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Pirates Cove Bayfront Marina Homesites
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Pirates Cove is a master planned residential community located in Port Isabel’s Channel District. It will consist of single family and condominium type occupancies. The community will offer 43 home sites ranging in size of 65’ x 125’ to 75’ x 150’ each.

The Pirates Cove subdivision is a gated residential community designed around a deep navigable boat channel with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico via the Brownville Ship Channel. Pirates Cove subdivision will offer a desirable set of amenities that will appeal to a wide range of potential property owners.

Amenities include boundary fencing with controlled access, heated swimming pool, meeting room, putting green, landscaped common areas, small private boat docks, private boat launch, and two-tiered vinyl bulk-heading separated by an 8’ wide concrete boardwalk around a private deep water channel. The channel dimensions are approximately 80’ wide by 1200’ in length. A boat turning basin will be added at the west end of the channel. The channel will be able to host larger pleasure boats than can be served by other comparable area developments that have a boat channel.

Pirates Cove accommodates Pleasure YACHTS up 55' with channel access 13' deep to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intercoastal waterway via the Corps of Engineer’s maintained Brownsville Ship Channel. We are also right around the corner to the South Padre Boat Yard – the area’s premier facility for Hauling & yacht maintenance. The Unrestricted channel depth access of 13' clear, with no height restrictions as well, to the Gulf and also Protected harborage with Pool - make it truly unique in our area

Listing Office Lynn Tate
Comments
Steve Finley @ Wednesday, July 05, 2006 3:41 PM
Finally a place where you can safely park your large boat with easy access to the harbor.
mikead @ Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:05 AM
Channel Width increased to 100ft and Development has natural gas utilities.
torgel @ Sunday, December 24, 2006 7:30 PM
Up from one star now that they've built a 15 fouot fence to block the view of the housing project right next door.
mikead @ Sunday, December 24, 2006 7:49 PM
Welcome to Port Isabel, but this is the 1st planned neighborhood with housing requirements and will represent the beginning of the new future for the port side.
rcarr @ Monday, April 02, 2007 7:50 PM
Sounds intereting, but need (current project status,etc) more info and large view of lots drawing.
Jackie @ Monday, May 21, 2007 8:48 AM
Seems promising, but as we look it seems unattractive, need to see more on the site
Mr U @ Wednesday, May 23, 2007 9:23 AM
Dont Do It! This Might Sound Nice, But It's The Lowest income area in Port Isabel TX.
Housing Projects s Next Door, Broken Docks, and an Industrial Area. DONT BOTHER. The photos and the realtor dont tell the whole truth.
mikead @ Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:22 AM
Listing Office is Lynn Tate Real Estate
David @ Friday, June 22, 2007 2:05 PM
For up to date and accurate info on Pirates Cove go to PiratesCoveProperties.com
one4sun001 @ Friday, September 07, 2007 5:58 PM
May not look like much now & there may be undesirables in the area. Change has to start somewhere, why not be part of making things a success story.
Linda @ Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:06 AM
Okay, have a boat docked in the marina next door, this place is a joke! Next to "projects" ghetto, way over priced!
stevef @ Thursday, September 04, 2008 1:51 PM
I don’t think this place is at all a “joke”! The developer, Mike Johnson, has invested some “serious” money into, the purchase, planning, permitting, and building of Pirates Cove. The area needs more people like him and more new waterfront development. Mike lives here, supports our local economy, and has invested heavily in the success of the city’s future. Not true of all of the developers/builders in this area.

I believe that the “ghetto” next door, that some here refer to and where they say they keep their boat (would you call that a ghetto boat?) might be for sale too. This is a prime site for improvement and community re-development. Said boat owners might want to start scoping out another place to park their boat. The new development/marina that could be built on that site might not allow ghetto boats! Pirates Cove might rent you a slip?

Community improvement and re-development has to start with big ideas from even bigger visionaries. I think we should support our community business leaders who put their money where their mouth is and invest in the future of Port Isabel. Mr. Johnson should be given a community appreciation award for taking a chance and improving the City of Port Isabel. I am certain that the city and school district both appreciate the tax money, from the development, that he personally contributes to their coffers. The current slump in the real estate market will turn around, as it always does, and area development and community re-development will come with it. I look forward to the future and commend Mike Johnson for his vision and his faith in our community.
MT @ Thursday, September 04, 2008 6:22 PM
To the person who commented above,

The place has a lot of potential if the area around it were to be cleaned up. There are failed developments in many places across the U.S. right now. Mostly those that either ran out of finances OR built the wrong thing in the wrong place.

Question - have you purchased a lot in this development? Would you recommend one of your family members to do so?

The answer to the sales problems at this development are as simple as putting in product(s) that today's buyers in that area want.

Perhaps it is high-density condos? Not sure, but step one is to do a market study and find out.
stevef @ Friday, September 05, 2008 11:07 AM
MT,

You are right. Pirates Cove has much potential. One problem is that no one wants to be the first to build. Mr. Johnson will need to take the lead in that capacity to instill buyer confidence and add stability to the project.

A more dense population plan with high density condos and possibly higher end apartments (that could be sold as condos later) could be built. Short term rental units need to be considered too. The apartments would generate some cash flow for the development and more finished products for sale would be better for the bottom line than just selling lots. Higher profits for the developer while offering more affordable value to buyers.

The approach of New Urbanism, for remodeling the site plan and CCR’s, would be a good concept to study and try to adapt here. The way the streets are currently laid out lends itself to more dense multi-family housing in the front of the development and transitioning to single family further in. The water front on the larger public channel should be a balanced mix of commercial and residential.

I agree with you that a market study would help to identify the key changes that should be made, but the developer would actually need to implement the new ideas or else what’s the point of a study. The city will let them do pretty much whatever they want as long as it is in good taste and does not affect the public welfare.

We do know that whatever they are doing now does not seem to be working. I hope they get it sorted out and it is a success.
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