Arvida Corp News Today

We all want what is best for the taxpayers of Longboat Key. Longboat history shows two cases of how that was done.

A career-long fixture at Williams Parker, Getzen was "a pioneer in the practice of condominium law."

A career-long fixture at Williams Parker, Getzen was "a pioneer in the practice of condominium law."

Once a territory of orange groves, Palm Beach County’s youngest city is now booming as a destination for families moving into hundreds of new homes. Since it became a city in 2016, it has grown: It absorbed another 200 acres to become a 4,000-acre city. Eventually, 4,500 homes will rise there. It is billed as a complete town, featuring shopping centers and a hospital.

Before the condos and traffic, Lido, Siesta and Longboat keys housed a whole host of haunts.

Several named mansions owe their construction to the influence of Bertha Palmer, the Queen of Chicago Society who arrived in Sarasota in 1910.

The newlywed Ralph and Ellen arrived in Sarasota via horse and buggy in 1899. They were among the first who saw Sarasota’s growth potential.

For six decades, a Luzier boat represented the pinnacle of craftsmanship. The same quality and attention to detail was true of a Seibert building.

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 79: Boca Raton Resort & Club, 1926, Boca Raton Harold Bubil © JENNIFER PODIS/palmbeachpost.com Exterior view of the Boca Raton Resort and Club in this 2016 photo, in Boca Raton. A company affiliated with billionaire Michael Dell is the propertys new owner. In the biggest property sale in Palm Beach County history, the Boca Raton Resort & Club sold this week for $461.6 million, according to deeds made public Thursday. There’s a lot to love at th...