Punta Gorda Isles

In 1958, P.G.I., Inc., recognized as one of Florida's premier developers, began planning the communities of Punta Gorda Isles and Burnt Store Isles by carving channels through the mangrove "forest" of Punta Gorda. They engineered our 52-plus miles of concrete seawall saltwater canals, creating what Money Magazine calls the "idyllic" neighborhoods of Punta Gorda Isles (PGI) and Burnt Store Isles (BSI). Shortly after the final phase of construction was completed in 1982, the state of Florida recognized the value in securing the coastlines and legislated powerful regulations against future development of mangrove coastline areas. Development of communities like Punta Gorda Isles can never again occur, making Punta Gorda Isles homes for sale unique and highly desireable.

Punta Gorda Isles encompasses a peninsula surrounded by beautiful Charlotte Harbor. Punta Gorda Isles is bound by enforced deed restrictions, intended to maintain the lush, tropical appearance and increasing real estate values of Punta Gorda Isles homes for sale. Punta Gorda Isles offers both single-family and multi-family homes in the forms of condos, villas, and duplexes. Most of the properties are situated on wide saltwater canals that lead directly to Charlotte Harbor and then on to the Gulf of Mexico, less than an hour away by powerboat. The remaining homesites are spread out over two beautiful golf courses and a small attractive greenbelt area.

The canal system of Punta Gorda Isles is legendary. It is over 52 miles long, and each canal is a minimum of 100 feet wide with depths averaging at least 12 feet. The concrete seawalls are maintained by the city to ensure their continued structural integrity, which is a huge advantage to prospective buyers of Punta Gorda Isles homes for sale. Daily tidal flows flush clean, saltwater throughout the waterways and bring in hundreds of species of fish. 


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