Will These 4 Projects Raise Home Values in Martin County?

[00:00:00]Martin County is changing and depending on who you ask, it's either exciting or a little concerning or a little bit of both. Now, in today's video, I'm going to be going over the top four projects that I see coming in here into Martin County that I think are really going to change the landscape and I'm going to get into what I thoughts are a little bit on how it's going to affect the real estate values and so forth. So, those four projects that we're going to be talking about today are one is Newfield, which is a master-planned community out in Palm City. The second one is Baron Landings, which is on Canter Highway, which was the old Golf World off of State Route 76. The third one is going to be the Brightline. Now, this is a little bit of the proposed and I did a video before on the Brightline. This is what's going to happen or what's happening with the proposed Brightline station down here in downtown Stuart.

[00:00:50]The fourth is the downtown Stuart waterfront dock expansion. Now, this is a project that's happening in downtown Stuart to [music] completely rehab the public docks that are in downtown Stuart. Now, these four projects touch on pretty much every area that is important to people that either live here or coming here. We're talking about growth, we're talking about congestion, we're talking about real estate values.

[00:01:13]So, all of that is going to be in this video. So, this is going to be super helpful for anybody that lives here in Martin County, who wants to know what's coming and also [music] if you're considering moving to Martin County, what's coming. Let's get into it. All right. So, for those of you that don't know, real quick, my name is Alex Haigh.

[00:01:27]I run a real estate group here in the Treasure Coast area. We service Indian River, Martin, St. Lucie and parts of Palm Beach County. So, if you got any curiosity around buying or selling here on the Treasure Coast, we're located in the Stuart area and we can help you out in all four of those counties. Feel free to reach out to us. We've got over really 40 years of experience on this team by helping people buy and sell here in the Treasure Coast. [music] So, we're we're the team for you. You can always reach out or check out our Google Business Profile for more information.

[00:01:56]Let's get into the video. All right, so the first project is Newfield and this is probably the largest project out of all four. It's being developed by a company called Mattamy Homes. Now, depending on who you talk to, there's you know, a little bit out there about how many homes are going to be putting in there, but we're looking around 4,200 homes that are going to be going into Newfield over the next 15 years. So, this is going to take a little while for this to build out. Now, what is the difference I would say for a master-planned community around here or the one that we have that is most closely associated with with Newfield would be Tradition. A Tradition before anything was put in, talking about streets, communities, industrial, retail, [music] any of that. Before it was put in, it was all planned out. It's similar with Newfield. The little difference with Newfield is you're not going to see as much industrial out there, but you're going to see more of like walkability. Really, there's walking in Tradition, but really not long walking trails. There's actually going to be horse horseback trails, running trails, biking trails. There's also going to be a sustainable farm as well there, so you can go down and make your food or or grow your own food and bring it home to your table. So, it's kind of farm-to-table, but you're not going to the restaurant that's farm-to-table like District Table or something like that. Now, that farm, just to give you an idea, the scope of the farm is going to be about 170 acres of farm. So, that's a lot of land out there. It's not just some little throwaway little farm stand. You got 170 acres that you're going to be able to grow your own food at, which is a really cool thing. Now, let's just go over at a glance what's going to be out there at Newfield. There's actually going to be a downtown area there. So, that's one of the really big deals, especially for the people out there in Palm City and the people in the southern portion [music] of Port Saint Lucie as well are going to be able to access either Tradition up a little to the northwest [music] or they're going to be able to come down to Newfield and go to that downtown area.

[00:03:59]Also, I mentioned it earlier, you're going to have a 170 acre farm that you're going to be able to make your own food at. You're also going to have walking trails, equestrian trails, biking trails, and really a community there. You're going to have fitness centers and retail. There is, like I mentioned, going to be a little bit of office space and a little bit of light industrial as well. So, this is really going to change the face of Palm City.

[00:04:24]And really, I did a I did a video on Newfield. You can go check it out, Bruz Arida burrito of mine if you want to check that one out. But, it gives you a little idea what's going on out there.

[00:04:32]And I'm going to get you out in the field and actually take a look at this community, get the drone up, give you a little idea what's going on out there.

