Destin, Florida
Florida publishes the owner of every Destin parcel and the deed-stamp price of every sale free; the 2026 roll shows a condominium resort town whose most valuable parcel is the County's executive airport, whose top hotel belongs to a REIT, and whose best-known mall, Destin Commons, sits just outside the City limits.
9 buildings · 9 with an owner established · 17 sources · 7 tier A · 2 tier B · prepared 2026-11-01
Can you find out who owns it?
Florida records deeds rather than registering title, and its public-records law makes the result unusually open. The Okaloosa County Property Appraiser keeps the roll for the whole county, including the City of Destin, and the state Department of Revenue republishes it free as downloadable files: owner name and mailing address, land and building value, and the latest sales. Florida taxes deeds at 70 cents per $100 of consideration, so the price of a sale is effectively public. The limits are entity opacity (the roll names an LLC, cut to 30 characters) and owners whose records s. 119.071 exempts.
Is ownership public?An open dataset names the owner
Cost of one title searchOwner of record free (state NAL file; the Property Appraiser's own search is behind a Cloudflare challenge). Copies of recorded deeds are a Clerk charge per page under s. 28.24, F.S.
Bulk ownership dataFlorida DOR Property Tax Oversight - 'Okaloosa 56 Final NAL 2026' (8.3 MB zip, NAL56F202601.csv, posted 6 Oct 2026; 15,750 parcels in taxing authority 10, City of Destin) and 'Okaloosa 56 Final SDF 2026' sale file, free unauthenticated download
Sale pricesEvery sale, with its address
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The marquee buildings
The towers that set the tone of the core, and who holds them. A price is the price a document states, on the date it states — not an estimate of what the building is worth now.
| Building | Use | Owner | Owner type | Last price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destin Executive Airport (Coleman Kelly Field) 1001 Airport Rd, Destin 213.0 acres on the main roll parcel; 395 acres (Wikipedia) |
Civic | Okaloosa County (roll: Okaloosa Co Airport & Ind Auth) Parcel 002S22000000070000 (DOR 086 county land, built 2006, 243,294 sq ft of buildings) stands in the name OKALOOSA CO AIRPORT & IND AUTH, mailed to the County's Crestview offices; 2026 just value $100.1M, fully exempt - the most valuable parcel in the City. The County lists it among 'Okaloosa County Airports' (s12) and Wikipedia calls it 'a public use airport owned by and located in Okaloosa County' with a 5,001 ft runway and a tower opened in 2017 (s13). No sale: public land carries no deed price. |
Government | —A |
| Henderson Beach Resort 200 Henderson Resort Way, Destin 162,865 sq ft building area (roll); 270 rooms (2025 10-K) |
Hotel | DiamondRock Hospitality Co (roll: DRH HBR Owner LLC) Parcel 002S22280100000010 (3.5 acres, DOR 039 hotel, built 2016) is DRH HBR OWNER LLC, mailed to 2 Bethesda Metro Center #1400 - DiamondRock's principal office in its 2021 10-K (s8); 2026 just value $62.9M, the most valuable taxable parcel in the City. The 2025 10-K lists Henderson Beach Resort, Destin, 270 rooms, luxury, managed by Aimbridge Hospitality (s7); the 2021 10-K says the purchase 'includes income from 46 units owned by third parties' in its rental programme. Four Breakaway townhouse parcels at 2701 Scenic Hwy 98 are in the same entity. Management by Aimbridge is not ownership. |
REIT | $110,100,000 2021-12-23 DiamondRock 2021 10-K: 'net consideration of $110.1 million, including prorations and transaction costs', funded with corporate cash. A |
| Henderson Park Inn 2700 Scenic Hwy 98, Destin 26,182 sq ft building area (roll); 37 rooms |
Hotel | DiamondRock Hospitality Co (roll: DRH HPI Owner LLC) Parcel 002S22280100000060 (1.4 acres, DOR 039, built 1992) is DRH HPI OWNER LLC, mailed to 2 Bethesda Metro Center; 2026 just value $16.6M, plus one Breakaway townhouse parcel. DiamondRock's 2025 10-K lists Henderson Park Inn, Destin, 37 rooms, 2025 RevPAR $394.77, and a guestroom renovation due to finish in the first quarter of 2026 (s7). |
REIT | $26,400,000 2021-07-30 DiamondRock 2021 10-K: net consideration of $26.4 million, including prorations and transaction costs. A |
| Henderson Beach State Park 17000 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin 212.0 acres (roll); 228.36 acres (Wikipedia) |
