Single-Story Living with Space~Space~Space ~ 411 Saint Johns Drive ~ $296.5K!

411 Saint Johns Drive, Salisbury NC ~ $296.5K

Your dream home is here! This custom-built, fully-brick home is single-story, spacious living at its best! Welcome to 411 St. John's Drive ~ a 2465 square foot home located in the St. Johns Wood neighborhood of Salisbury, North Carolina ~ a quiet 55-household neighborhood in Rowan County that includes residences on Saint Johns Drive, Young Road, and US Highway 601.

This gorgeous, nearly new, cream-colored brick home sits on over an acre of property. 411 St. Johns Drive has a very interesting and open floor plan ~ and this with its sprawling lawn offer a feeling of spaciousness both inside and out like you’ve never felt!

Inside the leaded glass front door, with leaded glass sidelites and transom, you are struck by the wide open space with warm hardwood floors stretching out before you ~ the 25’ living room straight ahead, and the nearly 18’ dining room to your left.

The sheer size of the living room, with its gas fireplace and 9-foot ceilings with crown moldings, sunlit by a bank of windows that flanks the entire back of the room, lends itself easily to entertaining on a grand scale. The living area unfolds to the breakfast area and kitchen.

The dining room ~ a gracious 18-foot room ~ is presided over by the magnificent custom triple-wide window with arched transom that equally acts as a focal point for the home's exterior. This dining area with more pristine hardwood floors and crown molding accenting the ceiling line is designed as a alcove off the front entrance and large living area.

The kitchen features recessed lighting, gleaming granite counters, and deep rich custom cherry cabinets. The lunch counter is a nice touch and makes for a great space to socialize with guests or family while the cook is at work! The hardwood floors here lead out to the adjoining breakfast area that overlooks the elevated rear patio area and picturesque back yard.

411 St. Johns Drive features a very large, 17’ x 13’, master bedroom suite has a nearly 10’ x 10’ walk-in closet, and an extra large bath, with ceramic tiled floors, a grand corner Jacuzzi tub with dual vanities flanking either side, and separate shower.

The exterior of this all-brick home is nicely landscaped with evergreen shrubs, roses, dianthus, and variegated liriope. The home has a dual-car, oversized (you can fit 2-autos AND have room for workbenches and storage!), attached garage with a small workshop area. There is more storage space in the unfinished 31’ x 16’ rough-plumbed attic.

411 St. Johns has had just one owner and is so immaculate, it looks like it was built yesterday! And…if this is all not enough, there are no city taxes at 411 St. Johns Drive!!

This 2007 custom built all-brick home with space~space~space, both indoors and out, is waiting for your visit! Call listing agent Greg Rapp today at 704.213.6846 to grasp this wonderful opportunity to own this home!

411 St. Johns Drive, Salisbury NC ~ MLS#: R55619A ~ $296,500 ~ Call Greg Rapp 704.213.6846

Greg Rapp Sells c.1882 Bernhardt Hardware Building in Downtown Salisbury ~ Residential & Commercial Space Coming Soon!

The former Bernhardt Hardware property has been sold!!!

Greg Rapp, of Wallace Realty, sold the expansive hardware building at 111-115 N Main Street in Downtown Salisbury NC for $200,000 to Calm Holdings, a new partnership formed by Chad Vriesema and Bryan Wymbs.

Vriesema is owner of Central Piedmont Builders Inc., the contractor for several other restoration projects in the downtown including Pottery 101, Critters, and Go Burrito. Vriesema said he and Wymbs expect to invest $400,000 to $600,000 in the Bernhardt building and make it a mix of apartments or condominiums on the second story and retail on the bottom floors. The hardware property, which over the years combined three separate buildings into one, will be returned to three distinct buildings, Vriesema said, and he and Wymbs hope to incorporate the Bernhardt name in the redevelopment because of its important historic connection to the property.

There are no prospective tenants yet, however, Vriesema will be meeting with an architect in coming months, expecting renovations to begin this fall or winter. The buildings cover 16,000 square feet, and Vriesema envisions six units of roughly 2,500 square feet covering both floors. Greg Rapp, the Realtor who worked on the sale, said the end result “will be awesome for Salisbury”. Rapp sees the downtown as having a strong potential for scores of more residents in its older storefront buildings, and he and Vriesema predicted good things to come for the downtown.

