The Hwy 16 By-Pass through Denver has been in process since the early 1990′s and we can finally see the end in sight.    The opening of this four lane stretch of Hwy 16 to St James Rd will help commuters from communities such as James Plantation, Pebble Bay, Killian Crossing, Bordeaux, Windy Pines, Sailview, Lakewood and Webbs Chapel Cove get to Charlotte or anywhere south of Denver NC much more quickly. 

There are still two more sections to open before it ties back into the Hwy 16 By-Pass at Tower Rd, just north of Hwy 150.  They should open the section to Hwy 150 by Spring 2011 and then the portion to the existing Hwy 16 by Fall of 2011.   Eventually, you should be able to travel from Charlotte to Hickory on a four-laned Hwy 16 and save a tremendous amount of time.

Killian Crossing

When asked what they thought of Killian Crossing, one homeowner said:

“We knew right when we first drove through Killian Crossing that this was the place for us.  Killian Crossing has preserved the natural layout of the land, leaving the amazing rolling topography, large hardwoods and pines.”

Killian Crossing was developed by Hecht Development as a “Featured Builder” community.   We currently have three builders to choose from:  

           JS Testa Homes

           J Ken Williams Company 

           Bowman Construction and Design  

There are three options for buying in Killian Crossing:

• Buy an inventory home built by one of our Featured Builders
• Contract with a Featured Builder to buy the lot and build your dream home
• Buy a lot and begin building with one of  our Featured Builders anytime within 2 years 

There are currently two available homes in the community:

• J Ken Williams — Lot 48 – The Newcastle Plan – $369,500 — to be completed Winter 2009
• JS Testa Homes – Lot 114 (Model Home) — The Gabriel Plan – $375,000 — complete and ready to move in

Please contact us if you have questions or are interested in any of the lots or homes in Killian Crossing at 704-483-4949 or 704-809-2503.

J. Ken Williams Company was started by John’s father and has been in the construction business since 1956.  They mostly built in the Charlotte area until John moved to the Mooresville area about five years ago.  Since that time John has been building in communities around the lake.  He has built in communities such as:  Lakewood, Verdict Ridge, and Pinnacle Shores. 

John will begin a spec house on lot 48 in Phase III within the next couple of weeks.   He will bring a new look to the Killian Crossing community by using more stone and vinyl shake accents on the front of the home.  The first floorplan that he plans to build is “The Newcastle” plan by Donald Gardner.     The home will be 2880 square feet and will have 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a 2 car garage with extra storage space, an oversized bonus room, and a kitchen that over looks the spacious family room, breakfast area and covered patio.  If you are looking for a new home in the Denver NC area, then look no further.  This home will have many upgrades and will be priced very competitively at $379,900.

 Below are pictures of homes built by J. Ken Williams Company in another community.

As the Director of New Home Sales for Hecht Development Company, I currently market a community in Denver NC called Killian Crossing.  I have been pleasantly surprised over the last few weeks to hear that some of the home values have increased since the original purchase one to three years ago.  Many of the current homeowners are taking advantage of the lower interest rates and have gotten appraisals completed for home loan refinances.    We have had several instances where purchasers are getting higher appraised values at the time of purchase as well.   

With homes priced in the $325,000 to $450,000 price range, Killian Crossing is one of the few communities in the area that has not been as affected by the drastically reduction of home prices…or at least based on the recent appraisals. 

If you would like more information about Killian Crossing, please visit http://killiancrossing.com.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday night to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry, a victory for Republicans eager to leave their mark on a mammoth economic stimulus bill at the heart of President Barack Obama’s recovery plan. The tax break was approved without dissent and came on a day in which Obama pushed back pointedly against Republican critics of the legislation even as he reached across party lines to consider a reduction in the spending it contains.

“Let’s not make the perfect the enemy of the essential,” Obama said as Senate Republicans stepped up their criticism of the bill’s spending and pressed for additional tax cuts and relief for homeowners. He warned that failure to act quickly “will turn crisis into a catastrophe and guarantee a longer recession.”

Democratic leaders have pledged to have legislation ready for Obama’s signature by the end of next week.

While they concede privately they will have to accept some spending reductions along the way, conservative Republicans failed in their initial attempts to force deep cuts in the bill.

Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., who advanced the homebuyers tax break, said it was intended to help revive the housing industry, which has virtually collapsed in the wake of a credit crisis that began last fall.

The proposal would allow a tax credit of 10 percent of the value of new or existing residences, up to a $15,000 limit. Current law provides for a $7,500 tax break but only for first-time homebuyers.

Isakson’s office said the proposal would cost the government an estimated $19 billion.

Democrats readily agreed to the proposal, although it may be changed or even deleted as the stimulus measure makes its way through Congress over the next 10 days or so.

Other GOP attempts to change the measure went down to defeat. The most sweeping of them, by Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., failed on a mostly party-line vote of 36-61. It would have replaced the White House-backed legislation with a series of tax cuts on personal and business income and capital gains at the same time it made cuts passed during the Bush administration permanent.

“This bill needs to be cut down,” Republican Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said on the Senate floor. He cited $524 million for a State Department program that he said envisions creating 388 jobs. “That comes to $1.35 million per job,” he added.

After days of absorbing rhetorical attacks, Obama and Senate Democrats mounted a counteroffensive against Republicans who say tax cuts alone can cure the economy.

Obama said the criticisms he has heard “echo the very same failed economic theories that led us into this crisis in the first place, the notion that tax cuts alone will solve all our problems.”

“I reject those theories and so did the American people when they went to the polls in November and voted resoundingly for change,” said the president, who was elected with an Electoral College landslide last fall and enjoys high public approval ratings at the outset of his term.

Obama did not mention any Republicans by name, and most have signaled their support for varying amounts of new spending.

Even so, the president repeated his retort word for word in late afternoon, yet softened the partisan impact of his comments by meeting at the White House with senators often willing to cross party lines.

His first visitor was Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, a moderate GOP lawmaker. Later he met with Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.

“I gave him a list of provisions” for possible deletion from the bill, Collins told reporters outside the White House. Among them were $8 billion to upgrade facilities and information technology at the State Department and funds for combating a possible outbreak of pandemic flu and promoting cyber-security. The latter two items, she said, are “near and dear to her,” but belong in routine legislation and not an economic stimulus measure.

Collins and Nelson have been working on a list of possible spending cuts totaling roughly $50 billion, although they have yet to make details public.

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Associated Press writers Jennifer Loven and Andrew Taylor contributed to this story.

JS Testa Homes has the Gabriel floorplan available on Lot 6 for $359,900.  This home has:  4 Bedrooms and 3 Baths, 3 Car Garage with extended Bonus Room, Granite Countertops in the Kitchen and Master Bath, Hardwood Floors in the main living areas on the first floor, wired for Sound System, GE Profile Stainless Appliances in Kitchen, Tile Backsplash in Kitchen, and many more upgrades. 

Pride Homes has the Stanwick floorplan available on Lot 60 for $359,900.  This home is on over an acre lot and has:  4 Bedrooms and 3.5 Baths, 3 Car Garage with extended Bonus Room, Full Brick, Granite / Cambria Countertops in Kitchen & Master Bath, Hardwood Floors in the main living areas on the first floor in addition to the 2nd Floor Landing and the Bonus Room,  Whirlpool Stainless Appliances in the Kitchen, and many more upgrades.

The Killian Crossing model home is open Tuesday to Saturday from 12pm to 4pm or by appointment.  Please contact us at 704-483-4949 or 704-809-2503 if you are interested in learning more about Killian Crossing, the builders, or the homes available.