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Canadian design architect Clifford Korman, senior partner of Kirkor Architects & Planners, who has been retained by the Falcon Group for Palisade Palms, the new high-rise development on Galveston's East Beach, visited the area this week, to discuss the project with potential owners, the public and the news media. "When we started this project over three years ago we did not want to build anther condominium like almost everything we found from Brownsfield all the way along and through the Florida Coast," said Arnold Tauch, president of the Falcon Group, explaining that Kirkor was selected because it is known for developing urban waterfront hotel and residential properties with a curvilinear design, providing a waterfront view for every unit. "Within the first ten minutes of standing on the site in Galveston, seeing East Beach and looking at this magnificent vista and the quality of the sand, the serenity of the site, I visualized this project," Korman said. He said the Palisade Palms will become a new landmark that will be an asset to Galveston. "It will have a horizon line view that, when seen from the bridge coming into Galveston, you will spot these buildings," Korman said. "Falcon, with this prototype design, and the elegance of this building, and the effort that they are putting into making sure that everything is done right, will just set the market on fire and set the standards in this community." Deposits are being taken from prospective homeowners, to reserve units, while marketing and permit processes are being concluded. Groundbreaking on the complex is expected to be scheduled in the summer of 2005.
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