Courtesy Cottage Advisors
A new residential community north of Boston offers pocket neighborhood living with cottage-size homes, modern design, and a convenient location.
Opened since this fall, there is only one home remaining at the 30-unit Cottages at River Hill in West Newbury, Mass. Reflecting consumers’ desire for a neighborhood feel, the houses are located close together on the 24-acre site around a central pocket park.
The cottages feature large front porches that invite frequent neighbor interaction and yards framed with white picket fences. Maintenance-free offerings include common services such as landscaping and snow removal.
“Residents enjoy the privacy of a single-family home with deluxe amenities, but the low-maintenance of a detached condo,” says Chip Hall, senior vice president of Cottage Advisors.
The property, developed by Maine-based Cottage Advisors, caters to a new demographic of buyers who are enticed by the project’s focus on community and downsized floor plans: single-professionals, empty-nesters, and single parents. Interest is extremely high at the development that opened this fall–only one home is remaining, says Hall.
The development includes six home styles, offering 1,200 to 2,300 square feet of living space in two and three-bedroom layouts. Each layout features two-and-a-half baths and deluxe amenities including state-of-the-art kitchens, spa baths, and private rear patios or decks. The project is also close to walking trails, historic Newburyport, and a short walk to local shops in the West Newbury village.
The final home (shown in the slide show at left) is offered at $594,000 and has three bedrooms and includes upgrades such as a chef’s kitchen, first-floor master suite, 9-foot-tall ceilings, and a gas fireplace.
