“Luxury homes define the lifestyle of Palm Beach. But land prices are high and waterfront homes are scarce, with some costing $30 million or more for new construction.”
After all, “Where else are you going to go if you want to buy something on the water?” asked real estate broker Rebel Cook, who thinks the bet will pay off. “You go where the water is, and that’s the Intracoastal,” said Cook, leader of the Economic Forum, a business group.
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Citations being issued on Clematis Street
Alanna Quillen
Aug 7, 2017
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The arts and entertainment district of West Palm Beach is no stranger to businesses coming and going.
“Empty storefronts,” said Murphy as he points to a building on the 300 block of Clematis. “Looks empty inside. Not good for business.”
But some don’t agree with the rules. Rebel Cook, owner of Rebel Cook Real Estate, is a real estate broker who represents a property owner that got a citation on the 500 block of Clematis Street. She is working with the city now to address the issue.
She shared her thoughts on the regulation and how it impacts businesses.
“Let’s put little pretty posters in the windows so you don’t see the buildings are empty — people aren’t naive,” she said.
From a commercial standpoint, she says potential clients can’t easily shop around.
“Many times, people will come to an area, drive around, look into a window and decide, ‘Oh, that might fit my needs,'” she said.
And she says covering up the windows can pose safety concerns for real estate agents.
“Over the years, we’re had problems with vagrants,” she said. “I’m walking into a vacant building — and if I can’t see what’s inside, there’s an element of uncertainty that goes along with that.”
Bill DiPaolo
April 4, 2017
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Moving forward with a plan for the town to offer $2.8 million for two vacant acres next to Jupiter High School to improve safety for students, parents and employees was approved 4-1 Tuesday night.
Increasing traffic is a hazard for drivers and walkers, said Colleen Iannitti, principal at the 3,000-student school.
“Anything we can do to relieve traffic would be beneficial for families and students,” said Iannitti.
Jupiter High has about 400 student drivers and about 1,500 students are dropped off daily. The school has about 200 employees, according to the Town of Jupiter.
The town is basing its offer on appraisals paid for by the town.
Rebel Cook, the Realtor representing the Jupiter-based property owner, declined comment.
The plan calls for building a roundabout on the parcel on Indiantown Road at Daniels Way. Many use Daniels Way to get to and from the school.
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By Alexandra Clough – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 12, 2017
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Helping the Mayo/Frielich ventures is the revival of development on Clematis Street’s west end.
“The 500 block is no longer the dead zone of Clematis,” said real estate broker Rebel Cook.
Indeed, the Brightline train station is under construction, new apartments are being built nearby, and the 4th District Court of Appeal’s new courthouse, on Tamarind Avenue at Clematis and Datura Streets, is under construction, too. Then there are the three hotels planned for nearby Rosemary Avenue: An Aloft Hotel, an Indigo Hotel and a hotel for lovers only, dubbed Prive Suites , which will feature swimming pools in each room. All these elements will increase customer and foot traffic to bars and restaurants, real estate experts say.
The 500 block was expected to receive a major boost with the opening of a theater at 522 Clematis St., but plans for the theater fell apart late last year. The property now is for lease or for sale, said Cook of Rebel Cook Real Estate in Palm Beach Gardens.
The 522 Clematis St. building has been on the market for just a few days, but Cook said she’s already fielding calls from tenants interested in the 6,400-square-foot space.
By Bill DiPaolo – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Monday, Dec. 12, 2016
JUPITER — More residential waterfront development is being proposed — this time for three dozen townhouses on the Intracoastal Waterway — to meet the continuing demand for luxury housing in north county.
“The units are getting smaller and smaller, but people love the location,” said John True, owner of Oceanfront Realty in Juno Beach. Prices for the 35 units at Water Pointe, each about 1,500 square feet, should start at about $400,000-$500,000, according to local Realtors and developers.
The vacant 4-acre site on the west side of U.S. 1 is the former Elks Lodge 2469. The lodge opened in the early 1970s and was demolished in about 2010. The lodge is now in Jupiter Farms, in the Publix plaza on the south side of Indiantown Road, about a mile west of Florida’s Turnpike. The plan by Wilmington, Del.-based Emerald Cay Holdings calls for seven two-story buildings, a 400-square-foot fitness center, a community swimming pool, pavilion and tot lot on the now-vacant lot about a mile south of Indiantown Road.
Whether the community will be gated has not been determined. The town’s planning and zoning commission plans to consider the proposal on Tuesday. The town council is scheduled to vote on the plan on Jan. 17.
Owners would have access to Riverwalk, the town’s 2.4-mile public access walkway being built between the Jupiter Inlet and Ocean Way for bicyclists and pedestrians. There would be no commercial development on the Water Pointe property.
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