Blythwood Homes offers spacious feel and luxurious finishes at Townhomes at The Oaks in Ridgeway

When it comes to building townhomes for active adults, Blythwood Homes has a definite edge. That’s because three decades of building adult lifestyle homes have honed the company’s skills in creating the ideal adult lifestyle bungalow townhome. Blythwood has built out numerous sites in the Niagara Region, including Niagara-on-the-Lake, St. Davids and Ridgeway. Now, with new townhomes at The Oaks, Blythwood has established a new standard in leisure living.

At 40 ft. wide, these townhomes offer more living space than many fully detached homes, including two-vehicle garages and spacious covered terraces. In addition to more space, there are also more amenities. These townhomes include luxuriant landscaping with automatic irrigation, interlocking driveways and privacy screens. Exterior maintenance and snow removal are looked after by the condo corporation, which makes these homes extra desirable for people who like to spend their winters in warmer climates. Homeowners can be comfortable with the knowledge that their residence is looked after.

The interior finishes of Blythwood’s homes reflect superior craftsmanship. From the moment you enter the 1,552-sq.-ft. Linden, you will be struck by its spacious feel, its luxurious finishes and the quality of light provided by the oversized windows.

The principal rooms are open-concept and feature high ceilings and extra large windows that allow for glorious sunshine to bathe the room.

Like all of Blythwood’s homes, the Townhomes at The Oaks come with standard finishes, for which a lot of homebuilders would charge extra – items such as roof shingles with a lifetime warranty, rounded drywall corners and TGI floor joists.

Feature finishes

In addition, these homes also feature interior finishes one would normally only expect in a custom home. These include furniture-quality gourmet kitchen cabinets with silent, self-closing drawers, pot and pan drawers, crown moldings and light valences. Homebuyers can create custom kitchen layouts and designs at no extra charge. Spacious and luxurious baths come finished with imported ceramic flooring, as well as furniture-grade vanities, oversized soaker tubs and Mirolin showers with tempered glass doors.

As an Energy Star builder, Blythwood’s homes are better for the environment, afford lower utility bills, and are healthier and more comfortable to live in than non-Energy Star homes. Superior quality heating and air conditioning with a modulating thermostat are standard.

“We have found our homebuyers to be very discerning in both taste and quality,” says Rob Mills, president of Blythwood Homes, “and we are more than pleased to customize our homes to meet their aspirations.”

Location, location, location…

The town of Ridgeway is at the western edge of Fort Erie, about 10 minutes by car from the Peace Bridge and Buffalo. The area has long been a mecca for vacationers who spend summers on the shores of Lake Erie.
The town itself is quaint, charming and bustling with an abundance of restaurants, boutiques and a healthy retail environment. Healthcare is close to home, as are most other services essential for a fulfilling lifestyle.

The Oaks is an intimate, self-contained community of about 80 fully detached bungalows and 55 bungalow townhomes, nestled against a protected 20-acre, old-growth forest in one of Ridgeway’s most desirable neighbourhoods. Just a short stroll from downtown and the lake, the community has an intimate feel, as residents tend to be people of similar interests and values.

“It’s remarkable how active and social our purchasers tend to be,” says Alexa Mills, Blythwood’s vice-president. “I’m always amazed at how quickly people settle in and form new friendships with their neighbours.”

It turns out that Ridgeway is the perfect venue for those both social and active, or those who prefer to curl up with a good book. From here you can walk or cycle along the Friendship Trail, which runs for as long as you have energy. Or not.

Golfers will find there are more golf courses per square mile in the Niagara Peninsula than in much of the rest of Ontario.

Crystal Beach, which is officially known as Bay Beach, is the jewel in the area’s crown, with pristine white sands and clear waters reminiscent of tropical beaches. It’s where the locals hang out in the summer.

A few minutes away by car is the QEW, which connects with the Peace Bridge and Buffalo, or takes one west and north back to Niagara Falls and beyond.

Like everyone else, mature homebuyers care about having ready access to healthcare, and are delighted when they learn that the Niagara Health System is Ontario’s largest multi-site amalgamation, comprising six hospital sites and an Ambulatory Care Centre that serves the close to 500,000 residents of Niagara Region.

This could be the smartest move any older GTA buyer could make. Sell your current home for $1.5 million or $2 million, and buy a townhome at The Oaks in Ridgeway, starting at about $630,000… What’s not to like?

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