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David Duo Reimagines Lakeview Drive Mansion
by Amanda Barnette
Lake Norman Tribune
9 067 Lakeview Drive is officially off the market. Built in 1965, the sprawling 8,000-square-foot property has been for sale for over five years. Mark Thompson from Lake Norman Reality cited the extensive renovation it would require as a major turn-off to potential buyers.
However, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. After the most recent price drop, the lake-side mansion was finally snatched up by design duo Beckham and Anderson David, owners of David’s Restorations of Lake Norman.
The pair have been highly sought after in the area, having been responsible for the luxury renovations of several lake community homes. Their first project ten years ago, on the five-bedroom, four-bath farmhouse on Arbor Ct, fetched an impressive ten million after an all-out bidding war drove the selling price almost two million dollars over asking.
Since then, contractor and namesake Beckham David (33), alongside his interior designer husband of eight years, Anderson David (36), has boasted a long waitlist with some clients willing to wait years for David’s team to work on their projects. The pair work exclusively on homes over fifty years old, stating they are passionate about breathing new life back into properties that might otherwise be demolished.
However, last year, the pair announced they would be stepping back from their business and switching focus to a new project near and dear to their hearts. The purchase of 9067 Lakeview Drive is the first step in what will become a several-year endeavor culminating in the grand opening of a new inpatient rehabilitation facility specializing in victims of opiate abuse.
Chief Operation Officer Kara McAllister announced in a recent press release that the facility will be able to house up to twenty in-home patients at a time and offer outpatient treatments and therapy to the local community.
The project will be largely funded by charitable donations, the most significant and most curious of which comes from Benson, Samuel, and Moon for a cool twenty million dollars. The connection between the Nashville-based accounting firm and the illustrious design duo remains unknown. However, permits filed through the Cornelius Planning Department prior to the homes’ purchase named the project “Jonah’s Place” after firm partner Thomas Benson’s son, who died at age nineteen from an accidental overdose.
Anderson David has spoken publicly in recent years about his struggles with these highly regulated substances. He has also been a long-time advocate for several local organizations that support LGBTQIA2s+ teenagers facing becoming unhoused. Proud husband, Beckham, took the time in an unrelated interview with this magazine a few weeks ago to dote on his business partner, stating, “Anders is the strongest human I know. His everyday commitment to his sobriety and giving back to the community is my single greatest source of inspiration. Each day I get to spend with him is a blessing, one I would have lost if it wasn’t for the dedication of the countless organizations that specialize in assisting those battling addiction.”
David’s Restoration of Lake Norman will oversee the entire renovation of the lakeside estate, with an additional team expected from Knoxville-based construction business David Construction & Co., owned by Beckham’s father.
This project’s announcement comes on the heels of startling new statistics from the CDC, estimating that over one hundred thousand Americans died from drug overdose last year. This number is up twenty-five percent from the year prior.
Needless to say, the Lake Norman community is excited to see the changes made to this historic property, which will serve North Carolinians and beyond for many years to come.