Martis Camp
August 10, 2010
About Martis Camp
Martis Camp is a private, gated community that stretches across 2,177 pristine acres in North Lake Tahoe, CA. The land plan allows for approximately 653 homesites with a mixture of estate lots averaging 1.7 acres in size and cabin lots averaging four-tenths of an acre in size. All residences are custom and follow the guidelines of the Architectural Handbook which emphasizes architectural creativity compatible with the mountain environment.
Martis Camp Club offers a vast array of amenities including the Family Barn complex with a summer swimming venue, bowling alley, art loft, movie theater, indoor basketball court, soda fountain and outdoor performance stage and amphitheatre; Martis Camp Club also offers members direct ski access from Martis Camp to Northstar-at-Tahoe™ Resort via the Martis Camp Express quad lift and an 18 hole Tom Fazio golf course; an 18-hole putting park designed by Dick Bailey; a planned Camp Lodge with dining venues, club spa and fitness center, locker rooms and vitality pools; Folk School; Lost Library; 26 miles of planned private trails for hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing and a planned warming hut at the base of Lookout Mountain.
Martis Camp Homes
Martis Camp Land
Along with the Tom Fazio course, Martis Camp provides Club Members with precedent-setting direct ski access to Northstar. The Martis Camp Express ski lift takes Club Members and their guests directly from Martis Camp to the top of Lookout Mountain in just 6 minutes—providing full access to the entire Northstar™-at-Tahoe Resort. In addition to these premier ski and golf experiences, Martis Camp will offer a wide array of amenities, including a Dick Bailey designed 18 hole Putting Course, a 50,000 square-foot Camp Lodge, which includes a Club Day Spa, Fitness Studio, Outdoor Vitality and Lap Pools, dining areas and locker rooms. Additionally, over 26 Miles of Hiking and Skiing Trails, a Tennis Facility and a Family Barn featuring a Theater, Old Fashioned Soda Fountain, Bowling Lanes, Basketball Court, Performance stage, Outdoor Concert Park and Art Loft are also included.
Surrounded by the stunning natural beauty of the California High Sierra, Martis Camp presents an epic year-round Tahoe lifestyle that is without parallel. A place where fast friendships can be forged, common interests can be enjoyed, and passionate hobbies pursued. The steady offering of Martis Camp’s thoughtful amenities brings the vision for such experiences to life—stirring the soul, nudging the sense of adventure, and bringing family, friends and neighbors together.
The Lodge at martis Camp is under construction. This will be a 50,000 square-foot Camp Lodge (Club House) with formal and casual dining venues, fitness studio, club spa, men’s and ladies locker rooms, outdoor lap and vitality pools. (under construction)
Martis Camp Lodge
A Grand Vision
A private 2,177-acre golf and ski community of great distinction is emerging in Tahoe, inviting a unique and impressive lifestyle experience for Club members. It is unique because it offers opportunities for living and recreating so seldom found. It is impressive because it’s the perfect marriage of tradition and creative development—embracing all that’s epic about Tahoe, while introducing innovative design that captures the imagination. We invite you to discover the vision of Martis Camp, where there truly is breathing room for the soul.
- Tom Fazio Golf
- Private ski access from within the heart of Martis Camp to Northstar-at-TahoeTM Resort, including winter Warming Hut with ski and boot storage, lounge and sun deck
- 50,000 square-foot Camp Lodge with dining venues, golf club house, lap and vitality pools, and club spa
- Family Barn with art loft, bowling lanes, outdoor swimming venue, movie theatre, basketball courts, ampitheatre, and nostalgic soda fountain
- Park Pavilion and Sporting Fields for croquet, bocce ball, soccer and more
- Over 20 miles of Community Trails
- 18-hole Dick Bailey Putting Park
- Lost Library and Folk School
- Tennis Pavilion and courts
Your Own Private Sanctuary at Martis Camp
With elevations on this grand property ranging from 5,900 to 7,100 feet, there are compelling views of the abundantly expansive land, which affords true solitude and margin. And with a maximum of 653 homesites in 2,177 acres, terms like solitude and margin take on real meaning, allowing owners to build their dream Tahoe estates. With over $150 million in homesites sold in the first twenty months, the excitement continues to grow and now is the time to solidify your legacy at Martis Camp. The offerings at Martis Camp consist of Estate Homesites, ranging from approximately one to four acres, as well as Cabin Homesites centrally located to Club amenities.
