Condev Homes celebrates Groundbreaking Bent Oak in Titusville

Titusville, FL (March 31, 2007)- Condev Homes owner Chris Gardner invites home shoppers to explore competing new home communities in Titusville. Then visit the company's Bent Oak subdivision off Grissom Parkway and enjoy the elbow room.
"You can really spread your arms in this community," Gardner said. "The size of the home sites really will sell that community."

Home sites in the newest phase of the community, which Condev is developing and building, measure at least 75 feet wide and at least 130 feet deep. Some are larger, and about half back up to conservation areas for an even more expansive feel.

The new lots are a similar width but deeper than the 54 home sites in the previous phase. Those also were marketed as giving the homeowner more space than surrounding communities, some of which feature 50-foot-wide lots.

After attractive design and reasonable pricing, space is what customers say they want, Gardner said.

The builder is offering one- and two-story options in the community. One relatively new floor plan is a 2,400-square-foot ranch that's viewable as a model at Bent Oak. Customers like the open floor plan, with a view from the front all the way to the back lanai and the outdoor wildlife.

"That home really sells itself," said Gardner, and the view to the natural preserve helps illustrate the marketing slogan for the community:

"Our neighbors are a bunch of animals."

"You can sit in the back yard and watch sandhill cranes. If you're lucky, you can spot a deer," Gardner said.

Condev focused on including features that customers have requested, and offering choices in other areas, said Sam Bass, vice president of sales and marketing.

"We're trying to give as many market-driven features as we can," Bass said.

Customers who shop exclusively by price might find Condev at Bent Oak to be a little higher than some of its neighbors, partly because of the larger lots.

"We think we're worth it," Gardner said. "There's a lot of value there."