Long-stalled Murdock Village to get new life as Westport

The planned Murdock Village in Charlotte County languished for nearly two decades as other communities in Southwest Florida – most namely Babcock Ranch, whose inception in Charlotte came around the same time – shook off the last decade’s devastating recession and flourished.

But now, one of the area’s most prolific land investors and a West Palm Beach-based developer and homebuilder are breathing new life into the long-stalled master-planned community.