Stonebridge by the Bay in Wasaga Beach

As you drive into Wasaga Beach, city life and its craziness disappearing in your rearview mirror, a sense of calm takes over. Embrace this sense of calm when you live at Stonebridge By the Bay from Stonebridge Building Group Inc. No longer just a summer playground, Wasaga Beach is a four-season resort community, attracting a variety of families: those in search of an active high-energy lifestyle filled with golfing, horseback riding, or skiing, or those in search of something little more soothing: romantic walks along the shore, bird watching, or boating. Located at River Road West and Main Street South in Wasaga Beach, this mixed residential community will eventually have 375 homes within walking distance of the beach, trails, and woodlands. Local amenities are also nearby and the new Stonebridge Town Centre has shopping, restaurants, and more.The exclusive Beach Club will feature landscaped grounds, a gazebo, verandas, decks, and the beach. Inside it will have a games table, a kitchen, a fireplace, and lounge areas. This will be a great place to socialize with other Stonebridge residents or just soak up the sand and the sun. Lucky residents will also enjoy a private heated pool with a cabana and on-site walking and biking trails through the woodlands. Stonebridge is the only community with Wasaga Beach to feature comprehensive landscaped boulevards.These two and three-bedroom bungalow, two-storey, and three-storey villas range in size from 1,009-sq.-ft. to 1,990-sq.- ft., and start from $194,000. Many homes back onto the natural heritage lands and trails. The limited time preview-opening bonus features a gas fireplace with marble surround, five appliances, and hardwood flooring in the living/dining room. Closings are scheduled for May through July 2009.All homes feature naturalized country landscaping to immediately enhance the look and feel of your community— a rare feature in Wasaga Beach, 9-foot main floor ceilings, extended height kitchen cabinets, tile in the foyer, kitchen, and bathrooms, 40-oz or Berber broadloom. All homes also have ENERGY STAR features such as low E argon-filled windows, and exterior doors, extra insulation, a high efficiency two-stage furnace, and a high-efficiency heat recovery ventilator.Stonebridge Building Group Inc. takes its design cues from the older Wasaga Beach homes; façades are designed to merge seamlessly with the existing architecture for a Cape Cod feel. Depending on the model, exteriors may have: Hardie board, dormers, cedar-shake like trim, arches, stone accents, columns, covered porches, Juliet balconies, transoms, decorative windows, pre-cast surrounds, varying roof peaks, decorative accents, walkout covered balconies, box windows, peaked gables, turrets, wood decks, and rear bowed windows. Bright open-concept interiors may have optional coffered ceilings, combined living/dining rooms, breakfast bars, partial or full master en suites, deep walk-in closets, French doors, second floor study lofts, raised ceilings, main or second floor laundry areas, country kitchens, half-walls, garden doors, vaulted ceilings, and open-to-above areas (with loft option). The Wasaga, elevation B is a 1,113-sq.-ft., two-bedroom, two bathroom bungalow that sells from $225,000. Its welcoming façade features a wide covered porch, Hardie board, stone accents, decorative trim, transom windows, sidelights, pre-cast surrounds, peaked gables, and decorative columns. Inside, next to your foyer is a secondary bedroom: great for guest or a home office, its vaulted ceiling adds drama; choose the optional extra door for private access to the full bathroom. Down the hall is your spacious combined living/dining room, perfect for family gatherings: a half-wall faces your country kitchen, which is flooded with natural daylight from a garden door. Your master bedroom features a soaring vaulted ceiling, a deep walk-in closet, and a three-piece ensuite. There is also a laundry area on the main floor. Those who love to entertain should consider the loft option for an extra $15,000. The additional 563-sq.-ft. space features a full bathroom, a third bedroom with a walk-in closet, a walk-in linen closet, and a spacious loft, ideal for an entertainment centre. The presentation centre, located in the Stonebridge Town Centre (Main Street South and River Road West in Wasaga Beach), is open Monday to Thursday from noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday, Sunday, and holidays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call Marijka Stasoff 1-877-420-0880 or 705-422-0880 or visit www.mystonebridge.ca.