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FLAGLER DEVELOPMENT GROUP

Since the mid-1990s, Flagler Development Group has specialized
in property acquisition, development and investment.

Flagler is Leading the Way

When Flagler Development Group set out to revamp an existing retail center in Florida, it made
community preference a top priority and tied the new center’s components to a central theme.
By Brooke Knudson and will feature dozens of apparel, restaurant, entertain-

I n the heart of Kendall, Fla., will rise one of the most

highly anticipated retail lifestyle centers. Formally
known as the Town & Country Center, the newly
named The Palms at Town & Country will serve as
Kendall’s centralized downtown thanks to the vision of
Flagler Development Group. The 75-acre site, featuring
700,000 square feet of retail and a medical office complex,
will bring together a unique mix of national retail, enter-
tainment, dining and lifestyle tenants.
The Palms at Town & Country will feature roughly
400,000 square-feet of new construction Mediterranean
open-air shopping, replacing the former
Flagler Development Group –
The Palms Town & Country 363,528 square-foot enclosed mall. This
www.flaglerdev.com forward-thinking center integrates South
Project value: $100 million Florida’s natural beauty with a much
Site: Kendall, Fla.
Employees: 10 salaried needed lifestyle niche for people to enjoy
Scope: Retail/mixed-use center unique shops, entertainment and upscale
Jim Padron, senior develop- restaurants, Flagler says.
ment manager: “We like to
invest in our properties in high- Bordering the property’s six-acre lake,
growth areas.” the specialty retail center is home to Kohl’s,
ment, home accessories, and specialty businesses when
completed.
A key component to a successful development is the
ability to foresee a properties potential far into the future.
With proprietary metrics, a keen understanding of the
demographics and a deep understanding of real estate,
Flagler envisioned this area’s growth and eventual needs
when others turned away. “South Florida is land-locked
and it made complete sense that growth would continue
far west,” it says.
“Properties that may have seemed out of place without
enough density or desire from the marketplace previously
are now ideal locations to service growing areas”
Regardless of the ideal location and surrounding demo-
graphics, the project took more than just building and placing
an open-for-business sign. Flagler wanted to ensure that the
design was as much a destination as it was a complement to
Kendall. As such, the tenants that Flagler desired to take
occupancy had to complement the area and serve the needs,
both immediate and long-term.

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