Live, Work, Play Community Will Add Vibrant Living Spaces and Enriching Experiences for the Greene County Community When Completed in 2025
The ground-breaking ceremony for Airabella Lake Oconee, a new, vibrant neighborhood community, will take place on Thursday, Oct. 20. The welcoming, 137-acre, mixed-use property, will add layers of experiences to the area’s everyday offerings including chef-driven restaurants, a boutique hotel, local retail, shared green space and a public nine-hole golf course when construction starts in 2023 and is completed in 2025. The ground-breaking ceremony, hosted by the Airabella Development Team, will take place from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Old Linger Longer Road in Greensboro.
The Greene County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the first of three phases of the mixed-use development at their monthly meeting Sept. 13. The first phase consists of 72 luxury townhomes and a commercial outparcel.
“We appreciate the support of residents and the Greene County Board of Commissioners and look forward to the community having a welcoming destination where they can gather together,” said Kevin Bryant, partner, Airabella Lake Oconee. “Airabella will serve the surrounding area in numerous ways, and all are welcome to explore its many enriching experiences, take advantage of year-round programming and find new favorite local spots to enjoy again and again.”
Located halfway between Atlanta and Augusta, Airabella Lake Oconee is designed around people as opposed to automobiles. Purposeful planning will ensure plenty of green space and open gathering spots in this pedestrian-friendly community. The overall vibe and feeling will be upscale but laid-back, a place where everyone is welcome for a meal, a round of golf or after-dinner drinks on the lawn. Paved trails encourage walking and biking will connect the property, creating a place where people can relax and enjoy the journey from one place to another.
This family-friendly refuge will offer special events and recurrent programming in the shared spaces where all can escape city life and experience the comforts and conveniences of small-town living. The development celebrates families with children of all ages by offering kid-friendly activities and programming and boasts shopping, approachable restaurants and golf on the public course. Airabella will feature additional spaces allowing residents and guests to connect and prosper as a group.
Airabella Development Team heads the Airabella Lake Oconee project, working together with master planner architect NELSON Worldwide, an award-winning firm delivering architecture, interior design, graphic design, and brand strategy services to clients around the world. The firm provides strategic and creative solutions that positively impact their lives and the environments where they work, serve, play, and thrive. NELSON created the design for the development to be similar to Halcyon or Avalon in Alpharetta, Georgia, with curated restaurants and shared community areas. The team is working with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to ensure plans are in line with GDOT improvements already in progress in the area. David Grace, of A Classical Studio, will design luxurious residences affording an exceptional lifestyle, all with vernacular elements such as front porches, hedgerows, terracing, low masonry walls, gas lights and expansive patios. Single-family homes will be walkable with rear-entry garages to encourage pedestrian safe streets and front porch living. This lock-and-leave development will allow for greater peace of mind and enjoyment of the experience offered by Airabella.
In this pedestrian-focused community, residents and guests can park and leave their cars encouraging the use of electric golf carts and bikes over cars. Walkways and cartways, overlooks, pocket gardens, bridges, fire pits and benches will emphasize walkability and self-propelled mobility in this walkable outdoor community.
A brewery will anchor the development with plenty of open space to connect with others. Restaurants are still in early discussion, but the unique offerings will include a French bakery, a gourmet Mexican restaurant, a gastropub and a well-known burger restaurant. A Marriott Tribute boutique hotel will further connect guests, and along with the restaurants will double as lively gathering spaces for family moments like weddings, baby showers and birthday celebrations.
Airabella Lake Oconee is designed as a retreat where everyone can enjoy all the elements of nature. Year-round programming will continuously draw families in Lake Oconee to use the green space and surrounding area to meet friends for outdoor performances, community events or weekend concerts. The vibrant, welcoming property will be a total living experience, place where all will be free to enjoy themselves and thrive together.
About Airabella Lake Oconee:
Airabella Lake Oconee is a friendly, wonder-filled pedestrian community where inclusivity is valued over exclusivity, where people can visit, live, eat and play together. With construction starting in 2023 and a projected 2025 completion date, the 137-acre, vibrant neighborhood community boasts townhomes, single-family homes, condominiums, a Marriott Tribute boutique hotel, a 34-acre golf course, chef-driven restaurants, a brewery, a grocery store and substantial retail space. Airabella—from words meaning “of the wind” and “beautiful”—aims to fill the area’s need for a true community space and town center that is open to everyone. For more information, please visit www.helloairabella.com.
