New Housing Statistics Show Charlotte # 1 in the Country

CHARLOTTE, NC: The National Association of REALTORS declared Charlotte the number one city in the nation for growth in home prices from the beginning of last year to the beginning of this year. Prices have surged more in the Charlotte area than anywhere else in the US.

The median home price in the 7-county Charlotte metropolitan area, including Charlotte, Gastonia and Concord, was $195,000 for the first quarter of 2011.  This statistic is up more than 12 percent from the first quarter of 2010.

Charlotte didn’t feel quite the boom that many of the nation’s major cities did in the 2003 – 2006 years. Prices just never climbed the way that they did in other cities.  When the recession hit the rest of the nation, Charlotte didn’t quite feel the ‘heat.’  It seems that in recent months, things have been at a near-stand-still but, it is refreshing to see some positive growth in our sales prices–finally!

Charlotte housing is on the move again and our rebound looks most impressive at the moment.  Charlotte’s more established neighborhoods, including Myers Park, Dilworth, Elizabeth, Midwood and Beverly Woods have been our mainstay during the downturn and will likely lead the city’s growth again during the second half of 2011 and into 2012.

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Debe Maxwell, CRS, Realtor®/Broker
Savvy + Company Real Estate
1920 E. 7th Street
Charlotte, NC 28204

Mobile: (704) 491-3310
Fax:       (704) 353-7014
Email: debe@debemaxwell.com

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Presence?  Lifestyle?  Curb appeal?  To the vast majority of my clients, luxury means lifestyle and community. There are many luxury neighborhoods in the Charlotte Metro region -the choices are plentiful and the styles vary immensely.

If you’re looking for a country club setting, Myers Park and Providence Country Club are two of the older favorites.  Myers Park, of course, being one of the oldest ‘suburbs’ in Charlotte, offers proximity to the city whereas Providence Country Club is about 25 minutes from the Uptown area in the true suburbs ofCharlotte NC.  Both offer country club appeal and access to some of the areas finest clubs.  More importantly, they offer a lifestyle that many seem to find inviting – with their quaint settings and mature landscaping, excellent school choices and access to fine dining and spectacular shopping.

Proximity to the city can describe other Charlotte NC luxury neighborhoods such as Dilworth, Carmel Park, Elizabeth, Eastover, Foxcroft, Morrocroft, SouthPark and Stonecroft.  These areas offer older homes, many of which have been massively renovated and stately architecture – from Craftsman to traditional and every style in between.  You can find the luxury home that appeals to your style and flavor in these Charlotte NC luxury neighborhoods.  If historical neighborhoods are appealing to you, there are several from which to choose as well.

Outlying luxury communities that offer country club living include Carmel Country Club, Glen Eagles, Firethorne, Innisbrook at Firethorne, Longview, Piper Glen and Ballantyne Country Club.  These areas offer the sophistication and style that many are in search of in a dream home.

Looking for luxury lake living?  We have Lake Norman, Lake Wylie and Mountain Island Lake luxury homes for sale too!  If you enjoy water sports or golfing, you’ll find homes in close proximity to both here in the Charlotte Metro area.

Whatever lifestyle living you’re searching for in a Charlotte NC luxury home, you can find it!  The choices abound – the problem is, deciding upon the ONE that fits your lifestyle best!  There are many more  Charlotte NC luxury neighborhoods – contact us to help you find the one that best suits your needs.

Myers Park Country Club
2415 Roswell Ave
Charlotte, NC  28209
United States
(704) 376-0745
www.myersparkcc.com

Historic Fourth Ward is comprised of the the northwest quadrant of Charlotte’s Uptown area which was resurrected in the mid-1800s and was one of the more prosperous areas of town, providing homes to local merchants, physicians and ministers.  The First Methodist, First Presbyterian, and St. Peters Episcopal Churches are all part of the Historic Fourth Ward and by the 1900′s, became nearly desolate as many residents moved to the ‘suburbs’ of Dilworth and Myers Park.

