Stunning homesites, cottages, and built homes—our Bright’s Creek community has it all. No matter which option is the perfect fit for your family, our gated North Carolina community offers the best in luxury living. With expert guidance from our network of talented preferred builders and on-site real estate team, each option offers the best in views, relaxation, and discovery.
This month, we met with Betsy Klein, Sales Consultant at one of our preferred builders, AR Homes, to learn about the luxury builder’s proposed plan for one of Bright’s Creek’s “Featured Listing” sites, 2013 Deep Gap Farm. While this particular property is currently under contract, we wanted to give you an inside look at this sprawling estate plan featuring AR Homes’ inspired vision and discerning taste.
Betsy, tell us about the amazing plans for 2013 Deep Gap Road.
It’s an exceptional lot with amazing views of the mountains and golf course. Bright’s Creek’s realtors, Heather and JJ, along with the developers, actually selected this lot because of its special location and natural surroundings. It’s centrally located within the Bright’s Creek community and close to all the action, not far from their incredible new Lifestyle Center.
When you are working with clients, how much is actually customizable?
Essentially, everything can be customized based on the buyer’s style and taste. With 2013 Deep Gap Farm, the footprint of the house remained unchanged because we had poured the foundation, but we took an existing plan and modified it to include a lot of glass to maximize those amazing Bright’s Creek views. Everything on the inside of the house, from the windows to the doors, finishes, colors, and more, will be tailored to suit the needs of the homeowner. At AR Homes, we’ve been personalizing unique homes that meet families’ specific lifestyles and needs for over 40 years. We really pride ourselves on creating custom homes that fit the vision of our clients.
Tell us more about the special features of this estate.
It’s designed to seamlessly blend into its natural surroundings. The home features an open-floor concept with high, contemporary ceilings for an airy, spacious feel. There’s an abundance of glass windows and sliding doors, multiple porches for gathering, very spacious suites, plus a rec room and wet bar. The plan includes four beds and four and a half baths for about 3,000 square feet of space.
Can you walk us through the AR Homes approach?
A brand-new buyer would first come for a site visit so they can get a feel for the location, views, and community. From there, we zero in on a custom home plan and perform a site analysis for them. This entails a compass reading, determining exactly where they want the home to sit, and laying out the footprint of the home. At this point, a buyer will already know what their views will look like once their custom home is complete.
Then, we’ll work with our team to calculate site costs, which includes things like a driveway, the number of trees that may need to be cleared, potential additional foundation requirements depending on the height of each level, and any areas of expansion like extra porches or maybe an outdoor kitchen. We include the site costs with the home plan so our buyers know exactly what they’ll be spending.
From there, buyers enter into a design agreement with us to engage an architectural designer. Of course, if they go to contract, this fee is credited back to the buyer. During this design phase, we’re creating the entire floor plan exterior in 3D. We really like to help our clients clearly visualize the plans through a 3D rendering so they can get a true feel for the plan as it comes together. They’ll also be able to see any updates during this phase, like ceiling modifications or appliance updates—even colors for the interior and exterior. It’s all created in virtual reality for a truly immersive experience that helps to put people’s minds at ease.
Once design is done, we nail down the exact price of the home because we’re a fixed-price builder. We want our clients to know exactly what they’re spending. We also have two interior design studios, so our next step is for clients to do a two-day color session with our design team to lock in final interior and exterior colors.
Our process at AR Homes is very thorough. We handle it all from initial plans to architectural review submission and everything in between because we truly believe that building your dream home should be a fun, efficient and exciting experience.
What makes AR Homes unique?
There are plenty of builders who will design a custom home, but you’ll often pay additional fees for architects and designers. All of that is included in our base price so there are no extra costs involved. Another special differentiator for us is that we offer a vast array of custom home plans. We’re a large franchise with an intimate feel, so buyers can truly create their dream house by pulling inspiration from a variety of plans. With over 40 years in business, our process is extremely well-oiled, so we’re hyper efficient with our timelines and truly offer the best-in-class building resources that our customers deserve. Every luxury custom home we create is one that we’d be proud to call our own here at AR homes.
While 2013 Deep Gap Farm Road is under contract, you can work with AR Homes to design your perfect home! The array of custom North Carolina mountain homesites at Bright’s Creek is the ultimate destination to call your forever oasis.
Contact our real estate team directly at (828) 600-5132 or email us to begin your journey today.
