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Overview
Sands Harbor Resort is located in the heart of the Gold Coast within the municipal
limits of Pompano Beach located in Broward County, Florida.Pompano Beach and Broward County are fully founded municipalities
providing tourist and residents a wide variety of recreational and cultural
resources and activities while instituting and executing pro-active
infrastructure improvement and economic growth nurturing programs.
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Pompano Beach
Pompano Beach was first settled in 1884 as a farming community and took its name
from the fish species "Pompano" that abounded in the coastal ocean waters. The Town of
Pompano was incorporated in 1908, but it was not until 1947 that it joined with
the beach area to form the City of Pompano Beach.
Pompano Beach's landmark is the famous
Hillsboro Lighthouse, named for the Earl of Hillsboro, who was given large
grants of land in the area during the English occupation. Located at Hillsboro Inlet,
the Hillsboro Lighthouse continues to provide off shore mariners a beacon to safely navigate
near and offshore waters.
Winter home to the Goodyear Airship located at the Pompano Airpark, Pompano Beach offers a variety of special events throughout the year.
With a
perfect climate that averages 75 degrees and miles of sparkling Atlantic Ocean
beaches, there is always something fun to participate including the Pompano Beach Seafood Festival,
Pompano Beach Fishing Rodeo, sportfishing from local charterboats or the Pompano
Fishing Pier, scuba diving on the local reefs, and dog racing at Pompano Park.
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Broward County
Home to over 70 golf courses, Broward County, Florida's 2nd most populated
county is, without a doubt, a
"Big League" municipality with numerous nationally recognized places
and events calling Broward County home.
Tourism may not be king but it certainly has its place in
Broward County. According to the Conventions & Visitor's Bureau, much of Broward
County's ever climbing, year round popularity can be attributed to tourism marketing
efforts promoting a "sense of ease" coupled with value air fares, new
luxury properties and a thriving vacation product with sunsational service.
Ft. Lauderdale, located within Broward County, is recognized throughout
the world as the "Yachting Capital of the World".
Professional sports are represented in Broward County by the Miami
Dolphins who play at Dolphin Stadium, formerly known as
Joe Robbie Stadium in honor the man who built it. The Florida Panthers, who went to the Stanley Cup finals in their early years, won the
Southeastern Conference in 2011. The Dolphins won the 1972 and 1973 Super Bowls and to this day remain the National
Football League's only team to go undefeated in a season .
Nationally recognized events hosted in Broward County include the "Air
& Sea Show", the "Ft. Lauderdale International Boat
Show" , NCAA college football bowl games and a
number of well attended national conventions hosted at the Broward County Convention Center.
Ongoing economic development is at the forefront of efforts to maintain and
expand the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (ranked #21 in the U.S. in 2011 passenger traffic) and Port Everglades
as valuable community assets.
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Broward County Statistics (2005)
Tourist Visitors: 11.1 M
Economic Impact: $9 Billion
Tourism Related Employment: 122,413 People
Overall Hotel Occupancy: 77.9 %
Population: 1,780,000 (2011 estimate) (2nd only to Miami-Dade)
Cities in Top 25 Most Populated Florida Cities (2000): Ft. Lauderdale,
Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs, Sunrise, Pompano Beach, Davie, Miramar
Median Household Income: $51,694
Median Family Income: $62,619
Median Price of Single Family Home: $247,500
Labor Force: 1.28 M
Employment Sectors: Retail trade, health care, accommodation & food
services, administrative & waste management services, construction, finance
& insurance, professional, scientific & technical services, wholesale
trade, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, real estate & leasing,
educational services, management of companies & enterprises, arts &
entertainment
Unemployment Rate: 7.5 %
Retail Sales: $22 B
Accomodation & Food Service: $ 4.2 B
Wholesale Trade Sales: $31 B
Federal Spending: $12.4 B
Secondary Educational Facilities: Nova Southeastern University, Florida
Atlantic University
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Ft. Lauderdale / Hollywood International
Airport
Ft. Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is one of the fastest
growing airports in the country, providing air
transportation to all points on the globe. FLL was ranked 21st busiest in
the US in 2011. Currently the airport is undergoing a multi-year runway expansion to insure its place
as one of Florida's premier international airports.
Airlines serving passengers at FLL include Air Canada, Air Jamaica, Air Sunshine, American, AirTran, Allegiant, BahamasAir,
Continental (via Silver Airways), JetBlue, United, Northwest, Delta, Southwest and United, US Airways and Virgin America.
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Port Everglades
Port Everglades claims title to being one the straightest, deepest ports in the Southeast US.
A world class seaport with over $124 million in annual operating revenues,
Port Everglades has been a vital contributor to the economic success of South
Florida generating approximately $15.2 B worth of business activity annually and supporting 11,400 direct jobs. Port Everglades is
situated in close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean shipping lanes, the Florida East Coast railway, Florida's highway system,
Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport. Nearly 20 cruise lines and 35 cargo shipping lines
conduct business at Port Everglades.
With a long and interesting history,
Port Everglades, originally known as Lake Mabel or Bay Mabel Harbor,
was officially
established as a deep-water harbor in 1927 by the Florida State Legislature and dedicated in 1928. The
Port encompasses a total of 2,190 acres with a Foreign Trade Zone, world-class state of the art cruise terminals, cargo and petroleum facilities (2nd largest storage & distribution in Florida).
, hundreds of thousands
of square feet of warehouse space, 32 deep-water berths (more than 25,000 lineal feet) and 13 privately owned petroleum terminals.
Port Everglades ranks as the one of the world's busiest cruise ports providing 3.67 M (2010) guests with
a wide array of cruise vacation options. The world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean International's "Oasis of the Seas" calls
Port Everglades home. Porthole Cruise Magazine's readers selected
Port Everglades "Best US Homeport".
The Port is also South Florida's primary bulk cargo depot.
It goes without saying, Port Everglades, for many years, has been a favorite U.S. Navy liberty port hosting thousands of sailors.
Looking to the future, Port
Everglades provides a critical component for those in the import/export business with it's Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ #25).
Companies operating within FTZ #25 enjoy improved cash flow, lower
tarrif rates and taxes, reduced insurance costs, upgraded quality control and no custom clearance delays.
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Contact Information
Thomas M. Fitzpatrick, President
Transaction Consultants, Inc.
Licensed Real Estate Broker
3170 N. Federal Highway, Suite 112
Lighthouse Point, Florida 33064
Office: (954) 786-8600
Fax: (954) 786-8601
Cellular: (954) 464-5138
Email: fitz001@yahoo.com
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