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Palisade Palms Update
January 18, 200

   


Palisade PalmsPalisade Palms, the club-class, high-rise beachfront condominium project on Galveston’s East Beach, will be expanding construction in one of its two towers to include five additional floors, adding 36 residences, to keep up with unprecedented public demand. 

The project will now total 288 units, with a total value of approximately $165 million. Palisade Palms, which is being developed by the Houston-based Falcon Group, will consist of two contemporary curvilinear towers, with 27 stories apiece. 

Each tower will have a unique radial design that will provide the condominiums with panoramic views over the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay. Pre-construction prices range from $310,000 to $1.5 million, with the project commencing construction in spring 2005.  "We're very pleased with the demand we're seeing for Palisade Palms," said Richard G. Anderson, vice president of development for the Houston-based Falcon Group. "This is an exciting, distinct project that will be an outstanding signature community for the Gulf Coast."  

Palisade Palms is the first “on the beach” project to be developed on Galveston’s East Beach in more than 20 years. Its extensive list of amenities includes a Larry North Fitness Center™, family and kids' pool areas, a beach-style Luau fire pit, a secured Playscape™ Beachcomber Kid’s Club and sandbox, a Tennis and Sports Court™ and many more. The towers will offer direct access to the beach without the need to cross traffic arteries. "We want to offer the benefits of a vacation resort with the convenience of access to city life," Anderson said. 

The Falcon Group is a full-service real estate development company, specializing in commercial, residential, industrial and retail development in the Austin, Houston and Galveston areas, as well as in West Palm Beach, Florida and Columbia, South Carolina.Palisade Palms’ international and award-winning design team includes Toronto-based design architect Kirkor Architects & Planners, Toronto-based full-service interior design firm Mike Niven Interior Design Inc. and Kirksey Partners, the Houston-based architect of record. 

For more information about Palisade Palms visit these locations: 

Palisade Palms Discovery Center 
601 East Beach Drive 
Galveston, Texas 77550   

Palisade Palms Lifestyle Lounge 
Houston Galleria Shopping Mall 
Street Level, Near Disney Store   

Call 888.32.BEACH or visit www.PalisadePalms.com for Online information. 

  

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