Retail Links, Green Benefits Highlight Healdsburg Condos
Healdsburg, California, October 20, 2009 — In today’s new home market, unique benefits can strengthen sales. At Healdsburg’s fast-selling (5 units/month) Foss Creek Villas, developer Foss Creek Villas, LLC has delivered the quality basics, then added value by weaving these condominium homes into their community, and giving back to that community in meaningful ways.

Convenient, upscale homes in a walkable, cosmopolitan setting and attractive pricing and financing define the core value. This, plus limited new home availability in Healdsburg, has boosted demand.

Community-focused referrals the marketing team calls their “local economic stimulus package” provides unique additional attractions. This co-branding initiative provides substantial gift certificates new buyers can use with participating merchants, while website links and collateral reinforce merchants’ name recognition with prospective customers.

“Our Merchant Referral Program showcases the advantages of living four blocks from downtown Healdsburg,” said Jo Healey, marketing consultant for Foss Creek Villas. “And since new residents have families, friends and business networks, the ripple effect is definitely in play.”

Foss Creek Villas buyers can also feel good about their new neighborhood’s green measures. In the homes, standards include low-e windows, water-thrifty plumbing and heat exchange systems for the water heaters.

Outside, Foss Creek Villas, LLC completely—and voluntarily—restored Norton Creek, a tributary of Foss Creek that runs the length of the Foss Creek Villas property between the Villas and Grove Street. Cleanup included removal of invasive plant species and some 10 tons of rubbish. Creek restoration experts Circuit Rider Productions then undertook the planting of more than 100 native trees and plants, with three years of careful nursing and protection paying off: the most recent survey on file with the City shows a survival rate of more than 95% (compared with a state wide average of 75%).

The restoration also generated a green buffer for the homes, a permanent viewscape from Grove Street, a restored wild life habitat and a reduced carbon foot print. Foss Creek Villas provides maintenance and irrigation for this restoration with a private, onsite well that also irrigates its own three landscaped acres.

Priced from $299,000 to $359,000, Foss Creek Villas has one and two-bedroom designs with single-level living and designer-selected finishes and fixtures. All homes include a private deck or patio; vaulted ceilings enhance the upper level units. As of October 14, 23 homes were sold, with just four still available.

Foss Creek Villas is at 200 Foss Creek Circle in Healdsburg and is exclusively represented by Frank Howard Allen Realtors. Homes are open Thursday through Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m. or anytime by appointment. Call 707-473-3434 or visit www.fosscreekvillas.com

Sales are happening at Foss Creek Villas and interested buyers should act quickly to secure their choice location within the community. ONLY 3 LOWER UNITS & ONE GARDEN VIEW UPPER UNIT REMAIN! Come see for yourself why Foss Creek Villas is THE BEST VALUE in the Wine Country. 4.875% financing* is still available for qualified buyers but hurry before this rate gets crushed! First time buyers can also still take advantage of up to $8,000 Tax Credit (Must close by 11/30). Foss Creek Villas offers 1 or 2 bedroom luxury condominiums just 4 blocks from historic Healdsburg Plaza! Within walking distance to Cyrus, Dry Creek Kitchen, Zin and many other 4-star restaurants, art galleries & boutiques. Across the street from Parkpoint Health Club, Foss Creek Villas is a resort-style “Village within a Village” complete with swimming pool and Club House. Homes are upgraded with built-in SS appliances, granite counters and sleek cabinetry. Homes are now selling FAST! Open Thursday – Tuesday noon – 5 p.m. 707.473.3434. www.fosscreekvillas.com. Healdsburg Ave, left-North, right-Grove, 2nd left 200 Foss Creek Circle. *20% down. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply. Ask Sales Agent for details. EHO.

Investment advisor William Donoghue vacationed in Sonoma County for 25 years before paying $359,000 for a two-bedroom condominium in Foss Creek Villas in Healdsburg last year. Mr. Donoghue, whose main home is in Seattle, says he too wants to stay and will retire in wine country. “Healdsburg is a charming small town (population 11,000), yet it has live jazz six nights a week, fine restaurants and 38 wine tasting rooms. And it’s only a 10 minute drive from the Santa Rosa Airport,” he says.

“Sonoma County is the ideal place to decompress and not give up the great delights of life, friends, wine and music,” says Mr. Donoghue.

