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I don't know Judy it's pretty nice out Here I could Rock here all day and not Work right oh be nice okay well we're Both on the same page but we've got a Video to do we have a video at homes by West Bay to do for our viewers so don't Go away and please subscribe and like And comment and Ro we might be [Music] Back so we are out at Star Farms in Lakewood Ranch which is a 700 acre home Community there are multiple Builders Out here multiple levels of building out Here Town Homes 55 Plus everything first time home buyers Uh very beautiful million doll Plus Homes Custom Homes Custom Homes Semi-custom homes so we are here today To visit our great friends at homes by West Bay and they have two series of Homes here in two different sections of Star Farms and we are here today at the Moment to see The Innovation series we Have previously shown you the Innovation Series at crosswind Point the Sandpiper We're going to take a different a view Of a different Sandpiper but they have Um different options here so you can do A 2 to four bed 2 to three bath two-car Garage sand Piper here from 21101 to 2135 ft so we're going to run in and Look at the different version of the Sandpiper so as we mentioned we are we Have a bug as we mentioned we're
Entering the Sandpiper this version is a Three bed two bath and they've used this Extra space in some really great ways so Come on In again same really welcoming big foyer Here they've shown a great way to Decorate it in a little different Artwork Different lighting fixtures as well We're going Coastal going Coastal um so at the beginning we have Two secondary bedrooms and A bath in between Them they've really taken this Coastal Thing uh with the decor this is a Reaching closet but it's quite Wide And they've got some beautiful molding Detail on the ceiling I love that style Of crown molding yeah very Sleek really add something it again it Brings your eye right up here is Your secondary Bath kind of a cool tile work there a Little different Look here they have gray they have Multiple colors of Cabinets and then the other secondary Bedroom Little different version of Coastal and again another reach in Closet nice tall doorways I believe 8ft Tall doorways are standard we're still
Working out the details cuz they're just Finishing these homes and these models For Us we're coming in this way so as we go Down the Foyer we come to the laundry area which Will lead to the garage this is much Larger than the laundry area in the Other Sandpiper that we saw this is huge And well well appointed and decorated Very cute they've done the same cabinets Throughout the home so very consistent Um the sink and the sink's got even room On the side which sometimes you you Don't get stuff to set things On washing your puppy it is um Star Farms is a gas community so you'll have Gas drying if you like or electric You'll have gas cooking as well and that Makes it really easy to add your outdoor Kitchen and also gas feating for your Pool if you want to add a pool so we're Coming off the foyer again and we're Into the great room Grand room again the Tall ceilings even add to the feel of This beautiful home um earlier I think We showed you tile um like Stone looking Tile this is wood looking Tile nice tone very nice tone this you Could do warm cool you could very very Neutral Um big area here the kitchen's a little Different um still has the big island uh But one of the things that changed is
The pantry so where we gained space in The laundry room we've also gained space In the pantry so in The home at Crossman point it was just a A wider but shallow Pantry here we have A full walk-in Pantry with five levels Of shelves which is Great they have the built tin available As well and then you see the gas cook Top the vented Hood the option to have Glass front Cabinets and here they've paired the Gray cabinet with the neutrally brownish Gray floor really Nice and kept that Coastal Theme come hither we'll go out here in a Minute so now we're in the primary Sweet great use of Windows I think the window layout might Even be a little different from the Other one or it's just the decor is so Different it's taking my eye differently But the nice Corner Windows and they've made some changes in The bath so the master bath feels much Larger they have this Huge tub as an Option that is that could be a twers tub Honey y I know I've taken some very tall People out and the tubs available have It worked for them these would work and Then the size of the shower is Phenomenal again the um controls are Here so you're not reaching in getting
