Pascagoula might not be Margaritaville, but it is Jimmy Buffet’s hometown. He even has a bridge named after him, which you’ll find by driving along Beach Boulevard or walking the Beachfront Promenade. The city is sandwiched between the Pascagoula River and the Gulf of Mexico, and with sandy beaches along its south side, you’re not far from reaching your own slice of paradise, no matter where you live in the city. Pascagoula is home to major employers like Ingalls Shipbuilding, the leading producer of ships for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corp and Coast Guard, and Chevron’s largest U.S. refinery. In addition to the industries that keep Pascagoula pumping, Lazaro Rovira, owner/broker of Rovira Team Realty, describes it as “a small city with a very involved government that’s constantly building the community, which attracts a lot of people.” Rovira, who is Latino, was drawn to the city years ago because it “goes out of the way to make everyone feel welcome and involved in the community.”
Pascagoula offers a range of homes
Houses in Pascagoula are a mix of older homes and new construction, with some clustered into subdivisions. “We don’t have the big subdivisions in Pascagoula,” says Rovira. “Every house has a unique look to it.” In addition to houses, there are apartments, condos and townhouses. Styles include cottage and ranch-style houses, split levels, Mediterranean-style with stucco roofing, Colonial Revivals with a second story front porch and New Traditional-style custom builds. Closing sale prices for recent listings range from $110,000 for a cottage-style house to $760,000 for a Colonial Revival with 5,500 square feet of living space. If you’re planning to build a custom home or make renovations to an existing home, you may be eligible for an exemption on City of Pascagoula ad valorem taxes. “The city is constantly trying to find ways to draw homebuyers,” Rovira explains. You can learn more by contacting the City of Pascagoula Planning & Building Department.
Learning in the Pascagoula-Gautier Public School District
The Pascagoula-Gautier Public School District has an A rating from the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Accreditation, and includes 19 schools at the elementary, academy, middle and high levels, plus specialty school campuses. Students can attend Central Elementary School from Kindergarten to 4th Grade, Trent Lott Academy for Grades 5-6, Colmer Middle School for Grades 7-8 and Pascagoula High School. Pascagoula High has a B grade on Niche, and it offers Career Academies geared to prepare students for college and the job market based on their interests. Resurrection Catholic School is an option for those interested in private school. The high school level of Resurrection, serving Grades 7-12, has a B-plus Niche grade, ranking high in clubs and activities, academics and sports.
Shopping at Anchor Square Shopping Complex
At Anchor Square Shopping Complex in the heart of downtown, you’ll find several local clothing, jewelry and antique stores in the collection of 16 Mississippi Cottages along a boardwalk. Other shopping options include Bealls Outlet and Walmart Supercenter. For grocery shopping, there are local stores like Wayne Lee’s Grocery & Market or familiar chain stores like Ramey’s Marketplace. At Bozo’s Grocery & Grill, you can buy fresh seafood to cook at home, or step into the restaurant next door for a bite to eat. Jacks by the Tracks offers a variety of sushi and other seafood items, and depending on when you dine in, you could have a live music performance for entertainment. Brady’s Steaks and Seafood has a variety of delicious food on their menu, from fresh seafood served daily to specialty dishes like Hamburger Steak and Pasta Alfredo. For tasty baked goods from donuts to custom cakes, stop by Andersons Bakery.
Visiting local parks and the Pascagoula River
With 200 acres of parks, you won’t lack for outdoor recreation options in Pascagoula. One that stands out is Beach Park, a 14-acre park with fantastic views of the Gulf of Mexico. Kids can play on the playground filled with plenty of climbing equipment, or cool off on the splash pad. Picnic tables are spread across the park, along with grills if you feel like having a cookout. Cross the street to the pier and spend the afternoon fishing, or take a stroll on the Beachfront Promenade. There are boat launches all over the city, so if boating’s your thing, it isn’t hard to head out to nearby barrier islands or go deep-sea fishing. Or you can set off on the Pascagoula River on your kayak and paddle the Blueway Trail. If you prefer land-based recreation, bike along the Historic Pascagoula Bike Trail and take a historic tour of Pascagoula.
Events sponsored by Main Street Pascagoula
If you enjoy being active in the community, consider volunteering for Main Street Pascagoula, a local non-profit organization that continuously works at improving and maintaining the downtown commercial district on Main Street. It hosts events year-round that draws the community together, like Third Fridays, the aptly named festival-style block parties that are held downtown on the third Friday of the month from March through October. Come by for live music, activities for kids, vendors and specials at downtown businesses.
Roxy and her husband, Ted Condrey are the owners and managers of Rain Residential. Rain Residential is a boutique real estate company consisting of a top producing sales brokerage with over $70 million in sales last year, manages over 400 single family residential properties along the MS Gulf Coast and manages multiple, award winning hotels.
Roxy Condrey is the managing broker and is an accomplished real estate professional with experience in residential and commercial sales with an added expertise in real estate marketing. Throughout her career, she has produced marketing strategies and implemented innovative techniques in order to add value to her clients’ investment and development properties.
In addition to a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Psychology from Louisiana State University, she is a graduate from the Realtor® Institute(GRI), received international and cultural education while traveling the world and participating in international field work pertaining to her marketing degree, and worked as the top sales agent for a Louisiana advertisement and sales company prior to her real estate career.
Her real estate career began on the Emerald Coast of Florida working for a decorated Florida developer and builder. After achieving top sales production in many of the subdivisions that she was involved in, she went on to receive her broker’s license in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. Upon moving to Mississippi Gulf Coast, Roxy continued her real estate success and was awarded the Top Producer Award for several years in a row from the Gulf Coast Association of Realtors and Biloxi Ocean Springs Association of Realtors.
Roxy and Ted are also highly invested in the local community through multiple developments, rental properties and are the owners of four hotels: The Inn at Ocean Springs, The Roost Boutique Hotel, The Beatnik and most recently purchased Gulf Hills Resort and Hotel. Each property is managed by Rain Travel Collection, the hospitality division of Rain Residential.
Under Rain Travel Collection’s management, these hotels have been awarded multiple awards and have been featured in magazines such as Southern Living, Coastal Living, Vogue and House Beautiful. Additionally, the Roost Boutique Hotel has been named as “The Most Beautifully Designed Hotel in the State” by Architectural Digest. Roxy has been an integral part of the brand, design and management for each of the hotels within the Rain Travel Collection portfolio.
Community Involvement
Avid supporter of the arts through WAMA, HOSA, and PAPOS
Appointed Board of Directors for the Ocean Springs Chamber
Appointed to Coastal Mississippi Board of Commissioners.
Served as a Past Board Member of the Biloxi Ocean Springs Association of Realtors and Biloxi Ocean Springs Junior Auxiliary
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