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Thursday, January 29, 2015

Virginias Finest Homes Have Always Been Along the River

Haven't You Always Wanted to Live on the Water? Now you can at The Riverfront at Harbour View.

Discover spectacular sunset views across the Nansemond River, with breathtaking, long distant views across the James River. This Craftsman style home by Sasser Construction is proposed for Lot 117 on River Park Drive for $1,485,000. Enjoy main floor living with the first floor master suite, two stairways, a gourmet kitchen, home office, covered back porch, three car garage, and second floor Media Room. Now is a great time to meet with the builder to customize the home plan to your needs. (A Frank Betz Associates, Inc. design)

The Riverfront at Harbour View is a waterfront, golf course community overlooking the Nansemond and James Rivers in northern Suffolk, Virginia, just two miles from the Monitor Merrimac Bridge Tunnel. Located in the heart of Hampton Roads, The Riverfront is mere minutes from Newport News, Hampton, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and Norfolk, yet a lifetime away from the hustle of city living.

After being twice awarded Community of the Year and three times selected Best Community, The Riverfront has recently become the first recipient of the Tidewater Builders’ Association Community Hall of Fame award. Nationally, The Riverfront has also been recognized for having the Best Club in the country by the Resort & Commercial Recreation Association.

The Riverfront offers you and your family all the pleasures of resort-style living and the luxury of time to enjoy them together. This distinctive waterfront community features quality custom homes, exceptional amenities and priceless views. Quality custom home values range from the $500s to over $2 million.

The Riverfront Residents’ Club features with resort-style amenities and an exciting year around calendar of events and activities. The Riverfront at Harbour View offers quality custom homes in the most awarded waterfront community in Hampton Roads. Combined with the following amenities, The Riverfront is truly the most unique new home community in Virginia!

Challenging 18-hole championship golf course designed by Tom Doak
Elegant Clubhouse with indoor and outdoor fireplaces, large plasma screen, and gazebo Cabana Bar
The Riverfront Swim Club with Junior Olympic swimming pool, and 100 foot waterslide
Lakeside infinity pool, overlooking 26-acre Eagle Lake
Two waterfront parks with piers and gazebos
43-acre lake with walking / jogging paths
Two tennis courts and volleyball courts
Lakefront amphitheater with gazebo and picnic area
Two children’s playgrounds
Leisure / biking trails connecting lakeside amenities through an underground tunnel
Meticulously landscaped medians with benches and walkways located throughout the community
Full-time Activities Director
Village Square Park, a two-acre landscaped park
A year round calendar of events and activities combined with a vast array of community amenities give The Riverfront residents a lifestyle beyond compare in the Hampton Roads area.

Discover the best in lifestyle communities at Founders Pointe, Liberty Ridge, and The Riverfront at Harbour View. East West is also celebrating its 25th anniversary of Gatling Pointe and the Gatling Pointe Yacht Club, a riverfront club/restaurant and pool complex with a 68 slip marina adjacent to the town of Smithfield, Virginia. Visit an East West Realty Sales Center today.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

THE RIVERFRONT RESIDENTS ENJOY A VACATION LIFESTYLE EVERY DAY

RESIDENTS ENJOY A VACATION LIFESTYLE…….every day

Pristine setting, convenient location and amenities abound at The Riverfront at Harbour View

Thirteen years ago, The Riverfront at Harbour View was a community waiting to blossom aong the shores of the James and Nansemond Rivers in northern Suffolk, Virginia. Today, it’s difficult to encompass all that this sprawling resort community is, both geographically and to its residents.

In 2001, more than 100,000 people flocked to the community that was in its infancy to tour the 15 homes during the largest ever Homerama 16 day event. Today, there are more than 1,000 homes, with more under construction or breaking ground in the near future. New home buyers are once again seeing first-hand why so many people are coming out to play and ultimately stay, and just how much the community has grown since its 2001 inception.

