Ono Island’s Newest Listings For Sale: A Local Advisor’s Take

Ono Island’s Newest Listings: A Local Advisor’s Take (Past 30 Days as of October 15, 2025)

As an Ono Island homeowner and real estate advisor, I study every new opportunity that hits the market. Below is my straight-from-the-dock perspective on the newest listings over the last 30 days. If a property catches your eye, explore current Ono Island homes and land here: Ono Island — https://www.searchthegulf.com/ono-island/. For broader community context, see Orange Beach — https://www.searchthegulf.com/orange-beach/ and Boating — https://www.searchthegulf.com/boating-accommodations-on-the-gulf-coast/.

3983 Oleander Court — Bayfront Modern, Near the Bridge

MLS 385551 | Offered at $5,500,000 | 5 BD | 4.5 BA | ~3,972 SF | Built…

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Boater’s Field Manual to Ono Island Canals — Bayou St. John Access, Depths & Dock Design

THE BOATER’S FIELD MANUAL TO ONO ISLAND’S SIX CANALS

How boats actually reach these canals 

If your dock is on the north side of Ono Island, your boat lives on water that empties directly into Bayou St. John. From there you run east or west—Perdido Pass, Terry Cove, Cotton Bayou, and the Perdido Key side—without ever needing to go anywhere near the Ono Island automobile bridge. In practice, canal owners rarely pass under the Ono bridge at all. So think bayou routes, not bridge clearances.

Quick orientation: the six north canals (west → east)

• Canal 1 – St. John Dr & Heron Ct (near the island’s west side)

• Canal 2 – Ono Blvd, Ono North Loop W, plus 5 homes on River Rd

• Canal 3 – Shoalwater Dr

• Canal 4…

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Ono Island’s Six Canals — Bayou St. John Waterfront Guide (Orange Beach, AL)

The Six Canals of Ono Island: A Waterfront Guide to Bayou St. John

By Meredith Folger Amon — Licensed in Alabama and Florida

At first light, the northern edge of Ono Island — https://www.searchthegulf.com/ono-island/ glows soft and still. The mirror-like surface of Bayou St. John ripples only slightly as egrets rise from the reeds and a trawler eases toward Perdido Pass. From above, six slender canals carve graceful inlets into the island’s northern shoreline, connecting hundreds of waterfront homes to the bayou’s deep, protected waters. Each canal has its own character — its own rhythm — and together they form one of the most distinctive boating communities on the entire Alabama Gulf Coast.

Understanding Ono Island’s Northern Canal…

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Aragon Park Homes: Timeless Southern Architecture in the Heart of Downtown Pensacola

Aragon Park Homes: Timeless Southern Architecture in the Heart of Downtown Pensacola

There’s something special about Aragon Park in downtown Pensacola — a neighborhood where modern craftsmanship meets the timeless soul of the South. Just steps from Seville Square, Palafox Street, Gallery Night, Hub Stacey’s, the YMCA, Blue Wahoos Stadium, Juan’s, and a vibrant mix of downtown dining and shopping, Aragon offers more than beautiful homes — it offers a lifestyle built on connection, tradition, and easy coastal elegance.

Where Architecture Tells a Story

Aragon Park was designed with a reverence for Pensacola’s architectural history, blending Creole, Greek Revival, and Gulf Coast vernacular styles into a cohesive and walkable…

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Orientation: Light, Breeze, and View — Living with the Elements on Ono Island

Orientation: Light, Breeze, and View — Living with the Elements on Ono Island

There’s something deeply Southern about the way Ono Island breathes — the salt air, the sway of marsh grass, and the rhythm of tide and light. Here along Old River, the sun and wind dictate the day as surely as the church bells do in small coastal towns. The island’s southern exposure creates its own microclimate — breezier in summer, slightly warmer in winter — and orientation becomes the invisible design element that shapes how life unfolds.

Morning Light and Evening Glow

When I walk a vacant lot with buyers, I suggest: paying attention to the light. The direction your home faces can define the feeling inside it.