Land | State of Florida - Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (TIITF/DNR) Parcel 002S222300000C0040 (DOR 087 state land) stands in the name TIITF/DNR/ HENDERSON BCH ST RE[C AREA], 212.0 acres, 2026 just value $48.3M, exempt - the largest single holding of beach in the City. Wikipedia: 228.36 acres, established 29 March 1991, governed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (s14). The City describes it as 'a state park that boasts over a mile of beach' with a daily admission fee (s10). The U.S. Government holds a 1.4-acre parcel on Henderson Beach Rd next to it. |
Government | —A |
| Former Pointe resort land on Destin Harbor (Norriego Point expansion) 50 and 51 Gulf Shore Dr, Destin 4.3 acres in two parcels (roll); 'four acres' (s9) |
Land | State of Florida - Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund Roll: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INTER[NAL IMPROVEMENT TRUST FUND], Tallahassee, parcels 002S24305000000020 (3.85 acres, $10.8M) and ...010 (0.49 acres), legal 'Pointe Beach & Yacht Club'. News Service of Florida (s9): the Governor and Cabinet were to consider spending $84.5M on four acres on the south side of Destin Harbor owned by Pointe Mezzanine LLC and Point Resort LLC, abutting Norriego Point; the land was zoned high-density residential, would expand the park to 'nearly 16 acres', and would be managed by Okaloosa County. The recorded price is 7.5 times the 2026 roll value. |
Government | $83,326,600 2025-12 State sale file: one deed covering both parcels, recorded December 2025, price from documentary stamps; 2026 just value of the two parcels is $11.2M. A |
| Norriego Point Beach Park 10 Gulf Shore Dr, Destin 13.4 acres (roll); 'approximately 9.27 acres' (City) |
Civic | City of Destin Parcel 002S24000000230000 (DOR 089 municipal, building dated 2025) stands in the name CITY OF DESTIN, legal 'NWLY 1600 FT OF SANTA ROSA [Island]', 13.4 acres, 2026 just value $18.5M - the City's most valuable parcel. The City lists Norriego Point Beach Park at 'approximately 9.27 acres, 27 parking spaces' overlooking East Pass (s10); the roll parcel is larger, and its identification with the park rests on the address and legal description, not a City statement. The State also holds 20.3 acres on Lands End Dr (TIITF/State of FL, $9.8M). |
Government | —B |
| Destin City Hall 4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin 14,696 sq ft building area on 11.9 acres (roll) |
Civic | City of Destin Parcel 002S2200000001A13B (DOR 089 municipal, built 1994) stands in the name CITY OF DESTIN, mailed to 4200 Indian Bayou Dr; 2026 just value $5.8M, exempt. The City gives 4200 Indian Bayou Trail as its address (s11). The City's second-largest building parcel is 3949 Commons Dr (10.3 acres, $4.9M, built 2001). |
Government | —A |
| Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village 10 Harbor Blvd, Destin two 13-story towers, 279 condominiums, 75,000 sq ft retail and restaurant space (s16) · 13 floors |
Mixed use | Emerald Grande Inc (developer's unit-holding entity; other units in individual hands) Roll: Emerald Grande Inc, Emerald Grande LLC and Emerald Grande Development LLC hold 104 condominium parcels in the City, $45.6M ($42.4M of it the parcel 002S22170000009999), mailed to 4100 or 4471 Legendary Dr; Wyndham Vacation Resorts Inc holds 22 units ($12.1M). REBusiness (2008): 'Legendary Inc.'s $162 million Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village' (s16). Neighbouring harbour parcels are mailed to the same 4471 Legendary Dr address - Kelly Boat Services (76 Harbor Blvd, 7.4 acres, $6.8M), East Pass Investors Inc (24 E Harbor Blvd, $4.9M) and EG Beach LLC (Gulf Shore Dr, 11.7 acres, $5.2M) - but no document ties each entity to Legendary, so they are not attributed. |
Developer | —B |
| Destin Commons (outside the City limits) 4341 and 4234 Legendary Dr, unincorporated Okaloosa County (Destin mailing address) 593,032 sq ft on 47.8 acres, plus Phase III 106,767 sq ft on 7.3 acres (roll) |
Retail | Destin Commons Ltd; Destin Commons Phase III Ltd Not in the City for tax purposes. Both parcels (DOR 016 community shopping centre) carry taxing authority 9, 'Unincorporated County - Destin FD', not code 10, City of Destin (s6). Destin Commons Ltd ($63.1M, built 2003) and Destin Commons Phase III Ltd ($14.3M, 2014) are mailed to 19501 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura. Walmart, Lowe's, Legendary Marina (LYC Destin LLC, 111 parcels) and Kelly Plantation sit in the same unincorporated pocket. Who stands behind the two partnerships was not read from a filing. |
Private company | —A |
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The core land
The most valuable ground in the city, and what the public record says about it.