[00:04:39]This is going to be a major development for Martin County. So, again, you're looking at over 4,200 homes, 170 acre agricultural farm site, [music] all your walking trails, equestrian, biking, and then that downtown area, which will really be the epicenter. You're going to have some restaurants and that down there as well. So, lastly, why does Newfield matter? From a real estate standpoint, Newfield matters because Palm City really hasn't had any They have not They do not have any master-planned communities. So, you're talking about 4,200 homes coming in in a specific area. You got others like Copper Leaf, Cobblestone, a couple other little newer developments that have, you know, 40, 50, [music] 60 homes in them. We're talking 4,200 homes. So, this is really going to change not only the architectural landscape of Palm City, but also values.

[00:05:30]So, because now you're going to have newer homes coming in, higher-priced homes coming in, and that should raise the values of homes out there in Palm City. This could create a new category of buyer coming into Palm City that's looking for an upscale home in an upscale area. Really could change the landscape. So, if you're a buyer out there and you're considering Newfield, these are the questions that I think you want to be asking yourself. What is already built out there? All right, so what has actually gone in already? So, you want to take a look at that. We can help you understand what sold, so you understand values. What is still planned out there? So, what is new to come? So, as as this project moves along, you can always reach out to us and say, "Hey, where are things at with the bike trails? Where are things at with your equestrian? Where are things at with the 170-acre farm stand?" Now, also, what are the HOA and the CDD fees? So, the HOA is There's going to be a small HOA for each of the communities. The CDD is basically the bond that goes in for the infrastructure that goes in. So, similar to Tradition, you'll have your HOA, but you'll also have the CDD. So, you want to reach out to us about that. We can let you know about that. What are the potential tax implications from the values going up out there in Palm City?

[00:06:41]Is this going to raise property taxes?

[00:06:43][music] Maybe DeSantis is going to come in with this homestead exemption. We don't know, but there's something to think about there as far as the taxation is concerned. What are the school zones?

[00:06:52]So, one of the things that we can do is say you want to have your kids in a certain elementary, A grade, B grade, what have you, junior high, which is right down the road from Newfield.

[00:07:03]There's a new school right out there on Citrus Boulevard. Also, what is the traffic impact? I think this is It's important because congestion is a big deal here in Martin County.

[00:07:14]You know, obviously, in Stuart, I've done videos on how tough it is to find a parking spot. So, congestion is an issue. Now, personally, looking out there on Citrus Boulevard, it is very rural out there.

[00:07:25]We'll see if that road starts [music] to get stressed with those 42 homes 4,200 homes coming in. Also, people coming down from Port Saint Lucie, is that going to create congestion? Maybe people are even going to come up from Palm Beach County. So, it could create congestion. We'll have to wait and see you that. Also, what are the builder incentives? One of the things that happens depending on where you are in the year, they do blow out. They do special kind of blowout specials the where they where they get rid of their inventory.

[00:07:52]>> [music] >> So, that's one of the things also you can reach out to us and say, "Hey, what are the builder incentives that are happening out there? Are there any deals that they're putting on as far as, you know, moving inventory off of their book?" And then lastly, again, back to the real estate, what are the resale values looking like compared to the new homes? You look up in certain areas around like resales actually sometimes actually cost a little bit more.

[00:08:15]Sometimes they're less. It depends.

[00:08:17]you're thinking about buying in Newfield or this project sounds attractive to you, all you got to do is reach out.

[00:08:22]Give us a call. And we're happy to have a conversation with you. We're not uh we're not hard sales people. We're here to answer your questions. [music] And maybe the community's for you or maybe we know another community that's for you. So, feel free to reach out to us anytime about Newfield or any other communities that might be of interest to you. Let's take you out on the field so you can actually take a look at this project. All right. So, here I am out at Newfield and this sales center is is really cool. They actually got an old tractor [music] in here.

[00:08:47]Uh and remember, and they got like produce all around. It's all about kind of the farm to table thing out here. So, I mentioned earlier the 170-acre farm.

[00:08:56]I'm going to take you out there in a little bit. Also, did I mention free ice cream? I'm going to talk to you about the free ice cream that they serve here in Newfield every Friday through Sunday from like 2:00 [music] to 6:00. So, I already gave it to you there. So, first I'm going to take you over to the models just give you an idea cuz there's a couple of really cool designs over there. They got like brownstones, contemporary, colonial homes.

