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A Decade of Development

12/28/2009

After Ike: True Community Emerges at Palisade Palms -- The Islander Magazine

11/01/2008

Usually it takes months, even years, for a true community to come together in a new building. But Hurricane Ike shortened that process to little more than a matter of hours for a small coterie of owners and staff at Palisade Palms, a luxury condominium located directly on the beach at Galveston Island.

New crop of Galveston condos predict possible spike from Ike -- Houston Business Journal

10/03/2008

Despite the overall devastation on Galveston Island, two of the city's newest high-rise condominium towers fared well during Hurrican Ike, a face that could have them fully occupied sooner than expected

Strong condo sales inspire plans for a third Palisade Palms tower -- The Daily News

04/23/2008

Development firm Falcon Group says it plans to add a twin-peaked, 300-unit tower to a project that already boasts the island's tallest building -- the $170 million East Beach residential high-rise Palisade Palms.

Texas Roundup -- Coastal Living

04/01/2008

The Texas coast has seen a growth surge in recent years. While waterfront lots are scarce in other American regions, the Lone Star State has just begun to develop sections of its shorefront. And the prices make the dream of living on the coast more attainable. Whether you want to build on a barrier island or prefer mainland living, Texas has opportunities as plentiful and diverse as its population.

Condo boom on Texas coast defies national downturn -- Austin American-Statesman

03/02/2008

Condominium developers along the Texas Gulf Coast are doing something strange these days: They're continuing to build.

A Texas-Size Hunger for Gulf Coast Condos -- The New York Times

03/18/2007

It was the seasickness that did it. After trying to sleep on her husband's boat following a long day of deep-sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, Karen Wiseman had had enough. She was tired of nights spent sleeping off the coast of Galveston. She wanted a real home, on land.

For developers, surf's up -- Austin American-Statesman

07/22/2006

With the first baby boomers in Central Texas and across the nation hitting retirement age, demand for coastal living is rising. And builders have taken notice.