I want to live on the river! But it looks like the new developments aren't going to be cheap, unfortunately.
(Really, I just want to live in the smallest possible house in Hammond's Ferry...so I can be near the river, and adjacent to the Greeneway. That would be so nice. But I'm sure it's just a pipe dream...)
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hehe. Sean and I won't be ready to buy until June, unfortunately. (Even if we could buy in November, Sean wants to avoid Richmond County, and I'm having a hell of a time convincing him that North Augusta would be good...)
I'm with Sean on the avoiding Richmond County issue, personally, that's why I'm moving OUTTA here!! :D
Speaking of, going to the bank for some paperwork, now... ;)
What's wrong with Richmond County? We are not from the area and are considering Hammond's Ferry for retirement. Is there anything built to see yet? Will they have affordable condos? I can't seem to get any info. on prices. It sounds like a neat concept and we like that it's close to the river. Any info. that you could give us would be appreciated.
Not all of Richmond County is bad, but for the most part you could call it the "inner city". Downtown is a neat place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. And the neighborhoods near the Masters and on the south side tend to see crime, too, I believe. Western Richmond County is probably okay because it's close to Columbia County, which is more "upscale".
Hammond's Ferry is in North Augusta, which is across the river from Augusta's downtown. I don't know that North Augusta's downtown is crime free, but I don't hear much about crime there. (Hammond's Ferry will be quite close to downtown North Augusta.)
I have some pictures of the construction of Hammond's Ferry on my photo site. As far as I know, they don't have anything built yet, but they are putting in roads. (Click here to see what the site looked like last summer.)
Their new website just came out, but it's irritatingly devoid of useful information. I basically get the impression, though, that they want people to invest in the land and decide what they want to build, based on their "Pattern Book" (mentioned here, but also not online...yet?).
If you write to them, they can send you a packet in the mail. I did that last year and received a preliminary bidding option on several lots. They started at around $75,000 and went up to $150,000 (I think). That is land only; the cost of building a house would be added to that.
Ultimately I get the impression that while Hammond's Ferry is looking to go back to more traditional architectural and city layout styles, the prices will be quite modern and even upscale. I imagine they expect that people are willing to pay for the kind of quiet, beautiful community they want to build. (They're probably right. I sure would, if I had the money.)
More info:
I guess they either updated their website since yesterday (I got another email about the new design), or I just missed this, but if you click on the "B" section, you can see the styles of houses they are going to be building.
Also, according to the email, they will have an area ready to show people by this summer.
Heather, thanks for the info. about the area and Hammond's Ferry. I got the e-mail today also about the new website, but it does not look like there is anything different from the original site that I found when searching for new urbanism communities in the southeast. I keep checking the find your home section every day hoping to see prices and more details. Thanks again.
You're welcome. Best of luck with your search for a home!
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