[00:09:16]They got a real 16 models out here. So, by the way, if you want to know more about the models, reach out to us cuz we have the whole site. We can give you idea on what the sales are and what's available. We have a great relationship with the staff so we can help you out.

[00:09:29]And if you do come out here to get any ice cream or anything, >> [music] >> make sure if you're thinking about buying to register an agent with you cuz you want an agent on your side. That all aside. So, the models first, then I'm going to take you to the place where they process all of the food from the farm that you can farm, bring it over there, have them process it, and then I'm going to show you the farm itself.

[00:09:49]Now, I show I'm going to also get the drone up in the air to give you a little idea of what uh the build-out is since the last video that I did on Newfield, which you can go back and check out the New Palm City video, and that'll give you a lot more idea of what's going on here out here in Newfield. So, I'm excited to go over and check out these models. Let's go over and check them out and then take you over to the farm and where they process everything.

[00:10:18]All right. So, I not going to go inside these models because there's 16 of them out here, and it would take me all day.

[00:10:24]But, if you'd like a tour, reach out to me. We'd love to give you a tour.

[00:10:28]What I want to give you is kind of the overview, right? And you guys know I'm I'm kind of more about the bigger macro picture on a lot of things. So, the what really struck me the multiple times that I came into Newfield was >> [music] >> you have designs of going like this is kind of like a West Indies kind of look to it. If you can see up underneath the soffits up there behind my head.

[00:10:49]So, that is kind of a an East Indies kind of look. But, it also it has a balcony [music] up top, right? So, you can see the balcony here. That's more of kind of a southern colonial kind of feel.

[00:11:02]So, in one house, you have element designs, and it has a It's called the seaside, so it's kind of a shabby chic look. And then, look right next door, you have something [music] that looks like a brownstone you'd find up in New York or Philly or even New England.

[00:11:19]Uh obviously, it's a it's a fascia. It's a you know, it's not actual brick, but it gives that look, but it also has a little bit of the feel of the colonial with the pillars in front of it. So, you have two really distinctive [music] designs just right there. Then you get here and this is really more of a modern is really more of a modern kind of looking home [music] with some kind of West Indies feel to it.

[00:11:44]So, just three homes in a row there, you can see the diversity. So, I'm not going to look at all 16 of them here. That's why you want to reach out to us if these are of any interest or a new home out in a community 170 acre farm, [music] you know, 4,200 homes, bike trails, horse trails.

[00:12:01]This might be the community for you and then of course it's fitting you with the right house. They do town homes out here as well. So, I just wanted to give you, you know, that look and then it just simple look at as I walk, you know, I wouldn't even know what to kind of call this. It almost has a North Carolina kind of feel to it.

[00:12:18]Still those pillars in the front and you'll notice all of these don't have any garages. I mentioned that in the studio. It's like a patio living. So, you're getting to know your neighbors.

[00:12:27]You're sitting out on the porch. All of these have like proper seating out in the front not just some little [music] table there that's, you know, there as a placeholder. So, I wanted you to see those designs so you get a little bit of a feel for what it's like out here at Newfield. Now, right across the street behind those tarps there, there's major construction going on. So, there's going to be construction going on here for, you know, probably the next 13, 14 years. So, the thing is you'd want to get in on early on this. It'd be like Tradition when I went up, you know, 20 years ago >> [music] >> and you know, almost got a town home up there. I kind of got screwed out of it.

[00:13:00]I made that up in a video, you know, that that's why you want to have a realtor. You want to have somebody that, you know, understands what the contract looks like. I didn't use that [music] and I ended up getting kind of hosed.

[00:13:10]But anyways, that all aside, let's take you over to where they process the food and give you a little idea of what that looks like and remember the free ice cream Friday that's for the public. Free ice cream Friday through Sunday and it uh it ends at 6:00 and starts at different times like 2:00 to 6:00 on Friday, I think. But, you know, come out here after dinner, know it's before 6:00. And then on Fridays, they also have a um a call they call the kind of like Jammin' and Jensen. So, Jammin' and Jensen happens each week. I think [music] it's on Tuesday. All right. So, you know, on Friday, you have a family event. So, [music] let's take you over there, check it out, and uh we'll go from there. All right. Here I am in front of the Harvest House. Now, this is not where they process the food.

