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SEALED-BID/AUCTION STYLE SALE

WATERFRONTEQUESTRIAN ESTATE

SOUTH CHARLOTTECOMMUNITIES

December 2010

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In this issue:4-6Sugar j WineRoad

7-8Charlotte MotorSpeedway

8-10Atlanta MotorSpeedway

CHARLOTTELuxuryDecember 2010

Featured in this Issue:Sealed-Bid / Auction Style Sale

See page 6 for details.


In this issue:11-12Opportunityat Longview

15-16HomeStaging

13-14Fredrick’s LuxuryDesign j Construction

17-20South CharlotteCommunities

The Finest Representation for Luxury Real Estate in Charlotte, North CarolinaThe Caldwell name has a rich and well established history in the Charlotte area, synonymous with quality, integrity, and customer satisfaction. Our marketing efforts provide far-reaching exposure to a qualified audience of luxury home enthusiasts. Caldwell & Company’s commitment to excellence and our exclusive system of advertising, marketing and listing tools is unique in the Charlotte area,

providing our clients access to a worldwide audience.

Exceeding the expectations of Charlotte’s most discerning buyers and sellers.

13850 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Suite 500

Charlotte, North Carolina 28277

Office: 704.887.5280


INTERIOR: 4 Fireplaces Custom Habersham Kitchen Walnut Hardwood Floors & Curved Staircase Media Room Billiard Room Video Gaming Loft Guest Suite Exercise Room All Ensuite Bedrooms Main Floor Mastersuite 4 Full Baths / 4 Half Baths

EXTERIOR: Inground Saltwater Pool 32 Acres backing up to 15 Acres Private Lake Hardcoat Stucco and Stone, Brick, Cedar Exterior Oversize 4 Car Garage Porte Cochere to Auto Courtyard Equestrian Facility Kennel Room for Helipad Additional Acreage available for possible Airstrip

Features Currently Offered at: $2,950,000

Details of Sealed-Bid / Auction Style Sale on Page 6

Sugar &Wine Road

The grandeur of this European manor style home is reminiscent of the 17th and 18th century French manors and small castles, but can be found comfortably ensconced in the still blooming Union County, North Carolina area just minutes south of Charlotte.

This Old World European equestrian estate is your sanctuary from urban living. A long gracious circular drive welcomes you home with a porte cochère entrance to the auto courtyard. You will find all the privacy you crave on 32.86 lush, fully fenced acres including a 15 acre private lake. There is ample room for a helipad and possible airstrip.

The use of wood ceilings, natural stone and exposed wood beams add authentic European warmth. Featured in several national magazines, this custom residence has called “the best built home in the region” by Custom Homes magazine.

The main floor master suite offers a gas log fireplace and beautiful views of countryside, and lake, while the master en-suite pampers you with Old World luxuries like an imported, Spanish copper soaking tub. Additional features include all ensuite bedrooms, billiard room, theatre room, guest suite, in ground salt water pool and spa.



Luxury Opportunity

Sealed-Bid / Auction Style SaleThis waterfront, equestrian estate is up for a Sealed-Bid / Auction style sale. All inspections, appraisal and due

diligence desired must be completed prior to sealed-bid submission date. All sealed offers must be submitted

and received by midnight 01/07/11. To be considered, all offers submitted must meet the following criteria:

n The offer must be submitted on NC Association of REALTORS® forms n No inspection, option or appraisal contingencies. These must be completed prior to bid submission. n If obtaining a loan, a full loan commitment letter, lacking only ratified contract, must accompany offer. n If cash buyer, a verification of funds or financials from banking institution must accompany offer. n All offers will be held by our attorney. Owners will open offers with attorney on 01/10/11 and a winning

bid will be chosen.

Complete details can be obtained by sending a blank email to [email protected] or calling

Linda Caldwell at 704.887.5280.


