971 Softwind Way, Southport, NC 28461

A lot of people visit Southport. A few recognize it as something special. The difference has nothing to do with the drive down Highway 211, or the moment the live oaks close in over the road, or even the first time the Cape Fear River opens up wide and silver at the end of Howe Street. It's something quieter. It's the realization, somewhere between the smell of exquisite dining and the sound of a guitar carrying across Franklin Square, on a Thursday afternoon, that this is the place. 971 Softwind Way sits at the center of that feeling, a REVERSED FLOOR PLAN home in The Hammocks at Southport where the kitchen, great room, and primary suite occupy the top floor, positioned to catch the breeze and the light the way a home in Southport should. The covered upper porch, with its connected gas grill and Sonos speakers, is where the evening begins. Inside, a vented natural gas fireplace anchors a coffered-ceiling great room, and a navy shiplap wet bar with a SubZero wine chiller runs...