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4/28/2008
Put Your Feet Up at Sterling on the Lake

 

A grand community, a tranquil neighborhood in beautiful Flowery Branch

 

Priced from the mid-$200,000s to the mid- $800,000s

 

A promotional feature of the Gwinnett Daily Post

 

3/31/2008
Gainesville was the fourth fastest-growing metropolitan area in the U.S., according to Census Bureau estimates released Thursday.

In terms of percentage population gain, Gainesville ranked fourth nationally, with a 4.5 percent population gain. Palm Coast, Fla., was first, with a 7.2 percent growth rate.

"This means that we’re in a great place to live," said Kit Dunlap, president and chief executive of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce.

2/29/2008

Sterling on the Lake-by Newland Communities won two prestigious awards at The 2007 Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association's OBIE Awards. Named the Master Planned Community of the Year in 2006, this year Sterling on the Lake was honored with the Gold Award for "Best E-Marketing" and a Silver Award for "Best Realtor Promotion- Developer/Builder." The OBIE Awards, now in their 27th year, were held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

1/28/2008
N e w s / Board Approves New Elementary Districts
At the January 14, 2008 monthly business meeting, the Hall County Board of Education approved new district lines for Friendship Elementary, Spout Springs Elementary, and the new Chestnut Mountain Elementary. The new districts will take effect with the beginning of the next school year in August of 2008.
12/5/2007

Santa Seagal

 

December 3rd, 2007 by Thomas Wheatley in Hot Off The Press

 

Because zero-emission sleigh rides are for suckers, Santa Claus is getting all commando on us this year and will be arriving via helicopter in Sterling on the Lakes, a community in Flowery Branch on Dec. 8.

 

11/28/2007
Santa skips the sleigh, flies in by helicopter for Sterling on the Lake's Winter Bazaar 
2-5 p.m.
Santa arrives by helicopter 2:15 p.m.

FLOWERLY BRANCH, GA (November 27, 2007) - Old Saint Nick is foregoing his sleigh and reindeer to arrive by helicopter when he comes to meet children of all ages at Sterling on the Lake on Dec. 8. Santa Claus will arrive at the Flowery Branch community via helicopter. He lands on the Village Green at 2:15 p.m., weather permitting, and heads to the clubhouse to hear what all the little children want for Christmas.
11/25/2007
STERLING ON THE LAKE TAKES HOME GOLD AND SILVER AT 2007 GREATER ATLANTA hba OBIE awards
Atlanta -

FLOWERY BRANCH – Sterling on the Lake™ by Newland® Communities won two prestigious awards at The 2007 Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s OBIE Awards. 

Named the Master Planned Community of the Year in 2006, this year Sterling on the Lake was honored with the Gold Award for “Best E-Marketing” and a Silver Award for “Best Realtor Promotion – Developer/Builder.”  The OBIE Awards, now in their 27th year, were held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. 

9/28/2007

Fall season full of 5K runs for fun, charity


For AJC Gwinnett News
Published on: 09/21/07

Weekend activities sometimes involve tying up your shoelaces and hitting the streets for a good cause.

You'll find plenty of 5K races and smaller events for kids around your community this fall, giving yourself a chance to be active and often help raise money for those in need.

9/25/2007

Newland Communities to Host Life is good® Pumpkin Festivals to benefit HomeAid


Family events in seven states will carve nearly 13,000 pumpkins and raise funds for HomeAid

September 12, 2007, SAN DIEGO - On October 20, 2007, Newland Communities, the nation's largest community developer, will host its second annual Life is good® Pumpkin Festivals in 11 communities in seven states across the country. The Pumpkin Festivals are free to attend, giving thousands of families a fun-filled day featuring activities for all age groups, including pumpkin carving, games, live music, great food and more, all the while raising funds for charity. The first Pumpkin Festivals held in Newland communities took place in October 2006 and raised $400,000 for charities.
9/12/2007
TOUCHSTONE HOMES TO ADD TOWN HOMES AT STERLING ON THE LAKETM

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga., May 2, 2007 – Sterling on the LakeTM announced that Touchstone Homes will break ground this summer on 98 new town homes in the award-winning residential community in Flowery Branch.
9/11/2007
"Summer's a Breeze" at Sterling on the Lake
Flowery Branch Community Hosts Public Festival Aug. 11

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga., (August 6, 2007) – Sterling on the Lake by
Newland Communities hosts the first-ever "Summer's A Breeze Festival" on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come celebrate the end of summer and start of a new school year with a day filled with good eats, good fun and good deeds. The event benefits Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Northwest Georgia Mountains.
6/29/2007

To say there's a lot going on in Flowery Branch would be an understatement.

