re: How many more high rise condos will Orange Beach cram in there?

I don’t get the allure of going to a beach with no people and just sitting out there all day… pretty boring if you ask me


I want people watching, kids for mine to play with, girls for my teenager to flirt with, a bar and grill by the pool, restaurants to go to,etc

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People are “struggling” but will still pay 10k a week to rent a condo in gulf shores

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I was just thinking this weekend about the number of vacations people seem to go on each year. Seems like people go on 3 or 4 vacations a year instead of just the one.

Winter Break, Spring Break, Memorial Day, Late Summer vacation, etc.

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I honestly did not connect the dots between her and CC

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because there are no dots to connect

Will be interesting to see what happens after the next cat 4 plows through there, especially given what insurance costs now vs back in '04 when Ivan tore it up.

Hideous what they've done to that area. Greedy. Why not just save a little bit of natural habitat? Better for long-term erosion control and storm surge protection anyway.

Lot of Yankees here now on the island..

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Lot of Yankees here now on the island..

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Mobile is north but not that far north

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Hideous what they've done to that area. Greedy. Why not just save a little bit of natural habitat? Better for long-term erosion control and storm surge protection anyway.

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There is a big state park between Gulf Shores and Orange Beach.

Not that long ago, Flora Bama was kind of by itself.

Now there are condos right next door.

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How many stories are considered a high rise?

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International Building Code has an official number:



The floors above that 75' have to be occupiable, so it doesn't count if it's just mechanical/elevator rooms. There are pricey electrical and sprinkler requirements that kick in once a building is a "high rise", so you see a lot of buildings that fall just short of that.

I don't do much residential/condo type work, but from what I recall, condos more than 3 stories hit thresholds that see big jumps in costs. So you won't see many new 4 story condos because they're not financially viable (once you go beyond 3, you need to go higher than 4). I know that the NOLA WHD does have a decent amount of 4 story condos (I've lived in one), but those were built 100+ years ago.

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I don’t get the allure of going to a beach with no people and just sitting out there all day… pretty boring if you ask me

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That's exactly why I want to go to the beach. Quiet relaxation with limited crowds. I avoid the Gulf Shores/Orange Beach condos and opt for standalone homes in Fort Morgan, usually around mid-October to late-November. I'm OK with not getting into the water at all, but I always end up getting in there for a brief spell. I usually start to back out once the waves hit my balls, but sometimes get to nipple height.

I've never done Dauphin but they look like a nice, cheaper option. But the island doesn't have much of anything in the way of entertainment. Even during the offseason, Fort Morgan has more to do.