Going back to the way we once were
Community designed for small-town feel
10/17/2007
Published: Tuesday, August 14, 2007
By Angelia Davis
BUSINESS WRITER
adavis@greenvillenews.com
Community designed for small-town feel Project may bring 1,062 new homes to Simpsonville area
SIMPSONVILLE -- When people get a glimpse of Griffin Park this fall, they'll find more than custom-built houses, the developers and builders say. They'll see the making of a community that will, eventually, be perceived as a small town, according to Joe Jelks, who along with Bryan Little (Jelks/Little LLC) is developing Griffin Park. A grand opening will be held in October for Griffin Park, a traditional neighborhood being built on 300-plus acres off West Georgia and Fork Shoals roads. At that time, people can tour 16 residences and view other amenities in a community that is "all about living with people in a small town environment," Jelks said.
Griffin Park will have a mix of of house sizes, types, and price ranges and services most people can walk to. Up to 1,062 residences -- single-family houses and townhouses -- will be in Griffin Park. The cost for the first 16 houses is from about $259,000 to $659,500 for homes with from 1,100 to approximately 3,700 square feet. Four townhomes will be under construction when the grand-opening occurs, says Mark Stuermann, a Griffin Park town. The first phase of the project will include 171 lots and a pavilion with a junior Olympic pool, an outdoor grill, and seating. Stuermann said the most important part of Griffin Park is getting people to reconnect. That will be achieved partly with the front porches, parks, amphitheaters, and "miles of walking trails," some of which are along "the most beautiful stretches" of the Reedy River, he said. Another hub for interaction is a town center built on 261/2 acres. It will contain a grocery store, pharmacy, dry cleaning, and other shops and services, Jelks said. Griffin Park will also have a centralized post office. Jelks said it will be one of the many "intersections" that give people the opportunity to meet one another. The post office will be in the community center, a four-story tower that will also be home to the sales center and a cafe. Jelks/Little LLC has been involved with such communities as Thornblade, Spalding Farm, Kilgore Plantation. Griffin Park likely will be its last, Jelks said, because it will take 12 to 15 years to complete.
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