NPS Padre Island Employee Housing

Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS), about thirty miles southeast of Corpus Christ, Texas, separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Laguna Madre, one of a few hypersaline lagoons in the world. The park protects sixty-six miles of coastline (the longest undeveloped barrier island in the world), dunes, prairies, and wind tidal flats teeming with life. It is a safe nesting ground for the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle and a haven for over 380 bird species. It also has a rich history, including the Spanish shipwrecks of 1554. The project will replace the obsolete units with new housing units compliant to NPS Prototype Design Catalog. The modified design will be cost, energy and space efficient and provide necessary code compliant fire protection. Exterior finishes will maximize sustainability and minimize visual intrusion. Existing utilities will be upgraded and replaced at that location. The design will provide the required compliance with Architectural Barriers Act

Accessibility Standards (ABAAS). The replacement is consistent with the park’s Housing Needs Assessment. The project will include one permanent housing unit, one triplex seasonal housing unit, relevant sitework, building demolition, a two-car garage unit for the permanent housing unit and the replacement of existing utilities.