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Alluring Campbell Mountain Estates in Maggie Valley, NC.
June 20th, 2008 Categories: Developments and Subdivisions
Maggie Valley, NC is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina, close to the Cataloochee Ski Area, Ghost Town in the Sky, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Living in Maggie Valley, among other things, allows you the allure and intrigue of four distinct, but not severe, seasons. The landscape constantly changes, revealing the splendor of the mountains and beautiful mountainside homes during the winter, and affording beautiful, tree filled views during the spring and summer, tinged in every shade of green you can imagine.
Campbell Mountain Estates.
©Susie Blackmon Photos
If living in Maggie Valley is appealing to you, all you need to do is visit Campbell Mountain Estates to find your unique, distinctive estate in the mountains. Voted “Most Attractive Development” in the 2007 Maggie Valley Parade of Homes, the gated community of Campbell Mountain Estates features public water, septic evaluations approved for each lot, community street lighting, newly paved streets, luscious long range mountain views on almost every lot, easy access, driveways and site pads in place, and close proximity to golfing, shopping, skiing, trout fishing, Waynesville, Asheville, and Cherokee, not to mention seeing the elk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Lots and Homes.
Lots and homes are available on King Horn Ridge and The Knolls on Campbell Mountain. The lots range in size from just under one acre to two acres, many with long range views, all of which offer close proximity to community hiking trails and picnic facilities for your pleasure when the mood strikes you. Lots available as of this writing are priced between $99,000 and $209,900, and the Developer will owner finance. (Photo credit ©Susie Blackmon Photos)
Post and Beam Construction.
The homes, some I have had the pleasure of touring, invite the outside in, are very distinctive in style and detail, and feature an “architectural emphasis on post and beam construction.” So, not unlike me, are you wondering just what in the heck does “post and beam construction” mean?
“Heavy timber, or post and beam, construction uses heavier members set further apart. Cutting these members requires larger trees. Since each member handles a large portion of the building load, this method requires more precise engineering and placement. …
Post and beam construction allows large expanses of glass, since the weight of the structure is supported on posts that are fairly far apart. Coupled with high vaulted ceilings, this creates large, airy, well lit living spaces. That in itself would be enough to give a home or public building an appearance of grandeur. Since most people that choose this type of construction have a love for finely crafted wood, they leave the posts and beams exposed, giving the building an added warmth and beauty. ” Read more about post and beam construction here.
Website.
Campbell Mountain Estates has a beautiful website if you want to know and see more, so please visit www.CampbellMountain.com Campbell Mountain Estates website. Contact information is available here: Campbell Mountain Estates contact page. Or, call Don @ 828-421-1260. Tell him Susie sent you!
See a Maggie Valley area slideshow.
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Photo of the Day - Cold Mountain.
June 18th, 2008 Categories: Developments and Subdivisions, Photo of the Day
©Susie Blackmon Photos
My photo of the day came about on a visit to a beautiful Haywood County, NC mountain development. Do trout ponds, a barn, and an orchard appeal to your lifestyle senses? Living at The River at Cold Mountain might be just what the doctor ordered. “English country inspired Cottages and mountain and meadow homesites.”
According to their website, Cold Mountain Life.com, “Only 25 homesites are available, starting from the high $200’s. Cottages and Homes from $1 million. …Western North Carolina’s newest and most unique mountain, meadow and river community,
Cold Mountain.”
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Brokers’ Open House at The Ridge at Sunset Heights, NC.
May 21st, 2008 Categories: Developments and Subdivisions, Luxury and Second Home Market
Views, craftsmanship, barbecue and weenies… what a pleasure to be invited to preview:
©Susie Blackmon Photos
See The Ridge At Sunset Heights Gallery and Video.
Search the Haywood County, NC MLS.
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Will the Cataloochee Wilderness Resort Ground Be Broken in Jonathan Creek?
May 19th, 2008 Categories: Developments and Subdivisions
Frank Singleton, spokesman for the Cataloochee Wilderness Resort, suggested there could be a groundbreaking for the planned development some time this summer. The specialty contractor, Phillips and Jordan, has been chosen to do the site work. Phillips and Jordan specialize in land clearing, site development, earthwork, heavy construction and disaster recovery.
It appears, according to Mr. Singleton, that the initial Phase One plans have been changed. According to a recent newspaper article:
“Under the original proposal, phase one was to be a strictly commercial development. Now the plans has been massaged to include residential units, mostly condominiums.
Those units, said resort spokesman Frank Singleton, will total about 300 and have added some $ 70 million to total phase one costs, which are now pegged to be $ 246 million.”
Read the rest of the story here.
Read previously reported Cataloochee Wilderness Resort articles here.
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Can You Name the Actress Who is Building a Home in WNC’s Balsam Mountain Preserve?
