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Sugaree Ranch
Sugaree Ranch
Blank Canvas of Opportunities
1,300± Acres in Athens, Texas
PRESENTED BY ICON GLOBAL
With direct access to the Athens Airport Jet Strip, the sky is literally the limit on the 1,300± acre Sugaree Ranch, located just off US-175/Loop 7 near the small town southern charm of Athens, Texas.
“To have direct, private access to an airport that is completely paid for by someone else is an unprecedented value and convenience,” said Bernard Uechtritz, founder of Icon Global who represents this exclusive property and recently sold the 800+ acre Pine Mountains Lake, also in Henderson County listed for $12.9 million. “In all my years of handling, high-end realty, this is the first ranch that I’ve ever encountered with this outstanding amenity.”
To make the offering even more appealing, up to three commercial, hangar lot options are included.
Sugaree is just as accessible by land as it is by air. Located just under an hour’s drive from Tyler, the region’s hub, and just over an hour’s drive from Dallas, Sugaree is ideally positioned to be a recreational getaway or a year-round homestead. Although the landscape is characterized by hardwood trees such as post oaks, the perimeter, composed of more than 70,000 pine trees, creates a towering curtain of privacy.
According to the current owner, “The ranch has a little bit of everything—productive hay meadows, native pastures, timber, abundant water, plentiful wildlife and good fishing—that makes East Texas special and it’s all on one place.”
Over the last 10 years, the current owners have invested in improving the land and the lakes. They’ve tackled a variety of projects including replacing fencing, improving roads, repairing dams, liming and fertilizing the pastures to increase productivity, and restocking the fisheries, so the next generation owners can concentrate on the finishing touches.
Because of the land’s topography, Sugaree could continue to be used and enjoyed as singular family ranch or it could be developed into an exclusive membership resort in the tradition of Coon Creek, Barefoot Ranch or the Reserve at Sulfur Bluff. Of course, it could become a superlative residential or ranchette community.
The Athens area is known for its freshwater angling and is in fact home to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Sugaree, and its plentiful water, is the perfect site to test anglers’ skills. While the ranch is home to numerous springs, soaks, nine
ponds and both Gum and Coon creeks, it also hasfive lakes. Two of the lakes, one that is 20± acresand the other 30± acres, could be combined tocreate a single behemoth encompassing 50± acres.
In addition, Sugaree boasts two spectacularclearwater fishing and swimming holes. The natural clay-lined pools, one of which is the azure-turquoise of a Caribbean cove, invite guests to lay aside their rods and their worries and just float the day away.
The 4,000± square-foot main residence sits on the edge of a private lagoon. The water reflects the colors of the sky at the day’s beginning and end, providing an ever-changing exhibit of Mother Nature’s art. A new shop rounds out the infrastructure.
Plentiful water also means plentiful wildlife. Waterfowl abound. Feral hogs frequent the property, and the deer herd, which has not been actively hunted, is increasing. A skeet range ensures that hunters’ marksmanship skills will be honed to a razor-sharp edge.
If the new owners want to further expand the vast opportunities offered by Sugaree Ranch, several contiguous parcels are available.
Again, the sky’s the limit at Sugaree Ranch. Embrace its vast opportunities—and soar.
—BERNARD UECHTRITZ Icon Global
1,300± Acres
HENDERSON COUNTY, TEXAS $15,500,000 • Property ID: 11098643
ICON GLOBAL
214-855-4000 • Info@Icon.Global
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