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Join in the New Model Home Celebrations at Foss Creek Villas on Sunday October 4th, 12pm – 5pm with live jazz music and delicious appetizers. Experience what Foss Creek Villas new homeowners are enjoying at this “Village within a Village”. Recently featured in the Wall Street Journal, Foss Creek Villas offers easy access, just four blocks away, to all the delights presented at historic Healdsburg Plaza. Buyers cite walkable living, affordable pricing and attractive financing as the defining golden home ownership opportunity at Foss Creek Villas in Sonoma County’s ultimate wine country destination. Home shoppers have responded by purchasing these luxury condominiums at a healthy clip with 13 homes sold in the past few weeks. “First-time, second home and investor buyers seeking upscale living plus solid investment potential are buying here,” said Jo Healey, marketing consultant for Foss Creek Villas. “Foss Creek Villas is the only new condominium community available in downtown Healdsburg, and with housing markets showing increased activity, buyers are acting quickly to secure their choices.” Priced from $299,000 to $359,000, Foss Creek Villas offers intimate village charm. The one and two-bedroom designs feature single-level living, complete with high-end finishes including stainless appliances, granite counters, luxurious carpeting and designer-selected tile and fixtures. All homes include a wood-burning fireplace and a private deck or patio; vaulted ceilings enhance the upper level units. Green features include low-e windows, water-thrifty plumbing and heat exchange systems for the water heaters. A community pool and clubhouse highlight lushly landscaped grounds irrigated from its own private well water. Exceptional convenience completes the value at Foss Creek Villas. Residents are across the street from Parkpoint Health Club and within a few blocks of historic Healdsburg Plaza, the Farmer’s Market, restaurants, winery tasting rooms, specialty shops, galleries and theaters. The Sonoma County Airport is 10 minutes away and San Francisco is about 75 minutes from Healdsburg. Residents are within a 30 mile radius of 150 wineries and close to ocean beaches, the Russian River, Lake Sonoma, the mountains and many state and regional parks. “Prospective buyers can learn more from those who have already bought their new home here,” said Healey. “Just visit www.fosscreekvillas.com and check the blog!” Foss Creek Villas is located at 200 Foss Creek Circle in Healdsburg and is exclusively represented by Frank Howard Allen Realtors. Homes are open Thurs – Tues Noon – 5pm or anytime by appointment at 707-473-3434 or join the celebrations this Sunday to tour the new model homes.

Live jazz music, delicious fare and the warm Sonoma Country sunshine attracted over 25 new visitors to the Grand Opening of Foss Creek Villas’ two new models over the weekend and we are pleased to announce one new buyer who will call Foss Creek Villas their home in just a few days, with four other new homeowners bringing their offers to us this week! Don’t miss out on your opportunity to own at Foss Creek Villas. With prices as low as $299,000 and 4.9% financing available to qualified buyers, now is the time to buy. The First Time Buyer Tax Credit of up to $8000 also ends soon (11/30/09) so take advantage now. Check the Community section of our website to view photos from the event!

Join us Saturday 19th or Sunday 20th to celebrate the Grand Opening of our two new Model Homes at Foss Creek Villas. Enjoy Live jazz music, delicious appetizers and thirst quenching refreshments… Pure Wine Country Joy! We also celebrate the arrival of 11 new homeowners to Foss Creek Villas. Yes, homes are selling fast! Come see for yourself the fabulous lifestyle offered at Foss Creek Villas but HURRY, only a few homes remain and with 4.9% financing they will go fast. Take advantage of the $8,000 First Time Buyer Tax Credit before it expires on 11/30/09. Also, purchase a home at Foss Creek Villas in September and receive a $1000 gift certificate to spend at one of our Healdsburg Merchant Partners. See Special Offers page for more details. Call 707.473.3434 to find out more!

Homes are selling fast here at Foss Creek Villas. In the last few weeks, we have welcomed 8 new homeowners to our community and the offers keep coming in. Buyers cite Foss Creek Villas’ beautiful grounds with lush landscaping, swimming pool and fabulous floor plans as an important draw for them, but of course its proximity to Healdsburg’s Plaza, restaurants, tasting rooms and shops, all within walking distance, is the primary factor.

Foss Creek Trail is a nice bike and walk path that currently goes from the villas to downtown Healdsburg. The trail uses the old railway which is public right of way. This railway extends far beyond the trail and will be used for the newly voted for SMART train from Cloverdale (north of Healdsburg) to the Bay Area.

The $2.5 Million is going to be used in two phases to refurbish the existing Train Depot, connect it with Foss Creek Trail and continue down to the Russian River.

I am very excited about the future living here in Foss Creek Villas because this path goes from across the street from my front door to the town square where I often take my meals and listen to music.

The trail additions are scheduled to be finished well ahead of the SMART train arrival in Healdsburg on 2014 . To me it’s going to be a quiet public walkway from Foss Creek Villas, past downtown, all the way to the Russian River!

M. Charles

Foss Creek is a great way to “right size without compromise”. The condominium homes make extremely efficient use of their 1000 square foot floor plan. With no internal stairs, all the area is dedicated to living space. Laid out like a classic hotel suite, they have a master bed and bath at one end and a guest bedroom bath at the other with all the common spaces in between.

Your guests have direct access to the front door so they can come and go with out interrupting the rest of the house. The master suite has its own privacy door that closes off the bedroom and bathroom from the rest of the home.

The kitchen has a pass through bar to the dinning room which is opens to the living room and balcony, giving the whole place a spacious and open feeling. The upper units have a vaulted ceiling and the lower units have a larger patio. There is even an entry hall for transition and privacy at the front door. With an outside lockable storage closet, an extended closet in the master bedroom and an optional 10 X 20 garage there is ample room for the things that mean the most to you.

This is the perfect place for folks who want to live worry free and maintenance free walking distance from the Historic Plaza in this fun, world class, gem of a town.

M. Charles