|
|
|
| Summerset Landing
is a brand new, affordable manufactured home community for
those age 55 or better. Located in Stuyvesant, New
York (population 2,150), about 15 minutes from Albany and
two hours north of New York City, this is a smaller
development and only has 89 homes, all on leased land.
Residences are one-story single-family with
traditional-style architecture and feature attached one-car
garages, fully landscaped lawns and front porches. |
|
|
|
|
|
Because each homeowner leases rather than purchases the land
beneath his or her home, prices are quite reasonable. The
homes, though, feel elegant and have a number of nice finishing
touches, including abundant closet space, plush carpeting and wood
or tile flooring. Each one also features luxury master bath suites,
and kitchens include raised-panel cabinets,
GE appliances, easy-care countertops and plenty of work station
lighting. There are three floor plans from which to choose,
and prices start at $164,900 for 1,315 square feet, two bedrooms and
two baths. The middle priced unit ($174,900) has 1,600 square feet,
three bedrooms and two baths, and the highest priced unit, the
Hudson, has 1,615 square feet, two bedrooms and two baths for a
price of $187,400. The monthly HOA fee is $300 and covers
outside maintenance, land leasing and clubhouse access.
|
|
Each residence is energy star compliant and comes with a 50-gallon hot water
heater and tilt-out vinyl thermo pane windows with low E glass with
grids. Underground utilities, including cable, electric,
high speed internet and phone, are available. Call (518)
758-2802 for more information.
Summerset Landing is open for business just this year and so current
amenities are limited, but a large clubhouse is planned, as are open
spaces, walking trails and a putting green. Gentle
countryside surrounds the community as this was once farm
land. Albany, the state capital, and the town of
S
are on the northern end of the Hudson Valley, a region that is about
to celebrate the 400th anniversary of its European founding by Dutch
explorer Henry Hudson. Parts of the Hudson Valley are
struggling with economic decline, but the area is also home to some
of the nation's wealthiest zip codes.
is a fairly affluent community and has a cost-of-living roughly 12%
higher than the national average.
Winter temperatures dip into the teens, and the area can receive a
foot or more of snow during December, January, February and
March. Summer temperatures can reach the mid-80s and low
90s but usually average in the 70s. The sun shines 40% to 60%
of the time, and the area averages 70% to 75% humidity.
|
|
