The 1920s beach cottage-inspired home, which is currently under construction on Stationhouse Way, is right across the street from East Beach and offers spectacular ocean views."Not only that" said Jennifer, unable to contain her excitement, "from the back, we can see down the marsh all the way to the marina and the lighthouse."

Their two daughters, Olivia, 11, and Erica, 9, are just as thrilled to be building in Cape Fear Station. "They love being right down the street from the Shoals Club" said Jennifer. "They are very hot on that right now"Jennifer said the girls also gravitate toward The Common at Cape Fear Station, especially to the tower built on that park-like public green. "They love to climb up and look out" she said. "It gives them the feeling of being adventurers." Add the freedom to take off on bikes or in-line skates without adult accompaniment, and the children get a taste of childhood innocence once taken for granted in past generations.