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Gulf Coast Business Review
February 10-16, 2006

Bucking The Trend

Mark Miller, president of Westwater Construction Inc. and managing member of Forest Lakes Development LLC, has a lot of interest in the residential future of the money-troubled Forest Lakes Golf Club.

His Sarasota development plans are different from the current norm of complete redevelopment.  Miller plans to keep the 18-hold golf course.

Through a course realignment, Miller and his group plan to build 189 condominiums in seven buildings and create 11 single-family home sites.  He also expects to spend about $7 million to improve the course and construct a brand new clubhouse, restaurant and bar.

The entire project has a potential sell-out value of $120 million.

Miller says the course has a lot of personal meaning for him.  He played on it in junior high, had his wedding reception on it and his sister was married on it.  So he has incentive to see if it could be retained.

"With all the course closures right now we felt that there was a shortage of courses," Miller says.  "It's going to be a semi-private course."

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