Wilmington Magazine Jan-Feb 2023
This issue we showcase the HGTV Smart Home that was done in Castle Hayne, and we highlight the Cargo District, where small businesses are thriving in shipping containers. We also feature winter fashion, Valentine's Gift Guide and great restaurants.
This issue we showcase the HGTV Smart Home that was done in Castle Hayne, and we highlight the Cargo District, where small businesses are thriving in shipping containers. We also feature winter fashion, Valentine's Gift Guide and great restaurants.
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<strong>Wilmington</strong>’s Own<br />
HGTV<br />
Smart Home<br />
In exciting local news, Charter Building Group’s<br />
latest project gets the attention<br />
of America’s top home & garden channel<br />
By LORI WILSON<br />
IF YOU’RE READING THIS,<br />
you probably enjoy, or at least<br />
appreciate, the world of home<br />
design. You probably enjoy seeing<br />
the latest trends and knowing<br />
about the new projects of the area’s<br />
finest builders, architects and interior<br />
specialists. Perhaps you love home<br />
design shows, and on lazy Saturday<br />
mornings you can be found sitting on<br />
the sofa with a fresh cup of coffee and<br />
several episodes of HGTV. But, did you<br />
know that our local <strong>Wilmington</strong> made<br />
it on screen to the coveted home and<br />
garden television empire?<br />
It’s true. The HGTV Smart Home<br />
2022 was designed, built and filmed in<br />
Castle Hayne, NC, just minutes away<br />
from downtown <strong>Wilmington</strong>. For many<br />
months, the folks at Charter Building<br />
Group worked closely with the HGTV as<br />
production and filming took place in River<br />
Bluffs, a gated community where the<br />
building company often works.<br />
“They reached out based on our website,”<br />
says Holly Overton, vice president of<br />
Charter Building Group. “It was a quick<br />
turnaround. Within a couple days, they<br />
put the deal together.”<br />
<strong>Wilmington</strong> caught the attention of<br />
HGTV thanks to its vibrant coastal<br />
history and outdoor lifestyle that are<br />
both reflected in the house design. For<br />
Charter Building Group to be chosen for<br />
the HGTV Smart Home 2022 build was a<br />
huge honor—a decision the home design<br />
network made after only one meeting in<br />
May 2021. The family-owned company<br />
has been in business in the area for more<br />
than 25 years. Overton’s father, Rich<br />
Donaldson, founded the building group.<br />
“It was much faster than your typical<br />
design process,” Overton says. “They<br />
quickly put faith in our building ability, and<br />
we had to put faith in their experience in<br />
tv production and timelines. Within a few<br />
days, we had a design and lot picked out.”<br />
To move quickly into construction, they<br />
picked a pre-designed home plan by Scott<br />
Sullivan, of Sullivan Design Company.<br />
Clients of Charter Building Group often<br />
choose to customize one of Sullivan’s predesigned<br />
plans to expedite the design<br />
process. Clients can also choose from one<br />
of Charter Building Group’s 40 company<br />
<strong>Jan</strong>uary /<strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2023</strong> | 61
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