FOUNTAINGROVE CUSTOM BUILT HOMES FOR SALE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE FOUNTAINGROVE PROJECT THE FOUNTAINGROVE LUXURY PROPERTIES MEAGHAN CREEDON IN THE PRESS
THE FOUN TA I N G R OV E P R OJE C T
STONEPOINT CONSTRUCTION
Stone Point Construction, Inc. was founded in 2017 in Folsom California, representing the culmination of 42 years of experience in custom home building, subdivisions, new additions, kitchen and bath remodeling, and multifamily rehabilitation. Their careers began in the early 80’s beginning with the construction of single family custom homes to prominent people within the equine industry throughout the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys. In 1983 the principals of SPC embarked on a meteoric rise of the construction of large multi-family projects culminating almost 20 years later in the completion of 10,000 multi- family units in approximately 40 separate new communities. Stone Point made a huge mark for themselves after the disastrous Northridge earthquake of 1994, not only through rebuilding but also by helping residents of the community navigate dealing with their insurance providers. Wanting to return to the passion of constructing custom homes has led to them where they are today. Bringing unparalleled quality with competitive pricing that
continues to be the hallmark of their company. Their reliance on the principals experience of over 100 years of home building success separates them from their competitors. Stone Point is participating in the rebuilding of the Fountaingrove community of Santa Rosa that was devastated by the Tubbs fire in 2017. While other neighborhoods were rebuilt in Santa Rosa, a lack of labor resources meant that rebuilding in Fountaingrove was difficult and costly. Stone Point addressed that problem by bringing a crew from Folsom to get the job done in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Stone Point is committed to offering quality craftsmanship at a fair price: their custom cabinets are designed and brought to life by their own team of fabricators, they use every inch to maximize function, and they employ skilled tradesmen from tile work to electrical and plumbing to ensure a smooth process and on-time completion of every phase of construction.
FOUNTAINGROVE GOLF COURSE HISTORY
In 2012, The Fountaingrove Club asked a long-time member to write up a history of the club. The resulting essay became our most researched biography of all time. Here is an edited version of that piece.
The Fountaingrove Club is situated in the hills of northeast Santa Rosa, in an area that Thomas Lake Harris established as Fountain Grove in 1885. Harris also established a winery on the property with Dr. John Hyde. The winery became very successful. When Harris eventually returned to New York, he turned the property over to his adopted son, Kenaye Nagasawa. The adjacent park, where the Club shares the lake on Holes 10 and 17, was named for him. Nagasawa died in 1934, and Fountain Grove Ranch was sold in 1940 to Robert and Barbara Walters, who ran cattle there for the next 35 years. The Walters were friends with Robert Fitzpatrick, who headed Teacher Management & Investment (TMI). Fitzpatrick purchased the lower 800 acres of the ranch in the late 1970s. In 1981, the City of Santa Rosa approved TMI’s application to develop a master-plan community, which would
include a first-class golf club and future adjacent resort with more than 400 rooms. In 1984, Ted Robinson, Sr., completed his 18-hole course design for the golf club, winding through and around the hills of the ranch. The semi-private course opened in 1985. During the next several years, TMI attempted to realize its vision of a resort, but was never successful. TMI put the course up for sale, and sold it in 1990 to the Japanese corporation Nakano, who continued operating it as a semi-private course. Nakano also attempted to develop a resort on the adjacent property. Nakano sold the course in 1996 to the Miner family (RNM Properties). RNM rebuilt and returned the course to first-class condition under the direction of the original designer, Ted Robinson, Sr. In November 2002, the Miner family sold the course and adjacent property to a group of 18 Club members (also known as “the founders”). The athletic facility was constructed and opened in 2004. The Varenna development is located where the resort was proposed. In 2008, a majority of the Club members voted to purchase the club from the founders, and the Club became a member-owned private club. In January 2009, the first fully elected Board of Directors was seated.
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THE FOUN TA I N G R OV E LUXURY H O M E S
THE FOUNTAINGROVE LUXURY PROPERTIES PROJECT In Fountaingrove, Stone Point builds high-end custom homes on flat lots with views of Santa Rosa, the golf course, and Reibli Valley. The homes are designed with the needs of today’s families in mind. Every home features thoughtfullydesigned kitchens that open to spacious living areas, making the whole home not only beautiful but also livable down to the last square foot. No detail is overlooked when choosing quality materials and timeless finishes. These are forever homes.
