Posted Jan 12, 2024, 1:51 PM
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La Porte / Sylvan Beach
https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/...Pos=0#cxrecs_s
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Sylvan Beach to get $30 million makeover to make it competitive with Kemah
By Florian Martin – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Jan 11, 2024
Harris County’s only beach, Sylvan Beach in La Porte, may soon rival the Kemah Boardwalk — at least that’s what Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia envisions.
The more than 30-acre park is located on Galveston Bay near the intersection of state Highway 146 and West Fairmont Parkway, next to La Porte High School.
It currently features two enclosed sandy beaches, an air-conditioned pavilion, picnic tables, a playground, a fishing pier, a boat ramp, a concrete promenade along the shore and a skatepark surrounded by a large parking lot. There’s also a bait shop on the property.
A $30 million master plan has the goal to once again make Sylvan Beach the kind of regional destination it used to be in the early 20th century.
Among the changes that are funded at this point are a stage with a shell-shaped cover for concerts and other performances, a water spray plaza and an improved, inclusive playground for children of different ages and abilities.
Other potential upgrades include beach volleyball fields, an event pier, a boardwalk, beach promenade, event lawn, kayak launch and an extended beachfront to both minimize the danger from riptides — which have led to drownings there, Garcia said — and increase the small swimming area.
Parking lots will be rearranged, but the number of on-site spots — currently 995 — will likely not change, the commissioner said.
There could also be an area for food trucks or local vendors.
The expectation is to finish the design by the end of the year and hopefully start construction early to mid-2025.
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