The City of Destin is taxing-authority code 10 on the Okaloosa roll (s6); the 2,563 parcels coded 9, 'Unincorporated County - Destin FD' - Destin Commons, Kelly Plantation, Regatta Bay, Legendary Marina - carry a Destin address but are outside the City and are excluded. Figures are 2026 just (market) values from the state's copy of the 2026 initial final roll (file dated 2 Oct, posted 6 Oct 2026), summed by this research.
Highest-valued parcel in the City$100,100,000
Destin Executive Airport, 1001 Airport Rd (213.0 acres, Okaloosa County, exempt). Highest taxable: Henderson Beach Resort, $62.9M (DiamondRock). Then 98 Palms Blvd apartments $48.9M and 4101 Commons Dr apartments $48.4M. Florida DOR NAL, Okaloosa 2026 initial final.
All real property in the City of Destin$10.84 billion
15,750 parcels, 2026 just value; $9.23B taxable for non-school levies; 909 fully exempt parcels worth $531.5M. The unincorporated 'Destin FD' area adds 2,563 parcels and $2.27B. Florida DOR NAL, Okaloosa 2026 initial final.
Recorded arm's-length sales of City parcels, 2025$601.7 million
697 deeds (qualification codes 01, 02, 05; multi-parcel deeds counted once). Median single-parcel price: condominium $525,000 (363 sales), single-family $659,200 (307). Prices are 'documentary stamp' consideration. Florida DOR SDF, Okaloosa 2026.
Beach land benchmark$80 per sq ft (median roll land value)
Holiday Isle plat, 255 parcels of 5,000 sq ft or more: median $79.8, top $193.5; Crystal Beach plat (382): median $75.5, top $151.2; harbour-side 'Destin M/P' (94): median $19.0. Roll land values are mass-appraisal figures. 2026 initial final roll.
State price for harbour land vs roll value$83.3M paid vs $11.2M roll
50-51 Gulf Shore Dr, 4.3 acres, deed December 2025 to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (SDF); 2026 just value of the two parcels $11.16M.
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Who owns the town
At this scale the significant owner is rarely a trust or a fund: it is one or two local holding companies, a family in its second or third generation, and often the land around the town rather than the buildings in it.
Destin is a condominium town: of 15,750 City parcels, 7,439 are condominium units and 6,704 single-family homes, so most of the ground is held in tiny, individually owned slices. The large holdings are public - the County's executive airport, the State's beach park and harbour land, the City's parks - plus two member and public utilities and the Indian Bayou golf course. Figures are the 2026 initial final roll, taxing authority 10 only; acres are roll land square feet / 43,560 and are given only where the roll does not repeat one acreage across several parcels. Individuals and family trusts are left out.
