BRADFORD, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 – Things are blooming early at Summerlyn Village in Bradford, where Great Gulf Homes has recently unveiled a brand new selection of spectacular detached homes on 36’, 40’ and 50’ lots. This highly successful, master-planned community provides a tremendous quality of life, plus outstanding value. Homes at Great Gulf’s Summerlyn Village are priced up to $200,000 less than similar houses found elsewhere in the Greater Toronto Area.
Located on Holland Street West (Highway 88) just west of Professor Day Drive, Summerlyn Village offers the perfect blend of urban conveniences and a country setting. The community is a short drive to downtown Bradford, just 30 minutes north of Toronto, 15 minutes north of Vaughan, close to a GO Station for commuters and only minutes from Lake Simcoe and cottage country.
Families continue to move in and enjoy the best of both worlds, as nature and a wealth of established amenities are all close at hand. The community itself features a future school and the new Town Centre with a library, recreation centre and municipal administrative building. Residents can already walk to existing elementary and secondary schools and shopping.
First-time buyers, growing families and empty-nesters alike can all appreciate that the Summerlyn Village lifestyle revolves around the neighbourhood parkettes, a trail system and natural lookout areas. The community is home to a pond, creek, wildlife corridor and wetlands, as well as 60 acres designated by Great Gulf as environmentally protected. Summerlyn Village also features park-like landscaping, including lush double plantings of shade trees that line the extra-wide sidewalks of the Village Promenade that links Summerlyn Creek and Overlook Pass with miles of fitness trails. Overlook Pass is a 10-metre-tall berm/natural buffer that will contain an equipped fitness trail with signage that offers walkers and joggers exercises to help vary their outdoor experience.
In October 2008, Summerlyn Village was presented with The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Conservation Award – Water Conservation, presented to individuals and groups who have completed a project that improves water quality and wildlife in the Lake Simcoe Watershed. Nature is such an integral component of this community that Great Gulf commissioned internationally renowned sculptor Ron Baird to create a kinetic dragonfly sculpture with a 30-foot wingspan as public art that soars above a pond at the corner of the community’s main entry. This dramatic piece of public art was donated to the Town by Great Gulf.
Lined with old-world English-style lampposts, streetscapes hearken to the local architectural heritage. Homes feature charming details such as trimmed peaked gables, accent windows, shutters, columned front porches and keystones. Modern, open-concept interiors feature gourmet kitchens with custom-quality cabinets, rich ceramics, natural oak railings and pickets on the main staircase, and luxurious ensuites. Choices also include designs with convenient laundry rooms, dens/parlors, formal dining rooms, huge family rooms, eat-in kitchens with breakfast bars, and sun-filled breakfast areas, all as per plan.
Summerlyn Village will eventually be home to over 1,000 families. Choices in the new phase include beautiful detached homes on 36’ lots from 1,475 to 2,440 sq. ft. priced from $360,990; on 40’ lots from 2,275 to 3,270 sq. ft. from $416,990; and on 50’ lots from 1,940 to 3,990 sq. ft. from $454,990.
Be sure to tour the four designer-furnished model homes: the 2,020 sq. ft. Chicory Elevation C and the 2,235 sq. ft. Primrose Elevation C on 36’ lots; the 2,435 sq. ft. Birch Elevation B and the 3,160 sq. ft. Maple Elevation B on 40’ lots. Experience firsthand the design flair, remarkable value and high level of standard features and finishes that purchasers here enjoy. Classic English Country is the hallmark of the Birch, while The Hamptons was the inspiration for the Maple. The Chicory chic Urban Cottage style, and Modern Retro is the theme for the Primrose, which has a child’s bedroom complete with dragonflies.
Now celebrating over 35 years of homeowner satisfaction, more than 40,000 families call a Great Gulf neighbourhood home.
THE FACTS
Location: Bradford, Holland Street West (Highway 88) just west of Professor Day Drive
Housing Types: Detached homes on 36’, 40’ and 50’ lots
Prices: From $360,990
Sales Office Location: The Summerlyn Village Sales Office and four model homes are on Downy Emerald Drive. Exit Highway 400 at Highway 88/Simcoe Road, travel east. Turn left at the stoplight at Summerlyn Trail, and right onto Downy Emerald
Sales Office Hours: Monday to Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed Friday
Contact: 905-775-3461 or visit greatgulfhomes.com
Reprint from Toronto Sun March 5th/7th cover issue.
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