Corpus Christi Mayor Joe Adame joined representatives of the Tortuga Dunes island development, city officials and others for the official re-opening of the newly improved and widened Zahn Road on Mustang Island. The ribbon cutting ceremony took place Thursday, May 27, 2010 at the Tortuga Dunes Welcome Center at Zahn Road and Park Road 361 on the island.

Since January of this year, Zahn Road has been closed while it underwent about $1.6 million worth of improvements. They included the widening of the roadway and the creation of a turning lane. It should be noted that the improvements are the result of a public-private cooperative effort, with Tortuga Dunes paying for about 40 percent of the improvements.

Officials say among other things, the project will allow for better beach access by emergency vehicles during peak holiday periods. And the road is opening again just in time for the busy Memorial Day weekend. "We are very excited about the re-opening of Zahn Road," said Michele Thomas, City Beach Operations Superintendent. "These improvements will be very beneficial not only for our local residents, but our visitors as well. The widened road will provide better and easier access to our beaches, which will make coming here not only more enjoyable, but safer as well," Thomas added.

Progress continues at Tortuga Dunes with the upcoming construction of the recently redesigned entry monuments. Come see us and reserve your lot today! Our builders would love to visit with you about making your beach home vision a reality! For more information contact Cissy Beasley, Director of Sales at cissybeasley@tortugadunes.com or 877-BUY-TUGA.

This year's events will be held June 18th - 20th and June 25th - 27th. Click here for more information. Click here for more information.

Zahn Road Expansion to be be completed soon. Click here to view the article.

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Until you hear a pleasant "Good mornin’ y’all" from a friendly neighbor, you might think you are living an exotic West Indies dream. But passports aren’t required for the beachfront paradise known as Tortuga Dunes, on the southern end of Mustang Island, just a short drive from downtown Corpus Christi, Texas.

When its 140-plus homes, town homes, and condos are completed, Tortuga Dunes will be the ultimate residential community on the Texas coast. Located amid lush tropical landscapes and golden beaches, this gated, ultra-luxury master-planned development will boast the distinctive architecture reminiscent of Caribbean villages.

Residents can enjoy the privacy of their Caribbean-style villas, or engage in recreational and entertainment features including swimming pools, green areas, walking trails, parks—and a private boardwalk down to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

"The concept: establish a luxury beachfront village with a Caribbean flavor, requiring only the very best designs and materials to achieve a simple, yet rich environment," says Cissy Beasley, director of sales.

"Our architect’s pattern book calls for homes with stucco exteriors, tile roofs, tall windows, and open and expansive porches and decks, all built slab on grade."

Tortuga Dunes encompasses a 70-acre wetlands area that will not only be the focus of a conservation program, but will buffer the community from the activity of nearby Texas Highway 361.

"After successful completion of several months of dune work, construction on Phase I is ongoing now and will continue through the summer of 2008," Beasley says.

Three products are being offered in Phase I of the development. Single family home sites are priced from $250,000 to $750,000; 10 luxury town homes start around $600,000; and model homes are priced in the $1 to $2-million range.

About 30% of the Phase I home sites are now reserved, and only three beachfront lots remain. Lots may be reserved with a reservation agreement and accompanying $5,000 fully refundable reservation fee.

Lot dimensions range from 50 x 100 feet, to 60 x 120 feet. Homes should range from 2,400 to 4,000 square feet, depending on location, and can be two or three stories.

"Tortuga Dunes lends itself to a diversity of owners," Beasley says. "We expect about a third to be full-time residents. And, with a major component of our swim facility comprising a kids’ pool, Tortuga Dunes is very much designed for families with children."

With Corpus Christi and Port Aransas both nearby, golf, tennis, sport fishing and boating, the arts, fine dining, all sorts of shopping, and myriad professional services can be found within 30 minutes of the community."

One reservation holder has been tracking the development’s progress over the past year and reserved a lot over the phone, sight unseen.

The community is within 30 minutes of Corpus Christi International Airport, about 15 minutes from the Mustang Beach Airport, and only 15 minutes from Port Aransas and the new Arnold Palmer signature golf course.

Information

Go to www.tortugadunes.com to register to receive the architect’s pattern book of home designs. Or contact Cissy Beasley, director of sales, at 1-877-BUY-TUGA. Email cissybeasley@tortugadunes.com.

From Luxury Real Estate Showcase, Oilandgasinvestor.com, July 2008, pg. 43

Interested buyers win the grand prize giveaway

Tortuga Dunes awarded a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise for two to Lisa and Steve McCombs of San Antonio.

After visiting the Tortuga Dunes booth at the Corpus Christi International Boat Show last summer, the McCombs participated in a drawing for prizes including the grand reward giveaway of a Royal Caribbean cruise on the Voyager of the Seas.

Heading out of Galveston on December 14, 2008, The 7-night Western Caribbean cruise will take the McCombs to Cozumel, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya, Mexico; Yucatan (Progreso), Mexico; and back to Galveston.

Congratulations to the McCombs!

Applications for next year’s cruise has started. Please visit the Contact Us page and sign up to be the next cruise prize winner!

Tortuga Dunes will start subdivision before finishing sewer lift station

CORPUS CHRISTI — February 19th, 2008 Developers of a resort subdivision planned on Padre Island received approval to start building before finishing a sewer lift station.

That move needed city approval because it doesn’t follow usual protocol - that the lift station and other utilities are complete before subdivision construction starts.

The subdivision, Tortuga Dunes, calls for about 100 homes near Zahn Road and State Highway 361.

Speaking for the Tortuga Dunes developers, David Underbrink of Naismith Engineering said the lift station could take up to two years to finish. The plan calls to start construction on both the subdivision and the lift station at the same time, he said.

The agreement approved Tuesday allows developers to temporarily tap into a city water line while building model homes, some common areas, including swimming pools, bath houses, decks and dune walkover and a sales center. Developers must set up temporary wastewater services and pay for the city water used.

The subdivision plans call for moving some sand dunes, which provide essential natural protection from storms and erosion.

How sand dunes are moved and replaced during development falls under the county’s jurisdiction, but City Councilman Michael McCutchon asked several questions regarding this.

His brother serves as chairman of the county group that oversees dune changes.

Michael McCutchon said the project was an exemplary example of how stormwater should be handled to prevent erosion in a sensitive environment. He also expected the moving and replacement of dunes to turn out well.

"Right now it looks like a strip mining operation, but when it’s done it’s going to look like a dune ridge that protects the property," he said.

August 21st 2007

Coastal Living Representative Dawn Bar stands over the new model of the proposed Tortuga Dunes Masterplan. Also pictured are Charlie Kuper of Kuper Sotheby's Realty who is marketing the project and Eric Whittington of Dublin and Associates.

February 5th 2008

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January 28th 2008

November 21st 2007

On Thanksgiving day, the doors officially opened to the Tortuga Dunes Welcome Center! Please stop by to see our development model display to get a feel for what lies in store for Tortuga Dunes. Our staff is available daily to provide you information on the community and its progress.

Our Welcome Center freshly opened

Our back porch view

Our Welcome Center interior

September 16th 2007

August 18th 2007

Hosted by John Thurman. Featured Guests: Charlie Kuper and Cissy Beasley of Kuper Sotheby's.

July 27th 2007