Getting your player ready...
There are lots of reasons why KB Home is making a strong success of its Trailside community near I-25, Highway 7 and E-470 in Thornton – but high on the list are the choices that buyers are getting there now. “Buyers are frustrated with the experiences they’re having in the resale market,” says Randy Carpenter, KB Home’s Colorado Division Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “At Trailside we’re giving buyers chances to personalize their home that they’re not finding in older houses.”
Better yet, he adds, they’re finding a selection of homes ready now, that they can contract on without getting into a bidding war.Trailside is close to pricier new areas of Broomfield and Westminster – feels well connected to The Orchard Town Center and its attractive dining/shopping options, and has top-rated Silver Creek Elementary School within a mile (9-for-10 stars at GreatSchools.org). Prices at Trailside look favorable to what buyers are seeing in areas to the west: for instance, an enclave of low-maintenance patio-ranch homes, each single-family, that are priced now from $347,495. If you like the looks of the Greenland ranch model, you’ll find one like it ready for move-in now, with covered patio and gourmet kitchen, on a home site roomier than you’re used to seeing, backing to a greenbelt with a trail already in place. The price is $463,000. “If you’re selling a home, and most of our ranch buyers are, you’re going to be amazed how easy we are to work with,” Carpenter adds, “particularly compared to what you’re finding in resale homes.” If you’re shopping for a family-sized home and don’t perceive much price-value in what you’re seeing in older areas, you’ll find models to tour at The Reserve, on lots that have well-manicured front yards, and offer options for finishing the basement. KB Home has five homes for immediate move-in – including a Lafayette with three bedrooms plus a den, loft and a 3-car garage, at $456,910, featuring an island kitchen with gas cooktop and walk-in pantry. You’ll also tour two models for The Estates at Trailside – with 60-foot-wide lots where buyers take maximum advantage KB Home’s ‘Built-to-Order’ approach to selecting options, using a newly opened design center. Right across from Estates and Reserve models, you’ll see Trailside’s 4-acre centerpiece park taking shape, on track to open this summer with a playground already in; sports fields, courts and a pavilion with grills and picnic tables on the way. KB Home’s sales team will tell you about how the trails will connect to future 33-acre Big Dry Creek open space and to Thornton’s vast system of bike trails. All of this is remarkably well connected – just ten minutes from U.S. 36/Interlocken, 20 minutes from downtown Denver, 20 minutes from DIA. Take I-25 north past E-470 to Highway 7 and head east 1.5 mile to York, then turn south. WHERE: The Reserve, The Estates & The Patio Collections at Trailside by KB Home; 5 models from 26 floor plans (13 ranches), low-maintenance patio homes, family-sized 2-stories; 4-acre park, trails, 3-car garage & finished basement options; close to Adams 12 school. 15763 Elizabeth Cir., Thornton; take I-25 north past E-470 to Exit 229/Hwy 7, east 1.5 mi. to York, south. Route from Thornton via York closed for road work PRICE: From $341,495
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