Community Spirit

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION


Photos courtesy of
Tradition Development

Spirit of Brandtjen Farm

16965 Brandtjen Farm Dr., Lakeville
#359, Charles Cudd Signature Homes, $469,800
#360, American Classic Homes, $859,800
#361, Charles Cudd Signature Homes, $699,900
#362, Hartman Homes, $724,900
#363, Homes by Tradition, $579,900
#364, Schmidt Homes, $599,000
www.homesofspirit.com


Parade Spotlight:

Tour 14 model homes in just one stop at the marvelously distinct Spirit of Brandtjen Farm.

Truly, Spirit of Brandtjen Farm is a master-planned community in every sense.

Spirit is characterized by sidewalks along every street, homes with front porches, parks, trails, lakes, and a stunning, sophisticated community center. The neighborhood’s atmosphere is distinct and welcoming.

That’s exactly the idea, as Tradition Development, the locally based developer of the nearly 600 acres that comprise Spirit, intends for this community to be an extraordinary place to live.

With 10 single-family model homes and four association-maintained models available for tour, Spirit is the ideal place to stop for an afternoon during the Parade of Homes. You will find that the homes, too, are well-suited for this environment. Tradition Development’s carefully planned architectural guidelines have created neighborhoods of homes with architectural integrity. You will immediately notice how Spirit stands apart from garage-heavy suburbia where cookie-cutter homes clad in various shades of beige vinyl siding have become all too common. With single family homes and townhomes available from $450,000 to over $1,000,000, the quality of the neighborhood’s builders—American Classic Homes, Charles Cudd Signature Homes, Hartman Homes, Homes by Tradition, Schmidt Homes, and Severson Homes—is uncompromising.

photo courtesy of tradition development

“The distinction and unequaled personality of this extraordinary community is the inspired architecture and diverse styling influences in every home,” says Tony Maurer, Managing Partner of Tradition Realty. “These homes have been thoughtfully designed and built specifically for Spirit of Brandtjen Farm and complement a family-centric lifestyle. The unique ability to express one’s sense of style, their spirit, is beyond reproach in this neighborhood”

Spirit has been described as “a community of belongers,” and for good reason. Everything from the home design, to the network of walks and trails, to the parks and recreational facilities thoughtfully serves to facilitate a lifestyle of action and interaction with friends and neighbors.

Visit Spirit and you will be wowed by the transformation of the distinctive dairy barn that once housed the prized and award-winning Guernsey herd of the historic Brandtjen Stock Farm. In an unprecedented preservation, Tradition Development chose to extensively remodel the dairy barn into a 21st century private clubhouse with a community room and gourmet kitchen, recreation room, game and billiard room, lounge, wireless internet access, 24-hour fitness center, and outdoor aquatic center. “This amazing clubhouse is more than worthy of a visit in itself,” Maurer says, “but, you’ll also come to appreciate how differently this neighborhood lives with more than 30 miles of pathways, lakes with wooded bluffs, and private parks and the new Lakeville city park, East Community Park, scheduled for completion in mid-2008 with ball fields, a playground, basketball court, picnic area, and even more trails.”

There are endless opportunities to find your spirit within this revolutionary master planned community.

Appointments and walk-ins are welcome at the land office, which is open Tuesday through Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Whether you are looking for a home today or thinking about buying in the next few years, Maurer invites you to visit: “We encourage anyone interested in Spirit of Brandtjen Farm to visit with us to learn how we can help them be a part of this special community. We have exclusive programs to help make families comfortably call Spirit home and have planned housing options to meet virtually any budget consideration.”

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