SELKIRK ISLAND RANCH ±676 ACRES IN M ATAGORDA COUNT Y, TEX A S DARIN GOSDA, CPA T +1 713 5771819 [email protected] SELKIRK ISL AND RANCH ESTABLISHED 1824 M ATAGORDA COUNT Y, TE X AS • ±676 Acres • $5.4 Million • 95 Miles from Houston; 170 Miles from Austin; 185 Miles from San Antonio • ±1,050 Foot Frontage on Colorado River – No Bulk Head Needed • ±5 Miles up the Colorado River from Matagorda Bay and the Intracoastal Canal • ±11 Miles up the Colorado River from the Gulf of Mexico • Paved County Road Access • Ideal for Recreational Hunting Club with Subdivided Waterfront Lots • Waterfront Property Can Be Subdivided Into 15 Waterfront Lots • Community Water System 6-inch Main and Underground Electric Service Already Installed • One Family Ownership Since 1824 • ±20 Miles of Hiking Trails/Bridle Paths/Roads • 3 Ponds, ±40-Acre Mile Long Water Level Managed Wetland • 5-Acre Pecan Orchard with 100+ Mature Trees • Plentiful Pecan and Live Oaks, Including Numerous Historic Live Oaks (Largest Oak With Approximate 14-Foot Circumference) • 1-D-1 Open Space Agricultural Valuation-Wildlife Management • Participant in Texas Managed Land Deer Permit Program • Abundant Hunting: Deer, Ducks, Alligators, Squirrels, Woodcocks, Swamp Rabbits, Hogs – 14 Years No Livestock • Rated by TPWD for Four Alligator Hunting Tags Annually • Unique Winter Woodcock Population • Premier Birding within the Globally Recognized Matagorda County Mad Island Marsh Christmas Bird Count Circle • Excluding Minerals 1,050 Feet of Frontage on the Colorado River 3-Mile Interior Road from North Entrance to South Entrance HISTORY & SITE OVERVIEW Selkirk Island Ranch – Your destination for recreation and relaxation. Walk out the back door to the Colorado River for bay and offshore boating, fishing and water sports, or out the front door to ±676 acres of beautiful rolling topography complimented by pastures, ponds, wetland and hardwoods, and filled with prime wildlife habitat. HISTORY Selkirk Island Ranch is a historic Texas pioneer ranch founded in 1824 in Matagorda County along the Colorado River. The Ranch was founded by William Selkirk, who received the land by Mexican Land Grant when he came to Texas as one of Stephen F. Austin’s original “Old Three Hundred” settlers. The Ranch has remained in the same family for the past 190 years, seven generations of Selkirk’s descendants. The Ranch is a unique Texas recreational and hunting gem. LOCATION Located on Field (Selkirk) Island in Matagorda County, Texas, the Ranch is comprised of a ±676 acre private wildlife management area with 1,050 feet of waterfront property. The Property is on the Colorado River, five miles upstream from Matagorda Bay and the Intracoastal Canal. The estuarine habitat and wetland of Matagorda Bay is one of Texas’ most treasured fishing spots. PAGE 4 SELKIRK ISLAND SUBDIVISION The Ranch is adjacent to the Selkirk Island Subdivision (Subdivision), a deed-restricted waterfront community established in the early 1970’s by the Ranch owners. Recently constructed waterfront homes in the Subdivision are in the $300,000 to $500,000 range. There are few available waterfront lots remaining in the Subdivision. The perimeter of the Ranch adjoining the Subdivision is fenced, and the heavily wooded Ranch property provides privacy and isolation from the Subdivision. The Subdivision benefits the Ranch property by providing paved county road access; readily available water, electric, telephone and internet services; and access to the Colorado River by the private Subdivision boat ramp and dock. The river provides access to the Intracoastal Canal, East and West Matagorda Bays and the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico through the mouth of the river. There are two entrances to the Ranch – one near the entrance to the Subdivision (the North Entrance), and the other at the south end of County Road 243 (a county-maintained paved road, aka “Selkirk Road”) that runs through the subdivision along the river (the South Entrance). At the South Entrance, where the Selkirk Road cul-de-sac adjoins the Ranch property, the Ranch has approximately 1,050 feet of frontage on the Colorado River (Waterfront Property), an excellent location for waterfront homes. Selkirk Road could easily be extended through the Waterfront Property. The Waterfront Property has unusually high elevation for waterfront property on the Colorado River due to dredging of the river many years ago and spreading the dredge soil on the Waterfront Property. The view across the river from the Waterfront Property is optimal, as the other side of the river is undeveloped, and likely will be so for some time, due to access issues. While certain developments on the river suffer from bank erosion and high bulkheading costs, the Waterfront Property is located on a stretch of the river that enjoys slow accretion with no need for bulkheading. Under the Matagorda County subdivision policies, the Waterfront Property could be divided into as many as fifteen, half-acre waterfront lots. 1,05 0 F O OT WAT ERFR ON T SUI TA BL E F OR UP TO 15 L OT S PAGE 5 POINT OF ENTRANCE POINT OF ENTRANCE SELKIRK ISLAND RANCH ±676 ACRES LOCATION OVERVIEW • Located on the Colorado River • 5 Miles Upstream the Colorado River from Matagorda Bay and the Intracoastal Canal • 11 Miles Upstream the Colorado River from the Gulf of Mexico • 22 Miles from Bay City • 95 Miles from Houston • 170 Miles from Austin 1,050 FEET OF WATER FRONTAGE SUITABLE FOR UP TO 15 LOTS • 185 Miles from San Antonio PAGE 6 Private Boat Ramp and Dock for Selkirk Island Subdivision Lot Owners Riverfront Homes in Neighboring Subdivision PAGE 7 Adjacent Selkirk Road Cul-De-Sac Paved Road Through Subdivision to South Entrance • Participant in Managed Land Permit Program Houses Within the Neighboring Selkirk Island Subdivision Texas Deer Beautiful Homes Along the Colorado River PAGE 8 Pecan Orchard Historic Oak Trees A BUNDA N T HUN T ING ON PR OPER T Y: DEER , A L L I G ATOR S, HO G S, WAT ERF OW L / UPL A ND G A ME PAGE 9 Thick Wooded Areas Aligned with the Large Open Areas Make for Great Hunting PAGE 10 Waterfowl Habitat Bottom Hardwoods Wetland PAGE 11 2800 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 2300 HOUSTON, TX 77056
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