East-facing lots welcome the first light…

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Valhalla V-37: The Orange Beach Boater’s Dream

VALHALLA V-37: THE ORANGE BEACH BOATER’S DREAM

Every so often, a boat catches your eye and you know instantly—it was built for this stretch of coastline. That’s exactly how I feel about the Valhalla Boatworks V-37 by Viking. Sleek, powerful, and polished, this quad-powered center console turns heads every time she glides past Terry Cove or rounds the markers at Perdido Pass. She’s more than a fishing machine—she’s a symbol of the refined boating lifestyle that defines Orange Beach, Alabama.

• Draft (engines up): ~28 inches (2.3 ft)

• Draft (engines down): ~40–41 inches (3.3–3.4 ft)

• Beam: 10 ft

• Length Overall: 36 ft 9 in

• Weight: Around 16,700 lb (half load); about 17,500 lb with quad engines

• …

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Stem Wall vs. Monolithic Slab Foundations on the Gulf Coast

Stem Wall vs. Monolithic Slab Foundations on the Gulf Coast

When you’re building along the Gulf Coast, the foundation is one of the most important structural choices you’ll make. Conditions vary from lot to lot — from the higher elevations of Ono Island — https://www.searchthegulf.com/ono-island/ to the flatter areas of Orange Beach — https://www.searchthegulf.com/orange-beach/ and Gulf Shores — https://www.searchthegulf.com/gulf-shores/.

Two primary foundation types dominate new construction here: the stem wall and the monolithic slab. Both provide excellent strength when engineered for local soils and elevations, and both can be used successfully across the region.

Stem Wall Foundation

A stem wall foundation begins with poured…

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Top 10 Design Considerations for Building on Old River, Ono Island

Top 10 Design Considerations for Building on Old River, Ono Island

Building Along the Edge of the Gulf

When I walk a vacant lot along Old River — https://www.searchthegulf.com/homes-and-waterfront-properties-on-old-river-ono-island/, I see more than land — I see how the light falls across it, how the tide shifts, and how a home could rise with balance and purpose. Building here, along the southern edge of Ono Island — https://www.searchthegulf.com/ono-island/, is both a privilege and a craft.

Every decision — from how high the slab sits to how far the dock extends — carries both aesthetic and regulatory weight. Below, I’ve shared ten design considerations that I discuss with clients and builders before any form board is set or…

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Red October: Tales of the Gulf Coast’s Fall Fishing Season

RED OCTOBER: TALES OF THE GULF COAST’S FALL FISHING SEASON

Come October, the Gulf turns a shade of silver-blue that’s hard to describe and impossible to forget. The breeze shifts from south to north, the bait runs thick through Perdido Pass, and every friend with a boat starts trading text messages before dawn: “They’re biting at the jetties.”

It’s what locals call Red October — that sweet stretch when the bull reds school up and the fall bite hits its stride from Terry Cove to Bayou St. John. The water cools, the air sharpens, and conversations around the marina turn from summer crowds to tide charts and tackle talk.

The Gulf in Her Autumn Mood

Neighbors often tell me October is their favorite time to be on the water —…

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Latitudes and Attitudes: October Fishing on the Gulf

LATITUDES AND ATTITUDES: OCTOBER FISHING ON THE GULF

October on the Gulf is my kind of calm — the heat breaks, the crowds thin, and the tides roll a little slower, like a long drawl at sunset. Down here in Orange Beach, Alabama, we call it the “shoulder season,” but for anglers, it’s the prime bite. The mornings are cool enough for a flannel, the afternoons warm enough for bare feet on deck, and the fish — well, they’re just about perfect.

The Rhythm of Fall on the Gulf

By the time the last of the summer visitors have packed their umbrellas, the Intracoastal Waterway, Terry Cove, and Bayou St. John take on a different kind of energy. The shrimp boats hum before dawn, gulls chatter over bait slicks, and every captain at Zeke’s…

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