About Isle of Wight County, VA

The Peninsula Housing and Builders Association (PHBA) has selected Founders Pointe in Isle of Wight, VA to host their 26th Annual Parade of Homes event in the spring of 2009. This event will feature fully-funished showcase homes, from a variety of custom builders, on tour for a two-week period of time. THe Ships Landing waterfront cul-de-sac, one of the premier locations within the community,will be the site of the event. Some of the homesites offer views of Batten Bay, the James River and the bay of Hampton Roads." The developer, East West Realty is no stranger to hosting events of this magnititude. Gatling Pointe, also in Isle of Wight County, was the site of the 1993 Parade of Homes. Breaking all attendance records, the show earned a Gold Award from National Association of Homebuilders as the Best Parade of Homes in America for that year. The Riverfront community in Suffolk also broke attendance records when it hosted the 2001 Homerama for the Tidewater Builders Association. Although still in the early planning stages, seven custom homebuilders have already committed to creating a showcase home for the event. These builders include: Area Builders of Tidewater, Birdsong Builders, Emerson Builders, Newhall Construction, Norman Miller Custom Builders, Hohmann Builders, and Sasser Construction. Stay tuned for further updates on the 2009 PHBA Parade of homes in Founders Pointe, Carrolton, Isle of Wight Virginia.

Founders Pointe is one of Hampton Roads' newest waterfront communities.

Homeowners in the community will enjoy resort-style amenities including a community clubhouse with swimming pool, a children's playground, leisure trails for walking and biking, and more.

Home prices range from the upper $400's to over $1 million. Founders Pointe is centrally located to all of Tidewater/ Hampton Roads, near the historic town of Smithfield, just 3 miles south of the James River Bridge in the Carrollton area of Isle of Wight County - a quick 10 minute drive to the Peninsula or 35 minutes to downtown Norfolk/ VA Beach