Charlotte Motor Speedway is known by many as the “Mecca of Motorsports.” The largest

sports facility in the Southeast, Charlotte Motor Speedway has 167,000 seats, including

121 executive suites, and capacity for nearly 50,000 more spectators in the infield area.

One of the busiest facilities in the country, the speedway hosts three NASCAR Cup

events each year, including the NASCAR Spring All-Star Race, the Coca-Cola 600 and

Bank of America 500, which is usually pivotal in the season-long battle for the NASCAR

Sprint Cup Championship.

Charlotte Motor Speedway at Charlotte was the

first super speedway to host night racing and also

the first sports facility in America to offer year-

round living accommodations when it released 40

condominiums for sale high above Turn One. Today

the speedway has 52 condominiums and is home

to the Speedway Club, which also offers dining

members a spectacular view of the 1.5-mile oval

from a luxurious environment.

This 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo offers unsurpassed

views of the entire speedway and all the action on

race day. The corporate client or individual can en-

joy the distinctive racing lifestyle experience and

entertaining guests for race events or entertaining

in casual elegance for non-race events.

Charlotte Motor Speedway Luxury Condo


This First Turn Condo offers a spacious kitchen and bar area. Relax in the living room and enjoy

closed circuit TV allowing you to watch the race live or on TV. The condo is also equipped

with high-speed internet service. The living room has floor-to-ceiling walls of enclosed glass

allowing the premium view of the entire Speedway. As an investment opportunity, these units

have been known to rent out for $10,000- $25,000 per weekend for the three race weekends

held in Charlotte.

This condo is located in the Charlotte/Concord area, close to Concord Mills Mall. Also a

short drive to the new NASCAR Hall of Fame, or going to a Carolina Panthers Football or

Charlotte Bobcats basketball game. It is also the perfect location to entertain guests or

clients for the 25 plus scheduled events at Charlotte Motor Speedway throughout the year.

Offered at $495,0002 Bedrooms2 Full Baths


Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track in Hampton, Georgia, about 25 minutes south of Atlanta.

Tara Place condominiums overlook the 1.54-mile quad-oval track with track seating capacity

of over 125,000. The track opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile standard oval. In 1994, the 46 Tara

Place condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track.

The Atlanta Motor Speedway currently hosts two

NASCAR Sprint Cup race weekends annually, in March

and on Labor Day weekend. The 2009 move from an

October race date to Labor Day weekend was also

accompanied by a change in start time, marking the first

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series under the lights at Atlanta

Motor Speedway and the return of Labor Day weekend

NASCAR racing to the Southern United States.

Atlanta Motor Speedway Luxury Condo


The corporate client or individual looking for the best in luxury racing lifestyle, will

thoroughly enjoy this end unit condo featuring unsurpassed views of the entire speedway.

3 bedrooms and 3 full baths plus ample entertaining in the living room, kitchen and dining

area provide for distinctive entertaining experience during events. As an investment, these

units customarily rent around $20,000 or more for Sprint Cup race weekends.

Offered at $700,0003 Bedrooms3 Full Baths


Opportunity Star ts at

Longview

What a fabulous opportunity in the South Charlotte community of Longview. Considered

among all the luxury builders in this community to be the choicest lot in the community, the

current owners’ loss is your gain. This lot is just under 2 acres with sweeping pastoral views

of the renowned Longview golf course and other manor style homes nestled in this gated

community. This to-be-completed estate was originally conceived as an elaborate 17,000

square foot Tuscan style villa, complete with courtyards, porte cochère, pool and pool house,

wine cellar, elevator, soaring ceilings and uniquely Italian architectural accents. Though in the

framed-in stage, the exterior look and internal design could easily be modified to suit.


This private and gated enclave is considered a South Charlotte community just over the

Union county line and minutes from I-485. The Club at Longview features the only residential

course in the Charlotte region to earn a place in Golf Digest’s prestigious ‘Best in State’

rankings and offers the ultimate in

gracious living.

