SouthWood Ranks First of Florida's 'Five New Urban Communities To Watch' By Florida Travel and Life Magazine
07 Juli 2005 - 12:18AM
PR Newswire (US)
SouthWood Ranks First of Florida's 'Five New Urban Communities To
Watch' By Florida Travel and Life Magazine TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July
6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The St. Joe Company announced today
that Florida Travel and Life magazine has selected SouthWood, a St.
Joe Hometown, as the number one community among Florida's "Five New
Urban Communities to Watch." Appearing as part of an article on
planned communities in Florida in the publication's Spring 2005
issue, the story touts the unique charms of SouthWood, citing it as
"a 3,200-acre traditional neighborhood development with 1,000 acres
of parks, lakes and ponds amid trees and rolling green hills." "We
are thrilled that SouthWood has been recognized among the best new
urban communities in the state," says Rod Wilson, president of
Northwest Florida for St. Joe's residential operations. "Families,
young professionals, and retirees are recognizing the benefits of
living in a community that offers a wealth of live, work, learn and
play options." The magazine's top five list of "New Urban
Communities to Watch" is below: 1. SouthWood, Tallahassee 2. Town
of Tioga, Gainesville 3. Baldwin Park, Orlando 4. Botanica, Jupiter
5. Aqua, Miami Beach About SouthWood SouthWood offers 3,200 acres
of graceful rolling hills lined with moss- draped oaks, which
include a 123-acre Central Park and Lake and over 1,000 acres of
community-wide interconnected green space. With the components of a
small-town of the past, SouthWood is a mixed-use community where
residents can live, learn, work and play. Built around a
traditional commercial center known as Town Center, SouthWood will
house specialty shops, restaurants, entertainment facilities,
professional offices and residences. Twelve miles of walking trails
and bike paths are planned throughout the community's green space.
SouthWood offers a championship Fred Couples/Gene Bates-designed
semiprivate golf course, a Community Center with pools, and an
Education Village providing lifelong learning opportunities. For
more information, visit http://www.joetowns.com/southwood. About
St. Joe The St. Joe Company, a publicly held company based in
Jacksonville, is one of Florida's largest real estate operating
companies. It is engaged in town, resort, commercial and industrial
development, land sales and commercial real estate services. JOE
also has significant interests in timber. More information about
JOE can be found at our web site at http://www.joe.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release that
are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainty, and
there can be no assurance that the results described in such
statements will be realized. Such statements are based on current
expectations and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or
reissue any forward- looking statements. Risk factors that may
cause the actual results to differ are described in various
documents filed by the company with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. "JOE," "St. Joe,"
"SouthWood," and the "SouthWood Leaf" and "Taking Flight" designs
are service marks of The St. Joe Company. All uses not yet
constructed are subject to governmental approval and change in
size, use, or location. DATASOURCE: The St. Joe Company CONTACT:
St. Joe Media Contacts: Lori Elliott, +1-850-513-0131, or April
Nichols, +1-212-620-7100, or Nicole Townsend, +1-850-224-3175, all
for The St. Joe Company Web site: http://www.joe.com/
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