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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM MARCH 17-23, 2021 UCW 13 COVER Located on the west side of Fayetteville, Gates Four has been a part of the Cumberland County community for about 54 years. e 18- hole championship golf course and club was built in 1967, and the residential community followed in 1974. e community has grown over the decades. Gates Four Golf & Country Club and its resi- dential community Fayetteville will be adding more developments and various amenities for residents and club members this year. In ad- dition to hosting the Cumberland County Golf Championship again this year, new entertain- ment amenities will include the Fayetteville Dinner eatre in April and the Summer Con- cert Series beginning in May. "Gates Four is really unique to this market at the price point that we offer, there's really nothing like it around," Kevin Lavertu, general manager of the Gates Four Country Club said. e club and residential development are located in proximity to each other, but they operate separately and membership to the club is open to everyone and one doesn't have to reside in their community, he said. e full-service country club includes the golf course, junior Olympic-sized swimming pool, four USDA tennis courts, JP's Bar & Grill dining room facility, a banquet facility, and an outdoor pavilion among other things. "ere are about 400 members and some are social members and some sports," Lavertu said. "We have different categories of member- ships to meet different lifestyles." e golf-course for the club is a semi-private facility, open to outside play after 10 a.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. on weekends. "Having a golf course here is nice, it's top- rated, I go up there every day," said Mike Mo- lin, a club member and resident of the com- munity. "I am retired and I can play almost every day." Lavertu does a great job with the course and club, and it's a great place to be, eat and hang out with friends, he said. Gates Four Country Club is family centric with single or family dues packages available. "It provides a getaway for people, whether you play golf, tennis or just to dine or swim. ere's something for everybody and it's really a getaway for a lot of people," Lavertu said. e Dinner eatre will include events planned inside the ballroom for members to watch shows in an intimate setting and enjoy dinner and entertainment, while the Summer Concert Series hosted at the club's pavilion will showcase local bands for members and guests to enjoy outdoors. e concert series will kick off Friday, May 14. e Cumberland County Championship will be played this year Oct. 15 through Oct. 17 and is one of the biggest tournaments around for amateur golfers, and a staple for golfers and the Cumberland County area, Lavertu said. "Just like anything it's a getaway and way for people to enjoy. We are open to anybody who wants to join and we have some great promo- tions on memberships," Lavertu added. Surrounding the club house is the residential community of Gates Four, a combination of 760 houses and townhomes. "I think it's the best community in Cumberland County and the area with a top- rated golf course, country club and a gated community," Molin said. "ere's nothing around like it." Molin, a resident of the community of 41 years, also serves as the Home Owners Asso- ciation Treasurer. We have grown from 200 homes to 760 since I have lived here, and it is almost like a small company that the HOA runs. ere's a property manager and we expect people to live by cer- tain standards when they move home to help keep the community looking nice, he said. "Having a 24-hour gated community, it provides all these amenities in a safe environ- ment for people to live in, which does help people gravitate towards Gates Four and what I noticed with the school system, we are getting younger and younger within the community moving in," Lavertu said. Some may have the impression that the com- munity is far out of town, but Lavertu says the Gates Four community is only about 10 min- utes from Raeford Road, adding that the area offers a great school system. "I call it the best kept secret of Fayetteville, honestly," said Jay Dowdy, Broker/Owner at All American Homes with Berkshire Homes. "Gates Four has one of the best school districts and a lot of people call me from out of town looking for homes there, the whole area is nice, and has a unique environment." Molin said the biggest things he liked about living in Gates Four is the gated community and also having a Fayetteville address but not having to pay the city taxes because the com- munity extends out to Hope Mills. Dowdy mentioned the demand for the com- munity is very high and about 20 percent of his buyers live in Gates Four. "e price point out there starts around the 250's and goes up to about a million, so it's not going to your beginner buyers, more upper end buyers" he said "But there's a lot of very affordable townhomes out there too priced in the 100's." e growth in the area due to Gates Four has been high, Lavertu said. "If it wasn't for the community of Gates Four you wouldn't see businesses making financial investments in the community here in close proximity so obviously this has a huge finan- cial impact on the area due to the community," he said. Due to the high demand, all of the new con- struction has been sold and pre-sales are hap- pening on the next construction, Dowdy said. Lavertu emphasized the convenience of the Gates Four community having dining, sports and other amenities right there for members. "It's a gated community with a country feel, it's got ponds," Dowdy said. "It's your home- town country club, with lots of amenities, af- fordability, location." For more information about Gates Four, visit https://www.gatesfour.com or contact the club at 910-425-6667. KEYURI PARAB, Editorial Assistant COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com 910-484-6200. Gates Four offers gated community with a country feel by KEYURI PARAB e Gates Four community offers homes in a variety of sizes and price points, with amenities including USGA golf course, USDA tennis courts, banquet and pavilion facilities. Many amenities, to include golf and the upcoming Fayetteville Dinner eatre and Summer Concert Series, are open to the public.