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DEVELOPER: Jim Smith

DESCRIPTION: Five-story building with 20 condominiums and two townhomes, and a parking garage on the ground floor. Condominiums will range from a two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit with 1,960 square feet to a three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit with 2,285 square feet. The townhomes are 1,195 and 1,295 square feet, and have three bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms.

PRICE: Townhomes, about $1.2-million and $1.3-million; condos range from $580,000 to $770,000.

AMENITIES: Granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances in the kitchens, 10- and 12-foot ceilings, balconies, outdoor fireplaces and grills on second floor terrace, townhomes with view of Bayshore.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Charlotte, N.C., developer Jim Smith named this project after the city of Christiansted in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which he visited. "It has very unique architecture," he said of the former Danish colony, hence the project's architecture has elements of Danish colonial. "I think that the architecture complements Hyde Park very well."

TIMELINE: Construction expected to begin in February and finish by January 2006.

MOVE-IN DATE: January 2006.

FOR INFORMATION: Listing agent Jim Walters of Smith and Associates, 624-2050.

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