A moat around your sanctuary is super-badass and a private island is basically the biggest moat you can get – but what about a private island with a moat?… Now we’re talking “dinosaurs with lasers” level of Awesome.
Of course, being a moat isn’t the intended use of the feature (it’s really just a wave barrier), but don’t kill the dream! Meh, besides, it’s overpriced anyway.
This newly listed private island is nice, but not worth the $12 million asking price for it’s size and location.Or maybe the exact opposite: it’s worth that much because of it’s size and location?
Idk. But a lot of Caribbean islands with large sandy beaches and structures already on them sell for just a few million – but they’re an hour boat trip into the ocean, while this little blip is only about a quarter-mile off the shore of Marathon, Fla.
So I suppose the appeal is privacy without being too far away (less than a mile) from the continental United States. The home is built onto a coral reef and sits 15 feet above the “blue, blue sea, offering 360-degree views”. It has a dock and a helipad, though they both seem like a hassle for a place that is just a quarter mile away from shore unless there is a helicopter docking station and/or a marina nearby. The best setup would be to own one of the houses on the coast nearby and then just boat out to your private island party-house (or guest-house to keep your in-laws at a pleasant distance?). Ug. alright. fine… I’ll take it.
