Porters Neck Growth Continues

About two miles north of Military Cutoff Road on U.S. Highway 17 (North Market Street), you’ll find Marsh Oaks, a community of 450 acres of wooded home sites. Amenities include a swimming pool, tennis and a clubhouse. Prices for lots begin at $100,000 and completed homes start at $400,000. An architectural committee ensures harmony of homes and landscaping. Marsh Oaks is less than thirty minutes from downtown Wilmington and about 15 minutes from the ocean.

A bit further north on Market Street is Porters Neck Plantation and Country Club, on the Intracoastal Waterway about four miles north of Wilmington. Porters Neck is one of New Hanover County’s more venerable, upscale developments. The 18-hole golf course at Porters Neck, designed by Tom Fazio, has been named “the #1 coastal course” in North Carolina by Golf Digest, and a pool, tennis courts and a sports and fitness complex are some of the amenities. Lots in Porters Neck range from well over $100,000 to more than $500,000, and homes are priced from $350,000 to $1 million or more.

One of the newest Porters Neck Plantation neighborhoods is Forest Creek. Nestled among majestic southern oaks and beautiful magnolia trees, this quiet gated community features over 20 classic home designs. Members can enjoy country club privileges, plus a walking/jogging path, open green space and lighted streets.

Where Eagles Soar

Eagle’s Watch in Hampstead is an upscale development on the Intracoastal Waterway emphasizing the protection of nature and wildlife. A gated community, Eagle’s Watch features two ponds with cypress trees and a three-acre lake, plus a 350-foot bald eagle’s preserve. Amenities include tennis, putting green, swimming pool, nature trail, and pavilion housing a variety of facilities plus a bird watching area.

The 134 homesites, ranging from about half an acre to over an acre, are beautifully sited along both Nixon’s Mill Creek and Old Topsail Creek. Wooded lots with stately pine, cypress and cedar trees are available, as are lots on the high bluff overlooking marsh grasses and a winding tidal creek. For seven months a year, Knotch and Serrata, a protected pair of bald eagles, nest in the bluffs, helping to make Eagle’s Nest a true nature lover’s paradise. Remaining lots range in price from the lot $200s to $1 million.