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Hidden Cove 4-BR Waterview Condo, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard Reduced to $669K

 

Asking Price: $669,000
Original Price: $735,000
Square Feet (ELA): 2,740
Total Rooms:8
Beds/Baths: 4/3.5
Furnished: Unfurnished
Type: Condo
Status: Available

For More Information, contact David Lott at Vineyard Open House Real Estate at (cell) 203-270-9357, or click this link > Send me more information about this home!

Water Views from Hidden Cove

Here's your opportunity to own a spacious water view condo in the thriving Hidden Cove Association that comes complete with swimming pool, tennis courts and access to moorings.

Featuring four bedrooms, this vacation getaway is spacious for family and guests and with the solar-heated pool just steps away from your front door, swimming, tanning and relaxing are always at your finertips.

Fully air conditioned with a garage with extra space for an island vehicle or summer gear, you can always lock and leave on a moment's notice.

On the first floor, there is a formal dining room and living room with fireplace and eat-in kitchen.

With four bedrooms located on three levels, there is ample space for the family and friends to visit.

The second floor has a large master bedroom suite with double closets and master bath with jacuzzi.

The finished basement features a walk-out family room. A luxurious master suite on the second floor is complemented by another en suite guest room.

The basement also comes complete with a full bath and Frigidaire washer and dryer. If you want stress-free vacations, this water view condo is worth a long look.

For More Information, contact David Lott at Vineyard Open House Real Estate at (cell) 203-270-9357, or click this link > Send me more information about this home!

About Hidden Cove
Hidden Cove is an area of approximately 65 acres adjacent to Sengekontacket Pond and bordering the towns of Oak Bluffs and Edgartown on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in the state of Massachusetts.

In 1980 a Master Declaration was recorded in the Town of Oak Bluffs stating the intent of Peter Van Rosbeck to create a community on the land of Hidden Cove. Today, nearly 70 owners occupy seasonal or year-round residences.

These owners are members of the Hidden Cove Property Owners Association (HCPOA), the legal entity responsible for operation of Hidden Cove. Approximately 15 residents are members of the Hillside Homes Condominium Trust, a condominium organization within the HCPOA.

Hidden Cove Amenities
HCPOA members have access to common land that includes tennis and boat landing facilities, as well as ponds, meadows, and undeveloped areas.

Hidden Cove is governed under a Master Declaration, Bylaws, and Rules, all of which are subject to amendment through stated procedures and are subscribed to by resident owners. A Board of Trustees, elected annually by the membership, has fiduciary responsibility for the Association.

Hidden Cove prides itself on the variety and quality of its land and water views, and strives to maintain and enhance those views for the enjoyment of owners and preservation of the value of owners’ investments.

--Statement from Hidden Cove Property Owners Association Website

Watch the Pros Play in Your Backyard

Tournaments Near Golf Course Home Network Communities
BY WVH Editors

One of the perks of living at a to-flight golf course community is that they often host professional tournaments. The PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and minor tours all have events at or near Golf Course Home Network (GCHN) communities.

Residents often volunteer to work at the events, rubbing elbows with the world’s finest golfers and seeing them up close. Here are a few upcoming pro events that you don't want to miss!

If you live near River Highlands in Cromwell, CT, you just had the pleasure of watching the Travelers Championship take place at the Tournament Players Club (TPC) River Highlands this past week. The purse was set at $6,100,000, and the winner was Ken Duke, who won on a sun-death playoff.

The scenic Club at River Oaks is a gated, residential golf community with 66 lots on 350 secluded acres.

The Club at River Oaks, which is little over an hour away from the location of the tournament, would have been an easy base to visit the tournament everyday. The gated, residential golf community is located in Sherman, CT, in a section long known as a second-home haven for discerning urbanites and a past host of PGA TOUR events itself.

If you missed the first tournament near a GCHN community, there are several more tournaments coming up, beginning with the Mylan Classic. It’s not too early to plan a day trip or a couple of days at the following resorts and clubs!