[00:13:52]This is where you can come and grab that ice cream, food, uh produce, that kind of thing. So, this is the the Harvest House. And then you can see right over my shoulder here sitting out having some of the harvest that you just uh bought in here, some fresh food, whether it's ice cream, whatever it would might be. And then out here on the lawn, this is where they do that Jammin' on Fridays.

[00:14:17]So, you [music] picture out here, some music going, kids throwing around a football, bouncing the ball, whatever it might be. Um you know, I literally had a conversation with somebody uh yesterday.

[00:14:27]I actually had a Zoom with them. Been watching the videos for a while. And his big thing was, you know, I he's coming from outside the state in Michigan and has small kids. And he's like, "Hey, you know, obviously my kids are a really big deal to me. Uh what would you suggest?"

[00:14:43]And I said, "Well, if you're looking at Martin County, if I was you and you wanted to plug in to make sure, you know, your kids have kids to play with after school." Obviously, they're going to go wherever they're going to go to school, they're going to have friends.

[00:14:54]I would look at a community like Newfield uh because the you know, especially if you're into sustainability, uh that would be, you know, I'm sure there's plenty of people out here that are throwing away plastic and and not recycling and that. But, you know, there is that element of of people out here that are kind of have a passion for the environment and you know, food that is doesn't have pesticides or or less pesticides. So, [music] I thought, you know, Newfield would be a a good go for him. I said, you know, your kids you this event was a great example on Fridays and then free ice cream. It's a place where, you know, kids are going to come together. And also, if you're coming outside from outside the state, um we have some people that like to go into golf course communities, private golf course communities, because they want a network of friends. They want to kind of plug into a network of friends. And so, that's where I kind of plug them into.

[00:15:41]You're looking for some place to plug your kids into, >> [music] >> uh Newfield is definitely something that I would take a look at. So, behind me here, this is where they process all the food. It's called The Hut.

[00:15:53]>> [music] >> And this is an example of some of the farm out here, but this is not that 170-acre farm. Also, you got a nice retention area here. So, anybody that's worried about flooding, you know, we're way out west here. So, this is in a very low-risk flood flood zone.

[00:16:07]So, let's take you over now to the actual farm where the where the food is made. Get the drone up, give you a little idea of that. And then uh we'll take you on to the next spot from there.

[00:16:15]All right, here I am out at the farm itself. Now, at different times of year, you're going to have different kinds of vegetables. You got cabbage out here, and you got the drone up giving you a little idea of what it looks like. You If you want to drop in here, you can just find this little uh slipstream or airstream out in the field just adjacent, just a little bit north of the welcome center, and you can come out and actually check out the farm. So, I'm going to actually take you over something I just saw that I didn't know was here before, uh some soccer fields and stuff. So, you want I They're just keep adding to this place. I'm sure each time I come out, there's going to be something new. Let's go check it out.

[00:16:46]All right, so I wasn't planning on showing you this. This is why I love coming out and doing these videos, because I learn new things kind of each time I go. So, check this out. I mean, you have to have close to I would guess 50 to 60 acres from just from what I can see here. Uh soccer fields with real grass. And if you just look across the way, right over there is Newfield. So, imagine your kids out here playing soccer, not having to drive them somewhere. [music] Just little things like that. Um you guys know I'm not a fan of driving. That's why I got the self-driving Tesla.

[00:17:21]Um, yeah, it's just, you know, getting on the road, it's our extra time, extra packing, and all that. Imagine having a golf cart, just coming down here, and then once the kids are off the field, bring them home. Or you Maybe there's a barbecue going on over here, or maybe at a neighbor's house, you get a little barbecue. So, I love seeing this stuff. I love seeing how our community uh continues to develop. This is going to be an incredible project. Uh so, I think it is the marquee uh project that I have for the top four projects going in in Martin County. And uh I'll continue to keep you guys abreast, and if you have more questions about Newfield or any other communities in the area, you know what to do. Please give us a call. The number's below. Let's take you on to the next spot.

