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BUILDER NEWS
Noble Ridge has a limited time offer you won’t want to miss
Looking for the perfect new home?
Noble Ridge, located in the charming village of Rockwood, may be the perfect fit.
Featuring bungalow singles and a variety of towns, Charleston Homes’ signature
community is conveniently located just
west of the GTA, 15 minutes from downtown Guelph.
For more than two decades, Charleston
Homes has carefully crafted custominspired homes in Southwestern Ontario.
It’s no secret that Charleston Homes’ Noble
Ridge community has earned the reputation as the destination for the discerning
homebuyer who wants the very best in
luxury living, uncompromised style, and a
prime location surrounded by nature.
“Noble Ridge is without a doubt our
legacy community in Rockwood. The
range of homes we offer is exceptional and
our fully decorated model row is a must
see,” says Charlie Kuiken, president of
Charleston Homes.
The superb location at Noble Ridge is
ideal for those who wish to make a country
move and enjoy an improved lifestyle.
“We continue to attract sophisticated
homebuyers from Oakville, Burlington,
Mississauga, Georgetown, Brampton and
Guelph looking to smart size to a care-free
lock-and-leave lifestyle without compromising any of the comforts and conveniences they are accustomed to.”
Noble Ridge features attractive bun-
galow designs with upgraded classic and
craftsman elevations. Charleston Homes
offers their innovative second floor ‘Top
Up’ program that allows buyers the opportunity to add additional living spaces like
lofts or extra bedroom and bath options.
Noble Ridge buyers can also choose
from classic two-storey designs.
“The townhome collection at Noble
Ridge is outstanding, and we offer many
unique designs,” says Mr. Kuiken.
For those looking for traditional layouts, Charleston offers well-designed
townhomes from the Noble Collection.
The Aberdeen, Brock and Canterbury
plans offer main-floor living but have flexible floor plans that offer loft spaces and/or
extra bedrooms.
The Ridge Collection of towns was
designed for those looking for condo
towns with wide and spacious floor plans,
enhanced elevations, and lots of built-in
luxury features. They feature added design
benefits like lower-level daylight windows
for bright basements.
Some designs even feature sought-after
walkouts. Charleston Homes also has an
exceptional offer that will appeal to buyers
looking to add more bonus living space at
no extra cost.
For a limited time, Noble Ridge will be
offering a “Bonus Basement Opportunity”
– a finished lower level that includes a
recreation room, bedroom and three-piece
bathroom as per plans.
When it comes to interior features and
finishes, Charleston Homes continues to
lead the way with stunning standards
that complement their promise to deliver
the highest quality construction to their
homeowners. Noble Ridge has two beautifully appointed model homes to tour that
allow prospective buyers the opportunity
to experience firsthand the attention to
detail, superior selections and outstand-
ing quality for which Charleston Homes is
renowned.
Visit the Noble Ridge Sales Centre
and model suites to see for yourself why
Charleston Homes’ Noble Ridge is a smart
move. Prices start in the low $400,000s.
The Sales Office is open Monday through
Friday from 1 to 5 p.m.; and Saturdays and
Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.
For more information visit www.
charlestonhomes.ca or call 519-856-4663.
Editorial: The “choice” in home ownership
By Suzanne Mammel,
Executive Officer
Hamilton-Halton
Home Builders’ Association
Here at HHHBA, we advocate for choice
and affordability for the new homebuyer.
While the two go hand in hand, choice is
equally as important as affordability.
For some of us, choice is narrowed
down because of what we can afford. But
often there are options within a given price
range and what one looks for in a new
home differs from others.
We all know that there is a push for a
more compact form of development, different from the traditional single-family
house on a big lot in the suburbs. There are
a lot of families who still want that, which
they can find in the new home market.
But those lots are considerably smaller
than those from decades past. I grew up
on a 60-foot by 200-plus-foot lot on the
west mountain built in the early ‘60s. My
current house is on a lot 33-foot by 90-foot
deep. Even though the house sizes are
about the same at 1,500 square feet, similar sized houses on much smaller lots are
indicative of the times and my new house
is what many still coin as urban sprawl.
But for many, new forms of develop-
Last month we held an art contest
at Charles R. Beaudoin Public School
in Burlington, sponsored by Rosehaven
Homes, to find out what these future
homeowners consider home to be. With
more than 45 Grade 5 students participating, the variations on home were amazing, and the stories to go with their art
often heartwarming.
One thought was resoundingly consistent and perfectly captured by one of the
winners: “A house is built with boards
and beams. A home is built with hopes
and dreams.” While they may not all live
in the same physical residences, they all
want the same: safety, love, family and
comfort.
The 12 successful artists’ works will
adorn the HHHBA offices for the coming year.
ment have more appeal. Perhaps it is a
condo downtown, a loft in a redeveloped
industrial building, or a townhouse condominium in an adult lifestyle neighbourhood with readily accessible facilities.
Recently a member of the public came
to see me about “tiny houses”, and her
desire to build a house of approximately
500 square feet – she wanted small scale
but still desired greenspace around her.
We all want a place to call home, but
how we define it is quite different.