All wet but this thing's Monstrous love it and here they show you The option of the rain shower you know The two Heads be great but I like the the half Wall love the half W not so much glass To clean and a little more PR pracy Exactly and the the vanity is completely Separated by this monstrous tub keys to A happy relationship separate vanities Yeah the water closet water closet and Then this is another space Edition this Thing's monstrous all the way back Here and I like the way they've shown The wood slatted Nice accessories So let's go peek [Music] Outside so here we are we're still Lounging I think we're going to do this All day whenever we can so anyhow Beautiful outdoor Space they're showing the pool the spa Really great water Feature I made the mistake on my pull of Not making a wide enough water feature That's gorgeous this is Gorgeous you can just lay under there And cool Off I'm showing the spa still plenty of Room out back here so we're still Outside of of the Sandpiper just showing You how much outdoor space is usable and Here we've got a beautiful
Outdoor kitchen as we mentioned in there It's already gas so you can have it Pre-plumbed we're not sure if they're Adding this as an option or if you you Can do it afterward we'll find out if You're interested but beautiful gas Grill with rotisserie oh the fun we Could have here there's a sink there's a Refrigerator here as well even an Outdoor little trashy Thing so and that's very complete tons Of seaing and then pan back to the how Much space you really have it's Gorgeous I just imagine sitting under That waterfall when mid July and you're Just steaming of heat you got all the Bills and whistles Here we're going to go look at one more Model so we're out here continuing our Tour of the Innovation series by homes By West Bay out at Star Farms in Lakewood Ranch we're kind of in the North part of Lakewood Ranch this home Is a four bedroom three bath three car Garage it's actually a split garage Setup and it's 3,186 Square ft so we we can't take to We can't wait to take you inside and Show you so we're coming inside the Ballast Point it's got a nice covered Entryway option of the beautiful glass Door this feels a lot different than a Lot of homes we See just a whole different
Layout so when you come in you can Either go upstairs go to the kitchen or Come to the front bedroom so you would Have a drops on here from the garage From the two-car Garage full bath with the walk with the Walkin Shower tile to the ceiling our favorite Thing this is a great layout uh this Bedroom on the first floor here for Multigenerational families that are Going to have a parent that maybe can't Navigate stairs or if you just want your Guests separated if you have a lot of Guests coming so we've got this Beautiful bedroom here and then a nice Walking closet Oh this is adequate yep more than Susan And I were just talking about how adult Children are dealing with telling their Parents they moving to Florida or having Parents move with them or move near them This would make a great Option so we've just come upstairs um Where you saw the stairs off the entry And there's this beautiful Loft area They've really made this a cozy space But with still lots of light and space Just room look at the size of that couch So movie room a lot of people who have Kids or big kids that game you could do A gaming area up here keep the noise and Craziness up Here we're going to take a turn this
Way so we have one of the upstairs Secondary Bedrooms again pull it Reach in closet I cannot Talk more bright Light I love the risk they're taking and Decorating colors now it's just thinking That oh talk about this decorating idea Look how cute this Is so this one did not go coastal little Cozier little wild African Theme one went Geographic Geographic Look National Geographic there you go Another reaching Closet Hbac and then oh don't have the light on Oh we do have the light on lights just Dim another full bathroom The Toilet and the tub are I think toilet I Was trying to come up a nicer word um is Separate so if you have kids getting Ready they can be brushing their teeth Somebody else can be in the shower this Is very Functional really great that way so We're back by The Loft area upstairs We're coming through and very smartly They have put the laundry room upstairs Since the majority of the bedrooms are Upstairs again it's quite Spacious they've shown the cabinets and The Sink again you could do either a gas or
An electric dryer gas is I think a Little more Efficient in my humble opinion and into The primary Suite Beautiful again tons of Windows they've given us a very spy Likee Feeling little different cabinet tone Than we've been seeing lately this is Very much on Trend with the gold tone Hardware and the darker Faucets both a big garden tub and a Walk-in shower with the half wall glass Ball linen Closet and then the big closet Closet it's bright in here Very much so and here they've kept Things a little more simple with the Hanging just to give you the different Options you could Do so we've just finished our tour of The upstairs there's so much more to see Come on In again this great entry Area oh Storage way back here way around all the Way around Yep it's probably 4 10 cuz I have heels On lots of Storage speaking of storage if you are Going to use all three cars garages this Is where your third car garage is but