About the developer

In 1973, East West Communities purchased land near Richmond to build communities that combined a vacation lifestyle with everyday living. Its first two communities. Brandermill and Woodlake, received several national awards for developing the "Best Planned Community" in the U.S. (in 1978 and 1990).

Since then, East West has developed 35 communities in Virginia and Florida.

With the success of the Richmond communities, East West began developing in Hampton Roads in 1988 with Smithfield’s Gatling Pointe and then in 1993, with Gatling Pointe South (Three times awarded "Community of the Year" by the Peninsula Housing & Builders Association). The Gatling Pointe Yacht Club is a popular marina and club restaurant still today, located where the James and Pagan Rivers meet near Smithfield, Virginia.

From there, it developed The Riverfront at Harbour View, which has received numerous accolades and awards, including the TBA Stanley Award for “Community of the Year” in 2003 and 2005. In 2008, The Riverfront at Harbour View was awarded TBA’s Community Hall of Fame.

East West has also been twice recognized for "Community of the Year" awards for Founders Pointe. Founders Pointe, a waterfront community in Isle of Wight County, opened its Residents' Club and pool amenity complex in 2007, and features quality custom homes from the $390's to over $800,000.

What makes this community so attractive?

For starters, it offers homebuyers a variety of options from single-family homes to upscale condos. “The housing types attract a wide range of homebuyers” said Mark Edwards, East West Partners senior vice-president and broker. The Riverfront also offers eight different builders, each with a distinctive style of homes. Among those are two builders participating in the Southern Living® Custom Builder program, one of whom was named the Southern Living® Builder of the Year in 2010.

“We have a great group of builders who make it possible to develop a great quality and superior lifestyle for our residents,” said Branch Lawson, president of Hampton Roads Division of East West Communities.

Single- family custom homes start around $500,000 and can go upwards of several million. The condominiums, in particular the GABLES, start at in the $260's and can go upwards of the upper $300,000s, depending upon customization.

The convenient location is also a major plus for residents. “It’s surprising with how convenient it is, especially for those on the Peninsula,” said Lawson.

Located off I-664, near the Monitor Merriman Bridge Tunnel, the community is situated in the heart of Hampton Roads, and is only 12 minutes from downtown Norfolk and Newport News. Along the other side of the community are the Nansemond and James Rivers.

Conveniences of Harbour View

Also bordering The Riverfront is Harbour View, which is home to corporate offices, medical facilites and retail stores. If that wasn’t enough, three hotels, a Harris Teeter, a 16 cinema complex, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, TowneBank and numerous restaurants are close at hand.

When Homerama was held in 2001, the theater was under construction, but “that was the only thing in at that time”, said Lawson.

Harbour View will also be home to Harbour View Town Center, a 126 acre project expected to feature more than two million square feet of retail, office, residential, and hotel space.

“The amenities are right here. You don’t have to go far to get whatever you want,” said Lawson, “from dining and shoping to easy acess to the rest of the world”.

Edwards agreed. “The community is very unique to Virginia. It’s the lifestyle and different amenities that we offer”. All of which are available at an affordable price. “The amazing affordability of our amenities from our pool membership to our social club is only about $76 a month,” Edwards continued. “It’s an amazing value”.

“Residents don’t go on vacation, they stay home”, said Lawson. And one can see why, with The Riverfront offerings.

What’s new at The Riverfront?

East West has just opened its final phase of development along Village Square Place and River Park Drive. Approximately 60 homesites remain, consisting of new interior lots, 9 lakefront lots, and a handful of golf course and spectacular riverfront lots.

For more information about the available new homes, builders, and the local area,

visit www.the-riverfront.

