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Floor Plans: Meeting Families' Needs With Charm and Purpose
Builder/Developer:
Soutwest Housing (www.southwesthousing.com)
Architect:
Beeler Guest Owens Architects, L.P.
Rosemont at Oak Valley combines charm and luxury apartment-style living in a variety of home configurations — single level, attached and detached — with extensive community amenities and helpful supportive services that work within the budgets of working families.
The result is a community that makes a difference by offering a wide range of services to help families manage their busy lives. Rosemont at Oak Valley was awarded a 2004 Best in American Living Award (BALA) in the Best Affordable Home category.
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Rosemont at Oak Valley puts the accent on charm — and family. |
Curb Appeal and Useful Programs
There was a need in booming Austin, Texas to design and build a community for working families that would have all the amenities and character while maintaining the level of detail and charm found in the surrounding neighborhood. The topography of the Texas hill country site created a challenge to the design of the duplex/townhome floor plan.
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Three-bedroom rental units with luxury amenities and an ample dose of coziness — all combined in a family-oriented package. |
An Array of Useful Services for Children and Families
At the heart of the community's family services are on-site resident activities coordinators and the community center. The coordeinators ensure that each resident is welcomed into the community and connected to the services they need — from free after-school enrichment programs for children to computer classes, job training or parenting classes for adults. Rosemont residents are also eligible for the SMART savings program® that can help them achieve their dream of buying a home or going back to school. Most of these services are provided at the community center
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Rosemont offers an array of family services for children and parents alike at the community center. |
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Room for Nature and Other Bonuses
Because the site was heavily wooded and contained a steep slope, the buildings were designed to fit between the largest trees while saving natural vegetation and rolling hills to capture and maintain the "Hill Country" style of living. Residents now have an opportunity to live in a market-rate quality community at a lower cost.
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Rosemont created a cozier neghborhood throughout the community. |
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A cozy neighborhood in Texas hill country. |
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Features & Specs |
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Homes: Rosemont at Oak Valley
- Total Square Footage: 1,325
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Luxury apartment-style amenites
- Three-bedroom, two-bath layouts
- Galley kitchen with pantry
- Market-rate living without the cost
Comunity/Family Services:
- On-site resident activities coordinator
- Free after-school enrichment programs for children
- LEAP (Life Enrichment and Academic Program)
- Computer education classes
- Summer activities for children, including DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) and Junior Achievement
- Teen activities
- Adult education and enhancement programs
- SMART Savings Program® for homeownership and education
- Health education seminars and screenings
- Social service referrals and assistance
- Planned resident social and recreational activities
— Soutwest Housing, Dallas (www.southwesthousing.com)
— Beeler Guest Owens Architects, L.P., Dallas
(Photos: © John Mark Photography |
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