Plans Announced for 3,500 Home Community North of Palm Beach (Miami Herald) 3-15-56MxAm-r HrAAw Cnn�vxiv��-}nm �++�PH«�K ACe�`�9s6
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14.f THE m14M1 HERALD Funtls Y. Ma.YM I!. 3Ai6
kPIAnnounced for Him
MMUUL' _
Z)evP.10.pinert of one of the -
1 r g e s t completely planned
com.munit;i.es in th- Soui.11 }s
;Y�otl-t. to a underw�v in. Palm
,' 'Peach cOLl.11ty..
I North- Palm- Beach. t h roe
miles --north'-Of Palm Beac►').
will soon open its 1,?00 acres
to buildin-g.
A modern se.1'Page dis-)otiat
and water system to sec•ve the
development iS scheduled for
completions May 1.
The commupity Avas formerl-
ly part of the estate. of the
late Sir Harry 0ak0s. Tt passed
successively through. the hands
of i_nd-u.str. ial.i-st Ralph Stolkirl
and. insurance magnate John
D. MacArthur to a Palm Beach
syndicate.
The p.roper•ty ''extends frmll
the norther. n limits of. - L a k e
Parkto the Intracoastal wa-
terwa v at juno Beach, f r oYn
the share of Lake Worth t.o
ProsperiO7 Farms Ir .rd. This.
takes in a 222.7 -acre. 18 -hole golf
course, formerly known a.s the
Palm Beach .Winter Club.
When eomp.let.ed the ,subdi-
visio.rl uTill take in 3,500 home
sites, snore than half of 'which
will.be -�Araterf.rorlt.
MODEL SHOWS OUTLINE OF PLAN FOR NORTH PALM BEACH-.
Tie rItititles plants
oc ted. at the south end n a
1 a
I�ancl developing operations
the souti1, end of the Village;
edesi n the existing wolf
lltrlrty ser-,viceswrll. be av�►i..-
able to adjacent areas ivanti.n
21 -acre la.�[adscaped park � which
call for. she cl.redging of a se-
Bourse arid. cottnt.ry club i n tall
them. and- that rates. will be
will also. -include picnics sites,
jjes of canals and bulkhead-
�
an olympic-size_ swimming pool
in line: with those charged b�� �
,
community ,boat lan.nehin- fk,
.ing of all waterfront, pl•operties
asci tennis corrr•ts; provideiies
neighboring :m unicipal i.ties.
rilitic5 on :barman river.
and the bLrlding of streets and
l'or schools, churches, ' par•l:s-
Design 6f the self-contai.n.ed.
st;or•m drairra�e system. Yachts
•
an6t recreational centers and
corrlmuni.ty has been.prepa.red
of. any size will be, able to navi-
r•e,6we both sides of U.S. T-Tith-
by' the land planning fir:•tn of _ gate a.nd dock in the communi-
Avay''_l for bid1ding garden-t\lpe
Seward T�, 1Vlott Associates, of ' tVs extensive water. waYs.
apartments and motels.
�Vashingi;on, D.C.. and the en.-
The developers- -will super•-
Pr•i.r ipals of the. develop-
_will.
gineer..-int firm of 13r.°ock���a�-;
vise and control construction
relent firm, which retain.
�., .
,:,,n.d
weber and FrockvcTa Inc., of
of a marina acid yacht club and
-owneY'r, management of
t tie Lr t i l.i '
iATefit. Fa Irn Beac•l-r.
a shopping }laza confined to
t �, y ste���n are :R,ichard
F• and
)ert A. Ross, Jolin
Sch � h e and .1 a y H.
bite,
of whom have been
associateA ith. the Ross in-
terests the past se\Ter-.al
rs.
The %'<•` disclosed that the