• September 19th, 2008

• Author:

  leahgrove

Mark Harrill, owner of Foscoe Companies, was recently named one of “5 Visionary Developers” in the 5th anniversary issue of Mountain Homes Southern Style.

Harrill has been responsible for creating the North Carolina High Country’s highest selling resort community of Echota just outside Boone, NC. Despite lagging real estate sales elsewhere in the country, Echota has closed 66 real estate transactions in 2008, in keeping with its record last year of 107 closed sales.

“It was no surprise to the staff and owners here at Echota that Mark was honored as one of the southern mountains’ most visionary developers,” says Will Sears, Director of Sales for Echota. “As a native of the High Country, Mark understands the unique challenges of mountain development and has worked hard to build homes that both enhance and preserve the natural landscape.”

Echota offerings, which range from condominiums to large single-family homes, provide owners access to pools, fitness centers, spa amenities, and hiking trails in prices ranging from $300,00o to just over $700,000. “Our price point and the fact that we offer maintenance-free, turnkey homes is the reason we’ve kept selling in an otherwise slow market,” Sears adds. “And because all our amenities are in place and paid for, Echota has been extremely attractive to risk-averse buyers.”

Echota is located about two hours from Charlotte and three hours from Raleigh-Durham. Echota Developer Mark Harrill is President of Foscoe Companies. He is the leading developer of second home resort communities in the North Carolina High Country. He has been developing mountain property in the area for more than two decades and has demonstrated a commitment to blending architecture into the landscape.