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Posted by Real Estate - Associates on October 12th, 2011 3:54 PM

Several months ago we brought you the news about an ultra-exclusive community coming to Walt Disney World, “Golden Oak Resort.” In the plans are custom built homes ranging from 1.5 – 8 million dollars & lots of priceless perks for residents of the luxury community. Today Disney released more information about the project including which luxury home builders will be constructing the pricey estates.

Goehring & Morgan Construction Inc., CAHILL, Issa Homes, Derrick Builders Inc., Jones-Clayton Construction, J. Richard Watson Construction Company Inc., and Ray Coudriet Builder Inc. will all feature their experience, expertise, and unique architectural styles in building the homes of “Golden Oak.” Disney went through a rigorous process to choose the home builders making sure that the luxury estates will keep in styling with the design concepts and unique architectural aesthetic planned for the community. Disney may invite additional builders in the future, as “Golden Oak” expands and demand grows.

Source: DisZine.com - Jessica Kramer-Terheran

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Posted by Real Estate - Associates on October 1st, 2010 7:52 AM

The Golden Oak Ranch: Disney's Western Frontier 

In 1849, John A. Sutter, a 19th-century pioneer trader, discovered gold at his sawmill in the Sacramento Valley. The news spread like wildfire, and thousands of "forty-niners" poured into California from all parts of the world. Few people realize, however, that while this was the most well-known California gold rush, it was not really the first.

In 1842, seven years prior to Sutter's famous gold strike, a rancher named Francisco Lopez was gathering wild onions beneath an oak tree on his Placerita Canyon ranch. While pulling the onions from the fertile soil, Francisco found a handful of shiny gold nuggets caught in their roots, and it was this discovery that set off California's first gold rush. For two years miners, prospectors, Chinese laborers, and outlaws flocked to the canyon to seek their fortunes

The gold soon ran out, however, and the canyon returned to its tranquil state. More than 100 years later, Walt Disney Productions needed a place to film the Triple R Ranch scenes for the Mickey Mouse Club's "Spin and Marty" series. Prior to that time, we had been traveling long distances to do location shooting for our live-action films, but when we began doing television shows as well, it became necessary to find a more economical location site close to the Studio.  more info

Source: BillCotter.com

Studios at the Ranch .com: Walt Disney personally selected Golden Oak Ranch as the location for segments of his iconic television show, The Mickey Mouse Club. Now, 50 years later, the Disney | ABC Studios at The Ranch project will transform a small portion of Golden Oak Ranch into a state-of-the-art soundstage and production complex.

Golden Oak Ranch .com: Over 800 acreas of natural scenery and sets located within the 90-mile studio zone.  Green year-round, the rnch includes five regions offering a variety of geographical options.

Golden Oak Ranch ~ Wikipedia .com:  The Walt Disney Company’s Golden Oak Ranch is a movie ranch that serves as an interior and exterior filming location. The ranch is off of Placerita Canyon Road in Canyon Country, California, less than an hour north of Los Angeles.

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Posted by Real Estate - Associates on July 13th, 2010 10:34 PM

Walt Disney Co. plans to unveil Wednesday its first foray into residential real estate in more than a decade with a pricey vacation-home development in Florida's Walt Disney World.

It's a risky move. Disney will offer homes priced between $1.5 million and $8 million in a state where the foreclosure rate remains among the nation's highest. In Orlando, where brokers say home values have dropped between 50% and 60% from the peak, Disney's pricing would put its homes near the top of the market. According to Realtor.com, the average price of new listings in greater Orlando this year is just over $243,000.

But Disney believes the market for luxury homes is rebounding. Despite adding wine-tasting events and VIP park tours in recent years, "The affluent market is an area where we haven't offered a lot of product," says Matt Kelly, vice president of Disney resort real-estate development.

The proposed 980-acre Golden Oak development, most recently two golf courses within the 40 square miles of Disney's Orlando theme parks, is expected to eventually encompass 450 homes and a 445-room Four Seasons hotel.

The hotel will sit in the center of the development, to the south and east of one of the original golf courses, which will be updated.  complete story

Source: Wall Street Journal - Juliet Chung

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Posted by Real Estate - Associates on July 13th, 2010 10:30 PM

On Wednesday, the Walt Disney Co. (DIS) unveiled its latest real estate venture: the Golden Oak Residential Resort Community. Located between Disney World and Epcot, in the heart of the Disney vacation complex, the 980-acre premium development will feature a golf course, a clubhouse, a private lake, and numerous other amenities. Of course, these premium attractions come with a premium price: homes in Golden Oak will cost between $1.5 and $8 million.

In its first phase of construction, Golden Oak will only have 30 houses, but Disney ultimately plans to build 450 homes and a 445-room Four Seasons hotel. Homeowners will have full access to the Disney theme parks, as well as resident-only facilities, including private VIP tours of the parks, holiday home decorating, grocery delivery, an on-call concierge service, a yoga studio, a fitness facility, and a full-service spa.

Catering to the Super-Rich

For all of its extensive amenities, Golden Oak is still a housing development, and Disney's approach is very much in keeping with the planned community model of suburban building. While residents are allowed to hire their own architects, they have to choose from a Disney-vetted list of builders and their exterior materials have to match the approved neighborhood styles. They also have to choose from among a limited selection of house styles, including "Village Courtyard," "Dutch Colonial," "Venetian," "Tuscan Village," "Spanish Revival," "Island Colonial," and "Italianate." complete story 

Source: DailyFinance - Bruce Watson

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