This hill-country hamlet is the kind of place people escape to, not from.   The air is crisp, autumn leaves glow brilliant, and Main Street is two lanes wide.

Rush hour? Pffff. Ain’t happenin’.

It’s a sleepy community, but it’s not unconscious.
Nearby is one of the premier housing developments in the Southeast, which captures the character and spirit of the Blue Ridge Mountains for a clientele of means and selectivity.

Read more about the Queen's Gap in Western North Carolina.

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Robert Ullmann and Hardy Smith, long-time collaborators in Atlanta real estate, unexpectedly found their passion when they discovered the natural beauty and restorative lifestyle of Western North Carolina. They started with their own vacation homes on Fontana Lake.

“Before long, we realized that the focus of our energies and dreams had shifted from the city to the mountains,” Ullmann says.

Their company, Ultima Carolina, now creates full-amenity, environmentally sensitive communities that are built in harmony with nature, Ullmann says. 

Read more about the mountaintop living in Western North Carolina.

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