 The construction of the Shoreline Towers heralded the beginning of Destin's transformation from a sleepy fishing village into one of the most significant holiday locations on the Florida panhandle.Shahid went on to develop other major coastal projects in Destin, including Shoreline Towers West in 1978 (renamed The Tides) and Regency Towers in 1982.He has been called "the man who...has done more to change the face of Destin", in part because Shoreline Towers "brough a world of money into Okaloosa County."