Recent additions to the Eagle Harbor and Route 17 areas of Carrollton include a Health Emergency Center, grocery store, veterinary clinic, fitness center, dry cleaners, pet store, gourmet donut shop, sports bar & grill,

Just 12 minutes down the road in one direction is the quaint, small town charm of Historic tanning salon, nail salon & spa, medical facilities, and a variety of restaurants and specialty retail shops.

Smithfield, honored as one of the “Best Small Towns in America.” In the other direction, the fast growing Harbour View area of northern Suffolk gives Founders Pointe residents even more choices with a variety of restaurants, upscale shops and other services.

Other Economic Development Success Stories are starting to unfold in Isle of Wight County also. Less than two years after International Paper shuttered its Isle of Wight paper mill, leaving 1,100 people without jobs and a gaping $5.7 million hole in county coffers, Isle of Wight County is on an economic upswing.

In October, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. announced plans to open a $180 million roasting, grinding and packaging facility for its signature single-portion coffees, K-Cup packs, in Windsor's Shirley T. Holland Intermodal Park. Opening in May 2012, the company will hire 800 employees over five years.

Our Location

Overlooking the creeks and tributaries of the James River, Founders Pointe is centrally located between the Peninsula and Norfolk near the historic town of Smithfield in Isle of Wight County. Tucked away in this pastoral county, Founders Pointe offers a quiet enclave for family living with the conveniences of all of Hampton Roads in close proximity.

Located off Sugar Hill Road on Route 17, just 4 miles from the James River Bridge, Founders Pointe is a quick 10 minutes to Newport News and just 25 minutes to downtown Norfolk. Founders Pointe is also just 10 minutes to the Harbour View area in North Suffolk and the I-664 interchange. To view a list of conveniences, click here.