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Email: mike@capefearcommercial.com
Featured Press Release
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Autumn Hall Sales Exceed Total New Hanover County Sales for Comparable Homesites
Comparison is based on MLS postings for past 12 months.
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Press Releases
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July 2009 - Townhomes Introduced to First Phase of Autumn Hall
Smaller homes, lower price point appeals to current buyers
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July 2009 - Autumn Hall Earns 2009 Award of Excellence in the Building With Trees recognition program.
The program, sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of Home Builders, recognizes builders and developers who protect trees and the environment during land development and construction.
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July 2009 - Autumn Hall Earns Award from Wilmington Tree Commission
Community's children's park recognized for preservation and landscape.
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January 2009 - Construction at Autumn Hall Takes Community from Plan to Reality
Homes, Parks and Office Building are Currently Underway
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September 2008 - Autumn Hall Announces Winners of its Middle School Excellence in Teaching Program
Three New Hanover County Middle School teachers share $2,000 in prizes.
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August 2008 - Wilmington, North Carolina Welcomes Its First True New Urbanism Community with Autumn Hall
236 acres near Wrightsville Beach to be developed for homes, offices, shopping, dining, public gardens and parks
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August 2008 - Autumn Hall Developer Earns Award from the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association
Raiford Trask Named 2008 Citizen Planner for leadership in environmental stewardship and creating a "walkable" community
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August 2008 - Construction to Begin on Novant Medical Plaza Wilmington at Autumn Hall
Construction on the 40,000 square foot Novant Medical Plaza Wilmington at Autumn Hall began on July 25, 2008. Plans call for the building to accommodate two outpatient surgical suites, a medical imaging facility and laboratory.
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June 2008 - Autumn Hall Establishes Middle School Excellence in Teaching Program
Winners to be announced later this summer.
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June 2008 - Autumn Hall's "Save Tree Mandate" Earns Awards from Wilmington Tree Commission
Development acknowledged for tree preservation and use of native species
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May 2008 - Autumn Hall and Creative Wilmington Partner for Pedestrian Art
Wilmington's newest community offers public art venue
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March 2008 - North Carolina's Largest Red Bay Tree Found in Wilmington
Tree Resides in Autumn Hall, Wilmington's Newest Mixed Use Community
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Media Coverage
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October 2009 - Trask family gains kudos for Autumn Hall Work - Triangle Business Journal
When the Trask family first proposed the idea of redeveloping the Duck Haven golf course property into the neo-traditional Autumn Hall mixed-use community, they got a lot of push back from neighbors.
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October 2009 - Autumn Hall Aquires New Seller - Lumina News
Meredith Rouse, a veteran in the on-site new homes sales marketplace, has joined one of the most successful homesite sales teams in New Hanover County, Autumn Hall.
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October 2009 - High-density is the future of land-use planning - Greater Wilmington Business Journal
Land use planning has undergone an exciting renaissance over the last two decades and we're slowing beginning to see the benefit of that change here in Wilmington.
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September 2009 - One development sells more lots than county - Lumina News
Despite one of the worst years in real estate sales history, Autumn Hall sold more home sites during the past year in the $215,000 price range than all of New Hanover County.
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August 2009 - Phasing in Place - Lumina News
The town homes planned for the first phase of Autumn Hall are inspired by historic brick facades with detailing and finishes that are frequently associated with single family custom homes.
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August 2009 - Following buyer trends, Autumn Hall adjusts plan - Greater Wilmington Business Journal
Client demand pushes townhomes to develpment's first phase
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June 2009 - Townhomes coming to Autumn Hall development - Wilmington Star-News
Shifting market conditions have prompted the Autumn Hall develpement to add 17 townhomes to its first phase.
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June 2009 - Autumn Hall finishes plans for live-work-play village - Greater Wilmington Business Journal
Twist the adage "love where you live, live where you work," and you can find "love where you live and work" as a possible slogan for Autumn Hall's Dungannon Village.
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February 2009 - Weathering the downturn - Greater Wilmington Business Journal
Raiford Trask credits many people for helping to realize his family's vision for Autumn Hall. He acknowledged that he couldn't claim credit for Autumn Hall without tipping his hat to a team of people who have also worked hard, pushing each other to be the best.
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January 2009 - Winds of Change - Lumina News
It will be February when the first family to occupy Autumn Hall moves into its new home next week. Their builder, David DesChamps of Red Star Construction, designed the house and broke ground in August.
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November 2008 - Autumn Hall commercial gets under way - Greater Wilmington Business Journal
Cape Fear Commercial, LLC, is collaborating with LS3P Associates to bring office and retail sections to Autumn Hall, the mixed-use development under construction on Eastwood Road.
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November 2008 - Autumn Hall recognized for environmental efforts - Lumina News
Autumn Hall, the residential and commercial development currently under construction on Eastwood Road, has been presented with a Significant Achievement Award through the Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Development Awards Program.
