Lorain/Elyria, OH
Builders begin quarry work
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Developer picks name, details prototype home
SOUTH AMHERST — Work has begun and a name has been selected for the $500 million upscale community set in the South Amherst quarries.
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| An sketch of a home at the Quarries at Beaver Creek.
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The Quarries at Beaver Creek could take seven to 10 years to complete, but the razing of the remaining sandstone mills is steadily under way and should be finished within the next couple months, according to Rich Govitz, project manager for Industrial Realty Group development.
IRG also released its first conceptual drawing of its 4,000-square-foot model home — slated to cost around $1 million.
The design of the four-bedroom home is reminiscent of the work done by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Govitz said, and will use sandstone, glass, stone and steel.
“We don’t know how many homes will be based off the model,” he said. “But we hope to start building it in the next few months.”
During the announcement of the project in December, IRG President Stuart Lichter said the largely residential project will eventually have 1,150 homes ranging in price from $750,000 to $1.3 million on nearly 1,000 acres.
The development will be focused on preserving the rustic, natural feel that’s already there, according to Lichter, and about 70 percent of the land around the quarries will remain untouched.
While IRG will build some of the homes, future residents will be able to buy land and have their own custom homes built, but they, too, will have to adhere to strict design standards of glass, wood and local sandstone.
Beyond the homes, the property will include a hotel/conference center, hiking, biking and horse trails, indoor and outdoor swimming facilities, an indoor fitness center, indoor tennis, basketball and racquetball courts, a beach and access to boating, skeet shooting, ice skating, fishing, orienteering, sled riding, and sleigh and carriage rides.
Govitz said the Lorain County Metro Parks will also play a role in cataloguing plants, animals and other insects found throughout the quarries.
Contact Stephen Szucs at 329-7129 or sszucs@chroniclet.com.
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I’m not sure why, but every time I’ve heard/read about this, the thought, there goes South Amherst comes to mind. It’s been my experience when people with the income it will take to afford these homes move in, they will start demanding changes to suit their needs. People always do this. They move to an area because they like how it is, but once they move in enmasse (1,150 homes) they want to change it. The residents who have lived there for generations are rendered almost voiceless because the money talks. The newcomers will get their way and the charm of South Amherst will be lost. The amenities they are planning proves what I’m saying. All of them will be on the ‘property’. Not for public consumption, but for the home owners. Nothing wrong with this, but it does show exclusivity and not being ‘part of the community’ they’ve come to reside in. Some call this progress or that’s how it goes. I call it, some wonderful places are lost.
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