With his Backstreet Boys touring schedule postponed by the pandemic, Howie D addressed a small crowd during the groundbreaking of his $35 million Cocoa Beach condominium complex.
"This is actually the first time I've been in front of an audience in a year," Howie D said, speaking to about 35 people standing on a sidewalk Monday morning at the future site of The Surf.
"This is not my normal gig," he said, generating laughter.
Howie and his brother John operate Dorough Brothers Development and Consulting, a Winter Park real estate development firm.
The Surf will feature 25 luxury condominiums ranging from $975,000 to $2.5 million and a second-floor swimming pool, spa and fire pit atop ground-level retail space.