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SPECIALIZED REAL ESTATE GROUP FINALIZES CONSERVATION ON MARKHAM HILL

By Todd Gill · Friday, Nov 1, 2024
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(Markham Hill photo courtesy Specialized Real Estate Group)

After four years and a preliminary agreement, the conservation on Markham Hill
has been formally secured.

Specialized Real Estate Group has finalized a conservation easement for 39 acres
on Markham Hill with the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust, fulfilling a commitment
initially outlined in a 2020 letter of intent. This finalized agreement,
combined with 13 acres of dedicated parkland, brings the total preserved
greenspace on Markham Hill to over 50 acres.

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The completion marks the culmination of a plan that began in 2018, when
Specialized sought rezoning approval with a pledge to permanently conserve
portions of the property. As part of that agreement, Specialized committed to
preserving 50% of the total acreage as open space, including landscapes,
meadows, and trails. That promise earned the approval of the City Council,
despite concerns from residents over the scale of the project and its potential
impacts on traffic and the environment.

At the time, Specialized officials said the phased development would resemble a
sustainable, conservation-based community similar to Georgia’s Serenbe, a
community that integrates homes and open spaces in a natural setting.

“We are proud to see this conservation effort realized, aligning with our vision
to balance development with the preservation of our region’s natural resources,”
said Jeremy Hudson, CEO of Specialized, in a news release. “Preserving these 39
acres in conservation is a key step in fulfilling our pledge to preserve half of
Markham Hill as greenspace. Our vision extends beyond conservation to include
creating integrated communities that respect and enhance the natural
environment.”

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Specialized earlier this year announced plans for a 78-room hotel with a
restaurant, a members’ club, and event space. Dinner service at the restaurant
began this week.

Grady Spann, executive director of the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust, in the
release praised the partnership with Specialized.

“As our region continues to grow, the Land Trust will continue to partner with
developers like SREG and diverse stakeholders to permanently protect areas of
high conservation value within our cities and towns,” Spann said.

A conservation easement protects land from ever being subdivided or developed.
The terms of the easement stay with the property deed and are upheld in
perpetuity.

Specialized has described the area to be preserved as containing a variety of
large oak, hickory, maple and ash trees and traces of century-old logging roads
and hand-built native stone walls and culverts. Much of the land was identified
by the land trust as the highest priority in its Northwest Arkansas Open Space
Plan.

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