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Permits for new homes in Volusia County jumped 22% to 3,564 in 2020, up from 2,906 in 2019.
Permits for new homes in Flagler County climbed to 1,621 in 2020, up 40% from 1,153 in 2019.
The fewest permits for new homes was in 2011 when Volusia had only 474 and Flagler had just 153. and
Most permits for new homes was in 2005 when Volusia had 6,857 and Flagler had 3,043.
DAYTONA BEACH While the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the local economy last year, builders in Volusia and Flagler counties picked up the pace by pulling permits for the most new homes since 2005. When we started coming out of the lockdown last year, we burst out of it, said Toby Tobin, a Realtor with Grand Living Commercial Realty in Palm Coast. Starting in June, building permits for new homes were off the charts.
DAYTONA BEACH Orlando developer Beat Kahli confirmed plans to break ground on the first phase of his massive Avalon Park Daytona Beach development here in the second half of this year.
The native of Switzerland also expects to soon complete his purchase of 6,200 acres of timberland on the other side of Tiger Bay State Forest for his development. He hopes to build a 300-megawatt solar farm, pending regulatory approval.
The initial phase of Avalon Park Daytona Beach will bring more than 1,600 homes and 90,000 square feet of commercial space to an area along the south side of State Road 40/West Granada Boulevard roughly a mile west of Interstate 95.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
DAYTONA BEACH Motorists whizzing along State Road 40/West Granada Boulevard a mile west of Interstate 95, can see new signs proclaiming: Coming Soon Avalon Park Daytona Beach.
If all goes as planned, the massive 3,015-acre master-planned community could welcome its first residents by 2022. The developer has even contacted the Volusia County School District about future school needs as the project develops.
But the project also has attracted resistance from some who are worried about the traffic and environmental impact it will create, and the vacant land that could soon turn into homes, roads and businesses.
Avalon Park would be the largest such development ever built in Volusia County, offering as many as 10,000 homes and apartments and 1 million square feet of commercial space.