[00:18:01]The next one is Baron Landing. Now, where is Baron Landing going to be? If you look on Canter Highway and Cove Road, it's right on the southeast side there. It used to be Golf World or Golf 76. It was ratty old golf balls and a kind of a crappy driving range, a little putting greens and stuff. That's long gone. That's been kind of vacated for, I think, 5-6 years. Now, the project was actually sold by Jeremiah Baron for upwards of, like, they say, around 14 and a half million for just the land.

[00:18:29]Now, what's going to be going in to Baron Landing? I would say the big thing is a 308 apartments that are actually designated to go in in in Baron Landing.

[00:18:39]Now, 40% 4 0 40% of those units are meant to be designated for affordable housing. So, that should put or take a little bit of pressure off of the renters here in Martin County. So, you know, people that are are bussing tables and doing the things that need to happen for us to have these kind of nice lives, people that wash dishes, people that bar tables and and waitresses and so [music] forth.

[00:19:06]So, this is going to help those people out with that affordable housing. So, the The project is going to be about 21.4 acres. And they're actually going to be four four-story buildings there that are going to house apartments, retail, and restaurants. There's going to be a Starbucks. There's looking potentially to be a Jersey Mike's over there. So, [music] one of the things that this is going to do as people come into Martin County right off of that the highway there 95. We've got two exits from 95.

[00:19:36]One's in Palm City, one's in Stuart. And that Stuart exit is State Road 76, which spills right into downtown Stuart. So, when you come off of 95, this is going to be one of the first projects that you see. And [music] I think that it's going to be a facelift for the area. I do like the affordable housing side. I like that more units are coming in for rentals because that is a stress on people. So, why does Baron Landings matter? On the scope of as far as development is concerned, why did I bring this in?

[00:20:06]Well, I mentioned that this is one of the first things that you see when you come into Martin County. So, State Road 76 really connects Okeechobee, Stuart, downtown Stuart. It connects 95.

[00:20:17]Obviously, people moving from the south to the north, moving from the north to the south. This is the exit they get off of. And it's really, I think, going to be something that really gives Martin County that big facelift. So, we're looking for more retail, which is great.

[00:20:30]We're looking for more apartments [music] and more affordable apartments.

[00:20:34]That's great. And there might actually be a little bit of recreational stuff that they add in out there as far as some golf stuff. We'll see what what it actually ultimately comes into Baron Landing. But I think that this project with especially with its proximity and that corridor coming in, this is a big project for Martin County. And I'm excited about it. All right. So, let's just get into a little bit of the pros and cons. I'm going to put some questions up here that I think might be the questions that people are talking about. First one is benefits would be more housing supply. Like I mentioned, another 308 units, 40% of those going to be affordable housing.

[00:21:08]That's going to be very, very helpful.

[00:21:10]Uh the workforce housing component, which is the you know, I mentioned about the waiters, the waitresses, the busboys, uh the people do you know, that are doing our our essential services. I think it's it's very helpful to have a place for them to live that is affordable. Uh so, that's a big, big deal. You know, we're also going to get some new restaurants, some new retail.

[00:21:29]So, that will put, you know, pressure on pricing. So, the more options that people have, people have to adjust their prices to bring in more customers. So, I think that more retail [music] and more housing doesn't put as much pressure on people's pocketbooks.

[00:21:42]And I know everybody's out there is feeling that inflation in different ways, shapes, and forms. And I think that this can help as a collateral effect of kind of maybe dropping some inflation at least here in Martin County. Also, hey, you're you're you're reusing an old site. If you go by drive by there, I mean, it's just a kind of a ratty, you know, now it's kind of been bulldozed and stuff, but it's going to you know, as opposed to looking at a ratty old golf world, now you kind of like a vacant lot that's got a bunch of dirt and moved around. You know, in a year or two, you're actually going to have a really nice project there. And I think again, that's going to be a nice facelift for Martin County. Now, also, you're going to have more activity along Kanner Highway. So, anybody that has a business along Kanner Highway, or you're thinking about opening a business, this is going to be a great spot where you can put in a retail spot, whatever it is that you're selling. So, I think that more retail is going to help again kind of bring down some prices, create more opportunities for people to bring their businesses in. So, I think that's all a good thing. Now, the potential concerns, of course, I mentioned before, traffic.

