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About this home
Build the mountain home you’ve always imagined in the desirable Holly Forest community, cradled in the heart of Sapphire, NC. Set at an impressive 3,500+ feet elevation, this homesite offers beautiful winter mountain views and a gentle, build-friendly slope—perfect for designing a home with a daylight basement or walk-out lower level. Additionally, this lot backs up to the Sapphire Valley Common Area, providing a natural buffer and lasting privacy. This lot offers easy living with paved road access, underground utilities, public water, and high-speed fiber internet already in place. Community guidelines require a minimum home size of 1,800 square feet (with 1,200 square feet or more on the main level), preserving the quality and character of the neighborhood. No RVs, mobile homes, or tiny houses are allowed, but short-term rentals are welcome, giving you flexibility whether you’re building a private retreat or an income- producing property. As part of ownership, you’ll enjoy full privileges at Sapphire Valley Resort, featuring: Indoor and outdoor heated pools, Tennis and pickle ball courts, a modern fitness center, a dog park and mini-golf, a nine-hole golf course, Access to Fairfield Lake for swimming, paddle boarding, and boating, Winter sports including skiing, snowboarding, and tubing.
Property details
- MLS
- Canopy MLS
- MLS #
- CAR4343180
- Property type
- Lot
- Subdivision
- Holly Forest
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 189
- On market date
- February 4, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- N/A
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- N/A
Location
Get directions →Nearby schools
Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
- Enrollment
- 154
- Student:teacher ratio
- 12.8:1
- District
- Jackson County Public Schools
- Enrollment
- 130
- Student:teacher ratio
- 10.8:1
- District
- Jackson County Public Schools
Walkability
Blended score for Sapphire's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated August 12, 2026.
Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.







