Answering the call for affordability, enticing features and easy access to all the amenities, Glenview Homes’ back-to-back townhomes launch Sept. 27 in the Orléans neighbourhood of The Commons.
The three-storey towns range from 1,191 square feet with two bedrooms to 1,529 square feet with three bedrooms plus a flex space (one of the two-bedroom homes also features a flex space). Prices start in the $400,000s, and the homes are a hop, skip and a jump from a host of amenities.
“We are listening to our buyers and trying to achieve affordability for them,” says Glenview Homes president Jake Shabinsky. “This is a large master-planned community we’ve been involved with in The Commons… and these last few blocks lend themselves particularly well to this kind of product.”
Noting that Glenview has previously built a line of three-storey towns in the west-end community of Monahan Landing that proved popular, Shabinsky says the new towns in Orléans are aimed primarily at first-time buyers as well as investors.
Natural daylight, unexpected standard features & a bevy of options
Glenview was careful to take customer feedback into consideration when designing the townhomes, says sales and marketing manager Kristy Brayton.
The result is features like generous foyers, which are also showcased in Glenview’s regular towns at The Commons. “They set the tone for the rest of the home, so when you walk in it feels spacious,” says Brayton.
The towns also boast bright, open main floors with eight-foot patio doors along with designer options in some units like a walk-in pantry in the kitchen and the opportunity to add an ensuite to the primary bedroom or upgrade the regular bathroom to a luxury layout.
“The options we have are really important to people. The fact they can personalize a little bit more is always very well-received.”
The flex spaces also offer options to buyers. Brayton notes. The one in the three-bedroom Sterling, for instance, could serve as a den or a teenager-oriented space with a couch and TV. It even has a window overlooking the home’s covered porch.
Nine-foot ceilings on the second floor; pot light packages; stainless-steel fridge, stove and dishwasher; quartz countertops throughout; wood composite core flooring on the ground and second floors extending into the kitchen and the powder room: these are all standard in the new towns.
“We’re trying, with the back-to-back product line, to deliver as much value as possible at an affordable price,” adds Shabinsky. “You have walk-in closets off the primary bedrooms, finished third-floor laundry rooms that come as standard. These are features that aren’t always expected even in a two-storey town. (Even though) you’re living in a smaller footprint, a lot of the important features are still there.”
The surrounding community
The new back-to-back towns, all of which have 20-foot-deep garages and feature contemporary architecture, are located off Innes Road.
The new homes flank a planned parkette, and the community has a second park on the drawing board adjacent to a pond and pathways — “lots of opportunities for young families to get out and walk around,” says Brayton.
The homes are also within walking distance of a bus stop with a direct route to downtown.
“This is a more established part of Chapel Hill, so all the amenities you’d expect are there: schools, retail, recreation — it’s pretty turnkey in that regard,” says Shabinsky. “This is our third and final phase of what’s been a great community for us.”