August 1-4 Mylan Classic
The Mylan Classic will begin on August 1^st at Southpointe Golf Club in Canonsburg, PA. The purse is set at $675,000. 

Those residing at The Links at Gettysburg will be just three hours away from the event. Located in Fayetteville, the Links at Gettysburg is a master-planned golf community, home to the golf course for the Duramed Championship on the Futures Tour—where emerging LPGA stars compete.

The Links at Gettysburg has earned a four-star status from Golf Digest, plus a Must-Play rating from GolfStyles magazine.

The Links at Gettysburg also operates a serious culinary program from its Premier Clubhouse, which can accommodate up to 250 people. The master-planned golf community is currently featuring its new Manor Homes in the French country style with homes starting in the $300,000s.

September 19-22 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola
On September 19, the season-ending TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola will be held at East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia. The purse is set at $8 million. 

The event is just 45 minutes from The Georgia Club, a private, master-planned golf community set in a prime location east of Atlanta. Get your tickets to the event now and plan your outings. The central foci of the community are the 37,000-sf clubhouse, 27-hole Chancellors course and beautiful homes, including the Southern Living Idea House. Real estate begins in the $290,000s.

The Georiga Club is a private, master-planned golf community located east of Atlanta.

Another top club to base your tournament visit from is Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, GA.

Reynolds Plantation offers you well-appointed cottages, condominiums and Inn rooms that provide the perfect introduction to the community lifestyle and home base for your tournament visit. You’ll find vacation units consisting of 2-, 3-, 4- and 6-bedroom cottages, 2- and 3-bedroom condos, as well as hotel-style club rooms.

The Reynolds Plantation offers four marinas, four clubhouses, 16 tennis courts and miles of walking trails, engaing natural scenery and a Ritz-Carlton Lodge for vacationers and real estate prospects.

Reynolds Plantation is located 75 miles east of the East Lake Golf Course via Interstate 20. A long-established lake and golf community, Reynolds Plantation offers 117 holes of championship golf at its location on the shores of Lake Oconee.

New Village Point Neighborhood Overlooks The Reserve Marina & Uncrowded Lake Keowee

New Lakeview Neighborhood at Lake Keowee

There's a new neighborhood at The Reserve at Lake Keowee, SC, and visitors are saying it's "like having Lake Keowee and The Reserve amenities all to yourself." Fourteen new homes and sites nestle in this new The Reserve Village, where they enjoy elevated private views along its waterfront park.

The marina is nearly at your doorstep.

A full-service 200-slip marina and boardwalk provide easy access to the water and all the family-fun amenities are just a short walk or golf cart ride away. These new homes are priced from the mid-$600,000s.

View floor plans, pricing, and options for Village Point.

A favorite lake and mountain escape for residents of Atlanta's Northside (90 minutes by car), The Reserve at Lake Keowee brings together all that you love about the southern lifestyle--fun lakefront amenities, year-round golf and a multi-generational membership for the entire family.

Lake Keowee Discovery Packages from $145

You're invited to be a Guest Member and experience it all firsthand. Call 877-922-5253 (LAKE) to plan your real estate discovery visit to The Reserve. Stay on-site in the village guest house, tee off on the Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course and discover homes as inspiring as the lake and mountain views. Send me more information.

The Reserve at Lake Keowee, SC, Releases 14 Waterview Homes in Its New Village Point Neighborhood

Village Point: Lakefront living at The Reserve.

The Reserve at Lake Keowee has announced the release of 14 homes in its new Village Point neighborhood. Set along an area known as Marina Park, Village Point is just a stone’s throw from the community’s amenity filled waterfront Village.

Just as important, the release signals that The Reserve is “officially back in the development business,” says Chuck Pigg, community manager of the community and vice president of Greenwood Communities and Resorts (the community’s development partner).

“It feels great,” he continued,” to bring this new product to market after prudent dormancy during the real estate recession. Second, we are releasing our most compelling home packages to date. Never have we been able to sell property so close to the water at this price point.”