This could also be where you put Bicycles golf carts oh yeah you can make This your home gym you can do a lot of Things here But back to the House over here this is designated on The floor plans as the dining room here Theyve set it up as an office or a den Did you notice if there was a pass Through from the kitchen to the dining Room if you use a dining room I don't Know I don't see it but you never Know Okay I like this use of tile Here huge Grand room as they like to Call It I suspect we might be still waiting On some furniture for the model oh yeah I think a sofa is Coming or a sectional I would guess I Think you're right then we're coming Into our kitchen area tons of cabinet Space huge and they've shown the Beautiful big pull out drawers nice and Deep very functional I love the Drawers refrigerator more pullouts your Gourmet Kitchen option back here it's Like your little bar or Butler pant Tre Isn't this great this home is well Suited for entertaining and this would Just make it that much Better and here we have our large Pantry This is one of the features they've
Added to a lot of their homes Here they put oh now I have Pantry Envy For Sure this is Great come back out to the kitchen Area and here's your dining area so your Cafe Dining so they have a formal dining room Which can be used in different things And then this beautiful Space and we often talk about adding Pools in outdoor spaces is but we don't Always see a pull bath so technically This would be a pull bath with a shower So if you come in from outside working Out the beach you could come in this Back door clean up before you get Through the House and then this door leads out to Your outdoor [Music] Area we're outside again we keep finding Outside huge uh three-o slider to get Outside covered dining or sitting area Again they're showing a great outdoor Kitchen another beautifully designed Pool with two Sun Shelves the spa in the middle little Jacuzzi Zone and then a big swimming area we Need to find out who's designing their Pools they're Gorgeous and then still room to get sun And the outdoor fire
Pit still a work in progress these Models are just brand New so Beautiful and if Susan wants to pan Around here is the dining for the Kitchen and here is that pull bath Entry so we've just finished this tour Of this amazing Ballast Point Bast point Could be a very big house it's big as it Is but what are the options here Judy um Oh so many options so here you can Either buy a quick movein home or a Tob Built home and they do have some semic Custom options such as optional bedroom In the front unless it's going to be Used in another way I think it's like Bedroom or Den um which would bean no Closet um but yeah lots of options here Um HED by West Bay at Star Farms again Has this Innovation series and then We're going to cover in a different Video The Artisan series um here you Have five floor plans on 50 foot wide Sites there are 2 to six bedrooms 2 to Four bathrooms 2100 ft to 3380 squ ft And two or three car garage um the Starting point for some of these homes Is 575,000 and that's before you add lot And before you add your options to give You a realistic expectation there are Quick move in here from 738 82,000 to about 98,000 um that Higher One is the Ballast
Point that is a four bedroom 2 and 1 Half bath this one's a three um three Car garage so there's lots of options on The way they can tweak it the sales Advisors here are very versed in Walking You through that so you'll do your Structural options your back paths room Configurations things like that and They'll be able to work with you on that They're also very detailed in their Quick moving so you'll say hey I know There's three sandpipers quick Movings what's available what are the Details they can get you that pretty Efficiently and we can come out here and If you're not local and video those or Do a walkthr with you again um we're Close to all basically what we just did For a customer yes when we ran through That um almost complete pelic no um it's A balance point down there the biggest One yeah the big one yep so there's Options here again five floor plans in This series and the other ones got more Floor plans so okay I've had um some Customers on my own and we've had some Customers that have worked with West pay And we've had some really good customer Experiences so um they're local Regional Tampa Builder and uh they do a really Nice job okay then oh HOAs HOAs in um so Your HOAs and your cdds are going to be Specific to these 50ft home sites and The HOA here is four sorry
8458 a quarter and your CDD is1 1998 annually so under $200 added to Your taxes correct okay correct and your HOA covers obviously the grounds Maintenance it is gated um but there are Multiple amenity centers different Sports courts and you'll have have Access to different ones some are more Exclusive or restricted than others um And they're this is such a Large community within Lakewood Ranch That you probably end up going to the Ones closest to your home but there's Lots of options out here and those are All are all several of them are actively Being built so as soon as we get our Access to them we'll bring you a video On those all right so don't go away Folks we're going to be back with more Videos we hope that you enjoyed these Videos we hope that you Subscribe and give us a thumbs up and Ask us some questions below until the Next time [Music] Bye-bye