Mostly Makai

Walk to the Beach - Part 2 April 23, 2008

Posted by brobinson in : Puako , trackback

If you simply MUST be walking distance from the beach but don’t want to be within a Kohala Coast resort, Puako is your town.

Here the “mostly makai” of our blog title is taken to an extreme when it comes to pricing. Houses line both sides of the road (yes, there is The Road, not roads plural). Mauka of the road, where a walk to the beach requires you to cross the street, the price of a lot with a tear-down cottage is in the $1 million range. For example, recently under contract is an 816 sq ft cottage on 14,000 sq ft lot that was listed for $1,050,000.

On the beach side of the road, that little cottage on one-third of an acre will cost three times that. A nice beach home? As in the resorts, you are now in the $6-8 million and up range.

The big splash of the season down Puako way (aside from those made by breaching humpbacks) was the release of the eight lots of One Puako Bay. This is a gated enclave, thus offering a bit more security for its residents. And yes, the location is spectacular. These are not large lots, approximately half to two-thirds of an acre, in keeping with the Puako aesthetic. Coming up on 80 days none have sold yet, so if building is your dream, you can have the pick of the litter!