Pine trees on a blue sky

KEY
MILESTONES

  • The Hills
    • Formation of Gale, Wentworth & Dillon (GWD), the Residential Real Estate Division of Gale & Wentworth.
    • GWD starts master plan development of The Hills in Bedminster, NJ
  • Cherry Valley Club
    • GWD starts master plan development of Cherry Valley in Princeton, NJ.
  • IBIS Golf & Country Club
    • GWD partners with Blackstone Real Estate Advisors to purchase Ibis Golf & Country Club in West Palm Beach, FL.
  • Syd Kitson
    • Syd Kitson buys out partner, transforming GWD into Gale & Kitson.
  • Kitson & Partners
    • Syd Kitson forms Kitson & Partners.
  • Golf course with palm trees
    • K&P partners with Morgan Stanley to purchase Ibis Golf & Country Club in West Palm Beach, FL.
  • Babcock Ranch lakehouse over water
    • Evergreen Real Estate Advisors makes long-term entity-level investment in K&P.
    • K&P purchases Babcock Ranch, in North Fort Myers, FL and then sells 73,000 of the 91,000 acres to the State of Florida; agrees to manage the State’s land for permanent preservation.
  • Shopping center
    • K&P acquires 11 retail shopping centers across Florida, totaling more than 1.6 million square feet.
  • FPL
    • K&P reaches landmark solar energy agreement with Florida Power & Light to build a 75 megawatt solar array at Babcock Ranch.
  • Advisory board meeting
    • K&P forms Advisory Board consisting of Lawrence Burns, Jeb Bush, Peter Rummell, and William Smith.
    • K&P acquires Bay Pines, a 60-acre mixed-use development project in Tampa, FL.
  • Talis Park golf course
    • K&P acquires Talis Park, formerly known as Tuscany Reserve, in Naples, FL — a 460-acre luxury country club community with a Greg Norman-Pete Dye designed golf course.
  • Aerial view of Mitchell Ranch
    • K&P contracts for the acquisition of Mitchell Ranch, planned for nearly one million square feet of retail space and 800 housing units.
    • K&P makes strategic decision to exit the golf management business and sells its Clubs Division to Billy Casper Golf.
  • Solar field
    • October – Solar Facility Groundbreaking. Florida Power & Light substation and solar facility groundbreaking.
    • November- K&P groundbreaking at Babcock Ranch. Beginning of site work.
  • Rendering of downtown Babcock Ranch
    • Babcock Ranch Grand Reveal, Earth Day April 22, 2016.
    • Babcock Ranch breaks ground for Founders Square town center, June 28, 2016.
  • Woodlea Hall
    • Founder’s Square and Model Homes open to the public March 2017
    • First annual Founder’s Fest held March 11-12, 2017
    • Babcock Neighborhood School K-6 opens August 2017
    • Partnership with TransDev announced for automous vehicle network
    • Lennar and Pulte launch home sales November 2017
    • Square Scoops opens November 2017
    • First holiday tree lighting event December 2017
    • First residents move in, Slater’s Provisions & Goods celebrates Grand Opening January 2018
    • TransDev launches first autonomous shuttle February 2018
    • Florida Power & Light launches largest combined solar generation/battery storage operation in the US at Babcock Ranch March 2018
    • Health & Wellness Center completed, Hometown Grand Opening celebration March 2018
    • First residents move into Trails edge Neighborhood June 30, 2018
    • Opening Celebration, Babcock Neighborhood School August 7, 2018
    • Opening of Lee Physician Group Clinic December 6, 2018
    • Jack Peeples Park Opening December 8, 2018
    • Redevelopment of Plaza Del Mar Shopping center is completed with Publix as new grocery anchor tenant August 2018

     

    • Bloom Academy Early Learning Center opens at Babcock Ranch January 2019
    • Lee Physician’s Group primary care clinic opens at Babcock Ranch January 2019
    • K&P recapitalizes eight retail shopping centers with Apollo Global Real Estate March 2019
    • Kitson & Partners announces plans for an 83,000 sf retail shopping center at Babcock Ranch April 2019
    • Gov. Ron DeSantis approves $8 million funding for Emergency Shelter to be built at Babcock Ranch June 2019
    • Sheriff’s station opens at Babcock Ranch August 2019
    • Syd Kitson elected to chair the Florida Board of Governors January 2020
    • 4.2 miles of Dr. Bill Hammond Trails open at Babcock Ranch January 2020
    • Grand opening of Lennar’s Babcock National 18-hole golf course at Babcock Ranch March 2020
    • K&P announces Publix as the anchor tenant for Crescent B Commons at Babcock Ranch March 2020
    • Babcock Ranch earns the Florida Green Building Coalition’s “Florida Green” commercial building certification for buildings in Founder’s Square April 2020
    • Groundbreaking for Cypress Lodge and Innovation Tower at Babcock Ranch June 2020
    • Babcock Ranch is recognized as ranking in the Top 50 among the country’s top-selling Master Planned Communities through the first half of 2020 July 2020
    • Babcock Ranch announces seven new home neighborhoods August 2020
    • Groundbreaking for Crescent B Commons Shopping Center, a 83,000 sf retail shopping center at Babcock Ranch August 2020
    • Finn Farms opens at Babcock Ranch (100,000 sf high-tech greenhouse) December 2020
    • Babcock Ranch is recognized as ranking 34th among the country’s 2020 top-selling Master Planned Communities February 2021
    • Babcock Ranch Foundation opens office location at Babcock Ranch February 2021
    • Cypress Lodge and Innovation Tower open at Babcock Ranch April 2021
    • Babcock Ranch wins the prestigious 2021 “Game Changer” Edison Award in the category of Sustainability April 2021