Baldwin Park’s growing pains [Central Florida]

Baldwin Park’s growing pains [Central Florida]

Kevin Wallace and his landlord have one thing in common: Both are struggling in downtown Baldwin Park.

Wallace, a first-time business owner, operates a home-accessories shop in the heart of Baldwin Park Village Center. His store, Urban Arts, has been open for a year but is fighting for survival.

Unicorp National Developments Inc., owner of the upscale village center, is scrambling to complete a project that’s millions of dollars over budget and at least two years behind schedule.

Country Condos [Louisiana]

Country Condos [Louisiana]

A Harahan country club plays another round with City Council over development on its riverside golf course

The answers are: 300 units and 11 stories.

The questions have been on the minds of many Harahan residents for more than two years: How many stories and how many condos are planned for the high-rise project at Colonial Country Club?

The plan resurfaced in February after the club battled three years ago for a controversial condo project intended to stave off foreclosure. And now Colonial Golf and Country Club is ready to reveal the initial plans members have championed as the only way to pay off debts and save the financially strapped club.

‘Spoiled rich kid’ developer says he’s no devil, but cares

‘Spoiled rich kid’ developer says he’s no devil, but cares

At 33, the self-assured British-born Thanos Papalexis harbors no illusions about who he is.

Units he is buying for $350,000 to $600,000 will be reconfigured and resold for $1.5 million to $2 million, with an expansive penthouse being reserved for a buyer who truly believes cost is no object.

“We’re tying to create a signature building,” he said. “We don’t want it to be too glitzy like Miami. But it will be a very modern development.”

Disputed lake lots still tied up in court

Disputed lake lots still tied up in court

The war on Lawson Drive in Forsyth County did not end with the infamous federal court case forewarning those who encroach on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property.

A storm cloud of legal battles and bad blood still hovers over the Lake Lanier peninsula, though the court case that put Claudette Price’s former property on the map is a decade old.

Now, another precedent-setting case is under way.

‘STICKER SHOCK’

‘STICKER SHOCK’

Florida homeowners face soaring insurance costs, with no sign of relief in the forecast.

When Derek and Alexandra Donovan fled frigid Buffalo, N.Y., last year, they looked forward to what they thought would be a cheaper cost of living in Manatee County.

While the two master hairstylists were happy with the price of their $310,000 home in Barrington Ridge, they were stunned at the cost of their homeowners insurance.