Cary NC - Real Estate Blog. Top home sale in Cary NC this year, $1,455,000. Mexican mogul Carlos Slim, who ranks number one on this year’s list of Forbes billionaires, has purchased the Duke-Semans Mansion on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan for $44 million, according to the The Wall Street Journal. The sale set the fourth highest price ever paid for a townhouse in NYC. By comparison, the most expensive home sale finalized this year in Cary, NC was the sale of 103 Charmwood Court, an 8,249 square foot new home built in 2008 for $1,455,000. The asking price was $1,700,000.
Located on Fifth Ave and 82nd Street in New York’s Upper East side (directly across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art), the turn of the century beau arts townhouse is not expected to be home to the world’s richest man. Instead, Slim’s spokesperson is quoted as saying that the billionaire purchased the home as an investment.
Posted by: Janette in Community, Cary NC on
07/22/10
Cary NC - Real Estate Blog. The Town of Cary’s Fall 2010 Brochure is bursting with activities, classes and camps sure to appeal to all ages. The Town's extensive list of events and activities is a great advantage for homes for sale in Cary NC, making Cary a desireable place to settle down. Featured events include the Cary Caribbean Festival, the 10th Celebration of Diwali, Howlin’ Good Halloween and handfuls of other holiday events. Other classes and activities focus on self-improvement, foreign languages, pet education, sports and the arts. The Fall Teen Scene and Senior Brochure are also now available. Copies of all three program brochures can be found at any Town of Cary facility, Cary area libraries, Cary Chamber of Commerce, Whole Foods of Cary and online at www.townofcary.org. Early registration by web, phone or mail for Cary residents opens July 26. Walk-in registration for residents will begin August 2, and beginning August 9, non-residents may register by any EZ-REG method. For more information, call (919) 469-4061.
Posted by: Mike in Community, Cary NC on
07/16/10
Cary NC - Real Estate Blog. Long-awaited and requested repairs for Cary NC thoroughfare Kildaire Farm Road scheduled to begin July 2010.
As a driver, I have had my fair share of visits to the mechanic for oil changes, tune-ups, tire rotations and alignments. As a Cary resident though, I wonder how many of the alignments needed are due to the potholes along Kildaire Farm Road. What used to be a quiet (albeit punctuated by moo's) dairy farm is now one of the most integral arteries of transportation in Cary. No matter what hour of the day, Kildaire Farm Road is bustling with activity. Inevitably, with heavy use comes wear and tear; potholes and bumps are the main culprits. Our requests haven't gone unnoticed though, and the Town of Cary has announced their plans to update the road.
Cary NC - Real Estate Blog. Cary, North Carolina has been named the best place to live in the Southeastern United States out of more than 100 cities nationwide by Money Magazine. Cary is the only North Carolina community to make the Money Magazine Top 25 list; Chapel Hill, ranked at 40, was the only other North Carolina community in the top 100. Factors affecting the rankings included median income, population growth, unemployment rates, the cost of residential housing relative to local income levels, and percent of college educated working professionals. This is Cary’s fourth appearance on the Money Magazine Best Places to Live list in just eight years; the town has also been previously recognized by Forbes, and Frommer’s to name a few.
“Recognition is due to our residents, our Town staff and our partners--the Cary Chamber and our neighboring municipalities--who all work together to make great things happen in our area,” said Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht. “Moving forward, we want to make sure we continue to do those things necessary to make us worthy of this sort of recognition, and above all, keep Cary the kind of place our citizens want it to be.” This is great news for the homes for sale in Cary NC.
Cary NC - Real Estate Blog. After extremely high morning demand, the Town of Cary is reminding its water customers in Cary, Morrisville, and the Wake County portion of the Research Triangle Park to follow the year-round alternate day watering rules and to hold irrigation to one inch per week, including rainfall.
By 8:30 a.m., the Cary-Apex Water Treatment Plant had pumped 10 million gallons of treated water into the system, which is as much as 30 percent more than might be seen during that same period on a typical summer day.
"Even though we have plenty of water in Jordan Lake right now and the treatment plant is fully operational, we have to be mindful of how much and how quickly water is being used, which is why we want to alert our customers to the situation," said Town of Cary Utilities Director Jamie Revels.
Water customers with odd-numbered street addresses can water outdoors using automated devices such as sprinklers and irrigation systems only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Customers with even-numbered street addresses may water outdoors using sprinklers and irrigation systems only on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. No one may use outdoor automated devices--including sprinklers--on Mondays. Hand-watering and using drip irrigation is okay any day of the week.
For more information, visit
Water Conservation at
www.townofcary.org or call (919) 469-4090.
Cary NC - Real Estate Blog. These days, going green is all the rage. Not only do you reduce your impact on the planet, but you also save money in the process. A great way to join the movement is to install a geothermal system. The Town & Country team went to a green energy seminar recently. There, they received lots of information regarding geothermal energy, and are now convinced of the benefits. In fact, Louis Heating & Cooling Service, Inc. is installing the system for one of our buyers' homes in Rolesville, and they have been nothing less than wonderful. You may ask, "what made these people decide to install a geothermal system?" In summary of one of the flyers we received, geothermal boasts: