A new city is rising up in Southwest Florida out of an area that was recently a barren collection of marshlands, palmettos, scrub oaks and the usual critters that Florida offers in abundance. At its edge, the Atlanta Braves are fashioning a hub for themselves that they will call home for the next 30 Springs starting in 2020.
The city is North Port, Florida, though its West Villages development is at the heart of a real estate and development boom that’s expecting to grow 500% in the coming years.
Roughly a week and a half ago, the construction crew held the traditional ‘topping off’ ceremony – the point at which the final and topmost steel beam is secured to the metal skeleton that the rest of the steel and concrete will be secured to.