Port Blakely Properties

Historic Port Blakely Tree Farm properties are now available. While the rest of the island has been developed over the last 150 years, the land owned by Port Blakely Tree Farms LP, comprising over 1000 acres has been kept in pristine condition with little change.

Now there is a rare opportunity to own some of the last and best acreage parcels on Bainbridge Island. Some of these parcels are as large as 5 to 10 acres. A few will have views of Seattle and many will be private with southern or western exposure and little or no through traffic nearby.

Ten years ago, people despaired of finding good large acreage parcels for sale. The good land had already been used up. These parcels are being purchased for sale mostly by individuals who want to build their own homes now or in the future. Most areas have restrictions which keep the properties from being further subdivided, so the area will look virtually the same in 30 years. When these are gone, we will be back to the way things were ten years ago, looking for the odd large parcel here and there.

The total acreage is zoned for over 550 homes. After the planned projects are done, there should be fewer than 200 homes in the same area of 1050 acres, with protections designed to keep it that way.

Some of these sites are available as vacant land with paved access roads and underground utilities.

All the areas share a common trail system which connects the entire area from Fort Ward State Park, through waterfront Blakely Harbor Park, up to the land along Rockaway Bluff Road and over to the adjacent 350 acre IslandWood (formerly The Puget Sound Environmental Learning Center) Here are three areas being developed:

• Blakely Hill
  These properties all slope gently to the south with plenty of opportunity to create sunny exposure
• West Blakely Lots
  Very sunny area just east of the historic West Blakely area.
• Sunny Hill
  Originally known as the Sunny Hill Dairy Farm, the property sits on a plateau, one of the highest points in the area.
• West Harbor
  This land is part of the Port Blakely neighborhood, bounded on two sides by open space and the Blakely Harbor Park.