November 27, 2008 - Pensacola News-Journal

Perdido condo honors local businesses
Brian Kelly  

Bill Peacock of Milton Carpet Center was among a group of Pensacola and Gulf Coast contractors who were honored on Wednesday during an Appreciation Party at The Palms of Perdido Key. The 23-unit, luxury condominium building is the newest addition to Perdido Key.

The developers of The Palms, Dick and Teresa Domurat, said they consider themselves fortunate to have found a local talent pool of very qualified individuals and businesses.

"This is really a night to honor the local contractors," said Teresa Domurat, co-developer. "We wanted to use them wherever we could, when a special expertise was required then we'd have to look elsewhere, but for the most part, we stayed local.

"Tonight we wanted to honor those that helped Dick and me achieve our vision for this building. The objective was to create an upscale building, nothing like it around here, and we did it with the help of each local contractor."

Long-time resident of Perdido Key, Dick Domurat conceived, designed, and developed the project with Teresa, his wife and business partner.

"We wanted as much of our expenditure as possible to stay within our own community," he said. "We were elated to find so many local and Gulf Coast businesses that were both competitive and highly qualified."

The Palms' objectives focused on targeting a discerning market of buyers for the units priced from $1.38 million to $3.4 million. The design and construction of the project required contractors and specialty tradespersons capable of attention to detail and high quality craftsmanship.

The prime contractor on the building was Brasfield & Gorrie, who has performed much work in the Pensacola area.

As for Peacock of Milton Carpet Center, he said he's proud to have his company's name attached to the project.

"We did the tile, carpet and all the hard wood flooring," Peacock said. "Teresa dictated a lot of the design, and we began looking at the process of flooring two years before breaking ground on the building, so we're proud to be part of this amazing building."

During the appreciation ceremony, the contractors were awarded Certificates of Award for the businesses and trades that contributed to certain quality objectives set forth by the development at the outset of the construction project.

The Domurats had lived for more than two decades at the very site of The Palms. A few years ago, the couple acquired the property and some adjacent land, cleared it and began construction. For them, it was the perfect opportunity to realize their dream of developing an upscale, luxurious residential building on Perdido Key.

"We spent four decades in the commercial design business, so we knew how to construct a quality condominium," Dick Domurat said. "This is an elegant and upscale residential building that we are very proud of. There's nothing like this from here to Mississippi."

And the hiring of local contractors hasn't stopped with the completion of the building.

Clint Baptiste, owner of Performance Area Maintenance, will look after one of the condominium's landscape gems.

"My company will be maintaining the three outdoor pools," Baptiste said. "I knew Teresa when she was living in La Riva, and was cleaning there, so she hired me on to take care of their pools. I'm happy about that."

SOURCE: PNJ.COM

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The Palms of Perdido Key.
Photo by Brian Kelley

ABOUT THE PALMS

WHAT:
Palms of Perdido LLC. Residential units currently for sale from $1.38 million to $3.4 million.

DEVELOPERS:
The Palms of Perdido, LLC

WHERE:
14455 Perdido Key Drive, Perdido Key.

DETAILS:
850-454-2047.