With monster retail developments, a new library, upscale subdivisions and plans to revitalize the downtown district, the city is one of the fastest growing areas in the state of Georgia.

6/27/2007
The 2006 Master Planned Community of the Year, Sterling on the Lake, is adding to its charm with the construction of new townhomes.
6/18/2007
DULUTH, Ga., (June 18, 2007) – Sterling on the Lake and Windermere, both by Newland Communities, have announced a new incentive program for Realtors called "Platinum Club Rewards." Realtors can now earn points which they can "spend" to receive a variety of great prizes.
6/17/2007
Sterling on the Lake offers a wealth of outdoor activities, including a 45-acre lake and 30 acres of smaller lakes, walking and biking trails, neighborhood parks, streams, and waterfalls.
5/13/2007

Gwinnett County is in the spotlight this week as professional golfers tee off at the TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth for the AT&T Classic, which runs Monday through May 20. If you're going to the tournament —- organizers say 80 percent of spectators will come from within 50 miles —- and are house hunting, there are plenty of new developments to check out. We've spotlighted a few off I-85, either on the way to Duluth or past the tournament's Sugarloaf Parkway exit into northern Gwinnett and Hall counties.

5/2/2007
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga., May 2, 2007 – Sterling on the LakeTM announced that Touchstone Homes will break ground this summer on 98 new town homes in the award-winning residential community in Flowery Branch.
5/2/2007
TOUCHSTONE HOMES TO ADD TOWN HOMES AT STERLING ON THE LAKE

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga., May 2, 2007 – Sterling on the LakeTM announced that Touchstone Homes will break ground this summer on 98 new town homes in the award-winning residential community in Flowery Branch.
4/18/2007

FLOWERY BRANCH – Sterling on the Lake, Flowery Branch’s premier residential community, has begun construction on 16 town homes within the community.  Built by Peachtree Residential Properties, the new town homes will be priced from the low $300s to the $400s and range in size from 2,300 to 3,700 square feet.  These will be the only town homes built at Sterling on the Lake.

3/21/2007
Sterling on the Lake, Peactree Residential's Hall County community, will now offer town homes to homebuyers. The community already offers single-family homes, and will have only a limited number of town homes available.
2/2/2007
Thank You
Sterling on the Lake and Windermere appreciate your taking time to complete our realtor survey.  As a token of our appreciation, we would like to offer you 50 Realtor Online Incentive Points for your efforts! 
Please print this page and bring it to Sterling on the Lake or Windermere’s Information Center and we will add 50 extra bonus points to your personal account!
1/2/2007

FLOWERY BRANCH – Suwanee, Ga., resident Jennifer Petters has been named the marketing manager for Sterling on the Lake, an 1,800-home community being developed in Flowery Branch, Ga., by Newland Communities®.

12/12/2006
Atlanta - DULUTH – Jennifer W. Landers has been named regional marketing director for the Atlanta division of Newland Communities.  
12/11/2006

Officials will turn the first page on Hall's County's newest library branch Tuesday in Flowery Branch. Rep. James Mills, R-Chestnut Mountain, Hall County Commissioners Tom Oliver and Deborah Lynn and Adrian Mixson, library system director, are expected to speak during a groundbreaking ceremony set for 3 p.m. Architects and other local officials may also be at the future library site on Lake Sterling Boulevard, the main entrance to Sterling on the Lake subdivision off Spout Springs Road.

11/18/2006
Sterling on the Lake, the master-planned community in Flowery Branch, by Newland Communities, took home five awards at The 2006 Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association's OBIE Awards.
11/1/2006
Newland Communities® raises over $345,000 for Camp Sunshine and other charities at inaugural 2006 Life is good® Pumpkin Festivals

 

10/7/2006

USGBC and Newland Communities Announce Commitment at Clinton Global Initiative

8/26/2006

A newly proposed feature in a sprawling development has Flowery Branch officials rethinking their self-imposed ban on townhomes.

8/19/2006

Grass isn't all that's greener in some new communities.

 While there are many features new home buyers want to see in their houses, there's also one they don't.  In fact, they're often willing to pay a premium for the privacy that comes with not having to look at the back of somone else's house.

8/11/2006

No Work, All Play

There's a reason you might want to live in the suburbs. Sure, intown properties have more than their share of benefits--and yet, something is pulling you outside the circle of city formed by I-285. That something could be the possibility of convenience.