Many of the beautiful Victorian homes were either destroyed or became commercial buildings and by 1970, Fourth Ward had fallen into a state of neglect.  The late 20th century brought restoration to Fourth Ward which is now a thriving part of Charlotte’s Uptown.

The area, located between Trade Street to the south, 11th Street to the north, Graham Street to the west and Tryon Street to the east, is considered the residential district of Charlotte’s Uptown.  History abounds at every corner in Fourth Ward and even new construction just keeps going vertical in Charlotte NC’s Uptown Fourth Ward area!

Plan a visit to the Center City and see all of the sites, watch a professional basketball or football game, dine in style at any of Charlotte’s exquisite restaurants.  While visiting the city, stay in the luxurious Dunhill Hotel.

Conveniently located in Uptown Charlotte, the Dunhill Hotel is a historic landmark surrounded by the beauty and everyday activity of modern day Charlotte NC.  This hotel is an ideal choice for tourists and business visitors alike, mere steps from the new Bobcat’s Arena (Time Warner Cable Arena), NC Blumenthal Center for the Performing Arts, Spirit Square, Discovery Place, Reid’s Fine Foods, Overstreet Mall and many popular museums, theatres and restaurants.

The Dunhill Hotel offers over 60 impeccably appointed rooms with unique amenities including jacuzzi whirlpool bath tubs, four poster beds, and award winning dining at the in-house Monticello Restaurant, Doeskin robes in all rooms, same-day dry cleaning service and executive communication service. The communication service includes 2-line phones, data ports, voice mail and, of course, high speed internet access in both the guest rooms and the public areas.



Don’t forget about Fourth Ward Park while you’re visiting!  Settler’s Cemetary is also a history lesson in Charlotte Uptown Fourth Ward.  Just across the street from the historic cemetery stands the new 34-story AVE condo complex–the new meets the old in historic Fourth Ward.

Here are three of my favorite restaurants to sample in the Center City–walking distance from the Dunhill:

·         Capital Grille
Capital Grille–you’ve GOT to try their incredible steaks!
201 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-348-1400

·         GW Fins
The New Orleans favorite opened in Charlotte in the fall of 2007.
525 N. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-716-FINS (3467)

·         McNinch House Restaurant
Feast on seven courses in this Victorian setting (reservations only).
511 N. Church St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-332-6159

And if you’re in the market for a unique, upscale townhome complex in Charlotte NC’s Fourth Ward, you’ll love this rare find in 701 North Church Street.  One spectacular, like-new townhome has just been listed and offers every upgrade you could desire, including an extra, highly coveted, Uptown Charlotte NC parking space that is Deeded with the townhome and your own private elevator that takes you from your own garage to each level in your townhome!  The views of Uptown from the fourth floor terrace are simply spectacular!  Entertain friends after the Carolina Panther games in style with 4th floor terrace with fireplace, entertainment room and powder room.  Then, just minutes away by foot, take your pick of some of Charlotte’s finest restaurants.  You simply can’t beat Uptown living in Charlotte NC in this unique newly listed 701 North Church Street townhome!

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Search for all homes in the Charlotte NC Metro area, specific to your needs.  Here you can search for number of bedrooms, baths, lot size, parking (garage, etc.), building features, building style and more!  Search for specific public schools or even locate the nearest Starbucks to your favorite property!  Contact us for assistance if you’re thinking of buying or selling in the Charlotte NC real estate market!

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Charlotte NC’s Heydon Hall is truly representative of an old-fashioned, gated community which illustrates what a real ‘neighborhood‘ is all about! Socials and car pooling, games and golfing…the Heydon Hall community will remind you of the days of old–where neighbors are neighborly! Phone us for your tour today…

…Your dream home awaits you.

