About 200 residents joined together to redesign and reopen the Cramerton, N.C., club after it fell into foreclosure in 2012. The restaurant, Cotton Bar and Grill, will likely open in February, while the golf course is set to open in May.
Cramer Mountain Club’s makeover is almost complete, and organizers hope a new restaurant at the Cramerton, N.C., property will further entice people to join, the Gastonia, N.C.-based Gaston Gazette reported.
Cotton Bar and Grill will open soon in the cabana that overlooks the golf course on Cramer Mountain. The new restaurant, operated by Cole Witten, will be in the lodge, and in the warmer months, roll-away doors will open the restaurant up to a deck. While it may be in an exclusive community, guests should feel comfortable with the new, refurbished dining spot, said General Manager Joe Campbell.
“It’s not going to have a snooty feel. It’s going to be far more of a social atmosphere,” Campbell said.
The opening of the restaurant marks another step in the revitalization of the club and golf course that closed in 2012 and fell into foreclosure later that year. About 200 Cramer Mountain residents joined together to redesign and reopen the club. A new fee structure for residents and nonresidents was designed, as was a new business model, the Gazette reported.
Many residents in the community now own part of the club that will soon show off a new pool, tennis courts, lodge and revamped golf course. Members got a sneak peek at the end of the summer when the new pool opened for two weeks, the Gazette reported.
New amenities will include a junior Olympic-size swimming pool that sits outside the lodge and includes a 15-foot slide and splash pad; a new basketball court and tennis courts; and playground, the Gazette reported.
Golf enthusiasts can walk or ride the more than 6,000-yard course that’s undergone several renovations, the Gazette reported.
Campbell manages the property, and several businesses have been called in to operate it. Witten, who owns Spindle City Café in Gastonia, will run the restaurant, and Carolina Pool Management will oversee the pool area, the Gazette reported.
Club organizers also want their members to have a chance to do business. Office suites are being leased in portions of the lodge’s 18,000-sq. ft. top floor, the Gazette reported.
A concrete date for the restaurant opening hasn’t been determined. Organizers are working through some necessary ABC permits first, but Campbell hopes to open in February. The golf course is set to open in May, the Gazette reported.
The 35,000-square-foot bottom floor of the lodge has yet to be renovated. It will remain closed until more revenue is generated, Campbell said.
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