RARE WATERFRONT LAND

Botanica Estate developer Janet Hogan this week recalled the day, ten years ago, she and husband Ralph “stood on a rock overlooking Pioneer Bay and dreamed of quitting Sydney and making a life here in the Whitsundays”.

Well, the dream came true and Janet and Ralph not only set up home in the tropics but more recently became one of the new breed of lifestyle developers in the region. The Hogans successfully launched stage one of their project, Botanica Waterfront, off Paluma Road, and then came second stage The Ridge, with most lots sold.

Following the recent collapse of the sale of Lot 5 at Botanica Waterfront the Hogans are offering the 2091 square metre site at a “knock down” price of $595,000 – the only block of absolute waterfront land currently available at the development.

“People often ask what a prime site beside the ocean is really worth and my answer is that in ten years’ time, when waterfront land in the Whitsundays is non-existent, people will kick themselves for not buying at prices currently available,” says Janet. “Since we made a commitment to the region 10 years ago prices for waterside land have gone up 1000% … what price the future?”

Further underlying their commitment to the project, the Hogans have recently moved into a house costing over $1 million to build at Botanica Waterfront, which has an esplanade of a mere 5 metres. At the request of other lot owners, Botanica Waterfront will shortly become a gated community to “ensure the privacy and quietness which attracted them here in the first place.”

Janet says she and Ralph “will never forget the first time we came to what was the Botanica wilderness … the most we ever saw was someone coming to empty a crab pot … and we’ve tried to preserve and enhance this magical environment for the enjoyment of a lucky few.”

For further details of Botanica Estate contact Mark Beale at Ray White Whitsunday, 308 Shute Harbour Road, Airlie Beach – phone 07 4948 8507 or 0404 498 790, email: mark.beale@raywhite.com, www.raywhitewhitsunday.com.