Blue Ridge Mountain-top Golf-side Community Development Investment

Away from heat, rising waters and bulging populations, this land is a prized destination for enjoying the peace and inspiring beauty of nature.  Originally part of the Mountain Glen Golf Course property, MountainTop Community was organized in the late 1970’s as a small gathering of professional clergy-based colleagues for retirement sharing. 

It now offers an assortment of new investment possibilities. Undertaken by its current owners as a project of homebuilding site sales during the rapid rise of tourism and settlement in the area in the early aughts, shifts in marketplace interests and values now present new opportunities.

All shaded areas shown on the site plan below are included in the offering, including 26 registered undeveloped building plats and 21+/- acres on the over 40-acre campus. Underground electric and phone utilities extend throughout with several on-site wells serving existing and future needs. Other infrastructure elements include set-aside garden areas and mail center kiosk. Since the original platted lots represent a different era of market interests, new marketing directions for residence development can be easily achieved through reconfiguration.

Of course in addition to the beauty of the property, MountainTop’s location directly adjacent to the renowned public Mountain Glen Golf Course gives a uniquely valuable special appeal. Recent addition of front acreage along NC Highway 194 has opened new prospects for potential retail or residential revenue-generation or other community enhancements. 

MountainTop Community’s view over the golf course toward the rolling ridges of Roan Mountain to the west are matched on the east-facing side with views over the valley on the east to the ridgeline of Banner Elk’s Elk River Club and Beech Mountain. These popular and active settlements are only minutes away and feature many of the prime shopping, dining and entertainments that make High Country living so sought after. Within a 20 minute drive, other regional destinations include Linville, Grandfather Mountain, Sugar Mountain and more, and the bustling activities of Boone and Blowing Rock are just 15 minutes further. Importantly, the convenience of a full range of shopping and domestic services such as restaurants and health resources are only 3 miles away.”

At an elevation of approximately 4,000 feet, the air and sky in Newland’s High Country is wonderfully clean and significantly cooler than the home bases of the many thousands of visitors who come to the mountains to play, relax and live.  Designed with a commitment to the preservation of its natural assets, MountainTop Community offers a quiet sidebar to the bustle of life, and for those who would enjoy a golf course environment without the added often-considerable expenses. 

MountainTop Community is home to 7 residences whose home values range to approximately $500,000. The sale will include 16 platted homesites with several more potential inclusions to be determined. Several of the platted lots have grandfathered health department septic permits; water and septic services are developed on a per-lot basis, although city water and sewer lines are within a mile and could be made available at a future developer’s expense.

All lots carry deeded Covenant obligations for maintenance expenses managed by project developers. While there is no official Property Owners Association per se, the community has nonetheless been operating with Covenants and Restrictions that include Architectural Guidelines.