Construction i
North Carolina
THE NORTHEAST
If one beach development more than
another has the public attention along
the Northeast Coast at this moment, it
is Colington Harbour; because, if for
no other reason, you can’t miss the
large-scale promotion campaign which
its developers are pushing by radio,
television, printed media, and even by
helicopter trips from distant points to
view the property, which well lives up
to its notices.
Much of the same praise has been
sung for years, although in a lower
key, by people who have ventured
along the road cast of Wright Memorial
to discover Colington Island. It was a
world apart from the booming beach
community where sandy hills, woods,
greenery, and a few fishing boats and
houses blended with the waters of
Albemarle Sound and Kitty Hawk Bay
as though they were painted there.
Several years ago developers ac¬
quired a desirable piece of the island
and started the Lord Proprietors’
Colony. The venture flared briefly then
failed, apparently handicapped by lack
of working capital.
The land was eventually bought by
Colony Developers, Inc., of Norfolk.
Colington Harbour lives up to its notices, which are myriad.
PART I
Updating the Beach Development Story
A 1968 report on a scene which STATE
readers, through these pages, have ob¬
served for years.
By W. B. WRIGIIT
Lagoon lots at Southern Shores Soundside
afford access by bout to the Currituck
Sound.
Construction started last May; and
Recreational Investments. Inc,, Nor¬
folk, the sales agency, was already
selling lots by July, The pace has
scarcely slackened since then. At this
writing, 447 lots had been sold. Prices
range from around $3,000 to $8,000
for a 50-foot frontage, and some are
priced higher.
Big Budget
If the developers have been free¬
handed in advertising, they have been
no less generous in their construction
budget, Planned by Jerry Turner, of
Raleigh, building sites arc fitted to the
pleasing contour and vegetation, and
3 l-i miles of paved roads already curve
gracefully through the property. Upon
completion of the project, and expendi¬
ture of “several million dollars,” there
will be 12 miles of paving winding
through 610 acres of land.
The plan calls for 13 canals to be
dug to a depth of 6 feet. Thus, 80 per
cent of the lots will have access to the
sound. Prospective buyers are en¬
couraged by such refinements as 37,-
200 feet of concrete bulkheads
stabilizing the canals, fire hydrants
dotting the landscape, a central water
distribution system .
This spring a spacious clubhouse of
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THE STATE, MAY 15,
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