The properties below border the beautiful Contraband Bayou. Consider:
- Admissions for the two nearby casinos totaled 544,743 in December 2022.
- The room count for nearby hotels totals 3000+- rooms within 1.5 miles!
- Impressive nearby commercial, medical, restaurant, and retail establishments.
- easy access to I-210, Lake Street, W Prien Lake Road, L'Auberge Blvd/Nelson Road.
- new 4-lane road with a median, sidewalks, and an internal traffic circle.
The parcels are in ascending order based on the number of acres.
Imagine the setting that 4.32 acres with 800' along the beautiful and historic Contraband Bayou offers your enterprise! Whether you have a restaurant, pastry or malt shop, or any business that would benefit by providing a never-before-available view to your customers, this property deserves your immediate attention!
Area 4 is to the immediate North of the property purchased by Shuck and Boil of Lake Charles.
The positive local reaction to the announcement that the Lake Area will soon have a high-caliber restaurant on the water is such that this location lends itself to other food and beverage operations.
Click on the image to the left or this link to open a brochure specific to this Contraband Pointe property.
The parcel size presented here should be considered as an example only as additional property or smaller parcels can be achieved.
The combination of Area 4 and 8D South includes approx 1000 feet on Contraband Bayou! Boutique and other specialty shops, as well as food and beverage enterprises, will find this a compelling waterfront setting to attract customers.
Some of those customers will come from nearby hotels. Others will come from the existing retail, restaurant, and medical hub along Neilson and W. Prien Lake Road.
Given the demand for waterfront restaurants in Lake Charles, Area 4 and 8D South is projected to join Shucks as a popular dining destination. And now that Contraband Parkway that connects W. Prien Lake to L'Auberge Blvd is completed, that customer base will be even closer!
If less property is needed, check out Area 4 or Area 4A or call Mary Kay Hopkins to discuss your waterfront needs.
As long as property sales are contiguous to land already closed, property dimensions can be adjusted.
Buyers are responsible for infrastructure, including the N/S road.
Click on the image to the left or this link to open a brochure.
If purchasing all of Area 4 or Area 4 plus Area 8D-South, a North/South road is not required.
Cross-access is required.
This seven-acre + parcel includes a breathtaking view of Contraband Bayou
Area 7 is on the West side of Contraband Pointe and borders the Bayou. As is the case with most of the conceptual parcels within Contraband Pointe, size and configuration are negotiable.
Zoned business, a variety of land uses are possible. Hospitality, entertainment, culinary, recreation, a marina and related water activities, restaurants, residential, and VRBO cottages are a sampling.
In keeping with city code and the goal of achieving a walkable community, buyers are responsible for sidewalks and roads.
Area 8D North is the reference name of this breathtaking parcel, as the street name is TBD. It is an 8+acre tract on the northeast point of Contraband Pointe and offers approximately 1448 feet of bayou frontage on the North and East portion of the 8-acre tract. Access will be via a new road the buyer will build on the North side of Contraband Parkway.
The Louisiana DOT has approved a Traffic Impact Analysis, and a wetland's jurisdictional determination achieved. As the images show, the bulk of the wetlands are along the shoreline.This 66+- acre parcel is on the Northside of Contraband Parkway near L'Auberge Blvd leading to the Lake Area's two casino and golf resorts. With over 4,000' along Contraband Bayou and over 1,000' along Contraband Parkway, this first-time listing offers endless potential.
This property offers exceptional proximity to the casinos and golf resorts, major retailers such as Hobby Lobby, Walmart, Sam's, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, and many others.
A few development possibilities follow in the read more section and on the custom brochure. All are offered as methods to create a hospitality, entertainment, and retail hub that caters to convention and casino visitors while contributing to the quality of life for SW Louisiana residents eager to embrace water-related, recreation, and culinary activities.
Besides the driver-friendly access from the internal traffic circle on Contraband Pointe, visitors can easily access the property from the traffic circle at W. Prien Lake Road and Contraband Parkway from the South, or L'Auberge Blvd from the West. Development projects will benefit from being close to I-210, not to mention the 3000+- hotel rooms within 1.5 miles.
The drone photo to the right shows the center portion of the property and the northern boundary along Contraband Bayou. L'Auberge, Golden Nugget, and the I-210 bridge are in the background.
With construction on the Nelson Road extension bridge expected soon, this location becomes even more enviable by offering easy access from the prestigious Shell Beach drive area and Downtown Lake Charles via W Sallier.
Click on the image to the left or this link to open a custom brochure detailing this property.
A few ideas for a hospitality development or Lifestyle Center that focuses on the waterways, recreation, entertainment, and culinary aspects of Southwest Louisiana follow. Imagine:
