One Okaloosa EDC on Friday launched an online housing dashboard designed to give residents, prospective homebuyers and public officials a centralized look at where new housing is being built or planned across the county.
- The dashboard, available at oneokaloosa.org/housing-assets, tracks single-family and multifamily developments that are planned, permitted or currently under construction. At present, it includes 48 developments representing more than 5,200 individual lots or units in Crestview, Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville and unincorporated Okaloosa County.
“There has been considerable discussion in recent years about our county’s available housing stock — particularly in the area of attainable workforce housing, both for military and civilian families alike,” said Nathan Sparks, executive director of One Okaloosa EDC. “While notable strides have been made, the fact is that more work remains.”
Sparks said the dashboard is intended to educate prospective homebuyers on where new homes are being planned, support investment decisions by homebuilders and inform planning decisions by public officials.
“We believe this new dashboard will prove to be a useful tool for our community,” he said.
The dashboard was developed by Able Operations using information provided by county and municipal planning offices. One Okaloosa said it is also intended as a resource for school officials making future facilities decisions.
The organization said it is committed to updating the dashboard periodically.
One Okaloosa EDC is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit public-private partnership founded in 1989. It serves Okaloosa County and its nine municipalities as the community’s lead economic development organization, with support from local governments, educational partners, nonprofits and more than 170 private-sector businesses.
