Property Description
Opportunities such as this are few and far between as Ocracoke Island becomes more and more sought after as an ultimate vacation destination. With 17 miles of pristine beach that is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Ocracoke has managed to maintain it’s quaint village atmosphere while allowing for moderate and tasteful development to accommodate it’s growth. Ocracoke is home to a variety of successful businesses that support and encourage the wide variety of visitors received throughout the busy tourist season which include several excellent restaurants, pubs with late night, eco-tourism, bike rentals, apparel, arts and crafts, event planning, food markets, marinas, pet kennel, recreational fishing and boating to name a few. These elements coupled with the astounding natural beauty of the island and it’s environment create a rare and much sought after vacation destination.
The property consists of over 1.5 acres bridging both sides of Highway 12 in the heart of Ocracoke’s business district and is easy walking distance to all of the island’s attractions.
The Silver Lake Motel was built in 1984 and has 20 standard motel rooms, a main office reception area and a studio suite which over looks Silver Lake Harbor. The two story frame building has a gross building area of 6,730 square feet. The Silver Lake Inn was added to the property in 1990. This 16,095 square foot building was designed to offer accommodations in the form of suites containing a master bedroom, full kitchen, spacious living room and private deck overlooking Silver Lake Harbor. The Silver Lake Inn is currently permitted for 27 lodging units: 12 suites, 12 standard rooms and 3 efficiency units. The present floor plan is configured so the standard rooms can be added to the suites via adjoining doors or “locked out” and rented as standard rooms.
The Jolly Roger is permitted as an 85 seat restaurant with 55 seats under cover and the remaining on adjoining open air deck. The restaurant consists of a 7,027 square foot waterfront site improved with a 911 square foot restaurant, 1,125 square feet of open decking and 459 square feet of covered decking. The restaurant includes and indoor kitchen, food prep area, walk-in freezer and refrigerator, and service bar area. The Jolly Roger Pub and Marina is a very valuable waterfront location with unobstructed views of Silver Lake Harbor. The restaurant produces a large cash flow typically serving between 650 and 950 people daily during the summer season. The Jolly Roger Pub and Marina has it’s own 93 ft dock that accommodates seven seasonal, monthly and year-round slip rentals for local captains operating out of the marina.
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