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1200 Porches Drive Wilmington, NC 28409
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Key Details
Sold Price $825,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 3,477 sqft
Price per Sqft $237
Subdivision Tidalwalk
MLS Listing ID 100405938
Sold Date 03/12/24
Style Wood Frame
Bedrooms 5
Full Baths 3
HOA Fees $1,756
HOA Y/N Yes
Originating Board North Carolina Regional MLS
Year Built 2012
Annual Tax Amount $2,741
Lot Size 0.454 Acres
Acres 0.45
Lot Dimensions 50.22X226.78x138.13x147.95
Property Description
SEASIDE GATED-COMMUNITY! RESORT STYLE AMENITIES! PRIVATE COMMUNITY BEACH ACCESS! 1200 PORCHES DRIVE, WILMINGTON, NC is Situated on almost a Half-Acre lot! Welcome home to the highly sought after Seaside Community of Tidalwalk. This is the Private and Gated Waterfront Community of your dreams! TidalWalk isn't just another beautiful community on the East Coast. TidalWalk is a place where you can play all day long and it is a community of wonderful people that will warm your heart and soul as bright as the sun.
The Sea calls us home and your new home in this breathtaking seaside community is waiting for you at 1200 Porches Drive, Wilmington, NC. This stunning coastal modern home that features over 3400 sq ft combines state-of-the-art architecture and exquisite engineering and design offers you a home that embraces order, simplicity, and a design palette influenced by the coast. This classic design gives a warm sense of serenity and was designed for everyday life with hints of coastal elegance and modern luxury.
Your search for the perfect luxurious home with a heart that is quietly tucked away on a wooded homesite is just waiting for your arrival! This home offers timeless quality with refined formal areas as well as large coastal relaxed areas that will invite you to sit and relax. COMFORT and LUXURY are a resounding theme throughout this home to give you grace and balance.
This is the ONE you have been waiting for in Wilmington! As you make your way into the private and gated community of TidalWalk, you will be greeted with gas lanterns, a shell-encrusted entryway and the sounds of the fountain at the front gate. This is a hint of what awaits you within this beautiful seaside community! Follow the sidewalks filled with shells to this coastal inspired HOME that is standing tall as it welcomes you inside. You will immediately appreciate your lush landscaping and the privacy that this home offers with its inviting front and back lawns. Once inside, you will be in awe of the carefully designed details that combine a classic coastal palette that rewards you with its cool & calming appearance. The foyer will make you smile as you immediately notice the large and bright windows, high ceilings and openness to your grand living room. This primary level of your home also offers a large guest bedroom, separate bathroom that is convenient for all guests, a captivating office that is sure to stimulate your inspiration but could easily be converted back into a formal dining room, a spacious laundry room, chef's kitchen with the perfect pantry and extra large island, dining room with a view and a 2nd living room that will accommodate all of your entertaining needs. Your new home offers an easy open-plan living space by combining the gracious 2nd living room, dining room and gourmet kitchen to gather with your friends and family. This extraordinary space also leads you to your large screened-in porch where you are sure to find yourself sitting and talking with friends. This porch demonstrates perfectly how architecture can interact with nature to create the most intimate and magical spaces.
The fireplace and custom built-ins in your 2nd living room serves as the design focal point of your carefully and thoughtfully designed open-living space, but it is the mature landscaping and beautiful trees that will serve as the natural focal point through your picture windows. You will appreciate the convenience of the primary living area where you can retreat after a long fun day in the sun or where you can entertain all of your guests.
The second level of your home presents you with ROOM TO RELAX with three very large guest rooms with closets that offer an abundance of space, an enormous guest bathroom that is directly accessible by two of the guest bedrooms and by the loft space/office with a built-in desk. This bathroom with a private water closet also offers a shower and two separate vanities and linen closet. You will also find your grand primary suite that offers two large walk-in closets with built-ins, a large private sitting area and large windows that allow the sun to gently warm your face in the mornings and the moon to illuminate your room in the evening. Have you had a long day? Retreat to your oversized private bathroom! Soak it all in!!! You will fall in love with your large soaking tub that will help to allow your worries to wash away! Your private bath also offers a linen closet, dual sinks & private water closet.
