. And they do this with the greater St. Augustine community watching – and, quite frankly, giggling! Of course, with the open bar starting an hour before the curtain rises at 8:00 p.m. – and staying open throughout the entire evening, the laughter flows more easily! In addition to the fabulous entertainment and the open bar for all ticket holders, delectable hors d’oeuvres are served by the St. Augustine Independent Restaurant Association and the Limelight Theatre gives away all kinds of door prizes throughout the evening too. Can you tell this is one of my favorite fundraisers of the year!
This year’s theme is “Cirque du Cabaret”, which means it is all about the circus. (The pre- and post-show parties are held under a circus tent just outside the theatre. How much fun is that!) Needless to say, I can’t wait to go to the show tomorrow night. I’ve heard that the Adam Lambert performance is quite memorable! But I am looking forward to Dr. Jimmy Alexander, Cory Billingsley and Jason Crowling dancing to Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” the most! How can three handsome guys dressed up in bodysuits, tights, and heels performing on stage not be entertaining! Of course, I am also looking forward to the World Golf Village and Davidson Realty teams performing, too. Michelle Gonzalez will be singing and dancing in “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and Ashley and Carol will be in “I Want to Ride My Bicycle”.
There are only two performances left – tonight and tomorrow. Hope to see you there!
November 18, 2009
I am sure that you have read that now is the best time to buy a home due to the federal incentive programs, attractive interest rates and variety of homes on the market. In a complimentary fashion, now is also the best time to purchase a residential lot and commence home construction. Generally, lot pricing has become highly competitive and is now at some of the best rates seen in decades. Most importantly, pricing for new home construction is almost at an all time low. Major building materials and components, as well as all of the various trade labors, are aggressively discounted. Builders and contractors are at their most humble state – meaning they are accommodating, negotiable, cooperative and extremely eager to work.
In that regard, we suggest you consider the lot availability in King & Bear at World Golf Village. The King & Bear, home to the first-time-ever, one-time-only, collaborative golf course design by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, is a gated, secure neighborhood that will have only 968 total residential homes, once completed. Of those, there are only 129 single family lots which overlook the prestigious King & Bear golf course. As of November 18, 2009, there are only 23 of these remarkable lots available for first-time buyers. A few of the lots are lake front, providing a gracious setback from the golf vistas and golf activity. Five of the lots are along the 350’ wide thirteenth fairway, shaded with majestic Southern Live Oaks. The other golf front lots are all situated to create broad, open vistas over 2 and 3 parallel fairway corridors, creating 600’ to 1,600’ views across the golf landscape to the distant conservation forestlands.
Even though, without doubt, now is the time to buy – keep in mind that at the King & Bear there are no start-time limits placed on home construction. Lot buyers can take their time designing their home, selecting their builder and negotiating their best contract arrangements without the pressure of a time constraint.
Our team at The Davidson Companies is able to assist you with any of your lot purchase needs. We can help you through the selection process and show you how best to place your preferred home on a lot to ensure beauty and value over time. It is true that market conditions are improving and changing weekly and as they tend towards higher levels of activity and home production, prices will normally ride along and escalate. The window of opportunity doesn’t get any better than now, and we believe a lot is a great way to take positive advantage of our challenging and changing market. We are here to help make that happen for you!
Thank you Rick Pariani for this informative blog post!
November 11, 2009
The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village is excited to share that the Sneak Peek Saturday in December will be in Heritage Landing. On December 5 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., a variety of homes throughout Heritage Landing at World Golf Village will be open for tours. This event will continue Davidson Realty’s tradition of hosting community-wide open houses in World Golf Village on the first Saturday of each month.
The Sneak Peek open house in December will also serve as an opportunity to contribute to Davidson Realty’s toy drive for Sertoma for Tots, an organization that collects and distributes toys to underprivileged children in our local area. Toys will be collected at each home on tour as well as at Davidson Realty at the main entrance to World Golf Village. As always, we will be serving festive treats in one of the homes on tour too!
While you are visiting the homes, you should also stop by the amenity center – Camp Heritage! Camp Heritage was created to be reminiscent of a childhood camp experience. There is a rustic and relaxed clubhouse surrounded by nature. It features all kinds of family-friendly amenities like our open-air picnic pavilion, Jr. Olympic swimming pool, and Camp Activity area with horseshoes, volleyball, shuffleboard and more. Camp Heritage also features active tennis courts and a water slide that looks like a forest service lookout tower!
Maps for the tour will be available at Davidson Realty. There will also be signs directing you to the open homes throughout the community. For other questions, just call 904-940-5000.
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