Features Just under 2 Acres 12,136 square

feet heated 17,000 square feet

under roof, this Villa has also been

approved to have it’s own private

gates in addition to the Longview

gated community.

$1,800,000 invested… all reasonable offers considered.


Fredrick's

LuxuryDesign &Construction Offering your imagination unlimited possibilities

Imagine Old World craftsmanship with heavy timber framing

reminiscent of the 17th and 18th century manor style homes

that were constructed to house generations. Now you have

an idea of the quality offered your large or small project by

Fred Nader of Fredrick’s Luxury Design and Construction.

Fredrick’s incorporates passion and vision for unique designs with building techniques that cannot be

rivaled by other builders in the region. A luxury home or estate should be engineered and constructed

from the foundation up, including soil conditions, in a completely different manor than smaller homes.

Too many luxury homes and estate homes are manufactured utilizing the same methods and procedures

as lower priced “track” homes. The luxury-home-owners-to-be trust their architects, builders and

home inspectors to provide them a well built, quality home, free of defects and shortcuts.

Unfortunately, as so many local owners of newly built luxury homes in the area are finding out, their

brand new estate home or luxury home was constructed on poor soil, improper waterproofing,

inadequate drainage, insufficient foundation, framing and roofing. These construction shortcuts have

resulted in settling cracks, windows and doors that won’t open, uneven floors, water damage and mold,

to name a few.

We invite you to examine and compare Fredrick’s quality, building process and white glove treatment.

Fred is confident that your examination will leave you wondering why other builders in the region

are not designing and building luxury homes this way.


Home Staging in Charlotte has gone mainstream within the past five years. Let’s clarify what it is and what it is not. It is pre-marketing the property before it is listed on MLS. The Home Staging industry is in the real estate industry, not the interior design industry. Decorators/Designers personalize a space; whereas a Stager neutralizes a space and configures furniture & accessories to appeal to the most amount of buyers.

Home Staging® is an equity protector, especially in this market, where home prices are falling, and there are a lot of foreclosures in the mix. In the current economy, there are 2 things that sell a home - price and condition. As Gary Keller, of Keller Williams stated in his interview with GMA, “Price gets you interest; staging gets you offers.” Currently, according to Stagedhomes.com, the industry leader and training company for Home Staging, the home sits on the market for 212 days vs a Stagedhome, for only 32 days.

In August, we had over 25,000 listings in the Charlotte area, only 1,704 sold. Were they the “stuck in the 80’s home” or the “Pepto Bismol Dining Room home?” Of course not, they were mostly Staged homes, or the homes that were being given away.

HERE ARE SOME STAGING STRATEGIESIf you are trying to sell a vacant home - try to rent furniture, even if you have to borrow them from a friend, or rental company. Just make sure it is in good condition and reflects the price of the home. If not done properly, it can have the adverse affect.

Before Staging

Before Staging

Home Staging


For those of you who live in your home while it is listed, here are some ways to keep showings relatively stress-free and staged properly for the holidays.

QUICK TIPS:The areas where it is ok to decorate for the holidays are Family Room, formal Living Room, and/or Dining Room. There shouldn’t be holiday decor in any of the other rooms.

Curtail the need to put more than one tree up. You should have one up, in the Family Room, or formal living room if you have one. Make sure it is a good place for it and ample room, not shoved in a corner where people who do celebrate, may have a concern about their traditions and not having enough space for things.

Hanging up stockings is fine, and I think adds to the charm and festivities. If these are stockings you had as a child growing up, and are tattered and torn, for the sake of Staging, buy new ones.

If you typically do garlands, keep it to a minimum - down the stair railing or along the mantel.

If you have a collection you’ve accumulated over the years, you normally display during the holidays, leave them in storage. In fact, I’d take them out, just to make sure they are all wrapped up nicely and boxed up for moving day. Take it out at your new house next Holiday.

Don’t over scent your home - some people have a negative reaction, or allergies.

