The Model Home is the ONLY HOME left in Gilchrist, Texas

FD: PR does not get better than this... you are looking at a model home built inin Gilchrist Texas. This home is placed on top of concrete and steel pillars which rise up to 25ft above and below the ground level providing an unprecedented level of protection.

And, to prove the builder's point, it is the only house left in Gilchrist, Texas.

A single house is left standing on the waterfront near Gilchrist, Texas, USA on 14 September 2008 following the destruction along the Texas coast. As Hurricane Ike slowed to a tropical depression after carving a path of destruction through Texas, rescuers were using everything from dump trucks to boats and helicopters to reach stranded residents.

Audubon Village Bolivar Peninsula Beachfront Resort:Audubon Village offers six unique house plans, with amenities to suit your individual tastes. All homes in Audubon Village will have striking panoramic views of pristine, undisturbed Texas coastal prairie, along with magnificent sunrises over the Gulf and beautiful sunsets over the Bay. Audubon Village offers insurance certified - hurricane resistant homes which are also behind a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) installed geo-tube re-enforced beachfront in Audubon Village Bolivar Peninsula Beachfront Resort:Audubon Village offers six unique house plans, with amenities to suit your individual tastes. All homes in Audubon Village will have striking panoramic views of pristine, undisturbed Texas coastal prairie, along with magnificent sunrises over the Gulf and beautiful sunsets over the Bay. Audubon Village offers insurance certified - hurricane resistant homes which are also behind a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) installed geo-tube re-enforced beachfront in Gilchrist Texas. The homes are placed on top of concrete and steel pillars which rise up to 25ft above and below the ground level providing an unprecedented level of protection. Prices for homes complete with lot range from $132K! The homes are placed on top of concrete and steel pillars which rise up to 25ft above and below the ground level providing an unprecedented level of protection. Prices for homes complete with lot range from $132K!

The State of Texas and an innovative local developer on the Bolivar Peninsula Galveston County have put in place a hurricane resistant coastline and housing products that could become the model answer to the nation’s coastal hurricane damage costs and insurance problems. Crown Team Texas from Beaumont is now building affordable hurricane and flood resistance homes which are built locally in sections and bolted onto sky-scraper inspired concrete and steel pillars 25ft above and below the ground. The homes are certified hurricane resistant up to a category 4 hurricane by the I.B.H.S. The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is a nonprofit association that engages in communication, education, engineering and research. These attractive homes are placed at Audubon Village Gilchrist on the Bolivar Peninsula in a seaside neighborhood behind a geo-tube protected beachfront which is replenished with sand from dredging operations that are routinely done for the nation’s intracoastal waterway. The Corps of Engineers installed a geo-tube on the coastline extending five miles on each side of rollover pass in Gilchrist Texas. The project provides protection of public beach and public infrastructure using a natural beach restoration technique. The project uses the cost-effective and beneficial use of dredged material and has been deemed as one of the most successful projects implemented by the Government to protect and enhance the Texas Coastline. "If we had not had the tube it would have gotten two to three rows of homes," said Oehlers, president of the Gilchrist Association, in a telephone interview. "We didn't realize how bad it was because we had the tube," said Oehlers, who has lived in Gilchrist for 26 years. “With a geo-tube enhanced beachfront and the added protection of hurricane resistant homes placed at almost flood proof heights, you have a combination that even the most cautious insurer can’t deny.” says Jim Hayes, Senior Partner of Crown Team Texas, developer of the Audubon Village. “Best of all is the peace of mind that the homeowner can enjoy knowing that their home and beachfront are enhanced to endure nature's worst and we hope that this combination of government action and commercial home design is looked into as a long term solution to the rising costs from hurricane damages as more and more homeowners head to the coast.” Says Michael Stuart, CEO of TexasGulfCoastOnline.com Read how Coastal Homes Are Becoming Safer And A Better Investment