| Name | Type | 2026 roll, City of Destin |
|---|---|---|
| Okaloosa County (Board of County Commissioners and the Airport & Industrial Authority entry) The airport parcel (213.0 acres, $100.1M) plus 33 BCC Okaloosa County parcels (115.1 acres, $63.6M): 3500 E Hwy 98 (6.7 acres, $34.8M, DOR 086) and a 92.7-acre parcel on Indian Trail ($24.2M). |
Government | 34 parcels, about 328 acres, $163.7MA |
| State of Florida - Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund Henderson Beach State Park (212.0 acres, $48.3M), Lands End Dr (20.3 acres, $9.8M) and the 4.3-acre former Pointe resort land on Gulf Shore Dr bought for $83.3M in December 2025. |
Government | 4 parcels, 236.7 acres, $69.2MA |
| City of Destin Largest: Norriego Point, 10 Gulf Shore Dr (13.4 acres, $18.5M); City Hall, 4200 Indian Bayou Trail (11.9 acres, $5.8M); 3949 Commons Dr (10.3 acres); 825 Beach Dr (9.6 acres). Includes one parcel in the form 'Destin City of'. |
Government | 46 parcels, 101.5 acres, $75.2MA |
| Destin Water Users Inc Mailing PO Box 308, Destin; largest 3950 Commons Dr (25.7 acres, $11.4M, DOR 089), plus pump and plant sites on Calhoun Ave, Main St, Benning Dr and Industrial Park Rd. One of its parcels at 100 Indian Bayou Trl repeats the golf course's 263.7-acre land figure, so no acreage total is given. |
Institution | 10 City parcels, $18.6MA |
| Walton/Okaloosa Regional Utility Authority Industrial Park Rd (30.0 acres, $25.7M, DOR 091 utility, built 1980), same PO Box 308 mailing as Destin Water Users. |
Government | 2 parcels, 30.8 acres, $26.1MA |
| School Board of Okaloosa County 411 Beach Dr (21.6 acres, $11.4M, built 1955). The Board's Legendary Marina Dr school site (22.8 acres, $9.4M) is outside the City in taxing authority 9. |
Government | 2 parcels, 29.2 acres, $13.5MA |
| United States Government (Eglin AFB real-estate mailing) Calhoun Ave (12.1 acres, $8.0M, DOR 081 military) and Henderson Beach Rd (1.4 acres), both mailed to 308 West D Avenue, Eglin Air Force Base. The use of the Calhoun Ave land is not stated on the roll. |
Government | 2 parcels, 13.5 acres, $8.3MA |
| Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation 4323 W Commons Blvd (DOR 079 cultural), the arts centre grounds. |
Institution | 1 parcel, 51.7 acres, $9.8MA |
| Indian Bayou Properties / Indian Bayou West LLC (Indian Bayou golf course) 1 Country Club Dr E (DOR 038 golf course) is Indian Bayou Properties. Indian Bayou West LLC holds 34 parcels ($5.9M) bought on one deed for $10,000,000 in January 2025 (sale file, s2). The roll repeats 263.7 acres across these parcels, so acreage is not summed. |
Private company | golf parcel '435 AC more or less' (legal); $3.0MA |
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Who builds the houses
New-home building in this market: the volume, and the firms behind it. Ownership of a builder matters as much as its volume — a private-equity platform and a family firm behave differently.
Destin is built out and resells far more homes than it builds. Census permits show the City authorised 45 single-family homes ($26.4M) and 4 units in two-unit buildings in 2025, and 57 single-family homes ($41.5M) in 2024 (s17). New supply comes as small infill townhome and beach-house projects; the roll shows 276 parcels with a 2023-25 year built. The one national volume builder on the roll is D.R. Horton. Figures are parcels in the builder's own name on the 2026 roll; sponsors of local LLCs are not attached without a document.