[00:22:39]Traffic is a concern. You do have that as a major corridor coming in. Now, Kanner Highway is three lanes, so you'd have to have a significant amount of traffic to bottle those that up. But, we'll see over time. Um they Martin County is very, very on top of looking at traffic counts. And uh you know, if if too much traffic goes in, maybe they'll limit the retail over there.

[00:22:59]We'll wait and see on that. Also, density. So, you're creating more density. Remember Martin County is that smart growth policy, so they don't want, you know, what happened down in Palm Beach or up in Port St. Lucie [music] where you just have kind of this urban sprawl. So, but you know, there is a little concern there with density and I get that. Traffic, congestion, that's a it's a concern. Another thing is you got, you know, four-story buildings.

[00:23:23]Now, in Martin County, I don't know if you're aware of this, but you can't build over four stories. The only building in Martin County that's over four stories is the hospital, which is six stories, Martin Memorial Hospital, which is now Cleveland Clinic. Um so, you know, some more buildings, of course, may just look a little more more congested, but it's kind of the price, in my opinion, that you pay for progress, but you know, other people might have other concerns. You know, which is something that's near and dear to my heart is losing a little bit of that small town feel. The more that you bring in, the more that you lose that small town feel. So, these are some of the pros and these are some of the cons that I have talked to people about. What are maybe some of your thoughts? What do you think about Barron Landing coming in? Do you think a project like this is something [music] that's going overboard? Do you think it's something we could use? Love to hear a comment from you. Drop a comment below and let's take you out there to the site to take a look at this. All right, so here I am at Barron Landing. Really not much for you to look at. Uh why am I in a vacant parking lot here, but uh right across the street there is RaceTrac. I'm on the southeast corner of Canter and Cove Road. There's actually a 7-Eleven on that corner and it's just a little further down, right across from the RaceTrac.

[00:24:36]Now, what I'm excited about here, I will say, the big thing is the 308 apartments that are coming in, but also the 40 units that are coming in for affordable housing. Uh it's a big deal. Uh we we get a lot of people that reach out to us for rentals. Mostly we do sales, uh listing and and sales. We do get a lot of people that reach out for rentals and they want rents at numbers that we can't find. So, I hope that they're going to create a situation here closer to the to the 95 and not that, you know, I think affordable housing needs to be away from everything, but you know, it's not a super super desirable spot. So, people that maybe aren't even affordable housing will be able to get, you know, some affordable rent. So, you're going to have a Greek restaurant here. You're going to have JB Subs, Starbucks, industrial, uh light industrial, and some retail, as well. I think that this project is going to be a really great project. There right behind it, there's a another housing community, if you can see those, >> [music] >> and that's uh by Hovnanian Homes. So, if you know, if you're curious about new construction or anything, please reach out to us, but I also want you to see projects like this before they kind of happen and know what is coming here to Martin County. We continue to grow. All right, so the third project is the Brightline station. Now, there's a little bit of contention around this, because this project was greenlighted in 2025. And, [music] you know, it was between Fort Pierce and Stuart. Now, what ended up happening are a couple different things. There was a city meeting, and people came in and said, "Oh, we don't want the congestion. We don't want all these people in downtown Stuart. Parking's already an issue." So, it was a public hearing, and the city of Stuart actually kind of bailed on the project, and Martin County, the county of Martin County, came in and said, "No way, you're not going to do this." And they ponied up, I believe it was another 25 million. Now, there's still a little bit of a shortfall with the rights for the lease. Now, the project is meant to actually go in in 500 Flagler, which is just across from Confusion Corner. It's just over the way from the courthouse.