The City of Salisbury has been recognized through the N.C. Main Street Program, where  award winners are recognized for excellence in downtown revitalization efforts in categories such as promotion, organization, design and economic restructuring. The successful Main Street Programs have proven that revitalizing downtown areas can help grow local small businesses, attract new investments and create jobs. The North Carolina Main Street Program helps small towns preserve their historic fabric and, using local resources, build on their unique characteristics to create vibrant central business districts. Award winners are chosen by a panel of independent judges from dozens of applications submitted by Main Street participants throughout the state.

Click "HERE" for a view of Downtown Salisbury, NC.

Artist Robert Toth's Rendition of Bernhardt Hardware

Bernhardt Hardware was associated with the late Paul Bernhardt, known as a good-hearted retailer, promoter, artist and craftsman. He built delightful Christmas decorations for his store and loved history, conversation and politics. He was mayor of Salisbury from 1967-71 and a City Council member for 12 years overall. He served on many merchant and community boards, including a chairmanship with the Rowan Vocational Workshop. Greer Hardware started in this location in 1928. (The building dates back to 1882.) Leake Bernhardt, Paul’s father, served as store manager. Paul joined the store as assistant manager in 1946 after his service with the Army Air Corps in World War II. When Greer Hardware liquidated the store in 1961, Bernhardt Hardware took its place. Eva Bingham, Paul’s daughter, put the property up for sale after her father’s death in April 2012. The store had a going-out-of-business sale and closed that summer. (Adapted from the Salisbury Post article, 8/19/2013, by Mark Wineka ~ Read the full article in the Salisbury Post Online at http://www.salisburypost.com/article/20130819/SP01/130819701/1023/former-bernhardt-hardware-property-sold-for-200000)

Greg Rapp is the Salisbury area's premiere real estate agent for historic and vintage properties. If you'd like to see the other opportunities for both residential or commercial properties in Rowan County, give Greg a call at 704.213.6846. He has a wealth of properties and the knowledge to back them up! You'll make a smart decision!

155 Joyner Lane, Salisbury NC ~ Country Living at Just $65K

On the outskirts of Salisbury, North Carolina, a peaceful country drive down NC 601 in Rowan County, you’ll find this solid 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home for just $65,000! 

This home, in its quiet country neighborhood, offers a large living room and even larger, very spacious, nearly 20’ x 12’den. Former owners converted an attached garage to this large, informal living space.

The warm and cheerfully painted kitchen & dining area looks out onto a large back deck, which in turn overlooks the backyard of this 0.47-acre country lot.

The 1389 sq ft home at 155 Joyner Lane has been sitting empty for a bit, but was once wonderfully landscaped.  It wouldn't take much to make this place great again ~ some mowing and edging and a bit of paint will renew this country charmer.  

There is a small outbuilding on property for storing lawn care equipment or perhaps children’s bicycles and other items.  Because this home is outside the Salisbury city limits, it is on a private well and septic system.  

The home is being sold ‘as-is’, and the carpet and deck need a bit of attention.  But for the family seeking the feel of country living, this home is perfect in location, size, and affordability!   

Sound like this priced-right 3-bedroom home at 155 Joyner Lane could be for you?  Contact Salisbury / Rowan County real estate agent Greg Rapp at 704.213.6846 to picture your family in this country setting. 

Greg can make it happen for you!

155 Joyner Lane, Salisbury NC ~ $65,000 ~ Call Greg at 704.213.6846

Brick Craftsman Era Home ~ 201 Park Street, China Grove, NC ~ $105,000

WOW!  If you are looking for a lot of house for the money in a great neighborhood ~ look no further that the quaint North Carolina town of China Grove! 201 Park Street, China Grove, North Carolina is a solidly built brick home that needs a just the littlest bit of updating and TLC. 

This 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath, circa 1935 Craftsman home has all the features you would expect from this era:

• French doors
• Butlers pantry/laundry room
• Built~in food pantry
• Formal dining room
• Formal living room
• Fireplace in living room
• Screened back porch

An attractive and roomy terracotta tile front porch graces the front of the home, looking out onto a peaceful and tidy neighborhood, right off Main Street in China Grove. 

The large screened porch at the back of the house has steps leading down to a spacious back lawn and the 2-car garage with its 16' x 20' loft above for storage (which could be upfitted to an apartment!). 