7/29/2006
Students with perfect attendance for the 2005-2006 school year at C.W. Davis Middle School had the chance to win a new digital camera or $100 Best Buy Gift cards.
7/29/2006
Home sales at Sterling on the Lake™ in Flowery Branch, Ga., grew 48 percent for the first quarter of this year, compared to the same quarter in 2005.  The upscale community had 50 new home sales from January to March, compared to 32 the year prior. 
7/29/2006

Summer 2006

Summer greetings from The Lakeside Ledger, the quarterly newsletter of Sterling on the LakeTM.  We’re ready for some hot fun in the summertime and eager to share news of what’s happening in Flowery Branch’s finest community

Summer greetings from , the quarterly newsletter of Sterling on the Lake.  We’re ready for some hot fun in the summertime and eager to share news of what’s happening in Flowery Branch’s finest community
7/29/2006
With the grand opening of its amenities this summer, residents of Sterling on the LakeTM, the master-planned community in Flowery Branch, Ga., have magnificent amenities to enjoy with the opening of the swimming pools, tennis center and neighborhood park. 
7/29/2006

Carol M. Unkles has joined Sterling on the LakeTM as a community representative.  Sterling on the Lake is a 1,600-home community being created by Newland Communities® in Flowery Branch, Ga. 

7/29/2006
Three Builders Named
Sterling on the LakeTM, the new, master-planned community in Flowery Branch, Ga., by Newland Communities®, has announced it will offer a new custom builder program at the community.  Three homebuilders were selected as exclusive custom builders: Jim Hogan Homes, Joyce Manor Homes and StonePort Properties.    
7/29/2006
Recently, reconstruction of three major dams was completed at Lake Sterling at Sterling on the Lake in Flowery Branch, Ga.  Lake Sterling is considered the centerpiece of this new, master-planned community by Newland Communities®.  Two smaller lakes are reinforced by the new dams as well.
7/29/2006

Residents who travel Capitola Farm Road may be inconvenienced later this month while a developer improves the winding, two-lane cut-through in southern Hall County.

4/27/2006
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga., April 27, 2006 - Sterling on the Lake has unveiled its expanded new Web site - www.sterlingonthelake.com - to showcase all the growing, master-planned community in Flowery Branch has to offer.
4/25/2006

Carrie McCall of Sugar Hill, Ga., won a $500 gift card to The Home Depot after visiting Sterling on the Lake(TM), a new 1,600-home, master-planned community in Flowery Branch, created by Newland Communities(R).

3/11/2006

Homes near the water's edge attract residents...

2/16/2006

Hall County plans to break gound by early summer on a new library in the county's fast-growing southern end.

2/1/2006
After registering for a drawing on a visit to Sterling on the Lake (TM), Susan Brewer of Flowery Branch, Ga., won a $500 gift card to The Home Depot.
2/1/2006
At the recent Atlanta Board of Realtors Showcase, Karen Shrewsbury of Virtual Properties Realty won a set of Calphalon Cookware and five gourmet cooking classes at the Art Institute of Atlanta.
1/31/2006

Leigh Anne Duff of Suwanee, Ga., won a $500 gift card to The Home Deopt after visiting Sterling on the lake (TM), a new 1,600 - Home, master planned community in Flowery Branch, created by Newland Communities (R).

1/1/2006
Touchstone Homes won four silver Awards.
11/17/2005
 Kristy Yule, Regional Marketing Director for Newland Communities, won the Gold Award for “Marketing Director of the Year” at the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s Professionalism Awards.

 

8/4/2005

dBusiness News

Flowery Branch - Sterling on the Lake in Flowery Branch, GA has unveiled its new Village Center Clubhouse.  

For complete article, visit http://dbusinessnews.com/ 

7/22/2005

New Homes Data Book

As part of the "Communities 100" annual breakfast for Atlanta's Top 100 Realtors, Michelle Herron of Keller Williams Realty in Cumming, GA.  

See complete article at http://www.newhomeguide.com/

 

 

1/31/2005

Atlanta Home Improvements

Sterling on the Lake, a master-planned community in Flowery Branch, Georgia, has added a 340-square-foot, custom-designed tree house to its list of amenities. 

 

See complete article at http://www.homeimprovementmag.com/

1/26/2005

dBusinessNews

FLOWERY BRANCH - Sterling on the Lake, a new residential community in Flowery Branch, GA, has launched it's own private community web portal called SterlingConnects. 

 

See complete article at http://dbusinessnews.com

 

1/15/2005

HomeTrends

Atlantans have been reveling in the remarkably warm winter weather, but chances are good that they haven't completely dodged the threat of cold winds, driving rain and near-freezing temperatures.

8/31/2004

Real Estate Report

Since its opening, the new 1,700-home master-planned community Sterling on the Lake has sold 70 homes in 45 days.  

1/1/1900
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