Lessard Builders and G & L Partner to Build Unique Custom Home Community: Oakwood Village
Tuesday July 31, 2007
(Lewes, Delaware) - Lessard Builders and George & Lynch are pleased to announce their partnership in a unique community called Oakwood Village at Lewes. Oakwood Village is designed for retirees and families seeking custom built homes with a full range of amenities normally found in higher price point communities.Lessard Builders, a prominent custom home builder and George & Lynch, one of the oldest and most prolific site contractors in Delaware, are both local companies with distinguished histories dating back to the early and mid 1900s. The two companies broke ground on Oakwood Village on July 27, 2007, in Lewes, Delaware. Oakwood Village is near the Rehoboth Bay and close to the main thoroughfare of Route One and the towns of Rehoboth and Lewes, towns renowned for their shopping, restaurants and beaches.
Starting in the mid $400 thousand range, this custom home community fills a unique niche in the new home market. Oakwood Village features custom homes and lot packages surrounded by natural amenities including old growth trees and a 5-acre pond, while having the recreational luxuries such as a clubhouse with a fitness center, tennis courts and a swimming pool.
“In the Lewes - Rehoboth area, the only time you’ll find both custom homes and full amenities in a combined package is when you’re looking at homes in communities with an average price tag well over $750,000,” notes Brian Lessard, President of Lessard Builders and a third-generation builder. “We felt that Oakwood Village at Lewes would fill a niche market that has yet to be addressed.”
A member of the Home Builders Association of Delaware, Lessard Builders has been in the custom home building industry since the 1940s. Lessard homes can be found throughout Delaware’s most exclusive communities including Wild Quail, Kings Creek Country Club and Pennwood. Colin Lessard, CFO of Lessard Builders puts it best when he says, “homebuyers are now gaining a greater appreciation for the extra value they can receive in a well built custom home. Oakwood Village offers a unique design, high-end craftsmanship and top quality materials. One of the key concepts behind Oakwood Village is to provide each homeowner with a home that is substantially different from their neighbors. Custom design means that each home is more likely to hold its value in a slower housing market than a tract home, and appreciate more significantly in a stronger market.”
George & Lynch, Inc. has been serving the Delmarva Peninsula since 1923. Hyland P. George and John P. Lynch began the business in 1923 "with a wheelbarrow and a truck", beginning as a sidewalk and grading contractor. A dozen years later they had added road work, sewer work, water lines, and a little hot mix to their repertoire growing over the years to become the largest construction company in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Featuring a long track record of building residential communities, roads, bridges, marinas, and waste water treatment plants, in 2006 and 2007, George & Lynch received the “Best in the Business” award from The Wilmington News Journal and was named "Best Place to Work" and "Best Community Involvement" in the Delaware Construction/Realty business. In addition, George & Lynch have shown their green side by being the first contractor in the area to recycle asphalt and concrete.
For more information on home and lot sales at Oakwood Village, please visit us online at www.OakwoodVillage-Lewes.com or contact Lee Ann Wilkinson or Andrew Ratner, the exclusive listing agents at Prudential Gallo Realtors, at (302) 645-6664 or at www.LewesRealEstate.com.
For more information on Lessard Builders, please visit www.LessardBuilders.com, or contact Brian Lessard or Colin Lessard at (302) 698-1091.
For more information on George & Lynch please visit www.GeoLyn.com or contact Dave McGuigan at (302) 342-3131.
CONTACT:
Colin Lessard
Lessard Builders
Telephone (302) 698-1091
Fax (302) 698-1092
cbl@lessardbuilders.com
