17002 Freshwater just sold for $4.9 million. Photo: Allen Tate listing

July 19.  By Dave Yochum. A landmark home at 17002 Freshwater Lane, located across Harbor Light Boulevard from The Peninsula Yacht Club, has sold for just under $5 million.

The 7,724 square-foot (HLA) lakefront house sold for $4.9 million according to Mecklenburg County property records. Jennifer Stewart with Allen Tate had the listing.

2nd-most expensive this year

It’s the second-highest price home sale in North Meck so far this year. A 9,894-square-foot mansion on nearby Flying Jib sold for $6.25 million on June 16.

Price appreciation

The two-story stone house on Freshwater last sold for $3.42 million in 2011, a 44 percent increase. It’s assessed at $4 million, according to Mecklenburg County records. It has six bedrooms, six baths and an outdoor kitchen overlooking the pool and Lake Norman.

The house was built in 1998 on 1.88 acres.

Photos: Canopy MLS