Visitors to Clairmont, the new Fayetteville community for citizens age 55 or older, will sense a feeling of both Southern hospitality and nostalgia as they traverse streets named Biltmore Drive, Clairmont Court, and Winecoff Drive.

Not only are the streets named for historically significant hotels in Atlanta, but the 14 different house plans offered in the community bear the names of famed local hotels, including The Ansley, The Biltmore, The Dinkler, The Georgian, The Kimball, The Marquis, and The Piedmont.

Lee-Rea Company, LLC, named the community, streets and homes after these historic structures, and the model home showcases the history of each of these old Atlanta hotels.

Michael Faulkner, who is a partner with Barbara Pearson in the development company, points out that there's more to Clairmont than nostalgia.

"We feel we have achieved a sense of uniqueness in our development of Clairmont," siad Faulkner. "Most of the other developments offered for this age group consist of cluster communities with extremely small lots. In Clairmont, half of our homesites are a half acre in size and the others are one-quarter acre. All of our homes are brick and virtually maintenance free."

The community, located off Ga. Highway 314, will hace 48 homes priced from the $150,000s. Each home is classically designed with special features such as vaulted and treyed ceilings and generous open floor plans, and they demonstrate a touch of charm throughout with Victorian-styled columns, extensiv crown moldings, sunrooms and many other options to choose from.

The one feature the developers of Clairmont are most proud of is that all floor plans are handicapped friendly.

"In today's marker," Faulkner said,"we have found there is a vast demand for this type of housing."

Each home is designed with oversized doorways, large hallways and wider-than-usual closet doors. With just a few minor alterations, any of the plans can be converted to accomodate those with special needs. Clairmont conforms to the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 which specifies that at least one member of the household be 55 years of age or older.

All homes in the community have sodded lawns as well as a standard landscape package. A monthly association fee entitles each homeowner to lawn maintenance, semi-annual cleaning of gutters, and upkeep of all common areas within the community.

Each home has a standard security system and extra exterior lighting. The community has street lamps, architectural mailboxes, sidewalks on both sides of the streets, and underground utilities. A three-plus acre nature common area with floral trails, pavilion, and on-half acre pond will provide a peaceful retreat for residents.

Lee-Rae Company is also developing a five acre office/retail site at the entrance to the community. Plans are for the complex to include medical offices compatible to the needs of the Clairmont residents.

Clairmont features two premium builders, Brad Humber Homes and Joe Miller Homes.

"They are both high quality hands-on builders, and they have developed good relationships with all of our homeowners," said Faulkner, who is also the broker for Joyce Faulkner and Associates, Inc., the firm marketing the homes.

Both builders are Fayette County natives and graduates of Fayette County High School. Humber has operated his business for 14 years, building custom homes in Fayette and Coweta counties for most that time. Miller has been producing custom homes in the Fayette and Coweta area with his present company for the past fve years. Prior to that, he was with bob Dixon Homes for six and a half years.

At the present time, the builders have closed on 24 lots, and seven homes are already completed and occupied. Eight presold homes and four specs are currently under construction.

Clairmont is being marketed exclusively by Joyce Faulkner and Associates. The on-sire sales agents for the community are Sherry Amos and Karen Bennett. Amos has been in real estate for 12 years, marketing new construction, land and resale homes in Fayette and South Fulton counties, and she has already passed the million dollar level in sales this year. Bennett has been in real estate for three years, selling and marketing homes in Fayette County and surrounding areas.

The model home at Clairmont is open Saturdays through Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. More information about Clairmont can be obtained by calling 770-460-1482 or 770-716-1272.

The model home, which was decorated by Sue Mills of Frances Stone Interiors, will be the site of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce's After Hours event on Nov. 19.

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