Professional couples and empty nesters who are looking for excellent design, great value and high-level interior finishes in a superb location are finding it worth their while to travel beyond the Greater Toronto Area. Award-winning builder Geranium Homes is seeing many GTA-based visitors at its adult lifestyle golf course community of The Village at Sally Creek in Woodstock. This location is particularly popular with those who find they can right-size their lifestyle with Geranium’s well designed floorplans.

“The affordability of these fully detached and semi-linked ENERGY STAR® qualified homes make them even more attractive to commuters, you can be in Mississauga or Burlington within an hour,” says Sue Webb Smith, Geranium’s Marketing Director. Detached bungalows on 50-foot lots start from $339,900 and semi-links start from only $289,900. “We understand that our purchasers desire a home that suits their lifestyle. We’ve combined elegant one-level living with value-pricing on optional lofts available on most homes. Plus, semi-linked homes are all on walkout lots and buyers can choose to have wonderful finished basement space. This is all intended to offer many living options with an end price that is clear to the buyer,” adds Sue.

Geranium has built three fully furnished and superbly decorated Model Homes by acclaimed Bryon Patton & Associates Interior Design. “Visitors to our models are finding they are able to imagine themselves living in these homes quite comfortably,” says Sue.

In addition to excellent construction standards, Geranium’s homes are ENERGY STAR® for New Homes qualified, featuring third-party verification and up to 20 percent energy savings (over homes built to Ontario Building Code minimum standards) from the day you move in. Set against mature woods and the rolling greens of Sally Creek Golf Course, Geranium’s homes offer low-maintenance exterior architecture in materials of the highest quality in combinations of clay brick, stone veneer and Hardie Board siding. Covered front porches included on many models enhance streetscapes and are ideal for seasonal enjoyment.

The Sally Creek 9-hole executive golf course is just one of the many lifestyle attractions drawing new home buyers to The Village at Sally Creek premier four-season adult-lifestyle community. “The course is just a few minutes from our homes and the Bistro, which is open every day, is a great place to meet for a meal afterwards.” says Sue. Geranium includes a free one-year golf club membership for two in the purchase price.

The peaceful City of Woodstock has 350 hectares of parkland and open space, including Pittock Conservation Area which offers canoeing, fishing, sail-ing and picnic areas. For over 65 years, Theatre Woodstock has been home to live performances for audiences of all ages. Woodstock has a variety of recreation, social clubs, dining, shopping and a week-ly farmer’s market, plus the convenience of a local transit system and Woodstock Hospital. Served by Highways 401 and 403, Woodstock is well situated to the GTA.

Geranium Homes has been creating family neighbourhoods across Ontario for 35 years. In 2012, Geranium Homes won top industry awards: receiving The Building Industry and Land Development (BILD) Association’s “Home Builder

of the Year” and the 2011 Canadian Home Builders’ Association Grand SAM Award.

The Geranium Homes Sales Centre is on Fairway Road at Vansittart Avenue (Highway #59) in Woodstock. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday to Wednesday. Closed Thursday and Friday. Call Geranium at 519-290-3466 or 855-457-2559 or visit geraniumhomes.com.

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