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SUCCESSSTORIES NICE PRICE: Topping out at $187,900, the units are affordable, but not cut rate. Wood trim and bamboo ﬂoors add a bit of luxury. we can build right through the winter. So in this case, we tried to have everything else close to being done and sold so that when the asphalt plant opened up in the spring we were ready to go. Putting the road in was the last step.” The ﬁrst owners took up residence in March 2007. For the singles and young couples who snapped up the majority of the units, color was undoubtedly a draw. So were plan layouts that placed garages between units to serve as sound buffers. What initially felt like a gamble for Capstone, which has always done more traditional single-family and larger attached homes, turned out to be a winning bet. “You don’t hear the neighbors, so you have your privacy, but there is also a camaraderie that has developed there,” Williams observes, notG ing that almost all of the units are owner-occupied, and nearly every resident has turned out to be a dog owner. “For single people who want to live in the company of others, there is a safety factor here as well,” he says. “They all kind of look out for each other.” Cost efficiencies were achieved by limiting the offerings to two basic f loor plans. “The end units on the four-plexes have fireplaces, but the middle units do not,” Williams says. “We gave people the option of different interior paint and trim choices, but otherwise we kept it simple.” Modest though they may be in size (the larger end units are just 1,130 square feet), the homes are nicely appointed with features such as granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood trim, Trex decking, and bamboo and tile ﬂoors. “We don’t ever put linoleum in any of our products,” Williams says. Situated in prime territory for skiers and outdoorsmen, Bozeman has its fair share of vacation homes, but the overwhelming majority of buyers here were locals who use the units as their primary residences. “These condos hit a niche market of buyers who were looking for high quality but not a lot of square footage,” notes Jody Hester, a Realtor with America West Realty. And the mountain view is a freebie.—J.S. MBR 16’ x 12’ D 12’ x 10’ D 12’ x 10’ MBR 16’ x 12’ photos: courtesy america west realty G L 12’ x 12’ L 12’ x 12’ B 10’6” x 13’ E E B 10’6” x 13’ FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR 40 ■ B U I LD E R augus t 2 0 0 8 W W W.BUILDERONLINE.COM http://www.builderonline.com

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Builder - August 2008

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