Following the ideas of modern urbanism, Mayfaire Town Center is a successful master-planned commercial/residential development that exemplifies the best practices in the field. This mixed-use shopping and residential complex, which is just a few minutes from Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, is situated on 31 beautifully landscaped acres on Wilmington’s north side, near the city’s downtown area.
A variety of dining, retail, and entertainment options are available, including Wilmington’s newest and largest stadium seating movie theater, as well as beautiful outdoor spaces designed to encourage human connectedness and interaction. Wilmington is a great place to live and work.
What distinguishes this development is its location – generally, mixed-use developments of this size and quality are found in much bigger metropolitan regions, which makes this development stand out.
An article published in Wilmington‘s local newspaper, the Star-News, in 2004 reported the following comment from one of the project’s leaders: “The majority of these [new urbanism] projects do not take place in markets as large as Wilmington. When Mayfaire is finished…the assertion will have been made that this project might have been picked up and relocated to Raleigh… It would have been possible to pick up this project and relocate it to Charlotte. It could have been located in the Washington, D.C. area. It’s going to be that nice.”
According to new urbanism principles, the area is anchored by a retail town center and surrounded by high density and single family dwellings with green spaces that are connected to one another and to the town center by pedestrian-friendly roadways, trails, and other means.
The value of walkability, connectivity, and mixed-use diversity cannot be overstated. Some other organizing principles include high-quality architecture and design that places an emphasis on both beauty and human comfort, beautiful public spaces, an established neighborhood structure that has a distinct center and edge, and mixed-use housing that offers housing options of varying sizes, shapes, and prices that is close to one another and accessible to all.
Housing options in Mayfaire Town Center include single-family homes, chic urban-style condos in the heart of the shopping district, luxury condos just outside the central shopping area, and even luxury apartment homes adjacent to the commercial area. Single-family homes are the most common type of housing in Mayfaire Town Center.
The single-family community of Parkside at Mayfaire, which is located in a neo-traditional setting, features a broad array of southern architectural styles. High ceilings, state of the art kitchens with Viking appliances, three-car garages with wraparound front porches, and lush landscaping are all standard features in these homes. Distinguished by its tree-lined streets, white picket fences, broad walkways, lush gardens, and a public fountain and garden, Parkside exudes a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere that is hard to find anywhere.
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