Crow Creek is a golf course community located in Calabash North Carolina, conveniently between Wilmington NC and Myrtle Beach SC. Crow Creek is just minutes from the beach and there is quick access to the intracoastal waterway and rivers in the area. If you’re looking for a leisurely community for retirement in North Carolina be [...]

Chinquapin is a North Carolina community located in Cashiers, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Chinquapin is a sister property to, and built by the same development company, as Trillium which we reviewed here before. Either property provides the perfect setting for a North Carolina retirement community lifestyle. Amenities The amenities at Chinquapin are in line [...]

Chincoteague is located in the Northwest corner of North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains bordering Tennessee and Virginia. Once completed this gated community will offer the kind of lifestyle that retiring boomers are looking for in a North Carolina retirement community. Amenities Chincoteague is slated to have an Equestrian facility including a horse barn [...]

Mountain Air is situated on Slickrock Mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Selected by Barron’s magazine as “one the top twenty places to retire in the world,” Mountain Air epitomizes southern charm as one of the favorite retirement communities in North Carolina. It is also one of just a handful of communities [...]

Charlestowne at Bradford Creek is located in the Greenville NC area, also known as the “inner banks” of North Carolina. Charlestowne at Bradford Creek is in a very convenient area and offers an active lifestyle with all the amenities you’d expect in a North Carolina retirement community. Amenities Boomers looking for an active retirement lifestyle [...]

Trillium is a community located in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountain area. Trillium offers a good mix of the mountain, lake, and golf course lifestyle baby boomers are looking for in a North Carolina retirement community. Amenities Trillium’s Morris Hatalsky designed golf course has everything you’d need. Great views including dramatic elevation changes keep the [...]

Carolina Colours provides a genuine sense of community as it is set in the midst of several historic coastal towns. It is one of the most ideal North Carolina retirement communities as it offers great natural beauty and a perfect setting for residents to become special southern friends. Time-honored qualities of traditional living are woven [...]

The Preserve at Wolf Laurel, a gated mountaintop family community adjoining Wolf Laurel Resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains town of Burnsville, North Carolina, is now taking reservations for home ownership. Approximately 4,800 feet above sea level, this 1,300 acre planned community offers long-range views and an ideal climate. Although not restricted to 55+ active [...]

White Oak Golf & Equestrian Community in Tryon, North Carolina is an active adult retirement community for the over 55’s. At its center is a Village Square with fine dining and banquet facilities; gardens, a market, the mail/news center and an art gallery featuring local and European art. A future phase will create an “aging [...]

Reynolds Mountain Communities are three distinct but connected communities: Reynolds Mountain, with serene mountain landscapes and magnificent views, Reynolds Village offering urban living in its highest form, and Reynolds Park, a recreation enthusiast’s dream-come-true. Residents will soon enjoy pedestrian access to all three communities, and Reynolds Park will feature the largest free public park in [...]

The Peninsula in Cornelius, North Carolina is an established country club community. It is a great North Carolina retirement community for 55+ active adults who wish to be near Charlotte, NC. Amenities Peninsula homeowners may join the Peninsula Yacht Club, which includes a state-of-the-art marina with 400 boat slips, fine dining in the Yacht Club [...]

Millbridge in historic Waxhaw, North Carolina is a retirement community for 55+ active adults, and is currently being developed by GS Carolina and partners. GS Carolina and its principals, David L Guy and Thomas W Scott, have over forty years experience in real estate development. They have built several 55+ retirement communities in North Carolina [...]

Fearrington Village, built on a 1700′s farm in Pittsboro, North Carolina, attracts a diverse mix of active 55+ retirees, professional adults and young families. The Village’s center features the Fearrington House Country Inn and Restaurant, offering fine dining and lodging, Southern weddings, corporate retreats and teambuilding activities. Just minutes from Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, [...]

Blue Heron Point is a new gated community in the town and on Lake Lure, North Carolina, offering 43 home sites on 55 acres.  Secure and beautiful, Blue Heron Point could be a good retirement alternative to other North Carolina 55+ active adult communities. The developer, Waterfall Mountain Properties, is a division of Harrison Development. [...]

Vista Developers offer homes and land for sale in North Carolina in four gated communities. Bill’s Mountain in Lake Lure, NC is one of these new developments of custom homes in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This is not one of the many North Carolina retirement communities, rather a gated neighborhood that offers safety, great views [...]