The attached listings are provided via the Triangle MLS and may include listings from many real estate companies, including those of the developer himself.

 http://winmoreneighborhood.com/Inventory.aspx

Community Documents Attached- Subject to Developers Changes and Attorney’s Whims

http://townofcarrboro.com/PZI/PDFs/Winmore%20Design%20Code.pdf

Winmore Master plan ( 6 MB so give it about 50 seconds to load, it’s worth the view)

 http://www.winmoreneighborhood.com/Documents/MasterPlan.pdf

Winmore is a new mixed-use development in Carrboro off of Homestead Road . It’s just a hop skip and a jump to I-40 and less than 5 miles to downtown Chapel Hill’s boutiques and restaurants. The land is spectacular and not surprisingly was bird dogged by Scott Kovens, developer and one of several builders in the neighborhood. We real estate agents are in awe of the way Scott finds land, holds it until the market is ready and carefully plans a community around the natural terrain, not through it.

Winmore is expected to have approximately 96 single family homes, 86 town homes and an unspecified number of funky condos above retail stores. In other words, beautiful and functional without the Pleasantville feel. It’s hard to say where prices will fall and I don’t have preliminary condo information yet but homes should start in the 400’s and hit low 1 million mark. That’s my guess, not their stats.

This is a place where you may work and play where you live leaving your car in the garage for days on end. That alone makes me “green” with envy but for those of us who must drive we appreciate the strict green building requirements and energy efficient systems. The kids will love being so close to the elementary, middle and high schools that they can walk to and fro. The town now offers sidewalks from the neighborhood although not all the way to elementary school yet. Have I mentioned the new neighborhood pool being built, bring out the bikes, roller blades and wagons it’ll be hot again before you know it.

Photo By Fotosearch.com

Just in the nick of time for the holidays, closings are appearing like presents under the tree. New kitchens with granite counters, gorgeous master spas, media rooms for “football season” and large center islands for festive entertaining are just a few of the standard features. My clients have the green light to move in now and will begin the joy of unpacking ornaments and lights just in time to start re-packing them for next year. Oh well, I guess it’s a small trade off for an incredible, luxurious house in a brand new neighborhood. They’ll be thinking of you this summer when they take a dip in the Winmore pool and you’re cussing out your own boxes.