Solar City: Building Around Nature (Part 4)

After Syd Kitson initially purchased the 91,000 acre plot from the Babcock family in 2006, he turned around and sold 73,000 acres at a discount to the State of Florida to be put into preservation forever. By the time Syd Kitson and his team began constructing the development, they had performed multiple water, wildlife and vegetation studies and formed a plan that allowed for construction that wouldn’t disrupt the surrounding ecosystem.