Community officials say the Village Point homes present a “trifecta of what second-home buyers are seeking: remarkable beauty and quality, flexible floor plans, and value.” Send me more information about Village Point at The Reserve

Value & Flexible Floor Plans

Village Point features three home plans, ranging in size from approximately 2,650 to 3,750 square feet, each of which may be customized by adding terrace levels, garages, and upper levels. 

Pricing for homes in Village Point begin in the mid-$600,000s, and the homes qualify for entry into the community’s residential rental program.

The neighborhood is located within five minutes or less by foot or golf cart from 10 of The Reserve’s most popular amenities. Inside the grounds, Village Point is a haven on the water, featuring pedestrian pathways accented by statuary and manicured landscaping.

The Quintessential Lake Cottage

“The architecture of the Village Point at The Reserve at Lake Keowee will be, in essence, the quintessential summer lake cottage,” says Lew Oliver, architect of the project.

“Found in lake districts and coastal villages of the Eastern Seaboard, the homes are free-form vernacular and shingle styled, with asymmetrical gables, ribbon windows, and rambling porches. 

“Designed for capturing the summer breezes, the designs are open and casual. Interiors will be comfortable and non-pretentious, but with a nod to style. 

The finish palette includes mountain rock, handmade brick, wood shingles and siding, with Arts and Crafts period colors. 

Clustered on the most prominent peninsula in The Reserve, the village will be entirely pedestrian friendly, convenient to the Town Center, with boat slips, clubhouse and amenities only minutes away on foot.

“We already have a handful of reservations for specific homes and feel that the neighborhood is being very well received,” says Rutledge Livingston, The Reserve at Lake Keowee’s Director of Sales. Send me more information about Village Point at The Reserve

Lake Thurmond’s Savannah Lakes Village, SC Adds Tennis Courts, Celebrates with Concert by the Pool

Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick SC a growing waterfront community located on Lake Thurmond in western South Carolina, recently dedicated two additional clay courts to the community recreation center tennis complex.

The grand opening and ribbon cutting was followed by an exhibition match and a special summer concert overlooking the outdoor pool, pavilion, tennis complex and event lawn at the recreation center.

Savannah Lakes Village is a successful member-owned lakefront sporting community located on the 70,000 acre Lake Thurmond. Send me more information about Savannah Lakes Village!

Sea Pines, SC & Anderson Creek, Club, NC Lead Top 10 Most Visited Communities List

Resort real estate is beginning to make a comeback, and the areas where it is most robust is along the coast and on lake and river waterfronts. Here are the Top 10 Most Visited Golf & WaterView Communities on the WaterViewHome Network of the past 6 weeks, plus another stellar five.

Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia are represented, plus Prince Edward Island, Canada. Click on the links for more information.

Top 10 Most Visited Golf & WaterView Communities

  1. Sea Pines, Hilton Head Island, SC
  2. Anderson Creek Club, Spring Lake, NC
  3. Amelia National Golf & CC, Fernandina Beach, FL
  4. The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Greenville, SC
  5. Bellalago, Kissimmee, Florida

  6. Callawassie Island Club, Okatie, SC
  7. Kiawah Island, Kiawah Island, SC 
  8. Sailfish Point, Stuart, FL 
  9. Ocean Ridge Plantation, Sunset Beach, NC
10. Sunset Dunes, Prince Edward Island, Canada

The Next 5 Most Visited Communities

11. PGA Village Verano, Port St. Lucie, FL
12. Hampton Lake, Bluffton, SC
13. The Landings, Skidaway Island, GA
14. St. James Plantation, Southport, NC
15. Stuart Yacht & Country Club, Stuart, FL

Waterfront Homes & Waterfront Property Help Spur Master-Planned Community Real Estate Sales

Kiawah Island, SC: Waterfront homes pace recovery.

Recent traffic trends on the GolfCourseHome Network show that golf communities that also offer waterfront homes, waterfront property and waterfront real estate are enjoying a resurgence in sales.

Communities in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia have been active in touting their 2012 activity which has shown a healthy rebound in general along with excellent sales numbers versus 2011. See below on sales activity trends based on information supplied by the communities and their agents.

