2 Sale Pending 1 Move in Ready and 10 Under Construction!

Exciting times at Arbor at Villebois with 1 Move in Ready and 10 under Construction!

Vermont American 2911 sq. ft. Lot 262

Canterbury American 3759 Square Feet Lot 261

Vermont English 2922 Square Feet Lot 243

Brittany English 3915 Square Feet Lot 264

Manchester English 3118 Square Feet Lot 261

Chardonnay and Bordeaux Townhomes

Exciting times at Arbor at Villebois 2 sale pending, 10 homes under construction and 1 move in ready this week! Summer continues to shine at Villebois and we have some great choices on tap at Arbor Custom Homes.
With the Renoir English scheduled to close any day, we have a Vermont American home on Lot 262 that is move in ready-a beautifully built Craftsman style home featuring stone accents, Shaker style wainscotting, maple hardwood and many, many upgraded amenities.
On Lot 261, our Canterbury American floor plan at 3759 square feet has all of the space and features you need, with a covered front porch, 3 car garage, 4 Bedrooms plus a Den and Media Room, 2 eating bars in the kitchen, built in bookcases-you will love this one, and ready for your moving truck on October 19th!
Soon to be completed are the Vermont English home on Lot 243 with an extra deep backyard backing up to the urban growth boundary! All of the niceties you would want including granite slab counters, Osprey Beech raised panel cabinets and more. This home will be ready for you to enjoy on October 25th!
The Brittany English on Lot 264 is currently the largest home that we have to offer in Villebois, and features a guest suite on the main level with it's own private bath! Fabulous design with formal Living and Dining Room, huge master suite and a 3 Car Tandem garage for your extra toys! This home is scheduled for completion on December 6th, so you can have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!
One of our most popular Master on the Main homes, the Manchester English is the same floor plan as our model home and framing has begun and construction will be complete on January 4th 2012, so you can start your NEW YEAR out in your new home!
Not far behind are the townhomes you have been waiting for- 7 homes feature the Chardonnay floor plan options and 1 Bordeaux gives you a variety of choices from Dual Master Bedrooms, 3 Bedrooms, or 2 Bedroom options all with spacious loft areas. Still time to pick your own features and upgrades on these, so don't wait!

Arbor Custom Homes at Street of Dreams!

High Performance Blow in insulation underway!

The Blow in insulation is in process on our Vermont American plan on Lot 262! This is another of the High Performance features by Arbor Homes! You get 21% more R-Value than is required by Oregon building codes, and the pressure filled cellulose fiber is forced into every void area in those hard to reach places- giving you a more comfortable, draft free home!

Arbor builds High Performance Homes!

One of the many standard features in your Arbor Custom Home is the "foam sealed rim joists". This is one of the hundreds of additional building practices that Arbor implements to make your home Higher Performance and Energy Efficient than other builders. In order to prevent heating and cooling loss, Arbor has discovered through research in building sciences that the rim joist area between floor levels is one of the greatest areas of energy loss and cold air drafts. To improve your home's sealing to prevent air infiltration and moisture, Arbor's insulation contractor sprays an expanding foam sealer around the entire perimeter of the homes floor rim joist at the exterior. This improved insulating feature is one of the many techniques to improve the overall performance and efficiency of your home! Arbor is dedicated to providing their homeowners with the best Tested and Proven practices to build your home to higher standards than any others in the industry!

4 New homes under construction!

Arbor at Villebois currently has 4 new homes under construction and will be starting 7 townhomes soon! We have a fantastic Vermont American plan on Lot 262 that will be move in ready in September. As of July 20th, the cabinets are in, all of the doors and millwork are installed and painted and the granite and hard surfaces are installed! Lot 243 is a Vermont English plan, is framed and the heating, plumbing and electrical are nearly complete. Lot 264 the Brittany English is our largest plan under construction at 3915 square feet, 5 bedroom 3 1/2 baths, and the foundation has just been poured! Stop by our sales office Wednesday through Sunday to learn more about these fantastic Arbor Custom Homes!

Courtyard Manor Home overlooking 250 Acre Park- Move in Ready!

This amazing home is now Move in Ready! This courtyard manor home is our Renoir floor plan with an English elevation. The home is 3,713 sqft and is an spacious layout with a huge Master Suite on Main level!

When you enter this home you will immediately feel how stately it is. The two story vaulted Great room open to the gourmet Kitchen is spacious and inviting. The main level features a very spacious Master Bedroom with sitting area that opens to side courtyard, a guest bedroom off the entry with a full bath, a formal dining room with butlers pantry, breakfast nook side & covered patio. The Gourmet kitchen features granite slab countertops, Kitchenaid Stainless Steel upgraded appliances, eating bar, large Butlers Pantry with Wine Chiller! From the 3 car garage is a nice sized mudroom as you enter the house, adjacent to the main level utitily room with top of the line Whirlpool Duet steam washer and dryer!

Upstairs the open railings with wrought iron baluster open to the Great Room below, two large bedrooms-1 with a large walk in closet, a full bath with double sinks, a computer niche area, lots of storage and an enormous media/bonus room with plenty of room for game or pool table and sofas or theatre seating. There is a peak a boo view of Mt. Hood from the window too!

This home has a front courtyard that is maintained by the HOA and features exceptional, territorial views of the 250 acre Graham Oaks Nature Park, enjoy your morning coffee or cool evenings from your courtyard!

This is a fantastic home with many more details that you will appreciate when you see it. Come visit our information center at 29245 SW Charlotte Lane and I'd be happy to take you on a tour of this incredible new home. We are open 7 days a week 12-6 weekdays and 10-6 on weekends.

