• Over 650 families now call Baxter home
• Town Center is buzzing with new businesses
• New parks get you outside
• Newest home phase now open

Baxter’s Featured Builders:
A SOLID FOUNDATION OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AND DESIGN

As the Baxter community continues to grow, our builders are growing right along with us.

BEAZER HOMES
Beazer offers Townhomes from the $150’s to the $190’s, with plans ranging from 1485 s.f. to 1626 s.f. The larger plan features a the master bedroom down, and all plans include a one or two car garage. The townhomes at Baxter feature traditional clapboard elevations or all brick elevations. Beazer is one of only 50 builders nationwide to receive the prestigious Diamond Builder award for superior construction, quality homes and excellent customer service.

SAUSSY BURBANK HOMES
Now building homes from the $210‘s to the $320’s, Saussy Burbank offers homes that are beautiful and livable yet still affordable. Saussy Burbank is committed to creating affordable homes that don’t compromise design. Saussy Burbank’s architects have developed a host of exciting designs just for Baxter, incorporating details from the best of South Carolina’s architectural tradition into homes with floor plans and amenities for today’s lifestyles.

DAVID WEEKLEY HOMES
Now building homes from the $220‘s to the $310’s, David Weekley offers award winning floorplans with classic elevations. David Weekley Homes is the first builder to win the Triple Crown – National Builder of the Year, the National Housing Quality Award and America’s Best Builder. David Weekley Homes offers peace of mind through their Personal Builder Program, a multi-level warranty program and an award winning reputation.

S.E. MILLER CUSTOM HOMES
S.S. Miller Custom Homes, offers homes starting at $300 and Miller Classic Homes, offers homes from the $220’s to the $360’s. S.E. Miller has built many one-of-a kind two-story and ranch plans in Baxter with special custom features such as three piece crown moldings, outdoor fireplaces, 8 foot solid wood interior doors, custom paint colors and unique lighting packages. The sky is the limit with a S.E. Miller Custom Home. Or, choose a Miller Classic Home and feel confident you are getting the same quality construction at a more affordable price. The Miller hallmark is a functional design of enduring beauty and value.

EVANS COGHILL HOMES
Evans Coghill offers custom home from the 300’s to the $500’s. When you build a custom home with Evans Coghill, you can start from scratch or start with one of the many custom plans offered. Add your custom features, and make the plan your own. Maybe it’s walnut floors, gas lanterns, custom cabinets or extensive built-ins. If you can imagine it, they can build it. And Evans Coghill is dedicated to making your homebuilding process an enjoyable experience. This better home building experience culminates in the delivery of the best possible house.

The builders are unveiling new plans this spring, adding new style and versatility to Baxter’s carefully maintained architectural and design integrity.



NEW Phase NOW Open WITH Wooded Lots AND Spectacular VIEWS

The character of Baxter continues with Phase 20, “Home styles will remain the same in this phase,” explains Dan Mummey, Residential/Commercial Manager for Clear Springs Development Company. “And we’re adding a lot of attached garage product with bonus rooms above”

Phase 20, which connects with Phase 1, through Stratford Run, consists of 132 beautiful homesites. With rolling terrain and extensive wooded preserves, this phase offers some of the most spectacular views yet in Baxter. Phase 20 also includes several “pocket parks” with landscaping and benches, and one primary park at the corner of Stratford Run Drive and Gardenia Street. This unique park includes a large green space, freestanding columns and an arbor structure. The trail system will extend through Phase 20, eventually tying it to the Catawba River. Please join us in welcoming our new Phase 20 neighbors to the Baxter way of life!


BAXTER History 101

Have you ever wondered why Baxter Village feels the way it does? Well, it isn’t by accident. It all started with years of careful planning by Clear Springs Development Company and under the watchful eye of the Close Family who have owned the property for 200 years. Much like towns from long ago, the vision has been carefully implemented over time. And, we believe this is why Baxter “just feels good”.

How did we begin? First we created a Pattern Book. The Baxter Pattern Book guides the vision and clarifies important details for the design of the neighborhood. However, the Baxter Pattern Book was not meant to be a static document but a tool that evolves over time. For example new architectural styles within the Upcountry Architecture have been added. This helps to produce a greater diversity in the architecture which creates an even richer streetscape. The design of Baxter incorporates many Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) elements and ideals. After decades of experimenting with other models of development, planners, designers and developers are now relearning the old lessons of community place-making. This design movement is often referred to as New Urbanism. TND and New Urbanism projects are pedestrianoriented developments that incorporate diversity in architecture, streetscape, price-point and uses in the same neighborhood. This typically means that a neighborhood center for shopping, eating and everyday needs is included with residential, commercial and civic uses. Sound familiar? This is Baxter. But, good “urbanism” is not about superficial style but function and how the neighborhood design shapes our daily lives.
 
