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.comWest Point VA Clinic Now Serving PatientsAfter two years of construction, the sparkling new West Point Veterans Af-fairs Clinic, located on S. Padre Island Dr. at West Point Rd., started seeing patients this year in a limited capacity. The 65,000 square-foot, ultra-mod-ern facility carries an aqua-green motif, befitting its coastal location, and will soon fully replace the existing VA clinic located across the freeway.The new facility will offer all of the outpatient services provided currently, to include 14 primary care teams, mental health counselors and physicians, as well as services directed to homeless veterans. Additionally, MRI and wom-ens health services will be offered at the VA for the first time in Corpus Christi.The West Point Clinic was originally slated to open last December, but sup-ply chain issues affected the acquisition of items ranging from furniture to IT equipment, thus delaying the facilitys completion. Now that those chal-lenges have been overcome, the benefits of having a larger VA clinic that provides more services will positively impact tens of thousands of CoastalThe new, 65,000 square-foot West Point VA Clinic was delayed in its completion due to supply Bend veterans, as well as those retiring and relocating to the region. chain issues, but is now seeing patients. Soon, it will entirely replace the VA clinic across SPID.50THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'