Paradise Cay, Waterfront residential enclave in Tiburon Peninsula, United States
Paradise Cay is a residential development with over 200 homes along artificial canals at the base of the Tiburon Peninsula in Marin County, directly connected to San Francisco Bay through private boat slips. The development consists of townhomes and detached houses along the waterways, all with their own docking spaces in front of the doorstep.
Tim Moseley had the development built during the 1960s as one of the last approved landfill projects in San Francisco Bay before new environmental laws prohibited such interventions. The artificial canals were created by excavating and filling marshland near Tiburon Boulevard.
Residents here maintain a strong maritime way of life with private boat slips in front of their homes and regular gatherings on the water. At the Tiburon Yacht Club they organize events like illuminated boat parades through the canals, where decorated yachts and sailboats pass between the docks.
The development sits on private land and is not freely accessible to visitors, who can best view the homes and canals from the public waterfront path or from the water. The properties are in a high price range and start for townhomes at around 1.5 million dollars.
Several generations of the Moseley family still live in the development today, including Olympic gold medalist in freestyle skiing Jonny Moseley. Because of this ongoing presence of the founder's family, locals also call the place Moseleyville, a nickname that appears on boat hulls and mailboxes throughout the canals.
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