In this home, you will be spoiled by your high ceilings, abundance of light, generous closets and plentiful storage. After a great night's rest and after you pinch yourself in the morning as you remember that you now live in paradise, enjoy a cup of coffee on your charming front porch or you may choose to sit and sip your coffee on your alluring back porch or you could even choose to sit in your enchanting backyard and feel the cool crisp fall air as you relax and unwind.
Ready for all things fun? Cruise down to your neighborhood beach from your new home, and take in the abundance of nature and crashing waves. Ready to feel the warm sand? Follow the winding roads to TidalWalk's very own private dock with gazebo or if you are in a hurry to catch the sunset, take a short drive to save time. And, oh hey! Did we mention that TidalWalk is a golf cart friendly community? Enjoy a day on your new neighborhood's beach or paddle over to Masonboro Island for a day of fun in the sun and maybe even catch some waves. You might even choose to build a fire and sleep under the stars as you listen to the waves rolling in to remind you just how lucky you are today and everyday to call this magical place HOME. Many residents of TidalWalk dock their boats at a nearby marina, so that they can enjoy cruising the Intracoastal Waterway and visit the areas wonderful waterfront restaurants by boat.
The exquisite Coastal Retreat at 1200 Porches Drive offers the elegance that you have dreamed of and combines that perfectly with coastal relaxed living by offering too many appointments to name. Some of these highlights include: granite countertops, stone backsplash in the kitchen, an open and elegant and stately stairwell featuring shiplap, wainscoting, barn door and beautiful custom molding, trim and paint, fireplace and a large and well organized garage.This home's features will remind you of just how hard you have worked to obtain your coastal dream. Relax. Smile. You deserve it.
After a long day at work, you will truly appreciate the private wooded backyard from your porch or gathering with friends and neighbors on your front lawn. If you decide to venture away from your private oasis, you may choose to spend your day swimming at the beach, boating on the ICW, kayaking over to Masonboro or participating in one of the many activities going on in this neighborhood that is like no other. There are so many fun events that are available to everyone that TidalWalk has a posted calendar of events at the neighborhood clubhouse. Some of these events include the following: Bunco, Bourbon tasting, Cornhole tournaments, live music, food trucks, golf cart parades and so much more!
Grab your friends and neighbors and host a clambake or oyster roast on your TidalWalk beach, or set up a screen and enjoy an outdoor movie in the large greenspace located near the beautiful neighborhood clubhouse and beach-entry pool. Cruise down to watch the sun set over your unmatched waterfront community! We welcome you to TidalWalk where we promise everyday will feel like a vacation day! TidalWalk is simply serene! It is simply the BEST! Hurry! This one will not last long!
Location
State NC
County New Hanover
Community Tidalwalk
Zoning R-15
Direction Follow College Road until it becomes Carolina Beach Road. Turn Left onto Myrtle Grove Road. Turn Right into TidalWalk onto Cupola Drive. Turn Right on Tidalwalk Drive. Right onto Bonfire Drive. Left on Porches Drive. 1200 Porches Drive will be on your right.
Rooms
Primary Bedroom Level Non Primary Living Area
Interior
Interior Features 9Ft+ Ceilings, Ceiling Fan(s), Pantry, Walk-in Shower, Walk-In Closet(s)
Heating Electric, Heat Pump
Cooling Central Air
Fireplaces Type Gas Log
Fireplace Yes
Window Features Blinds
Appliance Washer, Stove/Oven - Gas, Refrigerator, Microwave - Built-In, Dryer, Disposal, Dishwasher
Laundry In Hall
Exterior
Garage Paved
Garage Spaces 2.0
Waterfront No
Waterfront Description Water Access Comm,Waterfront Comm
Roof Type Architectural Shingle
Porch Covered, Porch, Screened
Building
Story 2
Foundation Slab
Sewer Municipal Sewer
Water Municipal Water
New Construction No
Schools
Elementary Schools Anderson
Middle Schools Murray
High Schools Ashley
Others
Tax ID R08200-005-134-000
Acceptable Financing Cash, Conventional, FHA, VA Loan
Listing Terms Cash, Conventional, FHA, VA Loan
Special Listing Condition None
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