Williams Creek Retreat – Reimagined
Set at the end of a private drive, this home overlooks the lush property that makes Williams Creek so desirable. Floor-to-ceiling windows capture the natural light, bring the outdoors in and offer exceptional views.
A recent transformation of this home is a must-see! For under $1 Million in Williams Creek, this home offers more than 4,500 square feet on two levels. Open spaces for entertaining, a private master retreat and a walk-out lower level provide areas to meet all of your needs.
7777 Ridge Road, Indianapolis, IN 46240
For more information and to tour, contact Sam Hawkins.
A Hoosier rocker’s elegant condo ranks among his greatest hits
The Hawkins Agency has taken center stage by offering for sale the former home of John Mellencamp in Downtown Indy’s prestigious Indianapolis Athletic Club Condominiums. This month, the Indianapolis Monthly showcased our listing at 350 N. Meridian Street and all of it’s grandeur in the Realty Check section of the December issue.
In addition to being the former resident of Indiana’s most famous rockstar, this unit played a critical role in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the location where Tony Hulman purchased the speedway from Eddie Rickenbacker in 1945.
The Club has sheltered U.S. Presidents, movie stars, musicians and other notables. Now, the building houses 82 units, a stunning marble lobby, a gym, basketball, racquetball, fitness center and rooftop sun deck.
For the full details on the listing, including photos, visit our site.
The Best Place to Live in America Is a City You’ve Never Heard Of
A new ranking proclaims one suburban city the top place to live in the United States.
The 86,000 residents of the city of Carmel, Indiana have a reason to celebrate today. Their suburban community just north of Indianapolis was just named the best place to live in the entire United States.
It’s not the first time the city has received such an honor, though. CNN Money magazine dubbed it the best place to live in America back in 2012, but that ranking was specifically focused on cities ranging from 50,000 to 300,000 in population.
Data company Niche, which recently released its own ranking of the best places to live, says its new numbers take “into account several key factors of a location, including the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics, and access to amenities in an attempt to measure the overall quality of an area.”
Ashley Zegiestowsky, who majored in computer sciences at Butler University, now works at BidPal in Indianapolis. Credit A J Mast for The New York Times
When Ashley Zegiestowsky, a computer sciences major at Butler University, was hunting for a technology job during her senior year, she took a close look at Silicon Valley, the promised land for young engineers eager to be part of the next big thing.
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America’s Most Underrated Cities
These cities promise to exceed your expectations.
Meggie Dials left Illinois for Indianapolis 13 years ago. “Mostly, people think of Indy as a quiet town in a rural state,” Dials, VP of sales at a local tech company and founder of The Sussy Project, told Travel + Leisure. “But we are so much more.”
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You’re Invited!
Join the Sam Hawkins Team at the Holliday Park Trail Run on March 18, 2017. This year’s event offers a 5-mile Trail Run/Hike (ages 10 and up), 1-mile Trail Run/Hike, Tot Trot (ages 5 and under) and a Free Kids Zone featuring climbing wall, crafts, games and more!
50 Best Places to Travel in 2017
The 50 destinations that made our list this year include one of France’s lesser-known wine regions, America’s next big dining spot, and a buzzy Greek island.
Putting together our annual list of the best places to travel is a process that takes several months—we survey writers based around the world, talk to our A-List travel specialists, and look at the most exciting hotel and restaurant openings. While news and global events have a large impact on the places we choose, we also pay attention to cities that are worth revisiting: Philadelphia, in particular, may surprise you with the amount of growth and development it has seen in recent months. North America made a strong showing on this year’s list—more than a quarter of these places are within reach for a long-weekend trip from the United States.
3 Refreshing Entryways That Deal With Clutter
Whether you favor mudroom-style built-ins or a minimalist approach, your best bet for a tidy house begins at the entry
November Garden Calendar
Plant bulbs and mums
— Put in bulbs. Envision your yard filled with colorful crocuses, hyacinths, daffodils and tulips in a few months, and you’ll be glad to know you can still plant spring-blooming bulbs until the ground starts to freeze. Just be sure to purchase firm, large, healthy-looking bulbs, even if they’re on clearance!
— Add mums to your deck, patio or garden. Florist’s mums aren’t winter-hardy but are tidy-looking with large flowers; they’re perfect for pots. Garden mums are more wild-looking and will come back again next year; plant them in the ground as perennials.
To-Dos: Your November Home Checklist
Start preparing your house for the holidays now, and you’ll be thankful later that you did
Get a jump on holiday prep. If you plan to host this holiday season, take a bit of time now to prepare a few things in advance. Launder and iron the fancy linens (roll up freshly ironed linens on old wrapping paper tubes to prevent wrinkles), drop off the kitchen knives for a professional sharpening or polish some silver — you’ll thank yourself later.
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