Phase IV of Staley Hills Moving Ahead
It’s not often that you see new residential and especially “spec” housing construction these days, but Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development is leading the way in the Northland by adding a fourth phase to its Staley Hills community. Above, Brenner Holland, director of residential real estate operations and Tammy Henderson, director of residential marketing, are flanking the Staley Hills community plan. Staley Hills, which is located within the burgeoning Highway 152 corridor, will ultimately include 363 homes when fully completed. Phase IV will offer approximately 25 home sites, which should be ready for construction near the end of July. “The first three phases of Staley Hills have been extremely popular with families looking in the upper $200,000s to upper $300,000s,” Holland said. Nearly all of the first 110 home sites have been sold and are occupied, or they have specs or build jobs under construction. “With consumer confidence and demand on the upswing, this is the ideal time to move ahead with the build out of Phase IV,” he said.
Reece and Nichols agent Carolyn Heckert is the community manager at Staley Hills (above). The community is adjacent to Staley High School and the new Bell Prairie Elementary School and just north of the Staley Farms Golf Course. Neighborhood amenities include a community pool, walking trails and natural areas, making it ideal for families with children of all ages. And recent road improvements and an interchange off M-152 at Maplewoods Parkway have given residents convenient access to Zona Rosa and to downtown via US 169. This home below was built by LBS Homes.
Good stats: Downtown residents enjoying urban lifestyle, survey shows
As part of the Downtown Housing Summit earlier this month, the Downtown Council released a new survey of downtown residents. Since it had been six years since the last survey was done, the 2010 survey highlighted some of the progress made in downtown living during the past half-decade. Some of the results:
- The demographics are stronger. In 2010, 70 percent of downtown respondents had household incomes of $50,000 or more, compared to 47 percent in 2004.
- It’s more than just single people. In 2010, 55 percent of respondents lived with another adult, a shift from the 37 percent of two-adult households downtown in 2004.
- Cosentino’s definitely filled a niche. In 2010, 67 percent of respondents said they shopped for groceries downtown, a turnaround from the 92 percent of respondents in 2004 who felt grocery shopping downtown was inadequate or lacking.
- The Power & Light District has been an obvious attraction, too. In 2010, 72 percent of respondents indicated they dined out for a casual dinner at least once a week, a turnaround from the 47 percent of respondents in 2004 who felt casual dining options were inadequate or lacking.
- In addition, downtown residents’ perceptions of downtown itself are overwhelmingly positive, a good sign for its future as a residential neighborhood destination.
Home of the Week: a stone cottage in move-in condition
Mary Payne with Keller Williams knows historic Leawood – just look at this stone cottage on one of the most sought-after streets in the neighborhood – High Drive. The four-bedroom home has been completely renovated and boasts a finished basement and a large, wooded backyard and deck. This gem is listed at $459,000. For more information, call Payne at 816-506-9493.