May 6th, 2008 Categories: Community, Developments and Subdivisions
The Wall Street Journal reported that Actress Andie MacDowell is building a home in beautiful, eco-friendly Balsam Mountain Preserve, just 10 to 15 minutes from downtown Waynesville, NC!
“Ms. MacDowell, 50 years old, starred in “Groundhog Day” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral.” A year ago, she paid about $1 million for a vacant lot of just under two acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Balsam Mountain Preserve, a 4,400-acre development of 3,000 acres of protected land and 354 home sites. The houses, at elevations from 3,000 to 4,700 feet, can’t be larger than 4,500 square feet and must use materials that blend the building into the environment, according to a design-review board.“
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Read more about Balsam Mountain Preserve.
See a Balsam Mountain Preserve video.
I would love an excuse to go back to Balsam Mountain Preserve!
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Balsam Mountain Preserve, Spirit the Bald Eagle, and The Biltmore Estate, libations included.
March 15th, 2008 Categories: Developments and Subdivisions, Things to Do
Living and working in Haywood County, NC gives you the best of many worlds. We have very little traffic, beautiful weather with four distinct seasons, mountains everywhere you look, and we are minutes away from many world-class attractions and developments, including The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, 30 minutes from Waynesville, and the Balsam Mountain Preserve, located in Sylva, just 15 minutes from downtown Waynesville.
BALSAM MOUNTAIN PRESERVE
Thursday evening was ‘Coldwell Banker‘ night at the Biltmore Estate, courtesy of Balsam Mountain Preserve. Not only were we treated to a beautiful educational program about the Balsam Mountain Preserve, we were surrounded with a constant presentation of mouth-watering appetizers by numerous Biltmore Estate servers who seemed to appear each time your mouth was empty, washed down by exquisite wines from The Biltmore Estate. The Balsam Mountain Preserve principals really know how to do things with class in every aspect of their operation. Those who were unable to attend the presentation missed a most unique and memorable opportunity.
The thrill of the evening was being in the presence of a resident of the Nature Center at the Balsam Mountain Preserve, Spirit Augustus, a fifteen year old American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), with her human handler, Michael Skinner, Executive Director of the Balsam Mountain Trust.
“The Nature Center is one aspect of the work of the Balsam Mountain Trust, a nonprofit organization charged with documenting and preserving the natural and cultural history of Balsam Mountain. Director Michael Skinner and naturalist Blair Ogburn bring extensive knowledge to this task, which contributes not only to the high-quality exhibits at the Nature Center, but also to the many programs that help residents explore the area around us. They maintain a busy schedule of programs from guided hikes and mountain bike rides to activities such as a search for nesting yellow-billed sapsuckers or any of their other woodpecker cousins.”
Read the Balsam Mountain Trust NaturePhile Newsletter and see spectacular photos of Spirit.
Read about a recent visit to Balsam Mountain Preserve.
It would be my pleasure to arrange a tour of Balsam Mountain Preserve for you (use my Email Susie button or call 828-550-3767), or contact Mr. Jimmy McDonnell at Balsam Mountain Preserve (Toll free: 866.452.3456, or email: jmcdonnell@balsammountain.com). Tell him Susie sent you!
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Frank Wood and Kris Boyd talk about the Cataloochee Wilderness Resort in Jonathan Creek, NC.
March 10th, 2008 Categories: Cataloochee Wilderness Resort
Frank Wood, President of Cataloochee Companies, LLC, made the front page of our newspaper today in an article about Phase 1A of the proposed Cataloochee Wilderness Resort in Jonathan Creek, NC. Phase 1A is the core of the development and makes up 110 acres of the development, comprised of 4 parcels of land.
“Cataloochee Companies has contracts on the four parcels of land, which make up the 110 acres in Phase 1A. These contracts have been extended while the company, he said, continues its background work on the project. Surveying is now under way, and planners are seeing how best the projected facilities in Phase 1A would fit on the land.”
Mr. Wood has been involved in developments for many years, working for Arvida, a major Florida developer that I even remember from back in the 70’s and 80’s, and Disney, where he worked on the Grand Floridian, MGM Grand, Animal Kingdom and Celebration. He was also involved with the Disney Wilderness Preserve. Mr. Wood went on to be involved in developments in Mississippi and Las Vegas. He is now operating out of the Clyde, NC office of Cataloochee Companies, LLC.
Bucking the Real Estate Trend will provide a link to this article when it appears on-line.
Haywood County Planning Department Director, Kris Boyd
Kris Boyd, Haywood County Planning Department Director, was recently interviewed about whether Haywood County is ready for the Cataloochee Wilderness Resort. Read the article that also appeared today … Q&A with Kris Boyd.
