Liberty Ridge
Our Story
In the early 1970’s, the Sea Pines Company founder Charles Fraser, a true industry pioneer and visionary, reasoned that if people liked visiting his world-renowned and highly amenitized resorts (Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head Plantation, Amelia Island Plantation, and Palmas del Mar, to name a few), wouldn’t they LOVE living full-time in such a superior environment year-round! After purchasing land surrounding a 1700-acre lake outside of Richmond in 1972, he sent a small team of young managers equipped with a passion for the Sea Pines lifestyle to make this dream concept of ‘residential resorts’ become a reality. And four years later, this initial development, Brandermill, was selected as the “Best Community in America” by the National Association of Homebuilders and Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Brandermill was one of the first financially successful planned communities to combine homes with offices, schools, churches, shopping, and a collection of recreational opportunities. The same “Best In America” distinction was subsequently awarded to two other East West communities: Woodlake (1990 by the Urban Land Institute) and Hallsley (2017 by the National Association of Homebuilders), both located outside of Richmond. East West is the only developer in the country that has EVER won three “Best Communities in America” awards!
As a developer, East West Communities has accomplished what no one else has. Part of the reason for this may be that our management team has spent the majority of their homeownership years in our own communities. Simply put, we build the ‘ultimate community’ for our residents…AND for our own families!
In the mid-1980s, East West expanded into the Hampton Roads region of Virginia with the Gatling Pointe community near Smithfield. Gatling Pointe set the benchmark for community development in the area and was a three-time Community of the Year recipient from the Peninsula Housing & Builders Association. The Riverfront, the developer’s second masterplanned community in Hampton Roads, continued to raise the bar in community development for the region and has received numerous accolades and awards. Soon after The Riverfront, East West opened Eagle Harbor and Founders Pointe, both in Isle of Wight County, and both received multiple “Community of the Year” awards from the Peninsula Housing and Builders Association. Founders Pointe features resort amenities and waterfront lots overlooking Batten Bay and the James River. Riverwatch is another environmentally sensitive riverfront property bordering the Piankatank River in Gloucester, Virginia. Liberty Ridge debuted in 2011, introducing wooded, estate-sized homesites just minutes from Colonial Williamsburg. The community now enters its next chapter with the release of its second section, featuring Ryan Homes as the preferred builder. More recently, in 2023, East West opened its first 55 and better community, South Harbor, in Isle of Wight County. South Harbor has exceeded all expectations with almost 300 sales in just 3 years, making it the #1 selling community in Southside Hampton Roads
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