| Name | Type | Parcels held (2026 roll) |
|---|---|---|
| D.R. Horton Inc Palms Street Townhomes plat (106 Bottle Palm Way), 52 vacant residential parcels, mailed to 1341 Horton Circle, Arlington TX. The sale file records one $7,903,500 deed in July 2025 covering 66 parcels. |
Public company | 52 lotsA |
| Tuscan Village Townhomes (four numbered entities) Entities '3752', '2336', '7586' and '7586C', Destin mailing; 30 of the units carry a 2023 year built. |
Private company | 42 townhomes, $13.3MA |
| Dunavant Gulf LLC Mostly office and commercial land near Crystal Beach (DOR 017/010), mailed to Memphis; four parcels dated 2023-25. |
Private company | 27 parcels, $3.4MA |
| Equisource Holdings Corp New beach houses in Crystal Beach (eight built 2023-25, about 4,350-4,940 sq ft each), mailed to Miramar Beach. |
Private company | 14 homes, $21.8MA |
| DLH Development LLC The Oaks at Old Town: 10 lots and 5 homes completed 2023-25. |
Private company | 15 parcels, $2.7MA |
| Legendary Home Builders LLC Lila's Landing, 3889 Indian Trail Dr; mailed to 4471 Legendary Dr, the address REBusiness associates with Legendary Inc (s16). |
Private company | 2 City parcels, $3.7M (plus 3 outside the City)B |
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Commercial landlords
The commercial side, counted separately from housing: who holds the office, retail and industrial floor area.
Destin's commercial value is in beach hotels, a cluster of 2009-21 apartment communities on Commons Dr, and big-box retail - mostly held by out-of-state single-asset LLCs. Only DiamondRock is a listed owner whose filings name its Destin assets; for the others the roll gives the entity and its mailing address, and sponsors are not attached without a document. Counted separately from housing.
| Name | Type | Assets in the City (2026 roll) |
|---|---|---|
| DiamondRock Hospitality Co Henderson Beach Resort (270 rooms, bought Dec 2021 for $110.1M) and Henderson Park Inn (37 rooms, July 2021, $26.4M), through DRH HBR Owner LLC and DRH HPI Owner LLC. |
REIT | 2 hotels, 307 rooms, $83.8M (roll)A |
| WCW Olympus Destin LLC 98 Palms Blvd apartments (DOR 003, built 2020, 10.4 acres), mailed to 5128 Apache Plume Rd, Fort Worth. |
Private company | 3 parcels, 371,569 sq ft, $50.3MA |
| BR Henderson Beach LLC 4101 Commons Dr apartments (DOR 003, built 2009, 12.8 acres), mailed to a Chicago PO box. |
Private company | 2 parcels, 389,748 sq ft, $48.7MA |
| Passco Sea Glass DST 4320 Commons Dr W apartments (built 2017, 12.6 acres), a Delaware statutory trust mailed to Irvine, California. |
Private company | 1 parcel, 305,680 sq ft, $44.8MA |
| Henderson Beach Partners LLC 4201 W Commons Dr apartments (built 2014, 11.2 acres), mailed to Stockbridge, Georgia. AW 160 Mattie Kelly Owner LLC adds 160 S Mattie Kelly Blvd (2021, 214,964 sq ft, $27.5M, Chevy Chase MD). |
Private company | 1 parcel, 253,121 sq ft, $33.9MA |
| 301 Logistics LLC 34930-34940 Emerald Coast Pkwy community shopping centre (DOR 016, built 2002-04, 19.9 acres), mailed to Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Owner-occupied retail: Publix Super Markets (Harbor Blvd, 20.2 acres, $14.5M, store built 2024) and Target Corp (853 Harbor Blvd, $6.8M). |
Private company | 2 parcels, 188,165 sq ft, $23.1MA |
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Looked for and not found
Claims this page would have made if a source could be opened. They are left out rather than guessed.
- The 2026 roll is the initial final roll (file dated 2 Oct 2026); values may change after Value Adjustment Board certification.
- Owners whose records s. 119.071, F.S. exempts are removed from the public files, per DOR (s3), so their holdings cannot be counted.
- Destin Commons: search results (GlobeSt 2005) describe it as built by Legendary Inc in partnership with Turnberry Associates, whose office is in Aventura, where both owning partnerships are mailed; GlobeSt blocks automated reading, so no current owner behind Destin Commons Ltd is stated.
- Entities mailed to 4471 Legendary Dr (Kelly Boat Services, East Pass Investors Inc, EG Beach LLC, Harborwalk Properties LLC, LYC Destin LLC and others - about 150 City parcels, $87M): no filing tying each to Legendary Inc was opened. The Florida corporate registry (Sunbiz) was not tried; it was a Cloudflare challenge for an earlier Florida record.
