Port Salerno & Manatee Pocket planning

Get to know your waterfront

Port Salerno is an unincorporated Martin County community of about 10,400 residents around Manatee Pocket near the St. Lucie Inlet, home to the county’s last commercial fishing dock. The inlet, cut by residents in 1892 and nearly half a mile wide today, is dredged every two to four years.

TIGERweb Census 2020 Census Designated Places layer (POP100, HU100 fields) · Port Salerno Community Redevelopment Area · St. Lucie Inlet

A real local seawall price

Martin County budgeted $700,000 to repair or replace 79 feet of damaged seawall at the east end of Bayview Street (Manatee Park), including $400,000 for sheet pile and $230,000 for mobilization and general conditions. That is about $8,861 per foot for a public job; it shows how fixed costs dominate short walls.

High salinity near the inlet is hard on steel and concrete. During Nicole, surge flooded restaurant decks on Manatee Pocket. Supplemental Memorandum, Office of Management and Budget Items Which Require Board Approval (Ref. 25-0382), Item 1 · Florida Inland Navigation District Project Agreement No. MA-25-100, Manatee Park Seawall Restoration (Exhibit A Project Cost Estimate) · Tropical Storm Nicole: Live updates, what to know Thursday about storm's impact to Martin County (Nov. 10-11, 2022)

What could the work cost?

For short residential walls, ask how mobilization is priced; it can be a large share of a small job.

Published examples are attributed context from Treasure Coast and nearby South Florida sources, not a Port St. Lucie average or a quote. Your wall needs a property-specific written scope.

Find the relevant permits and records

Prepare the questions for the responsible office.

A Port Salerno checklist

Use these steps to gather records and prepare a property-specific conversation. Public records and project references do not describe the condition of your wall.

1. Pull the permit history

   Search the address on the city or county permit portal for seawall, dock and lift permits and their final inspections before the first site visit.

2. Prepare the county checklist

   Sealed drawings, NAVD survey and the DEP permit or exemption.

   Residential Seawall Checklist (rev. 2-26)

3. Ask about inlet dredging

   Inlet shoaling and dredging cycles affect access.

   St. Lucie Inlet

4. Coordinate with neighbors

   Shared mobilization can matter on short walls.

   Florida Inland Navigation District Project Agreement No. MA-25-100, Manatee Park Seawall Restoration (Exhibit A Project Cost Estimate)

Keep planning

Nearby waterfront guides

Sewall’s Point, Sailfish Point, Stuart

View the local guide directory.