In this week's episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond Developers" we have part two of "The Beast of Beach Sound" which some folks (me) are calling the "Return of the Beast of Beach Sound," which of course chronicles the dogged battle against a new eight-story condominium on Jupiter Island. Not to be confused with any of the predecessor "return of" dramas — Jedi, Godzilla, Pink Panther, Freddy, Jason, the king, the dragon and multiple living deads — this one includes residents of a condo next door to The Beast who say the plan to double the current four-story building is just too much.

A lawsuit against the county, the developer and George Lucas (for Jar Jar Binks, duh) has been filed saying the county commission's approval of The Beast was connected to the "developer's desire to make a larger profit from its plan," and I, for one, cannot believe that a developer would want to make a larger profit. In other real estate-related news, Lennar Homes is building 53 townhomes near Greenacres, apartments are coming to the Office Depot site in Boca Raton, new grocery stores are coming to Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens, and everything is painted and decorated in white, vanilla, Dutch white, ivory, cream, seashell, off white and parchment in a $3.19 million condo on the market in Palm Beach. Lennar Homes gets thumbs up for townhome community, neighbors cry foul It used to be that PulteGroup had cornered the market on acquiring small patchwork properties to build on but Lennar Homes is also in the tiny lot game with a plan for 53 townhomes on 7.6 acres near Greenacres. The developer used a bonus for workforce housing to increase the units from 38 to 53 even though the affordable housing units will be built somewhere else.

Phillips Point (center) is part of the city skyline

 

And while all that is newsy, the headline should have been that farm animals are still being raised in the area of Lantana Road and South Haverhill Road. Who knew? William and Debinique Sadler said the townhomes will disrupt their horse and farm animal business, which is on a bucolic 2.3 acres that is being surrounded by zero lot line communities. Not there's anything wrong with zero lot line communities.

Millennial gray surrenders to shades of white in Palm Beach condominium

Dousing everything in shades of white isn't just a Palm Beach thing. It seems to permeate through all new homes and gut renovations where I suppose the idea is potential buyers want a clean space that they can personally dirty up with color and tchotchkes from their visit to the Rex Allen Cowboy Museum.

That said, a $3.19 million condominium near Worth Avenue in Palm Beach underwent a stylish white-themed makeover by Chuck Poole and Bruce Langmaid who are looking for a house because of Winston and Weenie, their two Boston terriers, who would like a yard thank you very much. The condo is described as "updated, fresh and bright." The white furniture can be purchased separately.

A 500-unit rental community has been added to a broader development in Boca Raton dubbed The Eclipse, which is filling the former Office Depot global headquarters site on Military Trail. An affiliate of real estate developer Related Group, not to be confused with Related Ross or Related Companies, will build the apartments. The rentals will be "high-design, lifestyle-first" which translates to lots of white interiors and pickleball, or an Amped Fitness for the trendy youngsters with money.

The overall project will create a central, mixed-use hub in Boca Raton with shops, restaurants, and corporate office space. Can we just call it CityPlace South? CityPlace Boca? The Return of CityPlace? I guess The Eclipse will do.