> Kiawah Island, SC Kiawah Island Real Estate (KIRE) reports that that the company has closed on more than $50 million in sales in 2012—a 52% increase over 2011. More than  50 buyers took part.

In addition, 14 of 21 single-family homes that closed during this time period closed for $1 million or more. Increased sales means fewer homes for sale and as a result, interest in homesites has risen with 14 homesite sales in 2012–a 75 percent jump from the same time last year.

> St. James Plantation, Southport NC has recorded 50 closings on homes and lots in 2012 for a total property value of $8,328,504. The sales represent a 92 percent increase in real estate sales versus the first quarter of 2011. All sales activity was independently verified through the MORE Report, a market analysis firm.

> Daniel Island, Charleston, SC April was a busy month at Daniel Island Real Estate between the Family Circle Cup, great weather and eager buyers. Sales activity was strong  with 13 single-family homes going under contract during the month. Since the beginning of the year, Daniel Island Real Estate participated in either the listing or the selling side on all seven sales on the island that were above $1 million.

The active 2012 follows an improving 2011 in which sales were up 20 percent over the previous year. Inventory of available properties also returned to healthy levels. Condominium sales were up 30 percent in 2011 with 26 new units sold.

> Hampton Lake, Bluffton SC registered a strong 2011 in the face of the sluggish economy with 123 transactions overall, including 43 new housing starts. Thirty homes are currently under construction, creating a pent-up demand for newly developed homesites.

In response the community “is releasing 19 estate-sized homesites, plus 36 ideally-located 80’ homesites,” says Pratt Reed, Hampton Lake’s sales manager.

The half-acre estate-sized lots are mostly lakeside with excellent water views and are the largest homesites ever offered at the community,” says Reed. They are priced from $159,000 and up depending on specific location and views.

The new 80’ homesites start at $66,000 and will be adjacent to the community’s Lakeside Amenity Village. Pratt noted that neither group of homesites will have a time requirement of when a buyer must build.

> The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA, which is marking its 40th anniversary this year, has a lot to celebrate. The Georgia waterfront community’s closed-real-estate transactions for the first four months of 2012 jumped 60 percent in dollar volume over the same period last year. According to Savannah Board of Realtors data, the community closed 67 home transactions between Jan. 1 and April 30.

“The half-acre, estate-sized lots are mostly lakeside with excellent water views and are the largest homesites ever offered in our community.” They are being priced from $159,000 and up depending on specific location and views. The 80-foot homesites, start at $66,000 will be adjacent to the community’s Lakeside Amenity Village.

Plantation Bay, Ormond Beach, FL Offers 3,600 Acres, 45 Holes of Golf, Homes from the Low-$200,000s

NEW TODAY ON WATERVIEWHOME  

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 => Plantation Bay, Ormond Beach Plantation Bay is a gated golf and sporting community on 3,600 acres where resident members relax together in warmth and camaraderie. From luxury estate homes and townhomes to patio homes and villas, there is an ideal choice of residence for all.

Along with 45 holes of championship golf, two clubhouses, a large tennis complex and pool pavilion, this community is known for its nature parks and miles of walking trails.

Plantation Bay’s state-of-the-art fitness center features Hammer Strength free weights and a complete circuit of Life Fitness strength and cardio equipment; including tread mills, elliptical uprights and recumbent cycles, all equipped with individual television monitors.

A Top 50 Course: Club De Bonmont, one of Plantation Bay’s 18-hole courses, has been ranked in Florida’s Top 50. Recently redesigned by the noted architect Steve Smyers, it charms discerning players with natural and man-made hazards, undulating greens and stylish bunkering.

Real Estate: Plantation Bay, Ormond Beach FL

• Luxury estate homes, townhomes, patio homes and villas
  • Award-winning primary builder, ICI Homes
  • Pricing from the high $100,000s to $1 million-plus
• Westlake Preserve
  • 140 lakefront and conservation homesites
  • Floor plans ranging from 1,660 to 2,750 square feet
• Energy-efficient Florida series custom homes from the low-$200,000s
• In-house rental and property management firm
• Send me more information about Plantation Bay!