DISCLAIMER
Some of the Club amenities described above are proposed but not yet built. Access to and use of the Club amenities are not included in the purchase of homesites and require separate membership. Obtain and carefully review the offering circular for Martis Camp Club before making any decision to purchase a membership. All features, dimensions, drawings, renderings, plans, and specifications are conceptual and subject to change without notice, and Developer expressly reserves the right to modify, revise or withdraw any or all of these at its sole discretion. This advertisement does not constitute an offer to sell real property. The information provided in this advertisement is strictly for informational purposes and shall not be construed as an offer in California or any other jurisdictions where prior registration or other advance qualification of real property is required. This is not an offer to sell property to, or a solicitation of offers from, residents of NY, NJ, CT, OR, or any other state that requires prior registration or qualification of real estate. Prices are subject to change without notice. Obtain the Property Report or its equivalent, required by Federal and State law and read it before signing anything. No Federal or State agency has judged the merits or value, if any, of this property.
News
Martis Camp Wins Three Prestigious Grand Gold Nugget Awards
Only Project to Win Three This Year, Grand Gold Nuggets Awarded for Best Residential Community, Private Club Facility and Site Plan of the Year
SAN FRANCISCO…June 21, 2010 – Martis Camp wins highest honors and is recognized for its focus on providing incredible opportunities for architecture, recreation, community gathering and celebration of nature at the 47th annual Pacific Coast Builders Conference Gold Nugget Awards luncheon on June 10, 2010. Martis Camp was honored as the only property this year to win three Grand Awards: Best Residential Community of the Year, Best Private Recreational Facility for the design of the Family Barn, and Best Site Plan of the Year. Martis Camp was also recognized with a Merit Award for its Family Barn Cabins.
The oldest and largest program of its kind, PCBC Gold Nuggets honor creative achievements in architectural design and land use planning for residential, commercial and industrial projects throughout 14 western states and international countries. Grand Award winners emerged from the Award of Merit honorees in each category. A panel of six industry professionals from across the country reviewed 440 entries in 47 categories. Winners emerged from western states and from Australia, Canada, China, Dubai, France, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates. Martis Camp was the only project to win three Grand Awards. Martis Camp was awarded Gold Nugget Grand Awards in the following categories:
- Best Residential Detached Community of the Year: Martis Camp Community
- Best Public/Private Recreational Use Facility: Martis Camp Family Barn
- Best Community Site Plan over 20 Acres: Martis Camp Development
“From the very beginning, the entire development, architecture and construction team shared such passion for our project, and now after superb execution we have an amazing community to show for it with an overwhelmingly positive response from the marketplace,” said Mark Johnson, general manager of Martis Camp. “We are grateful for the PCBC Gold Nugget awards. What a tremendous accomplishment and well-deserved recognition for the entire Martis Camp team who won more Grand Awards this year than any other project.”
The team includes: John Sather, partner at Swaback Partners, Architects. This brings the total of number of Grand Gold Nugget Awards to 19 for Swaback Partners, including one International Award of Merit and one Judges Special Award of Excellence. John Hayhoe, Hayhoe Construction, contractor of the Family Barn, Gatehouse and Camp Lodge; Jim Morrison, Jim Morrison Construction, contractor of the Family Barn Cabins; Ron Todd, consulting architect and land planner with the developer of Martis Camp, DBM/Highlands Group, LLC. Some excerpts from the judges statements:
“This enclave of family vacation homes in Truckee, Calif., was thoughtful in design, planning and construction. ”
“At full build out, less than 10 percent of the project will be developed with over 85 percent left as native vegetation/open space and all community buildings LEED Certified.”
“Creating homes that have a distinctive mountain recreational feel that are ideally suited to family activities with minimal square footage and significant amount of useful outdoor living areas were the major design goals of this jewel of a project.”
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