[00:26:41]It's where the old railway station was right in downtown Stuart. You can go back and check out my old uh Brightline video to give you an idea of what the Brightline is about, if if don't know about it. But, the What does this merely mean for Martin County? If they can iron this out because the one of the big things that they have a problem with is that there's a kind of a contention between the East Coast Florida Railway and Brightline over the Dixie Bridge. The Dixie Bridge is a train bridge that goes pretty much on demand for the trains. And there's a little bit of friction between the East Coast Railway and the Brightline about the ability and use of that bridge. So, they got to iron that out. The Coast Guard's got a little bit to do with it as well. So, you got a few more things that really need to be ironed out. What does all of this really mean for Martin County? I'll go over it again real quick. So, the pluses are you're going to have a great ability for people in Martin County to be able to hop on a train and go up either to Orlando, Tampa, or go down to West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami. Very, very helpful for if you're going to the airport, you don't want to take an Uber uh an Uber, or you don't want to drive down there, pay for parking, you don't want to deal with the traffic. It's a really, really big deal. So, that's going to help with, in my opinion, you know, opening up Martin County. The flip side of that coin is people think there's going to be more traffic. They think that the country's going to be congested, there's going to be less parking spots. That could be the case, or you could end up, you know, the robo-taxis come and everybody's just getting dropped off at stations and nobody's driving anymore. Personally, that's the way I think it's going to go.

[00:28:19]But, we'll only know with time. Um you know, this project is moving forward.

[00:28:24]The county wants this. Brightline wants this. The state wants this. So, the current issues on this, lastly to encapsulate this, talking about funding, you're talking about the lease arrangements between um the East Coast Railway, Brightline, that train bridge, and the Coast Guard in there. You still got your parking concerns, even though a parking garage is meant to go in, and then lastly, of course, those Coast Guard like I mentioned the kind of the issues with the Coast Guard going on there. So, you got a couple different issues, but as a whole, the impact you're going to bring in I think the positives are you're going to bring in more tourism, you're going to create accessibility for the Martin County residents to leave Martin County, come back with more ease, less friction.

[00:29:08]The parking issue I think is actually going to be a good thing cuz if you're putting in a parking garage, I don't think you're going to have enough cars there to fill up the people that are going back and forth. Time will tell on that as well. And again, more money coming in and more eyes coming into Martin County, so we're going to get more tax dollars for the sales tax and so forth. And then you're also going to have more eyes on Martin County. So, I think this is going to raise property values over time. In the video that I did about the Brightline, I did a little bit of a side study on in a certain areas like a 3-mi radius of wherever a Brightline station it went in, commercial values went up by 30 like 40%. And residential values went up in the order of 20 25%. So, I think in the next 3 to 5 years if this property [music] if this project goes in, you're going to see values go up. So, you might want to get in front of that, too. So, but before I take you out there, I want your opinion. Do you think the Brightline is a good thing? Do you think this is going to be a helpful thing for Martin County? Or do you think this is going to be something that kind of holds Martin County back? I'd love to hear from you. Drop a comment below. All right, I'm here at the spot of where the Brightline is going to be coming in. It doesn't look like much right now. It's a lumber yard. Anybody ever seen Caddyshack? Right in the lumber yard, Danny. Every time I come by here, I think about that. This is going to be where that project is. Check out the schematics here. Obviously, you can also go and check out my video on the Brightline. I wanted to take you down here. Obviously, nothing is happening right now. But, if you look over here on the left, that's where the courthouse is. And you're going to be able to step right off of the the and literally walk to downtown Stuart.

[00:30:44]You have your shops over here. I did where where they can get the best bagel in town is right down over here on my left. And then across the street, if you want to have a picnic or or what have you. All right. So, now you know where the Brightline is going to be. You know all kind of the the ins and the outs of the potentials and non-potentials.

[00:31:00]Again, I'd like to hear from you. Drop a comment below. Is the Brightline a good thing or a bad thing? Simply put in a text below.

[00:31:07]Good. [music] Bad. Love to hear from you. All right. So, the fourth and final project going in is the downtown Stuart courtesy dock. So, currently, there's 26 slips that are available in the the public marina, which is right outside the the city government buildings, which are actually going to be leveled at some point, too, because it's an amazing piece of real estate, if anybody hasn't seen it. And why would you have government workers working there? God bless you, government workers, but I think it's a really nice view for public officials. But, that aside, you have right now 26 slips. They're actually going the new project that's coming in that's a $3 million project. And it's going to take 1 year. So, it's starting here in a couple days, going from July 6th to July 4th of 2027.