- Norriego Point: the City states 9.27 acres; the City's roll parcel at 10 Gulf Shore Dr is 13.4 acres. Whether the whole parcel is park, and how the State's land will be transferred to County management, was not read from a document.
- Sponsors of the Commons Dr and Palms Blvd apartment owners (WCW Olympus Destin LLC, BR Henderson Beach LLC, Passco Sea Glass DST, Henderson Beach Partners LLC, AW 160 Mattie Kelly Owner LLC) and of 301 Logistics LLC were not established from filings.
- The use of the U.S. Government's 12.1-acre Calhoun Ave parcel (mailed to Eglin AFB) is not stated on the roll.
- The 2021 DiamondRock 10-K gives Henderson Beach Resort as both 170 and 216 rooms; the 2025 10-K gives 270. The room count is taken from the 2025 filing.
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Sources
- Okaloosa 56 Final NAL 2026 - real property roll (NAL56F202601.csv); 15,750 parcels in taxing authority 10 (City of Destin) — Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight (submitted by the Okaloosa County Property Appraiser) · openA
- Okaloosa 56 Final SDF 2026 - Sale Data File (SDF56F202601.csv): recorded transfers 2025-26 with price, book/page and qualification code — Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight · openA
- Download Assessment Roll and GIS Data - NAL, SDF and NAP; schedule (preliminary 1 July, initial final in October, final after certification); s. 119.071 exempt owners removed — Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight · openA
- 2026 NAL, SDF and NAP User's Guide (county numbers - Okaloosa 56; DOR land-use codes) — Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight · openA
- Documentary Stamp Tax - 70 cents on each $100 or portion thereof (all counties except Miami-Dade) — Florida Department of Revenue · openA
- The 2025 Taxing Authority Code Description Report for Okaloosa County - code 10 'City of Destin' (15,729 parcels); code 9 'Unincorporated County - Destin FD' (2,571) — Florida Department of Revenue, Property Tax Oversight · openA
- DiamondRock Hospitality Co - Form 10-K for 2025 (hotel list: Henderson Beach Resort, Destin, 270 rooms; Henderson Park Inn, Destin, 37 rooms; Schedule III; principal office 7373 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda) — DiamondRock Hospitality Co via SEC EDGAR · openA
- DiamondRock Hospitality Co - Form 10-K for 2021 (Henderson Park Inn acquired 30 July 2021, $26.4M; Henderson Beach Resort acquired 23 Dec 2021, $110.1M; principal office 2 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1400) — DiamondRock Hospitality Co via SEC EDGAR · openA
- State considers $84.5M Destin land buy (News Service of Florida) - four acres on the south side of Destin Harbor, owned by Pointe Mezzanine LLC and Point Resort LLC, abutting Norriego Point; to be managed by Okaloosa County — WUWF Public Media · openA
- Beach Information - Norriego Point Beach Park 'approximately 9.27 acres'; Henderson Beach State Park; City, county and state beach parks — City of Destin · openA
- Parks - City of Destin parks list; City address 4200 Indian Bayou Trail, Destin, FL 32541 — City of Destin · openA
- Airports - 'Okaloosa County Airports include Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, Bob Sikes Airport and Destin Executive Airport' — Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners · openA
- Destin Executive Airport - 'a public use airport owned by and located in Okaloosa County'; 395 acres; runway 14/32, 5,001 ft — Wikipedia · openA
- Henderson Beach State Park - 228.36 acres, established 29 March 1991, governing body Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 17000 Emerald Coast Parkway — Wikipedia · openA
- Destin, Florida - population 13,931 at the 2020 census; real estate 'comprised in large part by privately owned vacation rentals' — Wikipedia · openA
- $162 Million Florida Mixed-Use Project Finished - Legendary Inc.'s Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village: two 13-story towers, 279 condominiums, 75,000 sq ft retail and restaurant space — REBusiness Online · openA
- Building Permits Survey - annual place file, South Region, 2025 and 2024 (Destin: 2025 45 one-unit buildings, $26.4M, and 2 two-unit buildings, 4 units; 2024 57 one-unit, $41.5M) — U.S. Census Bureau · openA