Celebrating our 40th year creating Virginia's Best Places to Live and Play. Discover the best in lifestyle communities at Founders Pointe, Eagle Harbor, Liberty Ridge, and The Riverfront at Harbour View. East West Realty Sales Centers are open 7 days a week on-site.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

East West Communities Celebrates 25 Years of Achievement in the Hampton Roads area

East West Communities Celebrating 25 Years of Building “Hampton Roads' Best Places to Live and Play” and 40th Year in Virginia

Virginia-based developer East West Communities is pleased to announce and celebrate 25 years of creating resort-style planned communities in the Hampton Roads area. East West is also celebrating its 40^th year of developing quality neighborhoods in Virginia and five other states.

The company’s mission has been to offer the ultimate recreational lifestyle for its residents with environmental sensitivity and innovative housing designs. East West has developed 25 communities with over 20,000 residents along the East Coast—with six communities in the Hampton Roads area:

1988 – Gatling Pointe, Isle of Wight County, VA

1993 – Gatling Pointe South, Isle of Wight County, VA

2000 – The Riverfront at Harbour View, Suffolk, VA

2003 – Eagle Harbor, Isle of Wight County, VA

2005 – Founders Pointe, Isle of Wight County, VA

2011 – Liberty Ridge, Williamsburg, VA

These Hampton Roads communities are now home to nearly 3,500 families and collectively have won numerous awards, including being a ten time recipient of the “Community of the Year” award, a three-time “Best Community” award-winner, and being the only Hampton Roads’ community to receive the Tidewater Builders Association’s “Hall of Fame” award.

According to Branch Lawson, President of East West Communities of Hampton Roads and a 32-year veteran with the firm, “We recognized a unique niche in the housing market: residential communities that offer a resort-like atmosphere with world-class amenities and a diverse range of homes, architecture, and home values. In addition, we wanted to become leaders in the industry of environmentally sensitive, innovative planned communities. We owe countless thanks to the many relationships we have enjoyed over the years—our tremendous team of builders, our East West team, the Realtor community, our lenders, partners, local government officials and most importantly, those who have decided to call an East West community ‘home’. These relationships have contributed greatly to our successes in Hampton Roads.”

According to Lawson, another cornerstone to the success of East West Communities has been hiring experienced specialists in diverse disciplines. Areas of expertise for the company include zoning, entitlement, land planning, financial modeling, construction, club operations, project management, technology, commercial development, sales, and marketing.

This Virginia success story all started in the early 1970s, when Sea Pines Company on Hilton Head Island bought several thousand acres of land and began developing Brandermill. In 1977, this 2,600-acre community was named “The Best Planned Community in America” by the National Association of Homebuilders and Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Then in the 1980s, the company expanded and developed the 1,400-acre Woodlake community that was chosen “Best Community in the U.S.” by the 14,000 member Urban Land Institute.

Mark Edwards, Senior Vice-President and broker of East West Realty with over 25 years at East West Partners, commented, “I’m very proud and fortunate to have been able to be involved in four highly successful communities in Isle of Wight, my native county. The success of East West Communities is a product of what our employees, our partners, and our builders contribute. It is the ideas, the spirit, and the commitment of these people that keep us ahead of the competition and continue to produce communities that people of all ages desire to live in.” This commitment has not only contributed to the company’s longevity, it has also helped East West to successfully weather five major recessions. Very few developers today can make the claim to be strong and vibrant after 40 years, not to mention following the most recent “Great Recession”.

Today, East West Communities is a flourishing development company that presents an incomparable record of experience and achievement across multiple states.

Twenty years ago this month East West hosted the Parade of Homes in Gatling Pointe South, drawing over 55,000 visitors. The home show garnered national attention in Southern Living Magazine and also by the NAHB, which awarded East West a GOLD award for the Best Home Show in America in 1993. The Gatling Pointe community is home to over 500 homes today and the Gatling Pointe Yacht Club marina club and restaurant.

In 2010, East West Communities hosted the first ever Spring Homearama at Founders Pointe, a waterfront community in the Carrollton area. Over 30,000 visitors toured eight beautifully furnished model homes during the sixteen day period.

