Lakefront Estate in NC goes to Auction

Ignoring the superlatives, this is an interesting statement about the current state of the luxury real estate market. This is JP King’s press release about an upcoming lakefront estate auction.

A marvelous lakefront estate, located in the gated community of Eagle Landing in Hickory, North Carolina will sell at real estate auction on Saturday, July 11, 2009, on-site at 11 a.m. J.P. King Auction Company, the nation’s leading real estate auction marketing firm specializing in luxury properties will manage the sale of the home.

Lake Hickory NC

“The town of Hickory, North Carolina has been a 3-time All America City and was voted by Readers Digest in 1999 as the 8th Best City in the Country to Raise a Family,” said Craig King, president & CEO of J.P. King Auction Company. “The area has all of the necessities of a big city, from a high rated medical community, top ranking public school system, thriving arts and science center, two community theaters and much more.”

The lakefront estate is situated on 14.83+/- acres and boasts lake and mountain views, an equestrian center and a lakefront entertainment center. This estate is only one of three homes in the secluded Eagle Landing community and offers a quarter mile of frontage on Lake Hickory.

“The property has many wonderful qualities, but a great appeal to many is that the estate sits on a peninsula with only two other homes,” said owner Rhodney Honeycutt. “It has an abundance of space on the lakefront that gives the ability to host more than 400 guests and still have the privacy of a quaint neighborhood.”

The foyer of this 4 bedroom, 5 full and 2 half bath estate home exudes the luxurious ambiance that is seen throughout the home. The property features 22′ ceilings and the foyer adjoins the master suite, library, dining room and great room. The master suite boasts 17′ multi-level ceilings, wood floors, recessed lighting and a stairway that leads to an overlooking loft complete with wet bar, dark/work room and balcony access. The master bath contains “His” and “Her” dressing areas with antique marbled counters, walk-in closets and an abundance of cabinet storage. The master bath also features a large dry sauna, sunken-jetted tub, double steam/shower stall with dual heads and a marble cooling bench.

The estate has a formal dining room and a great room with built-ins, large entertainment center and wet bar that open to a breakfast room including kitchen. The kitchen’s center island can seat up to 10 people, but can expand to 30 due to the layout of the adjoining breakfast-dining area and formal dining room.

The gourmet kitchen features Maroon Khabi granite counter tops from Africa, hand hammered custom copper hood, 4 large sub-zero refrigerators/freezers with 2 in the pantry area, 2 dishwashers, food prep sink, 3 sinks between the dishwashers, Wolf professional gas range with six burners, grill and double ovens. Additional amenities include Viking wall ovens, food warmer, masonry fireplace with working rotisserie and baking pan, wine cooler and under counter refrigerator.

The lower level den area features stained patterned concrete flooring, bar area, guest quarters, cabana, wine cellar, safe room, exercise room, and see-through fireplace. In addition to this home’s amenities, a double two-car heated garage contains in-floor hot water heat and a drain for washing vehicles.

The property has an outdoor living area directly off of the lower level den that features a pool overlooking Lake Hickory with an attached hot tub with waterfall. The outdoor pavilion has a fireplace allowing for year round entertainment.

Lakefront Entertainment Center

The estate has a quarter mile of Lake Frontage on Lake Hickory and the lakeside entertainment center is ideal for summertime entertaining. The dock area contains a boardwalk, gazebo, dressing room, dock lift, slips, and kitchen area. The main dock lift can easily accommodate up to a 30′ boat and has slips for 3 jet skis.

Equestrian Center

The property features a top-tier equestrian center that has a 4,800+/- square foot outdoor riding ring that can also serve as a volleyball court or helicopter pad, a 4,400+/- square foot indoor riding ring with wood stove and wiring for a large screen television, a horse barn with 5 stalls, wash stall and guest quarters with bedroom, bath, and kitchenette complete the facility. The equestrian center serves not only riding purposes, but provides enough space for entertaining up to 500 people.

A paved drive wide enough for a golf cart leads from the home to both the equestrian center and the lakeside amenities.

Area

The estate is located minutes from downtown and a short distance from four exciting golf courses, Hickory Motor Speedway and Hickory Airport. The lakefront estate is a short drive from six snow skiing resorts, world-class trout fishing, Pisgah National Forest, NASCAR Lowes Motor Speedway and central to Asheville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Charlotte.

Individuals interested in more information about the upcoming sale may contact J.P. King at 800-558-5464 or visit the company’s web site at www.jpking.com