Swan Point Moves Forward With Development
It already has a scenic golf course and a yacht club. Now, get ready for a Weston Resort Hotel as well as 1,500 beautiful homes to be added.
Swan Point Yacht & Country Club is about to become a major residential destination for the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The multiuse community already has 400 existing homes, and its location in Charles County along the Potomac River has provided Swan Point with a reputation for spectacular vistas.
“Opening a Weston Resort Hotel in 2011 will allow Charles County to compete with surrounding areas to bring conventions here,” says Rick Dengler, vice president and chief operating officer with Brookfield Homes of Fairfax, Va., which is developing Swan Point.
The 300-room hotel will include an 8,000-square-foot spa, tennis club, exercise facilities and restaurant.
“Also on site will be a beach club because we’ll have a 150-foot marina adjacent to the hotel, so that maritime vacationers and yachters on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond will look at Swan Point as a destination,” Dengler says.
As for the residential community, construction of homes and condominiums will begin in earnest once the Weston Hotel opens in 2011.
“There will also be 40,000 square feet of local retail space within Swan Point, plus we will add a three-acre park near the water,” he says. “This is going to be a real jewel for Charles County – a true benchmark community. It will have excellent living units, a four-star hotel, a yacht club for people to enjoy, and a fantastic golf course. Those are some nice living arrangements.”
Speaking of the golf course, Swan Point Country Club is a public, 18-hole facility that has been rated among the top 10 venues in Maryland by Golf Digest magazine.
“Golf at Swan Point feels like the Carolinas because the course gets warm, southerly winds and there is often the smell of pine trees in the air,” Dengler says. “Water or marshes come into play on 12 of the holes, and it’s not unusual to see deer, herons, osprey and bald eagles on site. The course is open all year, and about 30,000 rounds are played here annually.”
To make the golf experience even nicer, Swan Point is scheduled to undergo a minor renovation. Holes No. 12 and 13 will be redone, and all bunkers, greens and tee boxes will be replaced throughout the course.
“Greens usually last about 15 years before they need to be worked on, while bunkers can endure about 12 years and tee boxes 10 years,” Dengler says. “It’s just normal required maintenance at good golf courses, and it’s time for Swan Point to spruce up those areas.
“The course will also be adding some irrigation upgrades, ensuring that Swan Point will remain one of the best courses in all of Maryland for many years to come.”