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October 2008 - Autumn Hall awards $2,000 to middle school teachers - Lumina News
The winners of the Autumn Hall Middle School Excellence in Teaching program were announced at a reception on Tuesday, Sept. 30, held at Arbor Park.
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October 2008 - Trask's Autumn Hall Community Reflects Wilmington's Low Country Heritage - Metro Magazine
Raiford Trask III is a tall, dark-haired, self-effacing, almost shy individual who is taking on one of the biggest and most complex developments in Wilmington's history - and history is going to play a leading role.
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September 2008 - Autumn Hall's development sensitive to nature, public - Wilmington Star-News
Raiford Trask III looked out across Autumn Hall Lake, shimmering in the morning sun on Monday.
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September 2008 - Third Trask is the charm - Lumina News
Raiford Trask III, developer of Autumn Hall, received word earlier this month that he was the recipient of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association's 2008 Marvin Collins Distinguished Leadership Award for citizen planning.
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July 2008 - Coastal Buzz - Focus On The Coast
Psssttt... did you hear? Find out here. July's round-up of business happenings in the Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach areas is here. From awards to openings and closings, to moving down the street, you are now "in the know."
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July 2008 - Encore's 2008 hot list! - Encore Magazine
The latest, hottest buzz has been centered around new development Autumn Hall, located off Eastwood Road. The area is being constructed like a "main street retail village," including shops, restaurants, entertainment venues, outdoor pavilions and homes.
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July 2008 - Program spotlights top-notch teaching - Wilmington Star-News
Developers of Autumn Hall, a 500-home community under construction on Eastwood Road, are calling on all middle school teachers from public and private schools in New Hanover County "to sing their own praises," said Margee Herring, a spokeswoman for the development.
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June 2008 - Autumn Hall to Get Sculptures - WECT TV6 News
The new Autumn Hall development off Eastwood Road will soon be displaying sculptures from local artists.
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June 2008 - River to Sea Bikeway hinges on cross-city trail - Lumina News
On Monday, Mike Wilson got a glimpse into the future of the proposed River to Sea Bikeway. Wilson, a Goldsboro resident who owns a home in Wilmington, braved temperatures in the mid-90s to bike along the 10-foot-wide multi-use path recently installed at Autumn Hall.
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June 2008 - Budget passes first reading, trucks, trees - Lumina News
The Wilmington City Council heard the first reading of its proposed 2008-2009 $128 million budget and will conduct the second reading at its June 17 meeting.
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May 2008 - First round of homesites almost ready at Autumn Hall - Lumina News
As the summer progresses, the site of the new Autumn Hall development on Eastwood Road will continue to progress as landscaping and entryways are installed.
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May 2008 - Work nears completion on Eastwood Road - Lumina News
Construction on Eastwood Road related to traffic improvements for the Autumn Hall development have caused delays between Military Cuttoff Road and Market Street, but the first phase of the project should be complete within the next week.
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May 2008 - Conversation piece - Close Encounters of an Artistic Kind - Lumina News
Surprising, intriguing, whimsical and entertaining, public art creates a lively conversation piece, leaping out of the landscape...
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May 2008 - One of a Kind Red Bay Discovery - Wrightsville Beach Magazine
"When I stepped out of the truck I said, 'I have no idea what that thing is,'" laughs Scott McGhee, arborist for the Autumn Hall development, "but then the instant I saw it up close, I knew I'd never seen anything like it."
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May 2008 - Saving Trees at Autumn Hall Discovers a Champion - Natural Awakenings
Eastwood Road's tree-friendly community boasts largest Red Bay in the state.
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April 2008 - Champion Red Bay Located in Wilmington - Metro Magazine
Raiford Trask, developer of Autumn Hall, a mixed-use community in Wilmington, discovered North Carolina's largest Red Bay tree on the 236-acre tract....
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March 2008 - Saving Trees at Autumn Hall - Natural Awakenings
The mandate of responsible land development
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February 2008 - Autumn Hall developers prep for construction
This spring, Autumn Hall will be the latest mixed-use development to sprout up in Wilmington.
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January 31, 2008 - Autumn Hall plans call for preserving trees - Wilmington Star-News
You wouldn't know it from the roar of speeding traffic on Eastwood Road, but just a few yards beyond the highway is a kind of sanctuary of native trees and plants as well as lakes and ponds - and the source of Bradley Creek.
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Media Tools
The following documents contain information tailored to meet the needs of writers and members of the media. Autumn Hall's public relations staff is available to assist with stories, site visits, interviews, photography and video requests, fact checking and more.
Site Plans
- Master Plan - (349KB PDF)
- Phase Map - (348KB PDF)
Fact Sheets
- Autumn Hall Fact Sheet - (57KB PDF)
- Parks & Nature - (60KB PDF)
- Cape Fear Heritage Architecture - (34KB PDF)
- Wilmington's Architectural Distinction - (118KB PDF)
- Environmental Achievements - (34KB PDF)
Artist Renderings
- Dungannon Village - (493KB PDF)
