May. 9, 2007 - Raleigh NC Real Estate- Downtown Luxury Condos for Pre-Sale

Be the first to jump on board this John Crosland project in downtown Raleigh adjacent to St. Marys.  Location! Location! Location!  You'll be minutes from Downtown Raleigh, Cameron Village, and Glenwood South.  This location, 712 Tucker, will range between four and five stories high and will consist of 179 Luxury Condos. 

Floorplans will range from efficiency to three bedrooms w/2nd story lofts and will start at $155,000.  The amenities will be fantastic-Two story exercise facility, internal courtyards, swimming pool, and even a resident business center.  

Unit Amenities

• 9' - 11' ceilings
• 2 Story Loft Units
• Private Roof Terraces
• Island Kitchens
• Granite Kitchen Countertops
• Tiled Backsplashes
• Bamboo Flooring
• Tiled Bathrooms
• Upgraded Plumbing and Lighting Fixtures
• Designer Cabinets
• "Frieze" Carpeting
• Crown Molding
• Large Walk-In Closets
• Full Size Washer and Dryer Connections

Property Amenities

• Two street level guest lobbies- St Mary's Street and Boylan Street
• Resident business center and billiards room
• Two convenient resident Mail Rooms
• Elevator access to all floors
• Interior conditioned corridors
• Internal Courtyard Pool and Pool Deck
• Two resident Courtyards with heavy Landscaping, trellises, and fountains
• Private gated resident Parking deck with Bike Parking
• Additional on-site Storage Rooms
• Two Trash Compactor Rooms for Convenience
• Two Blocks from Glenwood South Restaurants and Clubs

• Resident club room w/kitchen

• Two-story street level exercise and workout room 

• UPDATE 8/07 This project has now shifted to an apartment project rather than a condo project.

May. 9, 2007 - Raleigh NC Real Estate >>Triangle Continues To Receive Positive Press

I know that there are many parts of the country where the market has slowed.  Fortunately my market is not one of them.  Our area continues to receive accolades from the top magazines in the country.  Just last week Oprah named the Triangle the #4 market in the country for Single Women to meet men over 35. Well, I think she's gone a bit overboard here but we sure do like the publicity.  I've even devoted a section on my website called "Ratings".  It's quite a list. I had a client print out the list and it was over four pages!!!  The bottom line-we had over 18,000 new residents last year and over 8,000 new students in the Wake County Public School System alone.  Chances are you may know someone that's moving to the Triangle.

There are a couple of other ratings bestowed upon the area that I'd like to share:

1. America's Hottest Town: Cary, NC rated the #1 town on the East Coast in 2005.

2. Forbes Magazine:  Best City for Jobs 2/2007

3.  News & Observer local article:  4/5/2007 People continuing to move to the Triangle without jobs

4.  Another Forbes Article:  Best Place for Business and Careers

5.  For investors:  #15 Top Appreciating Market in the Country in 2007

The biggest challenge we hear people voice is the inability to sell their houses back home in their market.  As such, if you have anyone moving to the area,  I welcome the ability to serve your preferred clients with a handsome referral fee. 

Send me an email for more information on the area.

May. 1, 2007 - Cary NC Real Estate - Developers Are Flocking To Lucrative Northwest Cary

 Stone Creek Village is now open and located at the intersection of Davis Drive and High House Road.  Stone Creek Village includes townhomes by Centex starting in the $300s,  a Harris Teeter, Walgreens, and other stores continuing to open.  The retail at Stone Creek has higher end boutiques and shops as well as several restaurants from casual to fine dining. 

Searstone Retirement Community.  This is a not-for profit, age targeted 62+ retirement Community in the heart of Northwest Cary that's just getting underway.  Members of this community will have the convenience and vibrancy of city living, plus the ambiance of countryside living. The community choices will include Estate and Plaza Homes (211 when completed), an amenity-filled Clubhouse, and a Specialty Village of shops and services centered around the community's lake.  A couple of unique features include maintenance free living,  a home warranty while living in the community, and it will have personal health services available onsite at Brittany Place. 

Crosland is the latest to target the booming section of Wake County. Developers have flocked to land near the future intersection of N.C. 55 and Interstate 540. It is considered to be some of the best real estate in the Triangle because of its central location in the expanding region and proximity to Research Triangle Park.

The John Crosland Project will be an exciting new $100M retail establishment with a boutique hotel, movie theater, hospital, up scale restaurants, office space, and apartments. Recent infrastructure improvements to support the growth have prompted builders to plan thousands of homes. With critical mass already forming, commercial developers also are pushing west.  In northwest Cary, planners anticipate as many as 15 million square feet of shops, restaurants, offices, schools, churches and warehouses. It's going to be the next frontier.