A neighborhood's walkability score measures the convenience of your location in terms of being able to walk to common destinations such as restaurants, parks, and shopping. You will find extraordinarily walkable neighborhoods in Manhattan, but you won't find beautiful beaches and warm winter weather! That's why you might consider the high Walkability Scores for downtown West Palm Beach apartments as an incredible selling or buying point.
For instance, South Tower scored an outstanding 91 out of 100 according to walkscore.com. The reason for the high score? It's because living in South Tower puts you within easy walking distance of restaurants such as McCormick & Schmick and Ruth's Chris Steak, coffee from Starbucks, Publix Supermarket and retailers such as Williams-Sonoma, Nine West, Anthroplogie and Barnes & Noble.
There are many outstanding luxury apartments for sale in downtown West Palm Beach including units at The Whitney (Walk Score: 92) and 610 Clematis (Walk Score: 85). Not surprisingly, downtown rates as the number one walkable area in all of West Palm Beach.
Ian Langsam, Realtor for Scuttina Real Estate Group, notes that living in downtown West Palm Beach is "super convenient and vibrant with a constant arrival of new restaurants and shops to explore. It's a big benefit to not have to drive."
James Scuttina, Owner and Broker of Scuttina Real Estate Group raves about downtown West Palm Beach, "Living downtown provides an amazing lifestyle at a relatively low cost in comparison to other areas of the country which offer similar benefits. And being able to walk everywhere is really great because it encourages you to get some exercise and enjoy the beautiful weather we have here. " As a resident of Two City Plaza, he knows first-hand the advantages to living in downtown West Palm Beach.
Whether you are considering buying property in Esplanade Grande, The Slade, or The Prado, you will benefit from the extraordinary convenience of being able to walk outside your door to shop, enjoy a fine meal, or to gather with friends.