We’ve designed Baxter with the convenience of “urban” living with the development of Baxter Town Center with its shops and restaurants, the YMCA, Orchard Park Elementary School, Piedmont Urgent Care Center, and the Fort Mill Public Library all in the neighborhood. And as Baxter continues to grow, many more of the every day conveniences will be right at our front door. But, Baxter Town Center not only provides goods and services, but social interaction. Just a stop by the neighborhood ice cream shop provides that chance to meet new neighbors and converse with good friends.

Baxter incorporates other TND elements such as pocket parks and village greens where neighbors get outside to spend time together developing a sense of community instead of being locked behind the everpresent garage doors of the neighborhoods designed in a more conventional fashion. Also, the front porch, a traditional architecture element that at some point was left behind has re-emerged as a key element of design in most Baxter homes. Front porches offer a wonderful vantage point to enjoy an evening of passersby, and friendships often blossom here much like that of the cherry blossoms that line the streets of Baxter.

But to get away from it all, the trail system will lead you back to nature and allow you to experience the preserved ecosystems of Baxter. There are miles of existing trails, and as future phases of Baxter are developed, the trail system will get more extensive. Soon, residents will be able to walk from the library to the Catawba River without leaving the neighborhood.
Experiencing the growth of a community is an exciting process. And because Baxter is guided by TND principles, the quality of life in Baxter is only going to get better with age! We’re glad you chose to call Baxter home!


No MATTER WHAT Your Pleasure, IT’S SURE TO BE Found at Baxter

Warmer weather is here, and there ‘s more fun and activities in store for Baxter residents than ever before! Get out and enjoy all the community has to offer, including:

OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT
Better than the drive-in! Take in a movie out on the green once a month.

MUSIC IN THE PARK The series begins in April and runs through October. A variety of music will be performed by a different band each month in the Village Green. Bring your lawn chair and picnic basket and enjoy the music and meet some new friends.

GOLF SEMINARS AND TENNIS SOCIALS
For the athletic types, Baxter hosts a golf pro to offer instruction to improve your golf swing, and a tennis pro will conduct clinics for kids and adults.
MEMORIAL DAY COOKOUT
Featuring all the traditional goodies like hamburgers and hotdogs, along with live music by the pool.

LOW COUNTRY BOIL
Enjoy a taste of South Carolina’s famous Low Country cuisine in August.

SQUARE DANCING
Bring a partner and join in all the fun this September!

4TH OF JULY PARADE
A star-spangled celebration of the red, white and blue! There are too many activities and clubs to highlight here. Contact our full-time activities director Denise Bates, or log on to www.baxterfrontporches.com to get a complete list of programs, activities and clubs.



Baxter TOWN Center IS THE Center OF Attention

The Village of Baxter’s Town Center now features a wide variety of businesses including retail, restaurant, medical, and corporate. Living up to the community’s vision of a traditional neighborhood that combines the best of the past with the technology of the future, Baxter’s Market Street has become a gathering place for locals seeking great food, shopping, and more.
In addition to the many businesses now open, the Town Center also welcomes the orthodontics practice of Fort Mill native Dr. Epps. Upon completion of his new office, Dr. Epps will provide orthodontics for children and adults within Baxter and the surrounding area.

The Six Pence Pub and Restaurant will soon begin serving lunch and dinner of traditional English fare, and will feature a rooftop terrace. Starbucks Coffee will soon be offering Baxter and the surrounding area a convenient place to pick up a cup of specialty coffee or choose from an extensive collection of fresh coffees to brew at home. The drive thru is convenient for those in a hurry, or pull up a chair and sit a while on the outdoor patio.

Also scheduled to open soon, Field of Dreams Nurture and Education Center, offering care for children six weeks to 12 years of age in fulland part-time programs, and a group of office condominiums by Carolinas Development, LLC.

The eagerly anticipated YMCA will be open in time for summer. This stateof- the-art, 60,000 square foot facility will be one of the finest in the southeast.
This fall, the Inn at Baxter Restaurant and Tavern will be serving wild game and fowl, unique pasta dishes, fresh seafood and a variety of desserts. The Inn at Baxter Restaurant and Tavern will offer seasonal menu variations and an extensive wine list.

Baxter residents are now enjoying the delicious offerings of Liu Liu’s Restaurant, which features a variety of Asian dishes including Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. These new tenants join a list of businesses already in Baxter. But keep watching, there are many more to come!

Meet our Merchants:

• Beef O’ Brady’s Restaurant and Pub
• Circa North Salon
• Baxter Village Cleaners
• Peterson Law Firm
• SweeTreats Ice Cream and Coffee
• Piedmont Urgent Care
• Polka Dots Stationery and Gifts
• Liu Liu’s Restaurant
• Ovako Steel
• Field of Dreams Nurture & Education Center
• The Six Pence Pub & Restaurant
• Dr. Epps Orthodontist
• Starbucks Coffee
• YMCA
• The Inn at Baxter Restaurant & Tavern
• Wilson Law Firm
• Raymond James Financial Services
• First Resolve Mortgage Network
• Greg C. Kimsey CPA
• Advantage Financial Corporation
• Advantage Chiropractic Clinic