[00:31:53]They're actually going to create 40 docks there. So, not only are you going to increase the amount of slips that are there, they're going to increase the amount of footage for for for boats to come in. So, larger boats are going to come in. And so, what's that going to do? It's going to bring more eyes on the Stuart. It's going to bring in people that are, you know, coming from north to go, "Hey, let's go down to Stuart for the day." They're coming up from Jupiter. Let's go up to Stuart for the day. This is going to be a place where they're going to be able to tie up their boats very safely. Right now, there there good docks are out there. I have you guys know I got a background in boating. They're solid docks. But, at the end of the day, you know, they're re- they're making these even better.

[00:32:32]So, they're bringing more in. They're going to uh it up for hurricanes and just make it a safer or functional uh place to to store your boat or or to place to park your boat for the day.

[00:32:44]This is These are day docks. So, in a nutshell, starts July 26th, you're going from uh 26 slips to 40 slips. You're also going They're going to replace the floating docks that are there, so all new docks are coming in. And like I mentioned, it's going to have a higher durability and functionality for, you know, any hurricanes coming through, give it a problem, it's going to be less time to to repair it. So, in a nutshell, why does it matter? Well, and so put up these as I talk. Why does it matter?

[00:33:13]You're going to have more visiting boaters. So, it's just going to be more eyes on Stuart.

[00:33:18]>> [music] >> Uh you're also going to have more downtown restaurant traffic. So, those those restaurants in downtown Stuart, which I've done tons of videos on, they're going to get more people coming in, which is going to be great for our tax base, going to be great for businesses. Uh you're going to have better event access. So, the concerts that they have down on the river there, better access to that, to the art festivals that we have, to the music festivals that we have in Stuart, just going to have better access for them.

[00:33:43]Again, you're also going to have that improved storm resilience, so those docks, you know, we do get storms. We haven't had one in about 4 or 5 years down here, nothing of significance at least. But, you know, they do come, so getting prepared beforehand, I think that's a a really great thing to get this done before another big storm comes through. And then this is just going to make it better for more long-term maintenance of these docks. They're going to be in better shape. They're going to require less maintenance. So, at the end of the day, I think that's going to be a good thing, less money coming out of the budget to repair old or damaged docks. All right, so there's enough there. Let me take you out there to take a look at what it looks like at this project in downtown Stuart. All right, here I'm at the spot where the courtesy dock expansion is going to happen. I'm right here, downtown Stuart.

[00:34:25]Behind me are the buildings here. This is where >> [music] >> our city officials have a beautiful, beautiful view, and God bless you guys for having a gorgeous view out there.

[00:34:33]>> [snorts] >> And just right over my left shoulder here.

[00:34:37]So right over my left shoulder here, this is [music] where So they're going to keep actually this part of the dock, but then once you get out to where that kind of decking is out there, then once you got to get to the decking out there, that's where the whole project is going to start. So the 40 slips, the 26 that are there, they're going to increase the size of it. Now just so you have from a proximity standpoint, I'm just going to take a slowly over here.

[00:35:02]Right over there is where the music happens, all right? And also yoga classes, meditation classes. You'll see people out here at 5:00 a.m. in the morning watching the sunrise. And then if you want to take a look at what the project is, you all you got to do is come to downtown Stuart and this will give you a real breakdown on on what this project look like. So again, drop a comment below. You think this is going to be a good project? Think it's not worth the money? What do you think? Drop a comment below.

[00:35:28]All right, so we're back from the downtown. So what is the overall, in my opinion, what is the impact that these major projects coming into Martin County are going to have? So again, those four projects are Newfield, you got Baron Landing, you have the Brightline, and then you also have the city dock revamping, all right? So the big question that most people are asking, are these projects going to be good for Martin County keeping the integrity of Martin County of the small town feel, or are we working our way towards Palm Beach world? That's the question I'd like to ask you. Do you think these projects are good projects? Do you think these projects are going to be good for Martin County, or do you think they're going to be a detriment to Martin County? At the end of the day, I want to hear it from you because it helps me make better videos. So if you like this video, please drop a comment below, subscribe, [music] or like. Any of those three, I'd appreciate it. We'll see you on the next video.