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Posted In: City News by Rick Billington

Press Conference Confirms that Branson’s Real Estate is Alive and Well

BRANSON, MO– A Press Conference held at StoneBridge Village and Resort on Thursday, June 19th proves that there’s still plenty of energy, excitement, and innovation yet to anticipate from the trendsetters who brought you Branson’s only private gated golf community and the world famous LedgeStone Championship Golf Course. Lunch was catered by Nicol’s Fine Dining, compliments of the developer, Missouri Partners, Inc. (MPI) as they unveiled their latest masterpiece to an eager audience.

The proposed additions to the renowned master planned community of StoneBridge Village and Resort make this an expansion worthy of the attention and accolades received during Thursday’s press conference. Missouri Partners Inc., proudly revealed a comprehensive plan that includes a new nine hole expansion to LedgeStone Championship Golf Course’s already impressive 18 hole course – making it Branson’s only 27 hole private golf course.

Steve Redford, owner and Chief Executive Officer of MPI, described LedgeStone’s planned expansion as, “we’re looking down the road and trying to determine what the trends will be in the marketplace.” Mr. Redford went on to explain that, “It’s necessary to increase the capacity of play for the future. I’ve found it to be a problem when an owner calls and can’t get a tee time.”

In addition to the new nine holes at LedgeStone, members will benefit from the new lakes and nature areas; the new gated 3-5 acre estate tracts; an additional lodge, condo and patio home area; and 100 acre deed restricted ranches with full access to StoneBridge amenities and Branson schools. This was made possible in part, through the purchase of an additional 300 acres of neighboring land.

Another important focus of the new development was the conservation of the green space in which they have allocated 25-30% to this end. The 100 acre restricted ranches are another area where the green belt is deed restricted in order to preserve the natural beauty of the Ozarks.

In Mr. Redford acknowledged the challenges of the current real estate market in stating, “The market will change. You don’t take a ten to fifteen year development and base it on an eight, ten, or even eighteen month period of time.” Mr. Redford finished with saying, “StoneBridge will come out better and our investors will see growth and orderly development.”

Missouri Partners, Inc., the developer of StoneBridge Village and Resort and LedgeStone Championship Golf Course, is a full-service commercial and residential development and sales company offering complete turnkey general contracting services throughout Southwest Missouri for the past 35 years.

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