Construction Update

We are moving full-speed ahead at Caracol and are excited to share with you our progress and milestones! Follow ing is a list of projects that are underway:

• Phase One (includes landscaping, canals, utilities, pavement of roads, pool, pavilion, volleyball court and front entrances) of construction is completed
• Custom Homes under construction and scheduled for Fall 2008 completion, please visit the link to view the flyers (flyers on Breakwater website)

Events

Check back weekly as this section is constantly being updated.

Press Room

News Articles/Information

Articles

• Caracol on the Waterfront
  July/August 2008
  Texas Home & Living
  PDF, 2.1MB
• Caracol Features Texas Coastal Living
  June 10, 2008
  Gulfscapes
  PDF, 440KB
• Texas Roundup
  April 1, 2008
  Coastal Living
  PDF, 470KB
• Watch for Houses on the Port O'Connor Waterfront
  February 27, 2008
  Victoria Advocate
  PDF, 552KB
• Whale bones turn up at Matagorda Island
  February 20, 2008
  Houston Chronicle
  PDF, 202KB
• Wave of New Urbanism Engulfs Texas Coast
  September 19, 2007
  Wall Street Journal
  PDF, 552KB
• The Great Wall of Texas
  January 2007
  saltwatersportsman.com
  PDF, 168KB
• In Search of Paradise
  August 2004
  Kipinger's
  PDF, 1.7MB

Quotes

• The Texas Gulf Coast is the last frontier in beachfront development…Since 2000, the entire Texas coastline….has risen an unprecedented wave of popularity among vacation home buyers and baby boomer retirees.
  
  
  - Source: Real Estate Center at Texas A&M 2007
  
  
  
• Beachfront property in Texas costs about a fifth of the price of similar property in California
  
  
  - Source: The Wall Street Journal 2007
  
  
  
• The Texas coast has the most affordable beachfront housing prices in the nation….Clearly, the popularity of the Texas coast could be attributed to the still reasonable prices and the state's robust economy, but builders and officials give credit to the state's natural appeal.
  
  
  - Source: Real Estate Center at Texas A&M 2007
  
  
  
• The lure of reasonably price land on the Texas Gulf Coast has been drawing out-of-staters….I’ve seen shore-front property throughout the whole country, and this area has by far the best bang for the buck…..This is the last frontier.
  
  
  - Source: Kiplinger’s 2004
  
  
  
• The state was proclaimed the second most popular retirement spot in the country…Texas attracted 6.8% of the migrant retirees in 2005. Florida, while still #1, dropped from 19.1% in 2000 to 16.6% in 2005.
  
  
  - Source: North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement 2007

eNewsletters

• 2008 August eNewsletter
• 2008 June eNewsletter
• 2008 April eNewsletter
• 2008 February eNewsletter
• 2008 January eNewsletter
• 2007 December eNewsletter
• 2007 November eNewsletter
• 2007 October eNewsletter

Community News

Winning Name of Our Newest Resident!

A winner has been chosen! Congratulations to
Jo Anne Johnson for the winning name of...Cara!...which of course, is brilliantly short for Caracol. Jo Anne will be receiving a great Caracol Gift Pack. Now remember, when you see Cara, give her a friendly wave!

Caracol Has Mailboxes!

Cool news! Just in from the Post Office, Caracol residents will enjoy convenient mailboxes within the community. Unlike the rest of Port O’Connor which utilizes PO Boxes, Caracol residents will have actual street addresses and mailboxes for easy shipping and receiving. Now the only trip Caracol residents will have to make to the Post Office is for stamps.

Whale Bones Turn Up at Matagorda Island (Article at Houston Chronicle)