Gulfport comeback

[Faerie88]

I just started receiving the Sun Herald, and I have noticed all the condo plans for that area. It is upsetting, it was the same in Panama City beach, where you used to have wide open beach you now have row after row of condos and high rise hotels, you can't even see the beach anymore! I will check out Mary Mahoneys once I get down there though, it sounds quite interesting!

Originally Posted by aiangel_writer

I have been to Gulfport and Biloxi four times in the past three months and I have seen progress with each trip that I have taken.

Sadly, many of the homeowners cannot affort to rebuild and cannot afford the higher insurance rates, if they can get insurance. Therefore a lot of land is for sale that once had the beautiful antebellum homes. Many of the stores have decided not to rebuild, restaurants and convenience stores and gas stations cannot be found on Hwy 90. Some fast food places have rebuilt but not many.

High rise condos are being built on either side of 90, it makes me sick to my stomach each time Idrive by them.

The old Biloxi that I knew and fell in love with is gone. One bright spot, I ate at Mary Mahoneys trip before last and they are up and running, had signs posting the amount of water it had and boy it was sure engulfed.

[ggluvbug]

North of the RR tracks in Gulfport, things are fairing very well....considering what happened. My BIL, who hasn't been to the Coast since the hurricane, came back last week. He mentioned that Orange Grove area looks like it never even got touched. There are still people in FEMA trailers, but things are steadily improving. Down on 90, things are going more slowly, but the destruction was so massive that it will take years to build that back.

[Cain]

My folks who live in Biloxi have commented on how things are getting built.

They were lucky in that the neighborhood they lived in didn't get touched at all by the hurricane. Just by that fact alone they have been getting a lot of offers on there house and the house is not even on the market.

When I lived there (~ 3 years) it was good times. Food was great as always, and other than the occasional race issue was great place.

[Nomad6727]

Speaking of investments. I am about to close on a house above the I-10 in the new Mays Place Subdivision. With things starting to come back very slowly, are folks able to afford buying or renting in these new subdivisions? The market there is certainly tourist driven. Can those salaries support the payments or rent on a house?

Originally Posted by floridasue72

things are starting to come back slowly, very very slowly. The area heavily hit on HWY 90, not doing so good. I suppose most of those people are dealing with insurance cases still at this point. I live in two towns east, Ocean Springs, I drove down Front Beach Road and there is a decent amount of rebuilding going on. Ocean Springs is pushing forward with rebuilding. The bridge that connects Ocean Springs and Biloxi is due to be open this November. The Hard Rock Casino opened. They are building a Jimmy Buffet Casino. I personally think the area is a great opportunity for investors. St.Martin and Ocean Springs boast the better school districts in the area.