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Places to Call Home

Places to Call Home
What’s not to love about Minnesota: Picturesque residential neighborhoods, many with integrated parks, trail systems, and community gathering places. Access to high-caliber education, world-class museums, cultural events and entertainment, and our much cheered sports teams. Recreation in some of the best regional and state park systems in the nation.


The 21st century lifestyle is focused around a renewed sense of community, walkable neighborhoods, and leisure activities close to home. Developers are responding. Urban living today means home is a condominium with on-site recreation facilities, fitness rooms, and shops and restaurants on the ground floor. Residential neighborhoods increasingly come complete with extensive private community centers, pools, parks, trail systems, and neighborhood activities directors. This is the good life, and the newest places to call home offer a big slice of it.

Renderings courtesy of
Island Harbor Condominiums

Island Harbor Condominiums

Spring Park, MN

612-850-6457
www.islandharboronthelake.com

Island Harbor basics...

• 60 condominiums
• Unit size: 1,700 square feet to about 3,500 square feet
• Priced from $675,000 to $1,200,000
• Construction begins in March


What are the perks of living here?

Renderings courtesy of Island Harbor Condominiums

Every unit will have excellent lake views and heated underground parking. Intensive landscaping will compliment 3,400 feet of Lake Minnetonka shoreline, with room for 50 permanent docks. Island Harbor has private elevators, a swimming pool with hot tub, several exercise rooms, and upscale, fully furnished common areas.

You may not know…

Island Harbor is on an “island” with a landscaped courtyard centrally located between the buildings. Our condominiums have 10- and 11-foot ceilings, open floor plans, luxurious kitchens, gas fireplaces, ample unit storage space and additional storage lockers. Every unit has a large deck or patio.

Why call Island Harbor home?

When a resident turns off Shoreline Drive and enters Island Harbor, they will feel as if they have entered into a unique place.


Photo by Shamrock Companies

Bridgewater

Minneapolis, MN

612-341-4000
www.theplaceforlofts.com

Bridgewater basics…

• 282 units (half sold)
• Unit size: just under 1,000 square feet to 3,000 square feet
• Priced from mid-$200,000s to $1,000,000

Photo by Shamrock Companies

What amenities do residents enjoy?

A rooftop swimming pool and whirlpool with adjacent patio and fire pit. A two-story community room with kitchen and catering area. An exercise room, a wine storage room, and on-site caretakers. And we boast awesome views of downtown and the Mississippi River.


We stand apart because…

We have the best price in the neighborhood with quality standard finishes, 10-foot ceilings, true hardwood floors throughout the main living area, custom maple cabinetry, marble countertops, and stainless steel appliances.


Why make Bridgewater your home?

Bridgewater is conveniently located across from Gold Medal Park and adjacent to the Guthrie Theater. We are a short walk to the Metrodome, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, yoga studios, and the Mississippi River. We are the most competitively priced new construction condo developer in the downtown market. When people compare standard finishes and price per square foot, they won’t find a better deal in town.


Photo by Sam Alvar

Beacon Pointe Condominiums

Duluth, MN

877-GO-BEACON (426-3226)
www.beaconpointecondos.com

Beacon Pointe basics…

• At water’s edge along the North Shore of Lake Superior
• 48 units in three distinct phases
• Phase II, “Water’s Edge,” opened in December 2007

Photo by Jeff Frey

What are the perks of living here?

The condos are nestled along the shore of Lake Superior, adjacent to the renowned Duluth Lakewalk. Imagine relaxing on your lakeside deck, watching world-bound freighters pass by as they prepare to enter and exit Duluth Harbor. Other on-site amenities include an indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, fitness center, and heated underground parking.

You may not know…

The Water’s Edge condominiums will be sold as fractional ownership units (quarter-shares), as well as whole units. Guest services will be on-site, 24/7, facilitating nightly rentals for owners who wish to rent out their condominium when they’re not using it. Quarter-share ownership cuts the cost of owning a condominium by 75 percent.


Why are people choosing Beacon Pointe?

The main reason people choose to live at Beacon Pointe is the allure of the Lake. The condominiums provide a maintenance-free lifestyle, which enhances the choice. One visit is all that it will take!


Photo by Tradition Companies

Spirit of Brandtjen Farm

Lakeville, MN

952-322-3100
www.homesofspirit.com

Spirit of Brandtjen Farm basics…

• Nearly 600-acre master-planned community
• 2,100 housing units
• Wide range of housing types
• Parks, pathways, lakes, open space, and an integrated retail area

Photo by Tradition Companies

What is distinctive about this neighborhood?

The neighborhood’s catchphrase is “Connected by Design”—a logical statement, considering Spirit’s 33-mile trail network among lakes, ponds, wetlands, and 113 acres of open space. The trails connect a new Lakeville city park to homes and the clubhouse. The clubhouse is a $4.5 million renovation of the distinctly profiled Brandtjen dairy barn. Today, it’s chock full of state-of-the-art amenities, including a party room with full kitchen; a game room with a billiards table, electronic darts, and large-screen TV; 24-hour fitness center; wireless Internet access; and outdoor pools.

Why call Spirit home?

The neighborhood’s design has fostered exactly the kind of interaction that was intended. It is a community of “belongers” who have taken a sense of neighborhood seriously. There’s no typical age bracket here: From young families to baby boomers and empty nesters, Spirit has a place—and a housing product—for everyone.
 

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