FEATURES:
Quartz, Quartzite, and Carrera Marble Countertops
Pre-Wired for Security System
GE Monogram Appliances
Custom-Made California Closet Storage
Engineered Hardwood Flooring
Remote-Controlled Linear Gas Fireplaces
Smart Technologies to Control Heating and Lights
Soft-Close Cabinet Doors and Drawers Throughout
Built-in Sound System
Hidden Microwave Drawer
Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn Light Fixtures
Wall-Mounted Pot-Filler Above Stove
Under-Cabinet and Soffit Lighting
Body Wand Spa Shower System in Master
Custom Glass Shower Doors
Milgard Essence-Series Windows
Dual-zoned Heating and Cooling in 2-Story Homes
Premium Plumbing Fixtures and Tile
Custom Shaker-Style Cabinetry Designed for Maximum Space Efficiency
Front Yard Fully-Landscaped and Irrigated DroughtTolerant Landscaping
Custom Island
3750 HADLEY HILL DRIVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: JUNE 2019 With 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths, this stunning home features a junior master suite on the main level with a full master upstairs. Almost 3,500 square feet on a spacious .56 acre lot— room for a pool!
3846 HORIZON VIEW WAY, SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: AUGUST 2019 This 4,589-square foot home with 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths includes a game room or optional 5th bedroom. Enjoy unparalleled 300-degree city views from this .47-acre lot featuring a swimming pool and hot tub.
3772 SAINT ANDREWS DRIVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: SEPTEMBER 2019 This 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom home lives like a single-level with master, guest suite, and all living space on the main level. At 3,149 square feet, and on .27 acres, the property boasts gorgeous views of the golf course on a level lot.
3776 SAINT ANDREWS DRIVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: OCTOBER 2019 With 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths on a single level, this 2640 square foot home has fantastic views of the golf course, a 3-car garage, and a custom wine feature. Enjoy a flat .35 acre lot with large deck off the back. gorgeous views of the golf course on a level lot.
3616 ORBETELLO COURT, SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: OCTOBER 2019 This Spanish revival style home with city views sits on a flat, useable lot tucked in the end of a cul-de-sac. The property features 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and 3350 square feet on .25 acres.
3719 LLYN GLASLYN PLACE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: NOVEMBER 2019 This Spanish revival-style home offers 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. Enjoy golf course, city, and lake views from this 3650 square foot property on .47 acres. The home features a 3-car garage, outdoor kitchen, and breakfast nook—and room for a pool!
2017 LONG LEAF COURT, SANTA ROSA, CA 95403 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: 2020
3677 RAY CREST COURT, SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: 2020
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3797 Rocky Knoll Way 3787 Rocky Knoll Way 3719 Llyn Glaslyn Place 3677 Raycrest Court 3616 Orbetello Court 2017 Longleaf Court 2013 Longleaf Court 3846 Horizon View Way 3776 St Andrews Drive 3772 St Andrews Drive 3750 Hadley Hill Drive 3726 Cannes Place 3783 Raycrest Court 3630 Hadley Hill Drive
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MEAG HA N C R EED ON I N T HE P R E SS
REBUILDING SONOMA COUNTY: SPEC HOMES HIT THE MARKET IN FOUNTAINGROVE
WILL SCHMITT THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | FEBRUARY 22, 2019
A new four-bedroom house with picturesque views of Santa Rosa sits atop Fountaingrove on Rocky Knoll Way. It will soon mark something of a milestone in Fountaingrove: the first house built and sold in the neighborhood on a burned lot purchased from a homeowner who pulled up stakes after the October 2017 wildfires, real estate agent Meaghan Creedon said. A Feb. 10 open house drew 250 people, Creedon said. She counted about 100 at a subsequent event and expects the house to be off the market by the end of February. While some attendees might only have been looking for inspiration to design their own homes, Creedon points to those high attendance figures as evidence that the Tubbs fire — which ripped over the hills from Calistoga and destroyed 1,586 Fountaingrove homes — has not scared away potential new residents. “It is a phenomenon, is what I can say,” Creedon said. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” Creedon is working with Stone Point Construction,
based near Sacramento, to list a house per month on 13 lots in burned areas. The speculative home construction operation could create up to 30 new Fountaingrove homes on burned lots bought from former residents and sold to new ones, she said. This means keeping an eye out for flat lots with great views put on the market by former homeowners deciding to move on after the fires. Stone Point likely won’t be the only “spec builder” in Santa Rosa working hard in Fountaingrove this year, as other developers have been buying up fire lots and readying developments of their own. Fountaingrove is home to the greatest number of burned lots listed so far, with 336 put up for sale by the end of 2018. More than half of the Fountaingrove fire lots put on the market have been sold, with 197 changing hands through December, according to the Compass real estate brokerage and the Terradatum real estate analytics group. Stone Point was able to build quickly by housing
between 15 and 20 workers at the Doubletree hotel in Rohnert Park, according to Creedon. That’s expensive, she said, but ensuring a dedicated local labor pool has allowed the company to build homes quickly. It took five months from laying the foundation to putting up the “for sale” sign outside the Rocky Knoll home, which is listed at about $1.8 million.