 

2011 Lake Keowee Season Opens March 19-20 at the In-Water Boat Show

The March 19-20 in-water Boat Show opens the lake season on Keowee.

 

Lake Keowee Marina and The Tiki-Hut in Seneca are hosting the season’s first in-water boat show March 19-20 from 10am to sunset both days. Lake Keowee is the home of The Reserve at Lake Keowee, a world-class golf and waterfront community. Request more information. Come meet representatives from Sea Ray of Greenville, Performance PowerSports, JC Sports, Foothills Motorsports and more than 35 marine and area businesses.

Test drive and receive special boat-show pricing on your favorite watercraft from Sea Ray, Bennington Pontoon, Boston Whaler, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Polaris, Victory, Malibu, Axis, Mooba, Avalon and more. Request more information.

Reserve at Lake Keowee, SC, Announces New Family Legacy Membership Benefits

The Hudson Family: One of the first to take advantage of new Legacy Membership at The Reserve at Lake Keowee.

With a focus on the family, The Reserve at Lake Keowee has introduced its Legacy Membership, a robust expansion of benefits to the community’s Full and Premier Members.

The Reserve’s Legacy Membership now allows Members at the Greenville, SC, community to extend their membership privileges beyond their spouses and minor children to include their parents, adult children, and grandchildren. Existing members need only complete a Family Registration Form to activate their Legacy benefits. Request more information.

A Family-Oriented Community
“We have always been a very family-oriented community and have tried hard to cater to the desires of members and to carry out our promise and vision as a place to create family legacies,” explains Chuck Pigg, VP of Greenwood Communities and Resorts and Community Manager of The Reserve.

“Upon reflecting on our 10th Anniversary year, we recognized once again how important it is to our members to share The Reserve with their families.

"We felt that one of the best things we could do to enhance the membership value for existing and future members, as well as further strengthen our commitment to family, was to offer membership privileges to the parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren of the member.”

Transitioning Vacation Home to Retirement Home
The legacy aspect of The Reserve’s new Legacy Membership answers a growing demand among Baby Boomers, as evidenced in the Kelsey & Norden’s study, to transition their vacation/second home into a retirement home. More than half of the Baby Boomer respondents indicated that they are “likely” to “very likely” to retire in their vacation/second home. Request more information.

And though no one can deny the keen eye all buyers have toward the perception of value-for-price, Kelsey & Norden found that “the recession forced people to reevaluate their priorities and values. Many families concluded that spending quality time together away from their regular stressful, time-constrained lives is now more important than ever.”

Full-time residents Barry and Carol Hudson echoed those same sentiments:

“We decided to build at The Reserve because we believed this would be a place our kids and grandkids would want to visit and that has certainly been the case.  Keeping the family together is a priority for us, and The Reserve is the perfect place to do that. So, naturally, we were delighted to hear about the new Legacy Membership.

“Our son, Shannon and wife, Melissa, live in Greenville and are excited to know they will have full membership privileges making The Reserve amenities more easily accessible.  Our daughter, Barbara Ann, and husband, Kirk, visit several times a year even though they live in Oklahoma.”

The Hudson Family congregates at The Reserve every summer, over the Fourth of July.  They enjoy the Family Olympics at Turkey Ridge Park, watching the fireworks, golfing, and of course, doing all manner of activities in and around the lake and pool.  During fall visits, the whole family takes to the trails.

Bringing Families Together
For part-time residents Doug and Sandy McKinney, too, the impetus for building a home at The Reserve has always been to bring their large family together:

“We have five children, four sons-in-law, a son who is recently engaged, and eight grandchildren,” Sandy McKinney explains.

“Our lakefront home at The Reserve can sleep 23 people, and we included a great beach with boats and jet skis, not only so that our kids would want to come visit, but also our grandkids. Our property is wonderful, but The Reserve and its amenities make it doubly wonderful.”

In the first weeks since announcing the new Legacy Membership, more than 160 parents, children, grandparents and grandchildren have enrolled in the new program. Request more information.