'Perfect Concoction'

There's probably no one more synonymous with casual, coastal living than Jimmy Buffett. So it was a no-brainer when Tampa-based Minto Communities USA, one of the leading homebuilders on Florida's Gulf Coast with a presence statewide since 1978, got the chance to partner with Buffett's Margaritaville brand.

“We all agreed pretty quickly that this was a great opportunity for both of our companies,” says William Bullock, Minto Communities senior vice president. “We bring the development and homebuilding expertise. They bring everything that is Margaritaville to the table. Put those two together, then add the third ingredient, which is location, and we call it the perfect concoction.”

Minto Communities USA, a unit of Ottawa, Canada-based Minto Group Inc., first hooked up with Margaritaville after buying land in Daytona Beach from Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Margaritaville was already working on a restaurant there, and Consolidated owned that property as well. Consolidated connected the two companies because both were interested in building active-adult communities.