Truckee Real Estate – Martis Camp Tour
July 21, 2010
On Saturday, Aug. 7, the “Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Education Foundation” in partnership with the “Tahoe Sierra Board of Realtors” and “Martis Camp” will be holding the 2010 Martis Camp Home Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spend the day exploring six remarkable one-of-a-kind custom homes at Martis Camp and help raise money to benefit local schools. Discover many of the latest trends and creative ideas in luxury home building as envisioned by several of the region’s premiere architects, builders, designers and landscapers. Tickets for the tour are $35 in advance, $40 the day of the event. For further information, go to www.martiscamp.com.
Contact me if you would like to attend.
Gary, 530-448-1100, truckeerealestate@gmail.com
Truckee Real Estate – Truckee History and Golf Courses including Martis Camp
July 20, 2010
Good article published in newsgage.com about Truckee’s history and local local golf courses. Click here for the article.
Martis Camp correctly described as the lead horse….
Martis Camp Golf Course
July 9, 2010
Martis Camp Club golf course in Truckee, California
The Martis Camp Club is one of the Lake Tahoe area’s newest upscale residential golf communities.
Located in Truckee, Calif., about 10 miles north of Lake Tahoe, the development spans 2,100 acres in the Martis Valley and at the base of the undefinedNorthstar at Tahoe Ski Resort. In fact, a ski lift, the “Martis Express,” serves the community directly for ski-in/ski-out service.
Martis Camp also features a private Tom Fazio-designed course, which officially opened in the spring of 2008. The course stretches to a maximum yardage of more than 7,700 yards (with five sets of tees), though the course does feature a good amount of elevated tee shots and plays at an altitude of 5,900-6,500 yards.
The Martis Camp Club golf course features many heavily wooded holes and greens with mountain backdrops, while the par-3 17th green sits on rock outcroppings on a steep slope. Also near the golf club is an 18-hole putting course designed by Dick Bailey.
For real estate, there are only 653 home sites (lots start at about $400,000) among the 2,100 acres, making for a very low-density build. Martis Camp’s permanent clubhouse facility, which will overlook the golf course’s 18th green, is slated to open on July fourth weekend of 2011 and will feature a full-service spa and dining facilities among other amenities.
Article published by world golf – website has pictures. http://www.worldgolf.com/photo-galleries/martis-camp-club-truckee-california-11437.htm
Martis Camp Wins Awards
July 5, 2010
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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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.
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Truckee Real Estate – Martis Camp Sales Update
April 1, 2010
“We are very excited to see continued sales momentum into the 2010 winter season,” said Brian Hull, director of sales for Martis Camp. “This is the best we’ve ever done in previous first quarters since we began sales in 2006. We have never had a winter like this ? even in the best of real estate markets. Prior to 2010, our pinnacle winter was 2006/2007 when we had eight sales.”
Even in these uncertain times, families are still making the commitment to enhance their lifestyle. Buyers are mostly from the western U.S. with heavy concentrations in the San Francisco Bay area as well as Los Angeles. Approximately 75 percent of buyers are paying cash and the other 25 percent have used Martis Camp’s preferred lenders for financing. According to Hull, there are some attractive loan programs currently being offered, and with some cases, buyers are only being required to put 30 percent down. Rates are in the 5% range.
Scott Keith and his wife, Lori, of the Bay Area recently purchased a home site in Martis Camp. When they first pondered the purchase, Keith said, “I thought, ‘No one’s going to be doing this, are we crazy?’ But still it seemed to be the right time to us. We wanted to set up that kind of vacation property where we could enjoy family time.” The couple and their three children hope eventually to build a four-bedroom house on their site. And one added bonus: Prices for contractors are lower than a few years ago, Keith said. “It makes things much more doable.”
Martis Camp Club is a phenomenal offering and features an 18-hole Tom Fazio golf course, direct ski access from Martis Camp to Northstar-at-Tahoe? via the Martis Camp Express Lift and a vast array of Club amenities, including a Family Barn complex with summer swimming venue, bowling alley, art loft, movie theater, indoor basketball court, soda fountain and outdoor concert park. Martis Camp home sites range from $450,000 to $2 million.
The Martis Camp community is bustling with construction activity with 12 completed homes, along with 30 single-family custom homes currently under construction and a $42 million clubhouse, called the Camp Lodge. Another 20 homes are expected to start construction this summer.
Martis Camp is growing rapidly thanks to a financially sound and responsible development team. DMB/Highlands Group, LLC, is comprised of two of the country’s premier recreational-residential community developers, DMB Associates and Highlands Management Group. This team is responsible for the creation of Lahontan, North Lake Tahoe’s premiere golf course community. The developer’s track record and financial strength provides security to owners/prospects.
About Martis Camp
Martis Camp is a private, gated community that stretches across 2,177 pristine acres in North Lake Tahoe. Along with the 18-hole Tom Fazio golf course, Martis Camp Club offers members direct ski access from Martis Camp to Northstar?-at-Tahoe Resort via the Martis Camp Express quad lift. Martis Camp Club also offers a vast array of amenities including a Family Barn complex with summer swimming venue, bowling alley, art loft, movie theater, indoor basketball court, soda fountain and outdoor concert park; 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; and planned 26 miles of private trails for hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. www.martiscamp.com
SOURCE Martis Camp