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28 lots ready for you to build your new custom dream home:

• Pick a builder, pick a plan, pick a lot
• Regal entrance monuments
• 3 park areas with a fountain & benches
• GREAT school zone

- Olde Providence Elementary
-Carmel Middle School
-Myers Park High School

• Wooded lots
• Wide streets

The Ashton builders include:

• Anderes Development Group
• Queen City Development Group
• Regal Custom Homes
• Simonini Builders

Myers Park retains much of its original flavor and it is certainly a neighborhood worth protecting to the standard set by its founding fathers. The original plan for the George Stephens Company, was to form a streetcar community where all residences could walk to the street car. The early plan did not anticipate the development of the automobile to the extent it is used today, and there have been many changes in the neighborhood as Charlotte has grown and traffic has become more of a growth factor.

Charlotteans and those visiting the area have benefited from the vision, courage and imagination of these two men (George Stephens and John Nolen).

John Nolen, a Harvard-trained landscape architect and comprehensive planner, spent several weeks in Charlotte in late 1911 designing Myers Park for the Stephens Company. The Charlotte Observer predicted that Nolen, who had first come to town six years earlier to create Independence Park, would fashion “a suburb of surpassing elegance and attractiveness” and The Charlotte Observer was right: John Nolen transformed Jack Myers’ nearly treeless farm, into an amazing showcase of sophisticated, suburban inventiveness which has become Charlotte’s centerpiece of elegance.

Earle S. Draper, who also settled in Charlotte, gave Myers Park its marvelous breathtaking canopy of trees. Draper worked closely with James B. Duke, legendary philanthropist and industrialist, who brought the gardener (Draper) from his New Jersey estate to assist with the transplanting.

The homes in Myers Park were handsome, statuesque and imposing. Most of the first ones were on Queens Road, named for the College (Queens College, left), or Hermitage Road, which led from Queens Road beyond Hermitage Court, developed by Frank Simmons in 1911. Two of the older residences in Myers Park are historic landmarks. In 1919, James B. Duke, who wanted his daughter, Doris, to spend a few months each year in his native North Carolina, bought and greatly expanded the Colonial Revival style mansion that Z. V Taylor, had built four years earlier.

Designed by C.C. Hook, a prominent local architect, White Oaks (left) is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The McManaway House,(right) which originally stood on W Trade St., was moved to 1700 Queens Road in 1916. The Charlotte City Council has designated it as an historic property as well. The Stephens Company sold its last lots in the early 1950′s, but the grandeur of Myers Park endures.

Even in the winter, Myers Park’s beauty beholds!

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Visitors to the city are treated to historical attractions as well as a varied and vast range of events and recreational activities. Charlotte is ideally located to take in the wonders of North Carolina, as it is only a three-hour drive from the Atlantic beaches and only two hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains. We enjoy four seasons, which lends to fabulous outdoor activities. The Charlotte skyline boasts breathtaking skyscrapers, most famously the Hearst Tower, housing Hearst Publishing, and Bank of America Plaza building which is one of the tallest buildings in North Carolina.

Charlotte has major interest in the arts and sports, including many museums, professional football (Carolina Panthers), basketball (Charlotte Bobcats), semi-pro Charlotte Knights (baseball) and Charlotte Checkers (hockey). Charlotte is also home to many NASCAR teams and houses the new NASCAR Hall of Fame Museum. Come visit Charlotte and you’ll fall in love with this fabulous city!

ORIENTATION: Charlotte is located in the Piedmont region (a plateau that lies between the coastal plains and the Appalachian Mountains) of North Carolina, along the state’s southern border with South Carolina. Columbia, SC, is just 94 miles south of Charlotte. The triangle cities of Winston-Salem, High Point and Greensboro, NC are approximately 85 miles north of the city.

Come visit Charlotte today!

Charlotte’s diverse educational opportunities range from public to private to Montessori with a wide host of varieties in each branch of our education system.

Myers Park High School, located in the heart of Myers Park, is one of Charlotte’s oldest schools. Myers Park High School features an International Baccalureate program with placement of students into such colleges as Duke University, Harvard, Yale and many of the most elite colleges across the nation. Charlotte NC’s Myers Park High School is one of the top schools, not only in Charlotte but, in NC and is nationally ranked in the top 100 high schools in the US by Newsweek Magazine.