ABOUT THE AUTHORMarcyne Touchton is the Founder & Principal Stager for Domaine Staging. She is one of only 140 Accredited Staging Professional Masters (ASPM®) in North America. Marcyne is known as an avid proponent of aggressive marketing, which is evident in her success - 75% of her Stagings result in home sales in 15 days or less.

As a home staging expert, Marcyne is a featured speaker before many business and industry organizations, real estate offices, and community groups. Check out the resources & tips on their website at www.domainestaging.com.

Marcyne Touchton, Founder and Principal Stager. Phone: 704.905.6343

Director of Communications & Marketing/Public Relations, IAHSP®

MyKirkland’s Designer, National Winner 2010

Accreditations: ASP®, ASPM®, Member : International IAHSP®, Charlotte IAHSP Chapter (CIRC®)


Whether you want a luxury penthouse Uptown, waterfront or golf course home, a charming equestrian estate or

a historic mansion to call your own, South Charlotte is your luxury Charlotte location. Whether you decide on the

gracious living in Myers Park, SouthPark, Piper Glen, Ballantyne, Longview or Union County, Caldwell & Company

Realty has a distinctive property to suit your dreams. Look at all our South Charlotte communities have to offer:

UptownSoon to have a mile’s worth of cultural

facilities in Uptown alone, Charlotte has an

ever increasing commitment to the arts.

Uptown Charlotte offers breathtaking ballets,

beautiful operas, a wide variety of scintillating

stage shows and numerous festivals throughout

the year. Charlotte’s off-the-beaten path venues

tout musical genres from jazz to alternative

rock, gallery crawls and exceptional dining

has resulted in Charlotte being named one of

the “Top 50 Cities That Sizzle” by Restaurant

News Magazine, Uptown Charlotte is bursting with invigorating restaurant concepts, regional favorites and countless

hotspots serving up elegance and local flavor. Children and adults alike will also find plenty to do in Uptown at

Discovery Place, Imaginon, movie

theatres including the IMAX theatre,

the new EpiCentre or take in some

of our professional sporting events.

Both the NBA Charlotte Bobcats

Arena and NFL Carolina Panthers

stadium are located in Uptown

Charlotte. Uptown Charlotte is also just a quick drive away from Charlotte Motor Speedway with 3 yearly NASCAR

Sprint Cup races, the Charlotte Knights baseball team and Charlotte Checkers hockey. Uptown and all of the city of

Charlotte is an exceptionally pristine and beautiful city with thoughtful planning and placement of greenways, parks

and ample public transit by trolley, light rail or carriage rides, allowing visitors and residents to enjoy the luxury

Uptown lifestyle to its fullest.


MyersParkMyers Park is touted as Charlotte’s finest planned suburb and one of

the premier neighborhoods in North America. Myers Park forms a

crescent around a southern portion of Uptown Charlotte. The site was

designed and started in 1905 by the well known architect John Nolen.

Complemented by manicured yards and curved sidewalks, Myers

Park’s beautiful and historic homes sit under the sweeping canopies of

great oak trees that line its

streets. Retaining the best of southern flavor Myers Park residents

are passionate about preserving and protecting the standards set by

its founders when developed. As one of Charlotte’s premier luxury

home locations within view of Uptown Charlotte, the Myers Park

area has steadily remained a top seller for the Charlotte luxury

homes and estates market.

SouthParkJust a few minutes south of Myers Park and only 10 minutes from Uptown

Charlotte, SouthPark has become the 4th largest employment center

in the state, an enclave of high end shopping and dining, and is home to

many of the finest homes and communities in South Charlotte. It is also

home to the PGA Tour’s annual Quail Hollow Championship, one of

the most popular golf tournaments – for both players and spectators.

