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Rebel Cook, president of Rebel Cook Real Estate in Palm Beach Gardens, also said local officials must do more. “You need a fast-track permitting and development process, probably in all of Palm Beach County. Permitting and zoning takes so long,” she told TRD. So companies that want to relocate in less than a year are choosing locations that allow quicker construction. “Then we lose out,” Cook said.
The industrial real estate market is booming in Palm Beach County, as the strong economy spurs demand while the supply of property grows only slowly.
“There’s a very limited supply of buildings for sale, so prices are going up,” Rebel Cook, president of Rebel Cook Real Estate in Palm Beach Gardens, told The Real Deal. “It’s purely economic: the economic recovery has created demand. Unlike in 2005-06, when a frenzy drove prices up, this is a true economic cycle.”
Monday, Sept. 16, 2013
By Alexandra Clough
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
And the hottest real estate buy these days is….a church? A 22,000 square foot church on five acres in suburban West Palm Beach was put up for sale recently, with a test-the-waters price of $3.5 million. To the surprise of broker Rebel Cook, inquiries were strong “and the phone rang every single day.” “Churches do sell” said Cook, of Rebel Cook Real Estate in Palm Beach Gardens.
The property, owned by the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ of Belle Glade, wa sold to Trinity Church International West for $2.96 million and closed last month.
A reason for the interest: Churches are hard to come by, Cook said. They typically want a visible spot that can be acquired at a reasonable price. But densely populated areas sometimes balk because of the accompanying traffic after services. “It’s not easy to get a church zoned,” Cook Said.
By Bill DiPaolo
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Posted: 9:08 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012
“Buyers in places like PGA National and The Shores in Jupiter love that beautiful serenity. They love being around the animals and the birds. It’s a powerful selling point,” said North County Realtor Rebel Cook.
By Bill DiPaolo – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Posted: 12:36 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014
JUPITER —
…But Rebel Cook, a north county commercial property Realtor who is the agent for a 2-acre vacant parcel on Indiantown Road near Town Hall, said Indiantown Road is a future economic engine for Jupiter. “If I had five properties on Indiantown Road, I could sell them right now,” Cook said . The fact that there is little undeveloped land on the town’s main road to and from the beach makes the property valuable, Cook said. As that inventory shrinks, the properties with older buildings will be redeveloped, said Cook, whose office is off Indiantown Road near Wal-Mart. “The traffic is not that bad. The complainers are old-timers who don’t want growth or development. But they have to understand thatdevelopment brings revenue to businesses and tax dollars to local government,” Cook said.
By Bill DiPaolo – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Posted: 12:54 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Palm Beach County might soon be landing its first location for Springfield, Mo.-based Bass Pro Worldwide Sportsman.
The plan for the 6-acre site on the east side of U.S. 1 north of PGA Boulevard calls for renovating the former Carl’s Plaza for retail, warehouse, office and vehicle and boat sales and rental. Several stores are vacant in that area, including several in North Beach Plaza, a shopping center on the west side of U.S. 1 north of Carl’s Plaza.
The new sporting goods store should give an economic boost to the area, said north county commercial Realtor Rebel Cook. “A large retailer like Bass should help the other retailers,” Cook said.
By Susan Salisbury – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Posted: 5:00 a.m. Friday, May 16, 2014
“Everybody is looking forward to both of those retailers opening. Whole Foods is constantly busy,” said Rebel Cook, a commercial real estate broker based in Jupiter. The $5 million renovation of Tequesta Shoppes on U.S. 1, where a former Stein Mart store is being turned into stores for Marshalls and Home Goods will dramatically improve that corridor, Cook said. “Older centers have to be renovated and updated. A lot of the very large shopping centers around the country are becoming entertainment centers because the retail market is changing so dramatically,” Cook said. “The reason it is changing is that people order on the Internet.” The largest number of calls from people looking to lease retail space comes from those looking to open fitness studios and restaurants, Cook said. “With Jupiter, 10 years ago, 70 percent of the population would leave during the summer. Only 30 percent stayed. I think that is reversed,” Cook said. “More and more people are living here year-round. You have more young families moving here, so the demand for retail is strong.”
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013
By Bill DiPaolo
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Boca Raton’s Midtown, an office/retail development at Glades Road and I-95, and Jupiter’s $150 million Harbourside retail/marina/hotel project at Indiantown Road and U.S.1 are meeting the need for existing office space, said Rebel Cook, a Realtor. “If governments would speed up permitting, tax dollars would be coming in quicker,” said Cook.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
By Alexandra Clough
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
But caution is no surprise to Rebel Cook, an industrial broker with Rebel Cook Real Estate in Jupiter. While she said she is seeing growth in demand for industrial space, some companies still are waiting to see how the housing trends proceed before making any big growth moves. (One interesting trend: An increased demand for leased industrial space by home designers and space planners, Cook said.) Although Cook does not see new tenants coming into the market, “the contractors who held on and survived are increasing their workforce or starting to work again,” she said.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
By Bill DiPaolo – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
JUPITER —
“The hotel and marina, that’s a winner. People from Fort Lauderdale and Miami will com. We have that old Florida feel her in north county,” said north county commercial Realtor rebel Cook.
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