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Ocean Ridge wins more awards

Custom feature home built by Mark Saunders Luxury Homes® in the Waterbrook Woods neighborhood of Ocean Ridge Plantation® recognized as best in category during 2009 Parade of Homes.

Waterbrook Woods Feature Home
Waterbrook Woods Feature Home

The Coastal Companies®, the parent company of builder Mark Saunders Luxury Homes and developer of the Ocean Ridge Plantation community, is proud to announce the feature home in Waterbrook Woods received the Diamond Award during the 2009 Parade of Homes.

The Diamond Award is the highest honor presented by the Brunswick County Home Builders Association and is chosen by an independent panel of judges. Over 31 homes covering all corners of Brunswick County from Leland and Southport to Calabash and even Bald Head Island were open for tours.

“The Diamond Award represents acknowledgment of the quality of detailed craftsmanship our extraordinarily talented team displays,” said Mark Saunders, president of Mark Saunders Luxury Homes. “It’s an honor to receive this recognition.”

The Waterbrook Woods feature home at Ocean Ridge earned this prestigious award in part due to the impressive attention to detail that all Mark Saunders homes are known for. This magnificent home built for the Griffin family integrates the very best of Ocean Ridge home design with elements that are distinctly coastal. Offering popular one level living, this house is complete with a spacious owner’s suite and spa-like bath, expansive great room with fireplace and media center that opens to a chef’s kitchen, outdoor covered sitting porch, and exquisite architectural details.

The Waterbrook Woods feature home was not the only award winner at Ocean Ridge this year. All four of the Diamond Award winners for the 2009 Parade of Homes are located in Ocean Ridge. Four separate pricing categories, four 1st place homes… a sweep for Ocean Ridge! Ocean Ridge offers some of the most extraordinary values to own a beautiful home in a beautiful amenity community on the entire east coast.

Ocean Ridge Plantation is southeastern North Carolina’s most exclusive and luxurious beach and golf community and has already been an award winner in the past earning such accolades as “Best Places To Retire” by Where To Retire Magazine. Situated in beautiful Sunset Beach, Ocean Ridge offers a country club lifestyle that will includes five championship golf courses, private oceanfront beach club, and so much more.

For more information on Ocean Ridge call 800-556-6570 or visit oceanridge.com.

Best In Show Blue Ribbons!

Wow! Hot off the presses. The 2009 Parade Of Homes only just started today and word is already in.

I am very proud to announce that Mark Saunders Luxury Homes’ stunning Low Country feature home at Seawatch received a Best of Show Blue Ribbon for it’s “Unique Window Design” and the new Waterbrook Woods feature home at Ocean Ridge received a Best of Show Blue Ribbon for it’s beautiful “Great Room“!  These special honors were awarded by the 2009 Parade of Homes judges today! 

Congratulations to everyone at Mark Saunders Luxury Homes!

Parade Of Homes

Today marks the beginning of the 2009 Parade of Homes. Each year The Brunswick County Home Builders Association organizes this popular event to showcase local homes, the latest technology, design trends and some of the highest levels of craftsmanship available in the industry. During this annual event builders open up their model homes and welcome neighbors to come tour for free. This year over 30 homes are participating and are open for viewing October 16-18 and 23-25, with hours on Friday & Saturday set from 10am – 5pm and on Sunday from 12pm to 5pm.

This year local master builder Mark Saunders Luxury Homes, a division of The Coastal Companies, has two homes included in the parade. In Seawatch at Sunset Harbor a Low Country feature home and in Ocean Ridge Plantation the Sheffield Waterbrook Woods model home are open for anyone to tour. If you would like directions to these beautiful custom homes call 877.732.9282 for the Low Country in Seawatch and 800.556.6570 for the Waterbrook Woods model in Ocean Ridge.

We hope you enjoy the 2009 Parade of Homes!

New Model Home Open in Ocean Ridge

Construction activity continues at Ocean Ridge Plantation in the neighborhood of Waterbrook Woods with emphasis on roadwork and pond excavation. The curbing and paving installation in Phase V, Section 1 is complete. Pond excavation for Phase V, Section 1 is also nearing completion with the creation of several magnificent new ponds. Also in this section of Ocean Ridge, luxury home builder Mark Saunders Luxury Homes recently opened our exquisite new Waterbrook Woods Model Home for tours.

Waterbrook Woods Model Home
Waterbrook Woods Model Home

This professionally furnished and well-appointed home embodies coastal living at its finest.  This spectacular model home represents one of ten new Waterbrook Woods Collection Homes designed by master builder Mark Saunders Luxury Homes. For more information on home designs and floor plans please contact an Ocean Ridge Real Estate Consultant at (800) 556-6570.

Inside the Model Home
Inside the Model Home

The model home just received rave reviews as over 120 Ocean Ridge property owners attended the Waterbrook Woods Open House and Block Party on Labor Day weekend. Everyone enjoyed the company of neighbors and friends, the food and the great prizes won by several lucky families during our raffle drawing.

Labor Day Block Party
Labor Day Block Party

Welcome to our News Page

This website is a gateway to help you narrow your search for coastal property. The Coastal Companies offers four distinct coastal communities in Brunswick County, NC. While all of our communities share some common characteristics like quality and attention to detail, their architecture, amenities, and lifestyle are quite unique.

We will be adding news and updates about Seawatch, Ocean Ridge, Rivers Edge, and Ocean Isle Palms here on a regular basis so keep checking back as we provide information like current property information, home construction progress reports, golf course news, property owner socials and southeastern North Carolina current events.

We’re excited about the opportunity this news page gives us to share updated information about our coastal communities and look forward to how it will evolve overtime. However this website offers just a taste of what each community has to offer. By visiting the community’s website of your choosing you will see more detailed information such as community maps, additional images, property information, and so much more.

Award-Winning Communities

Our communities have annually been honored with placement and praise in nationally recognized publications. Here are three examples:

  • Ocean Ridge: Listed in the "Top Places To Retire" from Where To Retire Magazine.
  • Seawatch: Model home & community chosen by Coastal Living Magazine for the 2009 Coastal Living Idea House".
  • Rivers Edge: Golf course listed #12 in "Places to Play" from Golf Magazine.

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When you call or send us an email ask about our 3 days & 2 nights visitation packages. We'll help get you here at a discount so you can spend time in our communities and in coastal Carolina.