Archive for April, 2008
Hamilton Mill - Dacula Village Grand Opening May 3rd
Related Posts: Parks & Sports
hiTaken From the Gwinnett Daily Post
By Christy Smith
Staff Writer
DACULA - Tina Freeland used to have to drive her son, Jarrett, from their Duluth home to his indoor baseball lesson, then to a practice field. That’s in addition to all the errands a mom runs - groceries, hair salon, dry cleaners. But with the opening of Dacula Kids Village at 1152 Auburn Road, Freeland might soon have everything she chases all in one location.
“Having the field there makes it easier,” Freeland said. “It’s a phenomenal place. There are so many things there for various ages.”
An 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3 celebration will officially open Dacula Kids Village.
U.S. Olympic gold medalist Amanda Weir, Radio Disney and a roaming magician will kick off the jubilee.
Ben and Jerry’s 29th annual ice cream cone give away Tuesday begins the festivities.
The 55,000 square foot, $8 million retail center on 5.5 acres is built in a unique courtyard design surrounding a children’s playground with a baseball field out back.
The project is anchored by Swim Atlanta and Jack City Sports Center.
“We have the best of both worlds here. We can teach a lesson, then walk right outside to our own field and practice,” said Jack City’s owner Keith Whitner, former right fielder for the Detroit Tigers and the San Diego Padres.
Other tenants include Monkey Joe’s, Play My Way, Sweet Repeats consignment store, Wee Monsters Play Systems, Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, Belle Nails, Green Tea Diner, World Champion Tae Kwon Do, Biggby Coffee and Pigtails and Crewcuts.
Dacula Kids Village is the second local family themed shopping center created by Neil Freeman, president of Watkins Retail Group, the first being at Jones Bridge Road and Abbott Bridge Road in Alpharetta.
“I thought, ‘What if we did a shopping center for kids?’” Freeman said. “We had no turnover the first five years.”
He expects the center to become a localized mini-downtown.
“The parks are crowded, so we made sure to have a playground. Then my kids got into ball, and I got the idea, ‘What if we put a ballpark in a shopping center?’ It’s a great traffic generator,” Freeman said. “At a ballfield, the player’s siblings are held captive with nothing to do.”
Plenty to do is the idea behind Dacula Kids Village. During ball practice and swim lessons, mom can have her nails done, dad can get coffee or a waffle cone and little ones can play on the playground, Freeman said. He expects to eventually bring a dry cleaners, ladies’ gym and a small grocery store to the center.
“It’s great place, especially for people with younger kids,” Freeland said. “I wish we’d had a place like that when my son was five.”
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Hamilton Mill Gets Discounted Rate for Property Appraisals
Related Posts: Real Estate Deals
hiHamilton Mill Real Estate values have stayed flat or gone down the last year to 18 months, yet we all just received pretty strong increases in our property taxes. Diamond Dwellings is doing everything possible to provide great information for Hamilton Mill home owners and Gwinnett County home owners so they can make well informed decisions about how to proceed.
If you do, in fact, contest the assessment of your property, it is very likely that you’ll ultimately need a full appraisal. The appraisal has to be done by a licensed appraiser in the state of Georgia. As part of our effort to help you evaluate the new property tax assessments, Diamond Dwellings has negotiated a fantastic deal for appraisals. You can now get your appraisal for Hamilton Mill homes for just $199. This is a $100 to $200 savings. This deal is ONLY for Hamilton Mill and is only valid for a limited time. (Fyi, two of the appraisers listed below are also licensed real estate agents on staff at Diamond Dwellings)
Chris Giles 770.855.5044 cgiles@bellsouth.net
Anne Davidson 404.406.0769 anniega@bellsouth.net
Matt Row 678.687.1104 proapprs@bellsouth.net
NOTE: Diamond Dwellings is NOT a licensed appraisal company & we do not profit from any appraisal services.
HOWEVER… Diamond Dwellings is offering a pretty sweet savings opportunity with these appraisals.
Here’s the deal…
If you buy or sell real estate anytime during 2008, Diamond Dwellings will refund the appraisal fee at closing
– for any appraisal purchased within the next 90 days (Not after July 31, 2008).
*the appraisal must be purchased from one of the appraisers listed above.
**Diamond Dwellings must be representing you in the transaction contemplated above.
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Come to “Property Tax Open House” at The Diamond Dwellings Hamilton Mill Office
Related Posts: Real Estate Data
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Atlanta Real Estate pricing is staying flat or going down. Yet, property tax assessments for Gwinnett County and Hamilton Mill are going up!
Many homeowners are trying to make sense of the new assessment notices and have called Diamond Dwellings looking for more details about comparable home sales in Hamilton Mill and/or the surrounding Gwinnett neighborhoods.
As promised in my post on April 25th, we’re in the process of uploading all the comparable sales data for Hamilton Mill for all of 2007 & 2008 (ytd).
By the time you read this, the data should be available. If not, just check back in a few hours. You can download the information on the HamiltonMillDwellings.com website. Just click on this link or look for the “property tax” page on the front page of our site.
We know that you probably have lots of questions about how to make the best use of the data. So, Diamond Dwellings is also hosting…
“Property Tax Open House” on Thursday, May 1st from 6pm to 9pm.
We’ll be available at our Hamilton Mill office on May 1st to answer any questions you may have. We can help you understand the comps and make a smart decision about your individual property tax situation. If you plan to come see us on May 1st, please call or email so we can plan well for you.
Call us at 678.279.4704 (Terri Flynn) or send email to terri@diamonddwellings.com
Our office is located at: 3611 Braselton Hwy, Suite 102, Dacula, Ga. 30019
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2242 Floral Valley Drive - Glenaire / Great house, better price!
Related Posts: Broker, Matt Fagioli, Parks & Sports
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Hamilton Mill Residents Receive 2008 Property Tax Increases / How to fight “the good fight”
Related Posts: Real Estate Data, Real Estate
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If you live here at Hamilton Mill, you probably received an updated tax assessment in the mail this week for your property. I got mine in the mail and it had gone up considerably — about $50k! As a result, we’ve had a TON of phone calls this week from people asking for comps & info to help them fight the tax increases.
In response to all these requests, Diamond Dwellings will be posting ALL of the SOLD data for Hamilton Mill for 2007 & 2008 (ytd).
We are posting on our websites. We hope to have this available for download from this website (hamiltonmilldwellings.com) by Monday (the 28th). You can download all the data (or some portion of it) and start to make sense of your position.
In addition, Diamond Dwellings is hosting “Property Tax Open House” on Thursday, May 1st from 6pm to 9pm. We’ll be available at our Hamilton Mill office on May 1st to answer any questions you may have. We can help you understand the comps and make a smart decision about your individual property tax situation. If you plan to come see us on May 1st, PLEASE call or email so we can plan well for you.
Call us at 678.279.4704 (Terri Flynn) or send email to terri@diamonddwellings.com
Our office is located at: 3611 Braselton Hwy, Suite 102, Dacula, Ga. 30019
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