EMERGING THIS SPRING Discover The Overlook Hamlet

If it’s been a few years since you visited Serenbe, you may not recognize it. There are so many new homes and businesses that have popped up, and the newest Serenbe neighborhood, Overlook, has infrastructure and roads in with homes ready for purchase soon.

Overlook, named for its views looking out over Cedar Creek, is a crossroads neighborhood between Mado and the future Spela Hamlet. It will be a bespoke offering limited to 40 homes and will take on an aesthetic different from existing Serenbe hamlets. “We give a specific architectural character to each neighborhood that informs the attitude,” said Founder Steve Nygren. “Usually the commercial offerings have driven that character.” However, Overlook will be strictly residential so the architectural choice, Victorian, was determined because of its proximity to Spela.

“We wanted Overlook to begin that architectural conversation,” said Steve Dray of Serenbe Planning & Design. “You know we like porches here,” he added, alluding to the fact that Victorian architecture is a popular Southern vernacular because of its use of the wraparound porch.

Dray drew inspiration from historical homes in Newnan to San Francisco’s Painted Ladies, working to enhance the more Southern aspects of the home designs while using restraint with gingerbread ornamentation. “We have a number of pattern books to help distinguish what makes a home ‘Victorian,’” he added.

One difference is that Overlook homes will be painted white rather than the colorful nature typical of Victorian homes, replicating the paint color choice of the Crossroads that connects Selborne, Grange, and Mado. “The Crossroads is a Southern classic aesthetic with all white homes and since Overlook is a crossroads neighborhood I thought it important to have neutral exterior tones while introducing the Victorian vernacular,” said Steve Nygren. The Victorian homes will be clustered around eight sleek and expansive modern townhomes, bringing visual contrast to the neighborhood and maintaining the authentic look of Serenbe’s design.

Overlook also features the first set of homes located in Coweta County. That means many of the homes will have access to expanded public school options plus all of the services of the City of Chattahoochee Hills and Serenbe offerings. Home buyers also have the option to build their own custom home. Of the 40 homes, 29 have custom-designed plans and there are 11 lots available to design and build your dream home from the ground up.

Stop by the Serenbe Real Estate office in Selborne at 9055 Selborne Lane, email hello@serenberealestate. com, or call 770-463-9997 to learn more about Overlook. Book an appointment and learn about all available homes and lots at Serenbe.