With this solid brick and frame home at 201 Park Street sitting just one block from Downtown China Grove, its new owners can walk to a town full of shopping and dining, and the Interstate-85 is just a hop~skip~and a jump away!

Two~Car Garage

Semi~finished loft space above garage

4+ Baths!

Here is something unique to 201 Park Street ~ Each of the 4 bedrooms has its own full bath!  This is perfect for a family vying for bathroom time mornings and evenings! The 4th bedroom is converted attic space that was once probably arranged as an apartment or in-law suite.  It is obvious that a second kitchen was furnished in this space and the area needs some work. 

Famous Folk from China Grove!  

 “Curly” Seckler  (John Ray Sechler ) was born in China Grove, North Carolina in 1919. "Curly" is best known for his huge contribution to Bluegrass music and was a member of the Foggy Mountain Boys. The Foggy Mountain Boys was an influential American bluegrass band founded by guitarist Lester Flatt and banjo player Earl Scruggs. Because of the personnel, particularly Scruggs, who has since become iconic in music history for his masterful handling of the banjo, the group is often considered as one of the premier bluegrass groups in the history of the genre.

Dillon J Stevens, (born April 23, 1997) is an actor, dancer, and singer born in Concord, North Carolina. Stevens currently resides in China Grove, North Carolina. In 2009, Stevens was cast in the role of Michael in the Chicago production of Billy Elliot The Musical.

Farmers Day Festival

China Grove is home to the popular Annual Farmers Day Festival.  On Farmers Day, over 200 colorful booths line Main Street featuring locally grown produce, delicious hand churned ice cream, bake sales, drink stands, and hand crafted items for sale. Visitors purchase gifts for special occasions from the many art, craft, jewelry, clothing, baby items, and many more great booths. There is a Children’s Stage is dedicated to the young and the young at heart. Clowns, magicians, and puppets delight children of all ages. A small train runs through the street and is a must for the little ones. While the children are entertained and the ladies shop, men can ramble through displays of antique farm equipment and cars of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s that include a display of muscle cars, classics, hot-rods and racers.

Farmers Day is overflowing with free entertainment all day on two stages.  Festival goers get to hear a variety of music by local bands, and will see dancers, gymnastics, and karate demonstrations, as well as the singing and clogging performed on the Park Stage while sitting in the shade of the trees. A great variety of food vendors sell funnel cakes, cotton candy, roasted corn on the cob, Gyro sandwiches, meat on a stick, Bar-B-Que, and of course hot dogs and hamburgers are plentiful, washed down with a glass of fresh squeezed lemonade! At 4:00 p.m.,the town gets ready for the street dance at 7:00 p.m. Festival goers dance to the music or bring lawn chairs to enjoy the bands. The evening ends with a beautiful fireworks display.

Farmers Day has grown to become one of the best street festivals in North Carolina with attendance estimated at over 25,000 visitors. Farmers Day is held the third Saturday in July. From the opening ceremony until the last note of the street dance, Farmers Day offers something for people of all ages.  The market continues to grow as the event gets back to its roots of the festival centered around the Farmers Market.

Make China Grove Your Home Town!

China Grove, North Carolina in Rowan County could be your home town! Contact Greg Rapp at 704.213.6846 to see 201 Park Street in its wonderful neighborhood and thriving little Southern town!

 

201 Park Street, China Grove, North Carolina ~ circa 1935 Craftsman home ~ $105K

201 N. Rowan Avenue, Spencer NC ~ Custom Brick Ranch ~ For Sale

201 N Rowan Ave, Spencer NC ~ $84,900

Welcome to 201 N Rowan Avenue in Spencer, North Carolina.  This single owner, custom-built, Ranch~Style home by Donald Wood is for now for sale at just $84,900. This lovely brick home sits up on a very nice large corner lot with great lot size and square footage to play with.

201 N Rowan Avenue is in solid condition, offers 3 bedrooms & 2 baths, a huge family room & living room, and formal dining room. 201 N Rowan Avenue has an uncluttered floor plan, a beautiful front porch, a partial basement with workshop, and a carport with a separate storage room. This charming brick home’s design allows homeowners great flexibility in personalizing their ranch home. 

