Beacon Island in League City

League City island idea calls for luxury living plan to include high-rise housing, boardwalk and room for boats. The owners of a 35-acre island in League City’s South Shore Harbour have revealed plans for the property, a concept, they say, that is new for the Houston area. They envision the Clear Lake island as an exclusive walkable community with single-family homes, high-rise condominiums and town homes modeled after Charleston, S.C., architecture.
There will be no commercial development on the gated property, which they’ve renamed Beacon Island. (It used to be known as Lighthouse Island.) A 24-year-old lighthouse on the property will remain part of the project.
Parcels will be sold to developers who will build the homes and towers, said Houston-based Verandah Cos., which owns the land with Crow Holdings of Dallas. Zeigler Cooper Architects designed a master plan that builders must adhere to.
In keeping with the Carolina coastal theme, the homes will be painted in muted pastels and have wide porches.
Gas lamps will line the streets. The plan calls for 800 units, 85 boat slips and a boardwalk that’s now under construction. In addition to 12 large estate lots, which will sell for between $500,000 and $700,000, the concept includes townhomes, two midrise structures and two 25-story high-rises with 180 units apiece.
Housing prices are expected to range from $300,000 to $3 million. Verandah’s Robert Stratton expects most people to make the island their primary home. “We’re looking for doctors, NASA people, engineers. Downtown commuters looking for primary residences,” he said.