so sad.. what a nice guy. grew up down the street in canada :(
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Center Court Commons in Tonawanda
Home sweet home
By David J. Hill
The Tonawanda News
TOWN OF TONAWANDA — A new patio homes community in the town is beginning to reach capacity as homebuyers respond to the lure of first-floor living.
Just nine homes remain for sale on the 29-building lots in the Center Court Commons, a subdivision along Cortland Avenue and Bering Avenue at the site of the former Jane Adams Elementary School.
To help bring the project to full completion, a “Tour of Homes” event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. June 5 and 6. Visitors will be allowed to tour the inside of many of the homes in the subdivision, while also meeting with their potential neighbors.
“We are expecting a pretty good flow of traffic,” said Denice L. Subach, a real estate agent with Realty USA, the firm selling the homes.
“It’s still one of the hidden gems in the Ken-Ton area that people may not know about. We’re encouraging people to meet the residents and really understand what it’s like living in this community. We’re hoping to get it all cinched up pretty soon,” she said.
Each home is custom built, with an emphasis on one-story construction, although buyers do have the option of adding a second floor. Several homes are fully handicap-accessible, favoring a slight ramp instead of steps leading to the front door.
The homes range from 1,350 to 2,600 square feet, and come with an 8-foot ceiling basement, first-floor laundry room and two and a half car garage. Prices start at $229,900. Snow removal and lawn maintenance are also taken care of for residents. Fences and swimming pools are not permitted.
“The floor plans are similar, but every house is different,” said Center Court Commons President John Duerr, a partner with developer 250 Cortland Avenue Inc. “Everybody gets to modify anything they wish.”
Duerr bought the property four years ago. This is the third building season for the project. Sales slowed a bit last year when the recession took hold, but interest is back on the rise, he said.
Marcia Bogusthelawski was one of the first residents to move into the development. She had lived in the town her entire life before moving to East Amherst, where she resided for five years.
Bogusthelawski bought a home on Cortland Avenue 14 months ago and happily relocated to the town. “I wouldn’t go anywhere else,” she said Friday afternoon. “My roots are here and I wanted to return to my roots.”
Since moving in, Bogusthelawski, a retired teacher, has become one of the development’s staunchest resident salespeople. Her home at 222 Cortland will serve as the registration area for next weekend’s Tour of Homes.
“Having good neighbors is so important. Everybody I’ve met here, they’re all wonderful people,” she said.
Bogusthelawski’s home is among a handful of units with a loft that has extra bedrooms, including a guest room, and another bathroom.
Many of the subdivision’s buyers are retired empty-nesters, but the residents do span a range of ages, from 14 to 94, and professions, from teachers to doctors.
Duerr said many people have responded well to the idea of first-floor living, especially those with special needs. “With the transition from the big house to first-floor living, we’re extending the independent living of older folks,” Duerr said.
He said that because of the handicap accessibility of many of the units, some residents have been able to return home after having surgeries that would prevent them from going upstairs.
Once the project is finished and the remaining homes sold, sidewalks will be installed and a row of pine and pear trees will be planted in the middle of the subdivision, giving residents added privacy, Duerr said.
Realty USA’s Subach said she’s heard from numerous potential buyers surprised that first-floor living homes are available in the town. “They think they have to go to the Southtowns or Amherst because there hasn’t been anything available, and John has changed that,” she said.
“It’s like he created Florida in Tonawanda.”
By David J. Hill
The Tonawanda News
TOWN OF TONAWANDA — A new patio homes community in the town is beginning to reach capacity as homebuyers respond to the lure of first-floor living.
Just nine homes remain for sale on the 29-building lots in the Center Court Commons, a subdivision along Cortland Avenue and Bering Avenue at the site of the former Jane Adams Elementary School.
To help bring the project to full completion, a “Tour of Homes” event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. June 5 and 6. Visitors will be allowed to tour the inside of many of the homes in the subdivision, while also meeting with their potential neighbors.
“We are expecting a pretty good flow of traffic,” said Denice L. Subach, a real estate agent with Realty USA, the firm selling the homes.
“It’s still one of the hidden gems in the Ken-Ton area that people may not know about. We’re encouraging people to meet the residents and really understand what it’s like living in this community. We’re hoping to get it all cinched up pretty soon,” she said.
Each home is custom built, with an emphasis on one-story construction, although buyers do have the option of adding a second floor. Several homes are fully handicap-accessible, favoring a slight ramp instead of steps leading to the front door.
The homes range from 1,350 to 2,600 square feet, and come with an 8-foot ceiling basement, first-floor laundry room and two and a half car garage. Prices start at $229,900. Snow removal and lawn maintenance are also taken care of for residents. Fences and swimming pools are not permitted.
“The floor plans are similar, but every house is different,” said Center Court Commons President John Duerr, a partner with developer 250 Cortland Avenue Inc. “Everybody gets to modify anything they wish.”
Duerr bought the property four years ago. This is the third building season for the project. Sales slowed a bit last year when the recession took hold, but interest is back on the rise, he said.
Marcia Bogusthelawski was one of the first residents to move into the development. She had lived in the town her entire life before moving to East Amherst, where she resided for five years.
Bogusthelawski bought a home on Cortland Avenue 14 months ago and happily relocated to the town. “I wouldn’t go anywhere else,” she said Friday afternoon. “My roots are here and I wanted to return to my roots.”
Since moving in, Bogusthelawski, a retired teacher, has become one of the development’s staunchest resident salespeople. Her home at 222 Cortland will serve as the registration area for next weekend’s Tour of Homes.
“Having good neighbors is so important. Everybody I’ve met here, they’re all wonderful people,” she said.
Bogusthelawski’s home is among a handful of units with a loft that has extra bedrooms, including a guest room, and another bathroom.
Many of the subdivision’s buyers are retired empty-nesters, but the residents do span a range of ages, from 14 to 94, and professions, from teachers to doctors.
Duerr said many people have responded well to the idea of first-floor living, especially those with special needs. “With the transition from the big house to first-floor living, we’re extending the independent living of older folks,” Duerr said.
He said that because of the handicap accessibility of many of the units, some residents have been able to return home after having surgeries that would prevent them from going upstairs.
Once the project is finished and the remaining homes sold, sidewalks will be installed and a row of pine and pear trees will be planted in the middle of the subdivision, giving residents added privacy, Duerr said.
Realty USA’s Subach said she’s heard from numerous potential buyers surprised that first-floor living homes are available in the town. “They think they have to go to the Southtowns or Amherst because there hasn’t been anything available, and John has changed that,” she said.
“It’s like he created Florida in Tonawanda.”
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