Houseboat community coming to Port City Marina

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A neighborhood unlike any other, that is what’s coming to Port City Marina in Downtown Wilmington.

The new neighborhood, The Strands, will be home to 75 houseboats. The new homes will have a motor and will be able to stay and travel on the water.

People will have the option to buy a one, two, or three bedroom home on the water. Port City Marina owner, Chuck Schoninger said construction for the houseboats began across the Cape Fear River last week.

Schoninger said he hopes to have 50 houseboats up and ready by the end of the year.

“We’ve had a lot, a lot of interest so we’re very excited about that,” Schoninger said. “You know, it’s just another unique way to live. And if you’re at that stage where, you know, you want to live on the water and you want that opportunity you don’t really necessarily have to be a boater to live on the water.”

The houseboats start at $258,000.

Schoninger said people will be able to sign up for the houseboats starting next week.