Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease)
February 10, 2009 - The Villages of Apex is pleased to announce the opening of the new Thales Academy campus at 1177 Ambergate Station in The Villages of Apex community. The private elementary school welcomes children ages K-5 with plans to expand to K-8 in the future.
“We are very excited about the opening of the school, and are pleased to be supporting educational opportunities for our region’s children”, said Mike Howington, co-owner of The Villages of Apex developer Apex First Development. Apex First Development donated the land for the school to Thales Academy. The Villages of Apex community, which was named 2008 Mixed-Use Community of the Year for the state of North Carolina by the North Carolina Home Builders Association, is a 200+ acre tract of land being developed between historic downtown Apex and US Highway 64 west.
The developer is taking great care to create a world-class, mixed-use community that will complement the Apex historic district. When complete, The Villages of Apex neighborhoods will include a total of 1,300 residential units including Georgetowns, neo-traditional homes, luxury urban condominiums, Brownstones, patio homes and single-family homes. The neighborhoods are being built around a village center featuring quaint cafes, unique specialty shops and restaurants for fine dining. Recreational amenities abound, including a 13 acre city park, a two acre dog park, a resort-style amenities center as well as miles of paved greenways interwoven throughout the community for walking, bike riding and jogging.
Apex First Development is designing The Villages of Apex as a “Clean Vision Community” ™ and as part of that mission, is giving buyers free Chrysler GEM electric cars or up to four electric scooters.
“Because everything is so close, residents won’t have much need for a gas-powered vehicle, so it makes perfect sense to give buyers electric-powered vehicles as part of our Clean Vision™ mission,” said Howington. “We are also installing electric charging stations at key locations throughout the community to make things even more convenient for our residents. We envision a community where neighbors are tooling around in their electric vehicles to go to the club, run by the store or visit the doctor’s office.”
For more information on the Villages of Apex, contact Community Sales Manager Jim Swingle MIRM of The King Partnership Property Sales at 919-363-1997 or via e-mail at Jim ( @ ) TKPPropertySales dot com dot Or, visit the community website at www dot TheVillagesofApex dot com dot
The Villages of Apex Sales and Information Center, which is open daily from 10 am – 6 pm Monday through Saturday and from 1-6 pm on Sunday, is located at 1351 US Hwy. 64 West Suite 103 in Apex.
About Apex First Development
Apex First Development is the developer of The Villages of Apex project located in the renowned Triangle region of North Carolina. The company has partnered with The Halle Companies, a highly-respected builder and developer of premier residential and commercial real estate properties to create a world-class community that enhances the small town charm of historic Apex. Apex First Development was selected by the Town of Apex, NC to develop this mixed-use community. The property stretches from downtown Apex to US Highway 64.
The Villages of Apex was named 2008 Mixed-Use Community of the Year by the North Carolina Home Builders Association. The community includes condominiums, townhomes, single-family homes, resort-style amenities center, restaurants, retail shops and Class-A office space. Greenway trails have been designed to wind through the community to encourage leisurely strolls, bicycling and other activities. The company generously donated land to build Thales Academy, a private elementary school, as well as land for a 13 acre city park, a two acre dog park and athletic fields for soccer and baseball. The Halle Cultural Arts Center in downtown Apex was named for its primary benefactor, Warren Halle, co-owner of Apex First Development. For more information about The Villages of Apex, visit www.TheVillagesofApex.com.
About Thales Academy
Thales Academy is a world-class, affordable private Community School founded by Raleigh businessman and philanthropist, Robert Luddy. The Apex campus is the second campus; the first school opened in the summer of 2007 in North Raleigh. A third campus in Wake Forest is in the development stages. The Apex campus has opened with 200 K-5 students and will expand to K-8 in the coming years. Thales is the private school equivalent to Mr. Luddy’s nationally-recognized Franklin Academy a K-12 charter school. For more information on Thales Academy, visit www.thalesacademy.org.
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