Escambia County Grants Final Approval For New Molino Subdivision On Highway 97

December 1, 2025

On November 19, the Escambia County Development Review Committee gave final approval to Bluewater Creek Estates, a new residential subdivision in Molino.

The gated community will have 33 single family residential lots located on 185 acres in the 1400 block of Highway 97 just north of Sunshine Hill Road. Lots for single family homes range in size from 4-12 acres.

The development will be served by Molino Utilities for potable water and private septic systems for wastewater because sewer is not available.

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Comments

8 Responses to “Escambia County Grants Final Approval For New Molino Subdivision On Highway 97”

  1. Neighbor on December 4th, 2025 11:15 am

    I live near the new subdivision. Just had my property appraised: land value went from 10k to 40k and acre and the house we bought 3 years ago DOUBLED in value. The homeless appraiser told us to have it done again after the 1st house is built and sold, she estimated our value would go up another 25 to 50%.

    It’s great for existing homeowners. For anyone else, it’s horrible.

  2. Voices in Pensacola on December 4th, 2025 10:34 am

    Sounds like SR 97 is about to become the new Woodbine Road.

  3. Publix on December 2nd, 2025 7:24 pm

    But will they build a Publix up here now too? What about cox cable for internet? If those two things are coming, I’m all in!

  4. EMD on December 2nd, 2025 1:15 pm

    I wish Florida would CEASE developing.

  5. David Huie Green on December 1st, 2025 3:50 pm

    Be good neighbors. Welcome your new neighbors. Keep them happy down there

  6. Just A Guy on December 1st, 2025 3:48 pm

    It is inevitable to see the transformation of rural areas. The population in metro Pensacola continues to grow. Escambia County is mostly built out south of I-10, Santa Rosa County is built out in Pace, Milton, Gulf Breeze, and Navarre. The only places left to go are north and west. Builders can’t go to the east because Eglin AFB takes up a huge swath of eastern SR County. SR County also lacks a major 4-laned north-south route for ease of access, ditto to the west into Baldwin County. That leaves the looming northward push into rural Escambia County with its easy access to US-29 and its 4 travel lanes and access to I-10 on the south and I-65 on the north (via Atmore or Flomaton).

  7. Leslie on December 1st, 2025 8:38 am

    Well, here it goes. Slowly, but surely, well be losing our rural communities.

  8. rd on December 1st, 2025 7:52 am

    A neighborhood where houses aren’t crammed 5 or 6 to an acre. Almost unheard of these days.





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