Located on the residential end of Palm Avenue, the condominiums will have wonderful bay and city views from their balconies and from the rooftop terrace without an incessant traffic roar. The Savoy features Art Deco touches subtly reminiscent of South Beach. A lap pool, guest suite, two-car enclosed garage, and private walkway to Burns Court round out the amenities.

The 22 units are 2,975 square feet to 3,600 square feet, and the remaining penthouse is 5,700 square feet. Units range from $1 million to $3.4 million.

University Park Spiffs up Golf Course

Good news for golfers: University Park Country Club Golf Course has wrapped up the second phase of a project to renourish and upgrade all 27 holes of its championship golf course. Having just opened the second nine holes for play following their revitalization this summer, University Park has now completed 18 of the 27 holes.

The revitalization project, which began in early 2003, included laser leveling and enlarging many of the tees, as well as reshaping and contouring the greens, then regrassing them with premium TifEagle Ultradwarf hybrid grass. The project was segmented into three phases to allow for a full 18 holes of play at all times, with only one nine hole section closed off in the summer for the work.

"It is a great source of satisfaction to be able to consistently offer homes that capture incredible golf course vistas and the first-class golfing lifestyle that complements them," says Pat Neal, president of Neal Communities and co-developer of University Park.

Green Schools

For 34 years, Neal Communities has created communities that coexist with Florida nature and the environment. Now Charlie Waters, Neal's in-house land development manager, is turning his attention to something a little different: Manatee County's Stewart Elementary School.

Waters will help the school devise a Florida-friendly landscape plan and construct an addition without destroying many existing trees. He'll work with the school's landscape architect to clear unhealthy trees, add new native plants and protect and improve a quarter-acre gopher tortoise habitat.

Says Pat Neal, president of Neal Communities, "We are very proactive about saving our precious, established trees whenever possible, not just on our own properties, but everywhere."