A little piece of Americana has been carved out of a tract of land in northern Virginia Beach. Sajo Farm, located off Diamond Springs Road, is named for industrialist Sam Jones, who died in 1977. After the death of Jones’ widow, Ursala, the 78 acres was sold in 2005.
Jones, a legendary figure in Virginia Beach and North Carolina’s Outer Banks, accumulated hundreds of acres and much of it sold for development in the 1980s.
“This was one of the last available parcels of land not sold and developed,” said Terry Gearhart, vice president of The Terry Peterson Companies.
The groundbreaking for Sajo Farm, a waterfront property bordered by Lake Lawson and five additional man-made lakes, was held last summer . The community’s first model opened in February.
The neighborhood, which features a condominium form of ownership, is a joint venture between The Terry Peterson Companies and Napolitano Homes. The community has 295 homes, ranging from 1,952 to 3,428 square feet, and features four neighborhoods: Village Green, Lakeside Cove, The Lake and The Estate.
The Terry Peterson Companies is building the 78 neo-traditional single-family houses in Village Green , which features front porches and rear-loading, two-car garages . Many homes front the English Knot Garden, public green and lake.
Lakeside Cove, also by Terry Peterson, will feature 82 duplexes in the community’s rear , bordering Lake Lawson.
Napolitano Homes is building 135 houses in the Lake Homes, with many on the interior lakes and the elegant Estate Homes on the wooded perimeter of the community. Available are five floor plans , featuring three to six bedrooms, front porches and two-car garages. Larry and Debby Clark moved from Macon, and rent a house in Cypress Point.
“ We watched the houses in Sajo Farm go up and toured them the first week they opened the models,” said Debbie Clark, 50. In August, the couple will move into their Village Green home, featuring a downstairs master bedroom , and look forward to sitting on the porch and taking their dog for evening walks on the community’s walking trail.
“We love the look of the community . It’s like taking a step back in time,” said Debbie Clark. Sandra J. Pennecke, pennecke@cox.net
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