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Port of the Islands
25000 Tamiami Trail E, Naples, Florida 34114
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Port of the Islands is a Cozy, Remote Waterfront Community Next to Everglades National Park and Has a Marina with Direct Access to the Sea
Port of the Islands sits at Naples' entrance to Everglades National Park, about 20 miles east of Marco Island on the southwesten Florida coast. It is a remote, laid back waterfront community with direct water access to the Gulf of Mexico and shallow Fakahatchee Bay, the body of water north of Ten Thousand Islands, a 230 square mile chain of islands and mangrove islets.
Every one of Port of the Island's apporximately 110 single family homes and town homes was built in the late-1990s and sits next to a canal. Properties have two to three bedrooms and approximately 1,115 square feet to more than 2,300 square feet. Mediterranean is the predominant architectural style. Many residences have a boat dock and most have hurricane shutters.
Prices start in the high-$200,000s, and the HOA fee is about $366 per month. Please verify all prices with a Realtor as they are bound to change over time.
The marina has a restaurant, the Angler's Cove Restaurant and Bar, and is the starting place for many an adventure. Nature and her abundant creatures, including dolphins, sea turtles, alligators, birds and manatee, are all very close at hand. Fakahatchee Bay is the spot for goliath grouper, crevalle jack and tripletail.
The Manatee Sightseeing Eco-Tourism Center is next to the community and draws visitors who want an up up close experience with manatees. Naples' upscale shopping and restaurants are just 30 minutes away via US Highway 41 (the Tamiami Trail) and Marco Island's stunning white sand beaches are just 20 minutes away via the same highway and San Marco Road.
The two NCH Healthcare System hospitals in Naples are the closest medical facilities.
Winter temperatures are in the 50s and 60s, and summer temperatures are in the 80s and 90s. On average, the area receives 52 inches of rain, most of it coming during the spring, summer and fall.
Visit tinyurl.com/5crwen8h for listings. Homes go fast and many of the less expensive ones are under contract at this writing. Check back for new listings.
Florida:
Sticking out into Hurricane Alley, Florida was a land no nation seemed to want. Ruled successively by Spain, France, England, and the Confederate States of America, the state had a backwater reputation. Other than St. Augustine and Pensacola, there were few cities. The area was rural and populated by frontier farmers.
In the late-1800s, changes came when railroads began chugging down both coasts. Industrialist Henry Flagler's Florida Easy Coast Railway even made it all the way to Key West. The Great Florida Land Boom, the build-up to World War II, and the space industry also helped turn Florida into one of the nation's most populous states. In 1900, there were about 500,000 residents. Today, there are more than 20 million, almost 351 people per square mile.
Why do people keep coming? Tourism marketing is one reason. Annually, millions visit Orlando's theme parks and the state's 663 miles of white sand beaches. Taxes generated by the billion dollar vacation industry allow Florida to prosper without a personal income tax. Budget-sensitive retirees have flocked to its cities and shorelines.
If you can ignore the hurricanes, the state's climate is relatively mild. Only five other states are sunnier. Florida's system of state universities and community colleges is sizable, and its big cities are meccas for culture and the arts. Sarasota is a good example. Its Ringling Museum Complex contains internationally known art museum, a circus museum, an historic theater, and a 66-acre garden. Museums near Orlando range from a Zora Neale Hurston gallery to a Madame Tussauds.
Port of Islands Marina
Why Would Someone Age 55+ Retire in an All Ages Development?
While communities designed for people age 55 or better have a lot of benefits, not everyone wants to retire in a development where most of the residents are the same age and often of the same socioeconomic background. All ages community by law cannot discriminate based on age so they nearly always have a wide range of residents, from families and single professionals to empty nesters and often retirees. Many older all ages neighborhoods are organic, that is having grown over time and never having been "master planned." These usually do not have amenities such as a pool, tennis courts, etc. But more and more new all ages communities are master planned, gated, with covenants and HOA fees. Retirees often prefer these to 55+ communities because they allow more interaction with people from more cross sections of the country.
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