Derek

1 Move in Ready Home available and 6 just Sold and 41 lots left to choose from!

Arbor at Villebois has 1 move in ready and 6 just sold completed homes and has 3 new homes under construction! On lot 125 is our Renoir plan that is move in ready now. Under construction on Lot 262 is our Vermont American plan with a move in date of September 6th, Lot 261 is our Canterbury American with a move in date of October 19th, and Lot 243, a Vermont English move in ready on October 25th! Still time to make some of your own finish selections! Now is a great opportunity for you to Build your own Arbor Custom home customized with your selections from our 9000 square foot design center. In additon to our Vermont American (move in ready in September) Canterbury American and Vermont English plans currently under construction, you can choose your lot from any of our remaining large 26 single family homesites or 15 townhome lots! From our Manor Collection homes- many with Master Bedrooms on Main level, 3 car garages, 4 to 5 bedrooms to our Classic Courtyard Montrose English plan with 5 bedrooms and 3 full baths- we have a home for you! Come and enjoy all of the parks, including the 250 acre Graham Oaks Nature park with paths and trails that this outdoor Lifestyle community of Villebois has to offer!

Spring has Arrived @ Arbor at Villebois!

With the arrival of spring, it is a great time to discover all that Villebois has to offer! Living the Arbor Life at Villebois includes enjoying the outdoor lifestyle in this great community. In addition to more than 160 acres of open space, with trails and paths throughout the community, a tremendous asset is the 250 acre Grahams Oak Nature Park. Arbor Custom Homes has 4 recently sold homes available overlooking this resource area! Did you know there is a 3 mile self guided tour where you can learn about all about the natural resources in this area? Stop by our Model Home at 29245 SW Charlotte Lane and pick up your map to this incredible Park and view our homes! We are open daily from 12-6 and Weekends from 10-6.

Discover Graham Oaks Nature
Park with this scenic, three-mile
self-guided tour from
Walk There!
www.oregonmetro.gov/grahamoaks
www.oregonmetro.gov/walkthere

Culdesac Location Avalon English Plan Sold!

Sold!

This home is located on the only cul-de-sac in Villebois and is also next to a protected green space!

This Avalon floor plan features a Master on the Main, Cherry Cabinets, Granite Kitchen Counters, Stainless Appliances, extensive Hardwoods, and rear yard Landscaping on a flat lot.

The home is 2,486 sqft and has 4 bedrooms, a vaulted great room with fireplace and built ins, 3 full baths, and a large Media room. With all the vaulted areas, this home feels much larger.

2011 Street of Dreams update

The 2011 NW Natural Street of Dreams will be held July 30th-August 21st at Brentwood Estates on Bull Mountain. Builders participating in this years show includes Arbor Custom Homes, Brentwood Homes, Pahlisch Homes and Steel Creek Homes. The site offers a private setting with dense forest, coastal range views and is located next to a nature park. The homes this year will range in price from $700,000-$900,000 and be 3,300-5,000 square feet. Arbor will build their luxury home on Lot #12.

Want to build a Street of Dreams home for your family? Arbor at Villebois has only a few lots left to build your Dream home. Our Manor collection features homes ranging in size from 3,000-4,300 square feet. And prices between $479,900-$579,900.

Personalizing your home is easy. You will meet with our very own interior designer to select from the latest in materials, colors & textures. Items such as flooring, fireplace mantels, counter tops, lighting, cabinets, mechanical, low voltage home electronics and much, much more! Our 9,000 sqft design studio is a service exclusive to Arbor home buyers.

If you would like to preview our design studio prior to purchasing your dream home, please contact me and I can make arraignments.

Arbor Custom Homes to Build in 2011 Street of Dreams!

Arbor Custom Homes is proud to announce that it has committed to build in the 2011 Street of Dreams.

This years Street of Dreams will be held at Brentwood Estates on top of Bull Mountain in Tigard. The site is located on SW 155th terrace & Bull Mountain Road and features 12,000 sqft lots. The 36th annual Street of Dreams is put on by the Homebuilders Association of Metro Portland. More information to follow.

The Lowrie Primary School in Villebois approved by review board.

Wilsonville's development review board approved amendments Thursday night to the Villebois master plan, allowing the school to move to the east side of community as well as extending a new road to the proposed site.


The city council will consider final approval of the measures Thursday January 20th.


The new primary school will serve 500 students and open in September 2012. When completed, the approximately 10.46 acre property will include a park, a playground and athletic fields.





Construction is planned to begin this spring.

$4.85 Million Federal Contract Awarded to Flir Systems

Congratulations go out to Wilsonville based Flir Systems Inc. The company has won a $4,849,300 federal contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Fort Monmouth, N.J., for emitted and reflected radiation night vision equipment. (WASHINGTON DC, Dec. 28, 2010)

FLIR Systems is a thermal imaging (infrared) systems manufacturer based in Wilsonville, Oregon. Founded in 1978, the company makes thermal imagers, thermal imager components, as well as larger systems containing thermal imagers along with other sensors, for both commercial and military applications.

Flir is The World Leader in the Design, Manufacture and Marketing of Thermal Imaging Infrared Cameras.

In 2010 FLIR Systems Completed two major Acquisitions.

The first was a $180 million transaction to take over Raymarine, a world leader in the marine electronics industry. And later on in the year FLIR acquired ICx Technologies for $268 Million. ICx is a leading provider of integrated advanced sensing technologies for homeland security, force protection and critical infrastructure applications.