experience

Port Clinton/Sandusky Bay

Sandusky, OH

VWB Research, in cooperation with Bird-Houk Collaborative, completed an extensive market feasibility study for an 800-acre residential and commercial development to be located on a unique site at Sandusky Bay in northern Ohio. Since there are very few undeveloped Lake Erie sites of this scope, a unique opportunity was presented to create a comprehensive housing community that included single-family homes, condominiums, manufactured homes, marinas, a golf course and other recreational amenities.

During the course of this analysis, VWB Research profiled similar resort developments throughout the Midwest and South. Our field surveys included more than 250 different developments. Our recommendations included the number of supportable residential units by concept, location and price point. Additional analysis was provided for a marina, golf course and other resort amenities. The project is currently in predevelopment and the developer is securing permits from the Army Corp of Engineers that will provide for the flooding of a quarry that will be linked to Sandusky Bay.