In 1975 Kroh Brothers developed a stretch of land that we now know as Alameda Isles.  On the West the land was banked on a canal that later became a marina.  The canal provided access to Lemon Bay, the Intra Coastal Waterway, and the Gulf of Mexico.  Roads were ribboned throughout the land area of 64.5 acres.  A clubhouse complex was then built containing an assembly hall, stage, kitchen, lounge, library, management office, game room, and craft room.  All this was circled around a beautiful open atrium centered with a fountain.

 

The park also offered two tennis courts, a Jacuzzi, and a swimming pool heated by a geo-thermal heat pump system.  Six lighted shuffleboard courts were added as well as 58 boat docks, an exercise room and a sauna.  A fenced storage yard for recreational vehicles and dry storage for boats, as well as a workshop, was added.

 

In spite of all amenities, there was little indication then that this park would become the beautiful community it is today.  Three hundred and fifty-five home sites were provided with central utilities and became available for rent.  In July 1975 several manufactured home models were placed at these various sites.  The very first residents of our park were Walt and Kay Johnson.

 

In 1987 disturbing news reached the community that Kroh Brothers was in deep financial trouble and would be putting Alameda Isles up for sale.

 

Armed with a new Florida State Law that gave residents of manufactured home parks the right of “first refusal” if their park was offered for sale, the president of the Homeowners Association, retired U.S Air Force General Ken Webster, marshaled the board and residents into action.  The board notified Kroh Brothers that the residents were exercising their legal right to buy the park.

 

Kroh Brothers refused the offer and a legal battle ensued in the U. S. Bankruptcy Court in Kansas City.  Judge Karen See ruled that the residents of Alameda Isles did indeed have the right to buy the park and could do so by matching any offer made for it.  Only one offer was made - $6.305 million by a California firm.

 

Within a week the residents came up with $2.5 million in cash, more than enough for the down payment.  On May 8, 1996 the final payment on the note was made and the homeowners of Alameda Isles became the proud owners of one of the cleanest and most beautiful parks in Florida.

 

Today the streets of Alameda Isles are lined with beautiful manufactured homes.  Tropical trees and flowers compliment each home site.  Residents bike and walk about taking advantage of not only the amenities of the park, but the many activities that have become the lifestyle of the community.