"GREEN" COMES TO BLUE RIDGE

I’m very excited to announce that I am part of a new Real Estate team that is representing our area’s first “Certified Green” development. At the beginning of this year, my self and two of m y co-workers decided to enroll in the real estate classes to receive our National Association of Realtors GREEN designation. We now, unoriginally, call ourselves “The Green Team.”

We did not get this designation just because we had an interest in the new eco-friendly trends that are influencing builders these days, though we do, but we were spurred on because we were trying to secure the listings of a new developer who is "Green" through and though. We have succeeded, and now are the proud representatives of Toccoa Camp in beautiful Blue Ridge Georgia .

This gated, six homesite community features homes that are not only certified at the highest level by EarthCraft, but also by Energy Star. Even the land, which is fronted on the Toccoa River, has special rainwater drainage filtration to insure that the run off is cleaned before it reenters the river.

There are only 2 building lots still available. There are also two spectacular waterfront homes for sale. The first Home is a Nantucket-style Lodge with all the “Green” bells and whistles, and boasts 4 Large Master Suites and 4 acres with frontage on a USFS stocked Trout Stream. The second is an enormous, sprawling Rustic Ranch retreat with soaring 18 foot ceilings and flanked by rushing riverfront rapids on 2 sides of its park-like stetting.

I am very proud to be a part of this project, because there is no place that needs “Green” more than Blue Ridge Georgia. Our county is surrounded by pristine National Forest and Wildlife Management areas, so keeping the landscape in tune with nature and preserving the natural beauty of our region is a major concern of the entire community. I hope this is just the first of many “Green” projects to come.