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The “70433” zip code in Covington stays lively with Tchefuncta Membership Estates persevering with to garner curiosity from consumers. And, close by, on Three Rivers Highway close to the Tchefuncte River, one of many extra distinctive market choices is a uncommon, genuine A. Hays City-designed house, bearing a plaque from the Basis for Historic Louisiana figuring out it as an “Authentic Hays City.”

The common gross sales worth in Covington’s “70433” is $450,291, up 17.6% year-to-date and up 13.6% year-over-year, in keeping with the Could 2024 native market replace by the New Orleans Metropolitan Affiliation of Realtors (NOMAR). The closed gross sales common worth of luxurious houses ($1 million-plus) in St. Tammany Parish is up 13.5% YOY, and luxurious house closed gross sales models are up 20.7% YOY.
“Covington continues to do nicely with excessive worth factors and plenty of curiosity and exercise, and inside the entire market, luxurious house gross sales have been a pleasing shock,” stated Alice McNeely, workforce lead and affiliate dealer at McNeely Mack Properties, Latter & Blum | Compass.

“The need to stay in St. Tammany Parish mixed with range of our luxurious house stock continues to drive gross sales and purchaser curiosity. There are all types of consumers who’ve totally different pursuits, and right here in Covington, they’ll have waterfront entry, golf course entry, new building, newer building, and even older houses the place consumers can fill that want for nostalgic, New Orleans, Southern structure.”

“Authentic Hays City” on Sale for Near $2.5M

One among McNeely’s present listings is the “Authentic Hays City” house.

There are solely about 1,000 houses remaining that had been designed by the late A. Hays City (1903-2005), a Southern architect whose profession spanned 65 years. His work was influenced by Spanish, French, and Creole historical past. Typical A. Hays City influences embrace courtyards and fountains reflecting the Spanish custom and raised staircases and French doorways illustrating the New Orleans Creole affect. His work has been featured in Time, Life, and Southern Dwelling.

An “Authentic Hays City”, inbuilt 1977, is in the marketplace for $2,495,000 at 17119 Three Rivers Highway in Covington. The property options 8,250 whole sq. toes on 4.3 acres and features a 2-½ story house with 6 bedrooms, 4 full and a couple of half bogs, and 6,565 sq. toes of residing house.

The house options vintage beams, cypress and previous brick flooring, balconies, columns, French doorways, and a slate roof. The third ground has a residing space, bed room, bathtub, and kitchenette. The property overlooks the Sheriff Bayou resulting in the Tchefuncte River and features a boat dock with an electrical raise. There may be gated entry with a drive that meanders previous a bridge over a pond. A saltwater pool and patios flank the waterfront. The property additionally has a small barn and workshop.

“It is a uncommon alternative to amass one in all solely a handful of genuine A. Hays City-designed houses within the Covington space,” stated McNeely. “The house owners undertook a big renovation presided over by the architect George Hopkins, during which the house was raised 5′ and during which vintage and reclaimed supplies had been rigorously curated in step with the unique aesthetic.”

Tchefuncte Riverfront House on North Dogwood on Sale for $3.3M

Close by the “Authentic Hays City” house is a 1976 luxurious house at 123 N. Dogwood Drive, accessible for $3.3 million. The itemizing brokers are McNeely and Kimberly Everett, of K2 Realty LLC. The three.56-acre property has 268 toes of bulkheaded navigable Tchefuncte riverfront. The unique house was expanded, reconfigured, and up to date with high-end finishes. It options 5 bedrooms, 6 bogs, and 9,989 sq. toes.

Highlighted facilities of 123 N. Dogwood Drive embrace an entrance with customized iron entrance doorways; lobby with a customized grand staircase with wrought iron handrail and hand-blown glass chandelier with digital raise; coffered ceiling designs all through; bar with icemaker, sink, Cristillo counter tops, customized cabinetry and stylish glass enclosed wine room; and knowledgeable kitchen with Thor (8 burner, griddle, 2 oven) vary, customized hood, pot filler, 2 warming drawers, 3 dishwashers, 2 sinks with disposals, double standing wine cooler, ice maker, massive island, and quartz counter tops with Calcutta Gold Marble backsplash. An enclosed herb backyard room with misting system flanks the kitchen.

The first bed room has herringbone sample wooden tile, tray ceiling with accent lighting, crown molding, French doorways overlooking river views, and morning kitchen with sink. The first lavatory options twin sinks, marble counter tops, soaking tub, twin showers heads, and a big customized closet with island and laundry room. The workplace is completed with mahogany wall panels repurposed from the unique house. There’s a media room with stadium seating for 12. The grounds characteristic a foot bridge that results in a redwood pavilion. There may be an underground wine cellar with cement partitions, mahogany wine racks, and a dehumidifying system.

Personal Golf Course Neighborhood Continues to Drive Curiosity

McNeely additionally has a number of houses listed within the Tchefuncta Membership Estates, a 900-acre gated subdivision off Exit 59 in direction of Madisonville. Luxurious house consumers are drawn to 18-hole golf course entry, full-service restaurant, tennis courts, pool, boat launch, police safety, non-public water system, and fiber web, amongst different facilities. Based in 1956, Tchefuncta Membership Estates is without doubt one of the longest established gated residential communities in St. Tammany Parish.

“This subdivision has all the time maintained a robust attraction, in addition to excessive property values and excessive return per sq. foot,” stated McNeely. “It has the nation membership, the golf course, gated privateness, loads of actions for the entire household; you’ll be able to actually do something right here with out leaving the subdivision, however you might be additionally in proximity to a strong college system, numerous retail and eating places, and to I-12. We’re seeing loads of households transferring right here.”

Section Three of Tchefuncta Membership Estates’ new building just lately kicked off with 133 tons coming on-line on 240 acres surrounded by wetlands and pure environment.

62 Thunderbird Drive is a part three, new building house in the marketplace for $3.2 million, by itemizing agent Pleasure Scott, Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Most well-liked. The house options 5 bedrooms, 5 bogs, and 6,507 sq. toes. Facilities embrace a wide-open ground plan; glass partitions; hovering entry lobby; solid stone staircase; 12′ tall choose cypress ceilings; stone fire; pure stone counters and splashes; waterfall stone consuming space; bogs with heated flooring; Control4 house automation; outside residing space with an out of doors kitchen; and a swimming pool with moist edge plaster end and an all glass tile spa.