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Luxury multifamily community breaks ground in Belville

After breaking ground in June, Westport Lofts will launch in Belville by the third quarter in 2023. (Courtesy photo)

BELVILLE — An Alabama real estate company that develops luxury residences has has begun construction on a multifamily complex along River Road in Brunswick County.

Crest Residential has built over 6,000 units worth $800,000,000 in investments across the South, ,including a lodge-inspired community in Asheville; The Holston, opened in 2021.

Westport Lofts is making its debut across the state in the greater Wilmington area by next year. The four-story, 291-unit complex will be located across the river from downtown Wilmington.

“The Town of Belville has been extremely welcoming and receptive of this project and we are excited for residents to be able to call this community home,” Crest principal Matt Benak said in a press release.

Designs include 12 spacious floor plans ranging 553 square feet to almost 2,000 square feet, including one, two and three bedrooms. There will also be options for carriage houses and townhomes.

Amenities of each unit feature granite countertops, kitchen islands, designer lighting, stainless steel appliances, oversized bedrooms, double sinks, walk-in showers, walk-in closets and attached and detached garage options, according to the release.

The complex also has a “resort-style” pool, 24-hour fitness center and cross training studio, luxury pet spa and paw park, entertainment pavilion, poolside grilling, resident business center and coworking lounge, coffee bar and rooftop terrace.

According to Crest, the complex will begin pre-leasing by the third quarter next year.

“The Wilmington area has so much to offer and we are happy to add to that” Benak added.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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