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Developer Rick Bell recently broke ground on The Azuria, a $7.4 million Southwest Ranches home being built on "spec," without a buyer in place.

The 12,500-square-foot property is planned for more than two acres in Landmark Ranch Estates the only gated community in the town south of Weston. Bell, head of Landmark Custom Homes, is working with Affiniti Architects and Shuster Design Associates. They expect to complete construction in late 2016.

The contemporary two-story home will have floor-to-ceiling walls of glass, six bedrooms, six bathrooms, two half-baths, a six-car garage and fountains out front. It also will have a one-bedroom guest house.

Bell sold a $5.5 million spec home in Southwest Ranches last year.

"That home sold when the drywall was complete halfway through construction," Bell said Monday. "There was almost no marketing. That gave us the confidence that our decision-making was correct."

Speculative, or "spec," building disappeared during South Florida's housing downturn, but it's slowly returning now that the market has recovered. It will be more prevalent this year because of a severe shortage of land for production homebuilding, particularly in Broward County, said Scott Worley, president of the Gold Coast Builders Association, an industry trade group serving Broward and Palm Beach counties.

"It's always less risky when you build a home after you have it sold," Worley said. "But [spec building] is a model that a lot of small, regional builders are using. As long as the housing market is strong, you'll see it."

Bell says he has built dozens of spec homes in South Florida over the past 25 years. In 2013, with the market bouncing back from the six-year bust, Bell announced plans to build a 24,000-square-foot spec home in Southwest Ranches.

He named the property Palazzo Paradiso and started work on designs that included eight bedrooms, a meditation garden, koi pond and a full-sized sports court for tennis and basketball. Bell ultimately decided to postpone construction because he felt the $10 million price tag may have been too ambitious, though he said he still plans to build it eventually.

Most spec building occurs near the coast on waterfront lots, but Bell insists it's ideal for southwest Broward because of the lack of competition there. He expects the buyer pool to include entrepreneurs, professional athletes and chief executives.

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By Halsell Builders | Published on 02.17.2015 3:14 p.m.

Halsell Builders of Santa Maria is pleased to announce Mitch Massey has joined the team as director of sales/marketing/communications.

As an organization we are in a tremendous growth mode and the opportunity to add someone of Mitchs marketing strength and his positive reputation on the Central Coast is a perfect fit for our vision, said Joe Halsell, CEO of Halsell Builders.

Massey, who is well known for being a former TV sportscaster in the region and then led the marketing department for 14 years at Heritage Oaks Bank, will be responsible for leading the companys sales, marketing and brand strategies.

I am so fortunate to have this opportunity to be joining a team whose family roots are deeply rooted on the Central Coast, Massey said. "We have the ability each day to build something that will support a communitys economic and social vitality."

Named the 2014 Builder of the Year by the Home Builders Association, Halsell Builders projects range from building custom and residential homes, wineries, commercial parks and remodels.

Its an exciting time to be building on the Central Coast because the need is there for all scopes of development and building," Halsell said, "and Mitchs talents will help us take full advantage of these opportunities.

Click here to see some of Halsell Builders' new home development projects.

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Voter approval needed for plan to finish hospital

Bond money for the Tehachapi Hospital construction in Capital Hills may run out in November, seven months before it's slated for completion, according to a project manager report.

And that's not the only thing facing the hospital.

Stacey Pray, the project manager retained by Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District, noted at the Feb. 12 district building and committee meeting that unless the hospital secures some additional funding, the hospital construction may not be finished.

Pray said at the Feb. 12 committee meeting that she plans to stop construction at $5 million for wind down and contractor retention purposes.

The project faces a $14.7 million projected shortfall, including construction and equipment. The district's board of directors decided in October to phase out the construction of the hospital. The exterior would be completed, along with emergency care, surgery center, radiology and the kitchen. Obstetrics, intensive care, the public dining and cafeteria and administration will remain shells.

That $14.7 million includes a fully equipped surgery center, which needs to be included in the scope per California Department of Public Health since TVHD had listed it as one of the services it could offer. Pray said the district could only partially equip the surgery suite, driving down costs.

The district has spent $37.9 million to date from approximately $66.7 million in bond revenue funding the construction.

The hospital has a $83 million price tag, including construction and equipment. Pray told committee members that had the district built out the entire hospital lock, stock and barrel, it would cost close to $92 million.

Eugene Suksi, the district's chief executive officer, said that while the district might run out of bond money, the district affiliation process may offer a reprieve.

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