356 Drayton Road, Southport, NC 28461 (MLS # 100548446)

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Some homes are built to impress at first glance. This one impresses AND was built to quietly outperform everything around it for decades. Tucked into a wooded lot in Boiling Spring Lakes, 356 Drayton Road is new construction from Brunswick Sustainable Living, designed for the buyer who wants to spend their weekends on the trail, not the maintenance list. The building envelope tells the story. ECO-PANEL SIP CONSTRUCTION wraps the home in a continuously insulated shell that dramatically reduces air leakage, stabilizes the indoor environment, and puts a verified HERS score of 1.89 on the table, with a full blower door test on file. The encapsulated, dehumidified, and conditioned crawl space and attic, combined with an HVAC system equipped with an exterior fresh air intake, means the air inside this home is actively managed, not just conditioned. A NuvoH2O whole-home water filtration system treats every tap, salt-free, protecting plumbing, appliances, and the people living here. A tankless electric water heater delivers hot water on demand with no standby energy loss. LED lighting throughout, drought-resistant landscaping, and sealed building assemblies complete a home engineered from the ground up to ask very little of its owner. Inside, the open kitchen and living area feel generous for 1,305 square feet, with coastal-inspired cabinetry, quartz countertops, a peninsula that seats five, pendant lighting, and a dedicated pantry. LVT flooring runs throughout, practical and beautiful, with none of the refinishing demands of hardwood. The primary suite features a solid-surface walk-in shower and dual closets. Two additional bedrooms and a combined bath and laundry room complete the plan. A covered front porch faces a quiet wooded setting. Off-street parking and a one-year builder warranty are included. An optional stainless Whirlpool appliance package with install, an optional oversized 16x24 garage, and an adjacent .24-acre lot available separately round out the offering. Step outside, and the calendar fills quickly. The Boiling Spring Lakes Preserve, one of the most biodiverse tracts in North Carolina, has a trailhead at the Community Center just off Hwy 87, where Venus flytraps, wild orchids, carnivorous pitcher plants, and red-cockaded woodpeckers share a longleaf pine landscape featured on the NC Birding Trail. Spring Lake Park puts a kayak and canoe launch on one of BSL's 50-plus natural lakes minutes from the front door. Brunswick Nature Park, about 20 minutes north, hosts more than seven miles of Cape Fear SORBA-built mountain bike single track, from the flat and flowing Canebrake beginner loop to the rooty and technical Copperhead advanced trail, plus a kayak launch on Town Creek. The Green Swamp Preserve, 25 minutes up NC-211, opens 17,000 acres of longleaf pine savanna for morning hikes among 14 species of carnivorous plants and wild orchids. Disc golf is in the neighborhood. Shallotte River Swamp Park, about 25 minutes west, adds zip-lining and guided swamp boat tours to the mix. Paddle Dutchman Creek into the ICW salt marshes and watch osprey work the shallows, or put in at Oak Island's tidal creek launches and lose an afternoon in the marsh. The beaches and fishing piers of Oak Island are 20 minutes south. Southport's waterfront, fishing charters, and the car-free ferry escape to Bald Head Island round out a lifestyle that is genuinely hard to replicate. The house handles itself. You have other plans

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