In 2011, East West held its second Homearama event at The Riverfront at Harbour View and opened its final phase of development of Hampton Roads' most successful master planned community. The two model home shows events drew over 190,000 visitors during their sixteen day period.

East West Communities - 40 Years Timeline

1973 Sea Pines Company purchased 2,600-acres of land surrounding a 1,700-acre

lake/reservoir in Richmond, VA, and began developing Brandermill, a planned

community which would become home to 15,000 people living in 4,500 homes

with amenities, offices, retail, churches, and schools.

1977 Brandermill was named “Best Planned Community” in America by Better

Homes and Gardens magazine and the National Association of Home Builders.

1984 Development began on the 3,300-home Woodlake community in Richmond,

VA, later chosen “Best Community in America” by the 14,000 member Urban

Land Institute.

1987 EWC purchases Rivers Bend property and develops a riverfront, golf course

community in Chester, VA, with 711 lots.

1988 EWC expands to Hampton Roads, VA. Gatling Pointe (266 lots) opens in Smithfield – a waterfront community with a Yacht Club and Marina.

1990 Eagle Harbor in Jacksonville, FL, the first to use Community District

Development Financing for 3,000 homes.

1993 Gatling Pointe South – a waterfront community with 254 lots in Smithfield, VA – opens with the Parade of Homes winning the Gold Award from the National Association of Home Builders for the "Best Home Show" in America in 1993 with over 55,000 visitors and feature articles in Southern Living magazine.

1997 EWC begins development on Hampton Park, a 750 home community in

Chesterfield County, Virginia.

2000 The Riverfront at Harbour View, a 1,100-home waterfront, golf course

community overlooks the Nansemond and James Rivers in Suffolk, VA, opens.

2000 Windsong, a community of 300 homes in old Winter Park outside Orlando, FL,

surrounding 3 lakes.

2001 The Riverfront at Harbour View, Suffolk, VA, hosts the Tidewater Builders

Association’s Homearama featuring 17 homes and attracting the largest

attendance ever with more than 105,000 visitors.

2001 Riverwatch on the Piankatank River, a small community of 89 large lots in

Gloucester, VA.

2002 The Lofts at Cary Place, a downtown Richmond, VA, urban-renewal project.

2003 Eagle Harbor in Isle of Wight County, VA – a 567-acre community with a vast

array of amenities and 1,500 homes, condominiums, and apartments.

2004 Eagle Landing, 1,300-lot golf course community in Jacksonville, FL

2005 Founders Pointe, a waterfront community with 319 lots in Isle of Wight County,

VA, opens offering 325 acres overlooking Batten Bay and the James River.

2006 Patriots Landing in New Kent, outside Richmond, VA, zoned for 564 lots.

2007 The Townes at Cary Place in downtown Richmond, VA, in the Fan district.

2007 The Riverfront at Harbour View is the first community to be inducted in the

Tidewater Builders Association’s Community Hall of Fame, making it the most

awarded community in Hampton Roads’ history.

2008 Eagles Trace, a community of 250 homes in Greensboro, NC.

2009 Forest Creek, 106-lot neighborhood in Elon, NC.

2010 Founders Pointe opens new waterfront section and hosts the first-ever Spring

Homearama in Hampton Roads.

2011 Liberty Ridge, a 600-acre community of 139 three plus-acre lots, with the first

phase of 28 lots, first model home opens in Williamsburg, VA.

2011 Pinckney Retreat, a 77-lot community in Beaufort, SC.

2012 Brookcreek Crossing, a neighborhood in Midlothian, VA, with townhouses,

single family homes, and apartments.

2013 EWC purchases Hallsley, a unique community which will have 700

architecturally distinctive homes in Midlothian, VA. EWC is developing the

remaining 600 lots and a resort-like amenity complex.

2013 EWC records three new sections in Founders Pointe, two of which overlooks Batten Bay and the James River. New models and new builders are not actively constructing fifteen new homes in the fall of 2013.