Southfork Landing welcomed owners and guests to an Oktoberfest celebration

On September 27, 2008, Southfork Landing welcomed owners and guests to an Oktoberfest celebration at their location in Garden Valley, ID.

The large crowd was treated to a rousing performance by Nashville recording star Andy Griggs. In addition to the concert, attendees also enjoyed food, live music, a kids carnival, Keg Races, a Hot Dog Eating Contest, and Stick Pulling Contest.

Southfork Landing also had the honor of hosting the annual Pacific Northwest Dutch Oven Cook-off and had a very large turn-out of contestants. Winning the first place award were Will and Jen Ward from Utah. Second place went to Terry and Tory Lewis of Utah, and the third place winners were Darrell and Marla Davis from Eagle, Idaho.

Southfork Landing milestone reached

As construction continues to move ahead at Southfork Landing, the development celebrated a major milestone this weekend with the completion of the first home on the property. 

Southfork Landing Donations Help Aid School Groundbreaking

New adventure community donates money from home site sales to Garden Valley school district.

EAGLE, IDAHO, June 2, 2008 – The Garden Valley School District broke ground on its new school May 31 thanks in part to $80,000 Southfork Landing donated from new home sales.

Southfork Landing, a new adventure residential community currently under construction in Garden Valley, donated $80,000 in November 2007 to help upgrade schools in the county. Southfork Landing has also pledged to donate 1.5% from the closing of every home site to the district.

“Southfork Landing feels that, as a responsible community partner, it is our duty to help the Garden Valley School District get started on this important project,” said T. Erik Oaas, member of the Southfork Landing development team. “We are excited to be helping the Garden Valley community grow and prosper.”

The new school includes a gym, multipurpose area, stage, kitchen and industrial arts and life sciences class rooms. Plans also include a Bio-Mass heating system, which will use wood chips instead of fossil fuels and should save approximately half the cost of a conventional heating system.

Southfork Landing featured in the New York Times

On April 25, 2008, an article featuring Southfork Landing ran in the New York Times Breaking Ground column by Nick Kaye. The original article can be found here, and is also re-printed below.

Breaking Ground

By Nick Kaye of the New York Times, 10/25/08

WHAT
Residential community aimed at outdoors enthusiasts.

WHERE
Garden Valley, Idaho.

AMENITIES
A whitewater park and fishing streams and ponds, among others.

PRICES
Homesites that will soon be released range from $150,000 to $349,000. Prices for houses and condominiums are not yet available.

STATUS
Construction of the first houses began last month.

DEVELOPER
Southfork Landing Inc.

CONTACT
(208) 462-2637 or www.southforklanding.com.

DETAILS
A laid-back round of golf or a lazy day spent stretched out on a beach may be perfect for some second-home owners, but the developers of this 868-acre community on the south fork of the Payette River in southwestern Idaho are banking on the idea that not everyone heads to their getaway focused on mere relaxation. About an hour’s drive north of Boise, the project, which plans for 606 residences in all, includes a range of active amenities like the private whitewater park, an equestrian center and snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle rentals. Residential options include one-third-acre to six-acre homesites, condominiums and chalet- and cabin-style houses. So far only homesites have been made available for purchase (the second release of sites is planned for around the middle of next month). Construction of the houses and condos is expected to start in spring 2009. The company designing the whitewater park, which is scheduled to open in summer 2009, has worked on whitewater courses for Olympic events, including this summer’s Beijing games. There will be kayak, raft and tube rentals, with instructors available. The site includes two miles of trout streams and 40 acres of stocked fishing ponds. Also planned are a lodge with a restaurant, a complex of swimming pools and tennis courts and an outdoor amphitheater. There’s even talk of a winery. About 60 percent of the site will be set aside to remain undeveloped. The Boise Airport has flights from Chicago, Los Angeles and elsewhere.

Southfork Landing Selects MLC Sotheby’s International Realty

10/7/08
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Southfork Landing Selects MLC Sotheby’s International Realty

EAGLE, Idaho (April 7, 2007) – Southfork Landing is pleased to announce the selection of MLC Sotheby’s International Realty as the real estate representative for Southfork Landing’s new outdoor adventure community on the banks of the South Fork of the Payette River.

Southfork Landing is located in Garden Valley, Idaho, and redefines what a residential community is; offering what can only be classified as Authentic Idaho. Southfork offers easy access to a variety of outdoor pursuits: kayaking, fly-fishing, and miles of wilderness trails for snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, hiking, mountain biking, ATV riding, and horseback riding.

Southfork Landing has adventure built right into the community, with one amenity no other community has, a private whitewater park for everyone from kayakers to tubers. Southfork Landing has partnered with Cascade Raft & Kayak, the largest river outfitter in Idaho, to provide lessons, rentals and retail operations onsite. The whitewater park is slated to open this summer. With four miles of river frontage on the South Fork of the Payette River, Southfork Landing is the perfect environment for anglers. For those who are just learning to cast their lines, The Idaho Angler will provide guided trips, casting and fly tying classes from their location at Southfork Landing. Fly-fishing enthusiasts will be able to fill all of their outfitting needs and get professional instruction through this premier angling company.

MLC Sotheby’s International Realty represents the finest in luxury real estate. MLC Sotheby’s International Realty recently announced that a new branch office would be opening in Eagle, Idaho, to better serve their clients and be the key office handling Southfork Landing. The new Eagle branch office will have an experienced sales team working on Southfork Landing including Lachlan MacGillivray, who is an experienced kayaker and fly-fisherman and Darren Smith, an Idaho native with 20 years of experience, with an expertise in the Eagle area. Both are perfect to represent Southfork Landing because they represent the Authentic Idaho spirit. For more information, visit www.southforklanding.com or www.mlcsothebysrealty.com.