The heirs of Alice Roosevelt were conservationists and, while developing the central section of Pine Knoll Shores, realized the best way to care for common areas and safeguard the natural environment was to create homeowner associations and develop covenants to guide them. This practice reached its height with the property that would become Beacon's Reach. A Master Association, working with its various constituent HOAs, would be responsible for internal roads—their paving, lighting and parking enforcement—for waste-water treatment as well as for parks, marinas, tennis courts, pools and other amenities. Consequently, the most complex homeowner structure in Pine Knoll Shores emerged with the development of Beacon’s Reach, Pine Knoll Shores, NC.
In 1975, the Mansfield family bought property in Pine Knoll Shores, NC and began building an inn that became a Ramada (now the Clamdigger). Further west, the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina already owned property that would become the Trinity Center. On a stretch of land consisting of dense maritime forest, north and south of Salter Path Road from Trinity Center property to Mansfield property and beyond to what would become Maritime Place, the Roosevelts began a major new development, adhering to the strict conservationist principles followed in developing central Pine Knoll Shores now known as Beacon’s Reach—appropriately named since Cape Lookout’s beacon does indeed reach this point. So, with Maritime West, Maritime Place and the wastewater-plant land, the total area of Beacon’s Reach is about 200 acres—1.62 miles of oceanfront property and one mile of sound-front property. The total area represents slightly less than one-sixth of Pine Knoll Shores.
To commence development in Beacon's Reach, Pine Knoll Shores, NC the Roosevelts created West Pine Knoll Shores’ Association, predecessor of today’s Beacon’s Reach Master Association. For each area under development in Beacon’s Reach, they created a separate corporation. For example, when they were to begin condo development at Beacon’s Reach, Ocean Grove was to be the first, so they established the Ocean Grove Association.
The Roosevelts made decisions on ocean and sound sites based on how property was selling. Ocean Grove started in the 1978-79 timeframe and was completed in 1983. Ocean Grove West was started in 1983 and completed in 1986. In 1980, work started on The Breakers, on the ocean side, and Westport I, on the sound close to the marina. By 1982, The Breakers and buildings A and C of Westport I were completed, and Westport III started going up. When that project was completed in 1983, work began on Westport IV. Back on the ocean side, Maritime West went up in the 1984-86 timeframe while, on the sound, work started on Fiddlers’ Walk.
Single-family homes continued to be built throughout the 90s. By the turn of the century, very few lots remained undeveloped. In total, Beacon’s Reach consists of 466 units—321 condo units and 145 single-family lots. As in eastern sections of Pine Knoll Shores, developers and property owners have taken great care to maintain the maritime forest, so homes are not visible or are just barely visible from Salter Path Road.
As I write this, 8 homes are for sale in Beacons Reach, ranging in price from $476,000 to $796,000. When you are ready to explore the possibility of buying or selling in Beacon's Reach in Pine Knoll Shores, call me or text me @ 919-308-2292 or send an email to DRaczkowski@fathomrealty.com.
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