Kris Boyd, Director
kboyd@haywoodnc.net
1233 N. Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786
Phone: (828 )452-6632
Fax: (828) 452-6767
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Are the Cataloochee Wilderness Resort developers setting up local headquarters in Haywood County, NC?
February 25th, 2008 Categories: Cataloochee Wilderness Resort
A local publication is reporting that the developers of the Cataloochee Wilderness Resort are setting up a local office in Clyde, NC. Dean Moses, Consultant, evidently wasn’t around the building to confirm any plans, but Frank Singleton acknowledged that the Cataloochee Wilderness Resort is opening up an office for the locally ‘famous’ proposed project which has stirred up controversy in Haywood County, NC… especially in Jonathan Creek!
“The office isn’t readily identifiable. There’s no sign outside indicating the company’s presence, and the woman who answered the door at the property declined to identify it as the headquarters of Cataloochee Companies LLC. She directed that question to Dean Moses, a consultant for the project, who was not present at the time.
Singleton, however, confirmed that the location was the office for the Cataloochee Wilderness project. The company is planning to hold public meetings about the project soon, but dates and locations have not been announced.”
BuckingtheRealEstateTrend is definitely looking forward to those public meetings that have been promised! Let’s see if we can’t ’spur them on‘ to schedule those meetings.
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Frank Singleton, Cataloochee Wilderness Resort spokesman, answering more questions regarding the proposed Jonathan Creek, NC development.
February 25th, 2008 Categories: Cataloochee Wilderness Resort
Frank Singleton, spokesman for the Cataloochee Wilderness Resort developers, made the papers again, and I found his answers both in the hard copy as well as the on-line version of our local newspaper, The Mountaineer.
Responding to a question about the “expected average cost of homes to be built,” Frank said:
“We will be specifically targeting homebuyers in the middle to upper income bracket, and as I said, the average price of homes in the initial phase will be in the $ 350,000 arena, ranging up to $ 3 million in the final phase. “
Will there be a race to buy if/when the development gets off the ground?
Photo credit: Andrew Shiel.
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Balsam Mountain Preserve, premier Western North Carolina development nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
February 20th, 2008 Categories: Developments and Subdivisions
My COLDWELL BANKER Kasey & Associates colleagues and I, and our Broker-in-Charge, Brent Ivey, experienced the pleasure of devouring a delicious breakfast (including HOMEMADE granola) and being chauffered around on a private tour of the spectacular Balsam Mountain Preserve, located approximately 10 to 15 minutes from the heart of Waynesville, NC, in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, courtesy of Bruce Fine and Jimmy McDonnell of Balsam Mountain Preserve. Both the literature we were presented with, as well as the website for Balsam Mountain Preserve, are exquisite and most impressive… but seeing the property in person is the way to go. WOW.
“Created with the commitment to preserve its natural surroundings for future generations to enjoy, Balsam Mountain offers:
- 3,000 acres of protected land
- 38 miles of streams
- 50 miles of trails
- Nature center and on-site naturalist
- Clubhouse
- 18-hole Arnold Palmer signature golf course
- Equestrian facilities
- Tennis, swimming and fitness center
- Low density - only 354 homes on 4400 acres
- Multiple dining venues”
Homes are sprinkled throughout the mountains, some completed, some in-progress, some just getting started. And I do mean HOMES! Watch the 60-second video below to taste the flavor of Balsam Mountain Preserve. (Disclaimer: I do not represent Balsam Mountain Preserve…. I am just in love with it! I can, of course, be your contact person.)
The amenities are numerous… read about the exceptional golf course designed by the golf architects at Arnold Palmer Course Design: Balsam Mountain Preserve Golfing. For my equestrian friends, there are 50 miles of trails and Dr. Scott Huse knows how to ‘Cowboy Up!’
Read about the Balsam Mountain Preserve Sports Camp for families: Balsam Mountain Preserve’s Ruby Valley Sports Camp.
Are you into hiking and camping? Here you go… Hiking and Camping at Balsam Mountain Preserve.
Dreaming of 38 miles of streams to fish in? They have that too!
If you just want to ‘pretend’ you live year-round in this beautiful piece of heaven just minutes from both Maggie Valley and Waynesville, NC does Balsam Mountain Preserve have an opportunity for you - - the Boarding House:
“The Boarding House - Enjoy all that Balsam Mountain offers without the responsibility of maintaining a home. Fractional ownership provides privileges at The Boarding House and 10 surrounding cabins.”
(PDF file of The Board House brochure available via email upon request, either through BuckingtheRealEstateTrend.com (leave a note below), or through Mr. Jimmy McDonnell at Balsam Mountain Preserve (Toll free: 866.452.3456, or email: jmcdonnell@balsammountain.com).
Can you tell I would love an excuse to go back to Balsam Mountain Preserve?
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