SouthPark is most definitely the luxury destination for fashion, offering

up some of the best designer labels this side of Manhattan. SouthPark

features a dizzying array of upscale mall boutiques at SouthPark Mall,

high end shops such as Frontgate, Burberry, Coach, Louis Vutton,

Tiffany and more. And let us not forget the beautiful alfresco-mixed

use Phillips Place and Morrison boutique shopping centres featuring

designer shops like Restoration Hardware, Dean & Delucas and labels

like Balenciaga and Yves Saint Laurent to name a few. After hours you

will find your choice of exceptional dining experiences at The Palm,

Del Frisco’s Steakhouse, Morton’s, McCormick & Schmicks, PF Chang’s,

Maggiano’s and many, many more. Summer’s in SouthPark feature weekly concerts in the park around the lake

with the Charlotte Orchestra…just bring your wine and picnic baskets.


BallantyneConsidered by residents to be the crown

jewel in the Queen City, Ballantyne

offers luxury living at its finest. The

stunning 2,000 acre Ballantyne area is

beautifully developed both aesthetically

and strategically. Ballantyne is immersed in

spectacular and abundant golf and resort

style communities; from luxury condos to

manor style estates with natural stone facades, trendy and

upscale shopping and dining, a world class resort and spa,

and let’s not forget to mention a highend 535 acre corporate

park. Ballantyne’s location within the I-485 beltway makes it

an easy commute from almost anywhere in the Charlotte

area. It is no small wonder that Ballantyne is arguably

one of the most desirable areas to live in the state.

Piper GlenKnown to residents and golf enthusiasts the

world over as TPC Piper Glen, this luxurious and

manicured golf, swim and tennis community

beautifully surrounds a premiere Arnold Palmer

designed golf course. The custom residences in

Piper Glen front lush, tree-lined streets while

their gracious verandas overlook the renowned

golf course and community lakes. Stonecrest at

Piper Glen in walking distance nearby offers fine

dining, a Dean & Deluca, shopping, boutiques, and

theatre. Piper Glen and Stonecrest are located

on Rea Rd. in South Charlotte – a lush corridor running from the SouthPark are of Charlotte, south into

Union county with Rea Road having its own access to I-485.


LongviewSouth Charlotte residents Love their golf courses and gracious

lifestyle. The Club at Longview is no exception. Longview is

a Signature Jack Nicklaus course offering manorstyle luxury

estates surrounded by lush and uncompromised pastoral

beauty. Rolling hills, tree-lined fairways, elevation changes,

and abundant water features, make the course at Longview

arguably one of the most perfectly suited natural sites for

outstanding golf in the region. This private and gated enclave

is considered a South Charlotte community just over the Union county line and minutes from I-485. The

Club at Longview features the only residential course in the Charlotte region to earn a place in Golf Digest’s

prestigious ‘Best in State’ rankings and offers distinctive luxury living.

UnionCountyUnion county is nestled in the gently rolling hills of the

North Carolina Piedmont and just a few minutes south of

Charlotte. Union county is and has been one of the fastest

growing counties in the state. The west side of the county

used to be considered ‘horse country’ but with abundant land

available for new neighbors and excellent schools, the west side of the county has been responsible for the

majority of Union county’s growth. Union county is also home to the much anticipated, yearly Queens Cup

Steeplechase. In true equestrian derby fashion, thousands come each year to enjoy watching thoroughbreds

competing at speeds up to 30 miles per hour, the jockeys in their bright colored silks pushing their sleek

steeds to clear four and a half foot jumps around the three mile rolling turf course. Family and friends come

in fine derby attire and enjoy fast-paced mingling, socializing and watching the race champion bask in the

glory of the winner’s circle. Conveniently located, Providence

Road runs from Uptown Charlotte south, deep into Union

county, through the very desirable Weddington area, into the

historic and charming town of Waxhaw. This area has become

a luxury corridor offering numerous resort style, gated and

upscale residences and communities to those who want to

escape the city hustle and bustle, but still stay close with an

easy commute.

13850 Ballantyne Corporate Place

Suite 500

Charlotte, NC 28277

Office: 704.887.5280

Email: [email protected]

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