Ranch~Style homes were extremely popular in the 1960s and now, as the Baby-Boomer generation is looking for more flexible living in their home design, are regaining their popularity due to the range of benefits that ranch style homes offer families. Ranch-style homes, defined by a long, typically one story, spacious and open house plan, first made their appearance in America in the early part of the 20th century. They feature a long, low, ground-hugging profile and are mostly single-story in character.

Interior Features

 
This sweet Ranch-Style home, built in the 1970's, features an open floor plan ~ all of the major rooms flow one into the other.  For example, the 19’ x 13’ living room is undivided by a wall separating it from the 11’ x 10’ dining room, which flows into its cute and spacious kitchen with an abundance of original wood cabinets and eat in bar area.  Speaking of cooking, a well-designed kitchen can save you precious time three times a day! Imagine serving up the dinner you prepared and serving it in your formal dining room or even on a coffee table in your den. This Ranch-Style home represents single-level living, therefore offering you incredible convenience because your kitchen, living space, bedrooms, baths, and laundry areas are all right at your fingertips.  (201 N Rowan Avenue has a neat little basement with a workshop ~ adding another plus to the features of this great home!)

Exterior Features

201 N Rowan Avenue's design is in keeping with the architecture typical of Ranch~Style homes with a number of distinguishing exterior features, including a long, low roof-line and brick veneer exterior.  This well-designed, one-story homes offers great natural lighting with large windows allowing the sun to warm you on a chilly winter morning  ~ offering a glimpse of the Southern charm of tree lined streets and children playing. An attached single-car carport keeps you dry when you're bringing in your groceries. A spacious front porch compliments the design and overall curb-appeal of this home.

Benefits

The Ranch~Style home at 201 N Rowan Avenue has many benefits. It has great functionality, allowing people to entertain indoors and outside. Older people and families with young children will appreciate the single-story design. If you are starting a family, this Ranch~ Style home is less risk for your kids who just learned to walk to tumble down the stairs, and you won’t have to worry about those baby gates falling, or drilling into your wall to install them. Ranch style homes are also perfect for the elderly. Many retirees don't like the hassle of running up and down stairs for laundry or any other reason. Most of the time, multilevel homes have the laundry on different levels than the bedrooms making laundry day tedious, unless you are into getting your exercise!  

Additionally, the basic construction of 201 N Rowan Avenue and simple design features has all its load-bearing walls on the outside perimeter of the interior mean that remodeling and renovation require less effort. Decorating ranch homes allows homeowners to get creative. The open floor plans and flowing spaces encourage a retro look like the popular mid-century modern and bohemian modern styles.

Energy Efficiency

This Ranch~Style home at 201 N Rowan Avenue is quite reasonably priced and offers an exceptional value to buyers.  It is easily heated and cooled, and with electric baseboard heat, costs can be less than the same square footage in a two story home. While a two-story home gives a perception of more space, you're taking a flight of stairs up to the other rooms in the house. In the Ranch home, the rooms are all on one level.  Cooling a second floor in a house in the summer will cost more, as hot air rises. This ranch will be easier to cool, as it's all on the ground floor. 

As Americans deal with rapidly-increasing energy costs, the budgetary benefits of a smaller home become apparent, and this is where existing ranch homes have the advantage. It is no longer about the quantity of square footage, but the quality of how it is used, and when energy costs are measured by cubic feet, the 1484 square footage at 201 N Rowan Avenue will have attractive energy bills.

Still Need Convincing?

There are both state and federal tax credits available for energy efficiency improvements, and working with trained and certified energy efficiency professionals will help you pin-point the improvements that will deliver the most comfort and long-term savings for the dependable ranch home.

Original Plans for 201 N Rowan Ave, Spencer NC

201 N Rowan Avenue is in Spencer NC, close to exit 79 on Interstate-85, downtown Spencer, and the City of Salisbury. This brick ranch home is in great shape and well cared for, but does need a bit of new paint and carpet. At under $100,000, the price reflects the very little updating this solid home may want. This is a quality, custom-built home that has had a single owner (we have the original house plans!) . . . buying this ranch home in Spencer North Carolina will be a great investment, bringing you great value for your money.

Rowan County Realtor Greg Rapp can get you into your new home at 201 N Rowan Avenue sooner than you think!  Call Greg at 704.213.6846 to see the possibilities this wonderful home offers for yourself!

3 Bedroom ~ 2 Bath Ranch~Style Home ~ $84,900