THE SANCTUARY ON LAKE WYLIE

 

Average Preserve is five acres!
Encompassing over 1,300 heavily forested acres on Lake Wylie in Mecklenburg County only minutes to downtown Charlotte, N.C.,
the Sanctuary is a nature reserve community of fewer than 200 homesites, which have been dubbed “Private Preserves” due to their size. Average home
prices are from $650,000 to over $3,000,000 not including lot cost.
They range from more than two to 13 acres, with the average being more than five acres.

Nearly 25 percent of the Private Preserves are waterfront. All are part of a land plan created with Audubon International’s certification
 for the preservation of wildlife, habitat and water quality.

Harmony with the environment
In conservation partnership with Audubon International, Crescent Communities has made environmental sensitivity paramount at the Sanctuary.
 To protect the lake, each Preserve has a 200-foot “conservation corridor.” This is four times what the county requires, an unprecedented
 example of the Sanctuary’s commitment to the land and its wildlife.

To complement these efforts, the community’s Builders Guild is applying the same environmental consciousness and natural aesthetic
to homes in the Sanctuary.

Amenities at the Sanctuary were also founded on an appreciation of nature. Twenty miles of nature trails lead to meditation areas
and wilderness parks. The Camp features the John James Audubon Lodge where the Activities Director and Naturalist can be found
and is where residents can requisition ski boats, canoes and kayaks.

Leave the stress behind, but not the convenience
Residents of the Sanctuary enjoy a peaceful, secluded atmosphere that make it easy to forget the pace of modern life.

But, when they’re ready for shopping, dining and entertainment, it’s just a short drive away. And, residents at the Sanctuary have the
opportunity to become equity golf members at the nearby and prestigious Ballantyne Country Club.

Build at your own pace …
At the Sanctuary, space and time are the ultimate amenities. Buyers have the opportunity to create a retreat that will become a family
 homestead for generations.

Owners can build at their own pace. In fact, many may choose to start with a small guest house in which they can live before moving on
to their main home, additional guest houses for children, parents, family and friends, work-at-home offices or art studios.

About the Area

The Palisades rises from a once undiscovered location on a 1,500 acre woodland peninsula on eight coves of Lake Wylie. The newly completed four lane Buster Boyd Bridge and NC Hwy 49 mark the epicenter of a neighborhood surrounded by the 1,200 acre McDowell Park & Nature Preserve, Lake Wylie recreation and many conveniences of shopping and dining.

While the amenities within The Palisades may fulfill almost all our residents’ needs, this unique community also boasts convenient access to a myriad of outside attractions, with multiple routes available. Easy access to I-485 means that downtown Charlotte, Carolina Place Mall, the Ballantyne area, and The Charlotte Douglas International Airport are minutes away. And Lake Wylie, Paramount’s Carowinds, and the Arrowood/Whitehall job centers are just a stone’s throw from the community.

Nicklaus’ Design Golf Course

The Palisades™ Golf and Country Club was designed to be a challenging test of golf while at the same time, playable to golfers of all skill levels. Shaped into the hills bordering Lake Wylie, this Audubon International Gold Signature golf course offers 18 visually dynamic golf holes with a tremendous amount of shot variety. The course will be as challenging as the golfer wants to make it by offering a wide variety of bail-out areas, teeing areas and alternative paths to the green. The first few holes have wider fairways for an easy start, and the finishing holes are as challenging and memorable as any in the Charlotte area.

Sports Complex

The Palisades Country Club includes the 15-acre "Tim Wilkison Signature Club", a sports complex which includes tennis, swim, and fitness facilities. The club has, as its centerpiece, a 5,000 square foot clubhouse - here, you'll find a lounge and snack bar as well as a state-of-the-art exercise area.

Town Center

The Palisades™ Town Center will combine a 48,000 square foot Harris Teeter Grocery Store, national and neighborhood retailers, a full service bank and sit down restaurants. Local offices such as medical and commercial services and an innovative live/work village in a proposed 'main street' setting will be included. Single family residences, townhomes, condominiums and apartment homes will be woven closely together with small parks, nature corridors, walking and biking trails and other amenities. Other proposed uses include a day care, fire station, health club and a shared elementary school/community park site.