Almost a year to the day when the Palm Coast City Council approved the project, Crest Residential broke ground on Wilton Palm Coast, a 251-unit luxury complex split between a quadrangular, four-story building and a few three- and two-story buildings.
Birmingham, Ala.-based Crest estimates that the project will employ 300 during construction, with pre-leasing expected in the spring of 2024.
The imposing building with an interior courtyard (and pool) will rise on 10 acres south of Brookhaven Drive, north of Tuscan Reserve and Madison Green Apartments, adding to a still-limited stock of apartment offerings in rapidly-growing Palm Coast.
The building will offer 11 floor plans, with one-bedroom apartments starting at 671 square feet, and three-bedroom apartments topping off at just over 1,500 square feet. A spokesperson for the company said rent hasn’t been set yet, but “will be competitive with market rates in the area.”
The current range in Town center–at Tuscan Reserve–is between $1,732 and $2,207 for one to three-bedroom apartments, significantly higher than a year ago, when Wilton was approved. At the time, the range at Tuscan was $1,404 to $1,774. Apartments at Brookhaven, also in Town center, are more expensive.
“We are excited to get to work on Wilton and bring top-of-the-line finishes and amenities to Palm
Coast Town Center,” Matt Benak, a founding member and principal of Crest Residential, was quoted as saying in a release the company issued this week. “Wilton’s proximity to the I-95 corridor makes it the ideal location for residents to have the perfect balance of a casual coastal lifestyle while also being near the area’s diverse business opportunities.”
Despite the need for more housing, and apartment housing especially, such projects tend to draw public opposition in Palm Coast. This one did not. But it drew unfortunate headlines anyway when then-Council member Eddie Branquinho inexplicably took exception to the developers‘ origins. Branquinho had taken a hard line against apartments in general and most single-family home development, considering the city already congested. He chose not tu run again in the last election.
The acreage that will see the building rise was zoned for apartments all along since Town Center was turned into a development of regional impact two decades ago.
The 251 units, the release states, will feature high-quality finishes including granite countertops, designer lighting, stainless steel appliances, oversized bedrooms, double sinks, walk-in showers, walk-in closets and attached garage options. Amenities will include a resort style salt-water swimming pool, outdoor entertainment and dining areas, a car wash station, storage for 23 bikes, a fenced dog area and a luxury pet spa. The property will also include a large clubhouse for residents which will house a 24-hour fitness center and yoga studio, sophisticated resident business center, private resident conference room, coworking lounge and coffee bar.
sean says
should be rules in this town 80 percent of workers must live in flagler County then these jobs will mater the workers from out of town don’t spend a penny in palm coast
Jimbo99 says
I just want to see where Palm Coast is going to find renters that have $ 20,784-26,484/year for rent alone. Unless the Government is subsidizing these for renters, these will eventually become condos. I get that some of these are as big for square footage as some duplex & single dwelling houses, but there would still have to be overutilization in any apartment unit. Walmart & Costco jobs don’t pay that well. And the hospitals ? expect healthcare costs to become unaffordable if their staff are moving into rentals rather than owning their homes.
Shark says
Is it the Town Center or the Town House center ?????
Jay Tomm says
And what jobs will the people renting these have? Not in palm coast for sure. Flagler & PC gov are turning the area into a big motel.
We get all the people, & traffic, & not the $.
David Schaefer says
What a friggen joke who can afford to live here maybe the mayor ???
Cindy J says
There ought to be rules where 80 percent of new housing built contains *apartments* FOR LONG TERM RENTALS. This is practically non-existent in PC and why I’m moving back to Volusia even though it will cost me more to live.
The overbuild in PC is exacerbated by greed–they keep building “townhouses” and “mcmansions”, which most working-class people can’t afford. The new mega-monstrosity of townhouses for sale on north Belle Terre, not far from Matanzas Blvd, is a great example of the stupidity that’s been approved in our city limits.
Steve Vanne says
Jumbo you hit the nail on the head sir…
Deed Nutz says
Just keep adding all these new apartments and homes near Town Center without any plans to do anything about the traffic jams that occur now on Town Center Blvd at Old Kings Rd, and Town Center Blvd at Royal Palm Parkway. Very poor planning by our so called City leaders.
Me says
Yep, per capita income is $33,000 in Palm Coast. The average resident can’t even afford to rent the cheapest one bedroom apartment at this complex.
Kris says
Nobody wants to live around these 11 flight schools that you all have allowed to ruin our lives it’s absolutely crazy they fly 18 hours a day every 3 minutes 7 days a week back to back non-stop it’s enough to make you go insane who wants to live by that it’s absolutely ridiculous what you all have done to our town out of greed what is wrong with you I think we need to steer the flights over top of your homes and your family your friends and your coworkers it has ruined our lives we cannot get any signals we cannot talk on the phone we cannot sleep we can’t have a conversation with a person standing next to us you cannot hear anything your pets can’t even hear you in the yard what is wrong with you people people will never want to pay that type of rent or buy a home here that you’re put up a gated community right next to with all that going on greed greed and more greed
Shark says
Palm Coast need good paying full time jobs not 300 part time jobs !!!