b'C o m m u n i t yLeft: Recent overhead view of entire project. Above: New bridges passing over the new connection between Padre Isles canals and Lake Padre. Below: Exterior design concept.erations for this day to come, are the hospitality andsingle-family,canal-fronthomeoptionsstartingin commercial opportunities that will come with Whitecapthe 2,000-square-foot range for about $1 million, up NPI. A hotel site is designated on the north end of theto 3,000-square-feet priced from $2 to $3 millional-site, off Commodoresthe hope is that North Padre canmost all with boat docks, many with lifts. Duplexes and attract its first four-star, resort hotel. High-end retail andmarina-front condominiums will be offered later.restaurants are the plan near the canal connection toWhile the $800 million figure has been most touted to Lake Padre, along with a marina. An expansive wildlifedescribe the financial scale of Whitecap NPImaking it preserve will occupy the southern end of the commu- easily the single biggest non-industrial project in Cor-nity, complete with trails and amenities that will allowpus Christis historythe real confidence in its success ease of access to this most pristine saltwater ecosystem. comes from the competency and capacity of the team Phase One sales at Whitecap NPI will start with 200behind it, which is of equally historical significance for lots of 35 to 65 feet in width, and builders are beingthe Coastal Bend. Full details and updates can be found interviewed now. In the first phase, buyers will findon the project web site: WhitecapLivingNPI.comBarisi Village TIRZ On Route to Approval Dallas developer Jeff Blackard, who recently completed construction of the mag-nificent Lighthouse Pointe Luxury Apartments on North Beach, is the visionary After almost a decade of delays that started with lawsuits between homeownersbehind Barisi Village. A vital financial component of the project is the establishment sponsored by a wealthy outsider, in both state and federal court, and includedof a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ), which sets aside additional property amending the Texas Property Code to more easily allow the redevelop of closed- tax revenue generated by improvements to reimburse developers for infrastructure down golf courses, to lawsuits between investors, the former Pharaoh Valley Golfinvestments within the zone. Both the City of Corpus Christi and Nueces County vot-Course is at last on its way to new life as Barisi Village, a mixed-use developmented to participate in the Barisi Village TIRZ, although Del Mar College voted to not inspired by a classic European villageright on Oso Bay! participate. The total $800 million project should break ground this year. Barisi.cc54THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'