12 HOMES REBUILT, MORE TO COME As Stone Point and other developers begin building “spec houses,” other Fountaingrove homeowners are opting to rebuild homes lost in the hillside neighborhood. Data provided by the city of Santa Rosa indicates that 12 homes have been built in Fountaingrove as of mid-February, with 331 more under construction and 319 other permit applications either granted or pending. Gabe Osburn, Santa Rosa’s deputy director of development services, notes that construction in Fountaingrove has taken much longer than in other burned areas such as Coffey Park, where 146 homes already have been built and 672 are under construction. The extra time stems from Fountaingrove’s larger lots, steeper grades and more diverse floor plans, compared to the more homogeneous rebuilding projects in Coffey Park. “You can imagine, if you’re designing a bigger home on a hillside, your construction takes longer,” Osburn said. Recent storms spurred the city to bolster its inspections of construction sites to ensure that hillside stability and water quality are safeguarded, he said, adding that projects in Fountaingrove appear to have “held up pretty well with significant rain events.”
ATTENTION ON CONTRACTORS A burgeoning concern among Fountaingrove block captains is whether contractors are being good neighbors, Osburn said. Concerns include contractors speeding through neighborhoods, storing material or equipment on sidewalks, and damaging roads with heavy machines. He notes that rebuilding an active neighborhood presents challenges that might not exist in normal subdivision projects, in which development moves in stages with construction zones remaining closed until the work is done. Osburn said the city has had to follow up multiple times with some contractors regarding inappropriate behavior and has had to stop work on a few occasions, though no bans have been issued. He adds that residents
can report incidents to the city and notes that Fountaingrove’s slopes can make it difficult for contractors to store supplies. “Fountaingrove is challenged with the fact that topography sometimes does not allow the sites to be good staging areas, due to the hillside aspect,” he said. As summer approaches, Fountaingrove’s slowly rebounding population can expect more construction noise earlier or later in the day. Osburn said the council is likely to soon consider a zoning amendment on noise that could expand when contractors can work in designated fire rebuild zones, balanced against neighbors’ desire for tranquility. One big project remains in limbo: a proposed Residence Inn by Marriott in the Round Barn area that was rejected by the Santa Rosa Planning Commission in late November. The project went before the Santa Rosa City Council on appeal, but a vote was postponed after a public hearing. No date has been set for the council to decide the hotel’s fate, according to the city clerk’s office.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS A short drive from the Rocky Knoll house in the Altaire subdivision, 40 rebuilding homeowners banded together to create a buyer’s club and held an open house Feb. 23 to mark the success of their operation. Altaire homeowner Philip De Carlo said the pact involved interviewing dozens of contractors, hiring a law firm and drafting a master agreement before negotiating with San Ramon-based Lafferty Construction on a roughly $35 million contract — featuring a base home price slightly above $200,000. “It took an enormous degree of cooperation among
the owners to make this work,” De Carlo said. Many of the 40 homeowners opted for “bells and whistles” and design alterations that bumped up the final price, De Carlo said. Banding together gives homeowners “real clout,” he adds, while providing guaranteed volume for the builders. De Carlo points to the model as one that could help fire survivors in Butte County, where the Camp fire destroyed thousands of homes, as well as other victims of future California natural disasters. “I don’t see any reason for anybody to have to reinvent the wheel,” he said.
You can reach Staff Writer Will Schmitt at 707-521-5207 or will.schmitt@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @wsreports.
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