If you are looking for a North Carolina retirement community with a lot of variety, Heritage Wake Forest may be an option. Developers have created a community with more than 20 different neighborhoods.
Heritage Wake Forest is designed to appeal to singles, families and retirees, with industry and technology, top-rated schools, outdoor recreation and entertainment, shopping and dining opportunities – some even located within the community.
Developer Andy Ammons, along with his father, planted more than a million trees on the former dairy farm to help augment and restore the natural beauty of the area. Now, as a result, Heritage Wake Forest has more than 120-acreas of open space and greenways. As well as trails and parks with picnic areas, there is a pond, a pier and an observation deck.
Heritage Wake Forest residents can also take advantage of the swim and tennis facilities, a soccer complex and the Factory Sports Complex, featuring an ice rink and fitness center.
Golf, however, may be the top recreational draw. The Heritage Wake Forest golf course, designed by architect Bob Moore of JMP Golf Design Group, has received a four and a half star rating in the 2008-2009 edition of Golf Digest’s Best Places To Play magazine.
Prices in Heritage range from the $150s to more than a $1 million, with many options (single and multi-family) in between.
Major community distinctions are:
• Estate Homes –from $600 and $700K
• Single-family-homes – from $275 (most hover around mid- $300 to mid $400).
• Multi-family – $150 to $440
A Sample a multi-family property is “The Beaufort” in Heritage View Townes.
The home has 2 bedrooms/ 2.5 baths with 1,264 heated sq. feet. Priced near $149,900.
The Grace, by Scott Daves Construction, typifies a mid-range single family home.
It’s a 4-bedroom, 4-bath home with 2,961 heated sq. feet. Priced near $439,900.
The official Heritage Wake Forest web site features a Relocation Guide to help potential residents select the best neighborhood for them. Just keep in mind that the smaller square footages will apply only to multi-family.
More than two dozen builders associated with the community, from Centex (building homes from $199 to $300-thousand) to high-end, custom builders, building homes with a price tag of more than 1 million.
Wake Forest is a suburb of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Research Triangle, in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. The area is halfway between the Smokey Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, roughly three-and-a-half hours from each. The town has roughly 25,000 residents and is home of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Southeastern College at Wake Forest. 2009 will mark the official Centennial of Wake Forest. [Visit website]
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