Developer unveils Lake Norman ‘flagship’ mixed-use community with mile of waterfront
A large mixed-use community with a rare mile of waterfront is sprouting on the northern banks of Lake Norman.
Lakeside Pointe off N.C. 150 in Sherrills Ford could be the last of its kind with significant shoreline and mix of uses, said Bob Kardos, regional president of Beechwood Carolinas. He spoke about the development with The Charlotte Observer during a tour Friday of the developer’s 83 acres.
“I’m not aware of any other property on Lake Norman where you can duplicate this again,” Kardos said, calling the mile of waterfront “just unheard of right now.”
Lakeside Pointe is about nine miles west of I-77 Mooresville exit 36 and 33 miles northwest of Charlotte.
Large social gathering hall, 62 private slips
The development will include 215 custom homes, 68,000 square feet of retail-commercial space and a 5,000-square-foot clubhouse.
A 50-to-100-foot protective wood buffer will line the perimeter of the development, which also will have boat slips, a dog park, walking trails, a kayak launch and 26 acres of preserved open space.
The 7.9 acres of small retail shops and medical and other offices will front N.C. 150, which is getting a traffic light at the development in the next month, Kardos said.
The Beacon, Lakeside Pointe’s private clubhouse, is scheduled to open this spring. The clubhouse sits on a knoll over a four-acre peninsula, surrounded by water. “You have 300-degree views outside of the clubhouse,” Kardos said.
The clubhouse includes a large social gathering hall — a two-story space with vaulted ceilings with decorative wood trusses. “The entire back wall is walled glass, which lets in lots of light and gives you incredible views out over the pool and all of the outdoor amenities and the waterfront,” Kardos said.
The clubhouse has a warming kitchen for catered events, a state-of-the-art fitness room and multipurpose rooms for other events.
Work on the marina with 62 boat slips is scheduled to start this summer. Forty-four of the slips have been reserved for Lakeside Pointe waterfront homeowners. Slips that home buyers don’t want will be available to other Lakeside Pointe homeowners.
“What’s nice about this particular area and cove we’re in is, one, large boats can’t come in here,” Kardos said. “And two, (our residents) will have the ability to go out under the (N.C. 150) bridge to the main channel.”
Who is the typical buyer?
The first home in the development closed in January.
The developer partnered with architect Terry Shook of Charlotte design firm Shook Kelley.
“The architecture is not simple vinyl boxes,” Kardos said. “All the architecture out here was specifically designed for this community.”
Many of the home sites have waterfront views, Kardos said.
“In each of our plans, there’s a large volume of open space, open gathering spaces for our residents to entertain family and friends,” he said. “There’s lots of windows to let lots of the natural light in and to extend the views to the outside.”
On the luxury side, Lakeside Pointe has 11 detached, single-family floor plans from 2,200 to at least 5,800 square feet and town homes that will start at 2,350 square feet.
The 44 planned waterfront homes will include finished basements, first-floor primary suites, chef-inspired kitchens and multiple balconies and patios. Homes are 4,720 to 5,813 square feet and will cost $1.2 million to about $2 million, Kardos said.
There is also a custom-home division, Kardos said.
Other products include the Summit Collection, 2,200-to-4,500-square-foot homes that start in the $600,000s, and the Vista Collection of water view homes ranging from around 2,500- to-4,800 square feet.
Lakeside Pointe had 78 homes in back log as of Friday, Kardos said. “Of those, 58 are under construction,” he said. “We’ve closed our first six homes and are on pace to close about six homes a month.”
Crews also have started on the phase 3 townhomes. Sixty are planned, starting from the mid-$400,000 to upper $500,000 range.
Lakeside Pointe homebuyers are mostly in their 50s and 60s, Kardos said, empty nesters and people with older children at home. “This is probably their third or fourth home,” he said.
“They want a home that is right-sized for their needs, but they want it very well appointed,” he said. “They want high-end finishes. So you’ll notice we have 10-foot first floors, eight-foot doors, upgraded trim throughout the house.”
Half the buyers live within three-to-five miles, he said. The other half are largely from the more expensive Northeast and West Coast. “For them, we’re an incredible value,” he said.
Other Beechwood Carolinas communities
Beechwood Carolinas is a division of New York-based The Beechwood Organization, one of the largest private developers of single-family homes, multi-family homes and luxury communities on the East Coast, with more than 9,500 homes in 70 communities.
In 2021, Beechwood expanded into the Carolinas. Its other Charlotte-area communities are:
▪ The sold-out Broadmoor at Marvin community of 62 estate lots at Waxhaw-Marvin and Stacy Howie roads in Marvin. Homes are 4,000 to 5,000 square feet and cost $1.8 million to around $2.8 million.
▪ Weddington Glen, 35 estate lots at Hemby and Weddington-Matthews roads in Weddington that sold out in eight months, Kardos said. Homes are 3,500 to 5,000 square feet and average $1.5 million.
▪ Ferncliff Town Homes at Cotswold, a planned infill community of $2 million luxury townhomes currently in framing.
This story was originally published March 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM.