2 HSW Credit Hours

It’s 1950. You’re in Key West Florida. The streets are quiet. J-walking is the norm, some say encouraged. There are no tourists crowding the sidewalks. No “theme park” bars. No high-end Boutiques. Just a few “mom & pop” eateries, the old hardware store, the fish market and Jenny’s dress shop (no offense, but not where the fashion trendsetters shop). By all accounts, just a small, quiet, coastal village. But you’re not in Key West. It’s present day in Apalachicola where a transformation was looming. “Apalach”, as the locals call it, was today, much like Key West in the 50’s. But not for long. Apalach was on the verge of becoming much more like another panhandle town – Seaside Florida. Not a sleepy, off the grid, fishing village, but a tourist destination resort. Once it was discovered, going back would not be an option. Apalach was now on the real estate developers radar, poised to take off. A new, up-scaled shop was opening their doors almost every month. The only good place to eat currently was a family owned riverside restaurant, the Oyster Bar. It was a great local hangout serving the fresh catch of the day and, of course, Oysters. But there would soon be some competition. Three restaurants were on the way, two under construction and one just getting permits. Two new B & B’s had just opened and were providing cozy places to stay the night. Old buildings with good bone structure were being repurposed. Undeveloped properties were being snatched up, being readied for new construction. Apalach was no longer undiscovered. A massive influx of visitors was driving the demand for more of everything. More shops, more restaurants, more nice places to overnight. The Developer introduced in this course was a seasoned player. He knew how to set his sights and get what he was aiming for. He could be very single-minded. But, he also knew how to evaluate and consider options he didn’t author. Options, that in this case, would be offered by his Architect.

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