Residents at Active Adult Communities Create their Perfect Lifestyle

The Orchards Group’s metro Atlanta active adult communities, The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm and The Orchards of East Cherokee, are unlike most other active adult communities. Normally, active adult communities have a Social Director that organizes all of the activities and events for homeowners to participate in. Striving to be different and make homeowners happier, The Orchards Group took a different approach by allowing homeowners to offer their input on the activities and events that are taking place. 

This idea that allowing homeowners to take responsibility for their own lifestyle makes them more involved in the community proves to be doing well at The Orchards of East Cherokee, located in Hickory Flat. Residents have been very involved in the planning events and activities, as their community has expanded in the past year, so have the events. For instance, their monthly Meet and Greet dinner has grown from being held once a month to three times! New social groups and events have also been a product of the growing community, including a Saturday night themed party, men’s coffee gathering, ladies lunch outing, craft club, book club and game days.

But how do all of these adults with varying interests get along? Mitch Block, sales and marketing director for The Orchards Group, sees the differences as a positive. “As more people purchase homes and move in to the communities, they bring with them more and more personal interests,” Block says. “Because of this, we are seeing a growing use of the clubhouse, which is exactly the intention. Hopefully, we will continue to see new groups created, such as card groups or even movie groups.”

With so many activities and outings to choose from at The Orchards Group’s two communities, residents have the option of participating in as many or little events as they choose. And if they can’t find the perfect social group or event for them, they can create it!

For more information on the active adult lifestyle that can be found at the two Orchards Group communities, contact The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm at 678-513-8879 or The Orchards of East Cherokee at 770-345-5409. Or, visit www.OrchardsGroup.com.

Active Adult Communities Offer Last-of-their-Kind Homes

If a courtyard home or single family basement home in one of The Orchard Group's Atlanta active adult communities is on your wish list, now is your last chance to own them.

At The Orchards of East Cherokee in Woodstock, just one move-in ready courtyard home remain. Priced at $269,350, this home features the Belmont plan with a gorgeous courtyard, two bedrooms plus a den, two bathrooms, separate breakfast and dining rooms, granite countertops and a walk-in pantry in the kitchen, hardwood flooring and covered and uncovered patios.

Completing this popular active adult community are a host of amenities including a grand clubhouse, barbeque grilling area, waterfall sitting plaza and swimming pool.

Just one single family basement home priced at $359,265 remains at The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm in Cumming. Featuring the Hawthorne plan, this home boasts two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large den or third bedroom, a 2,000 square foot unfinished basement, screened porch, hardwoods throughout the main living spaces, built-in cabinets in the living room and dark maple kitchen cabinets.

In addition to beautiful homes designed for active adults, this community offers a wealth of amenities, including a firepit, arbor, barbeque grilling area, lawn, two swimming pools and a grand clubhouse.

Both communities are convenient to plenty of shopping, dining, entertainment, recreation, healthcare facilities and major roadways.

Stop by either community today for a tour of these gorgeous last-of-their-kind homes.

For more information on East Cherokee, call 770-345-5409. For more information on Brannon Oak Farm, call 678-513-8879. To learn more about The Orchards Group, visit www.OrchardsGroup.com.

15 Active Adult Homes Under Construction at Brannon Oak Farm

With sold signs and new homes popping up every day across the metro Atlanta area, it is safe to say that the housing market is finally looking up. For The Orchards Group, the market has come back with a vengeance, and to keep up, they are now building 15 new homes, half of which are already sold, at The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm in Cumming.

"With the sales pace we have been maintaining over the last several months and the new construction activity, we anticipate to be built and sold out of this community by the end of 2013. Any active adults in the area who have been thinking about buying are highly encouraged to visit our sales center today to see what everyone has been raving about," said Mitch Block, Director of Sales and Marketing for The Orchards Group.

Those looking for master on the main villas have three opportunities coming soon. At the end of August, buyers will have the option of a Dogwood home on a basement for $349,900 or a Cypress home on a basement for $389,900. A month later, another Cypress home will be ready for $355,500.

Three new ranch condominiums are also under construction and still for sale. A Charleston home with a bonus room and sunroom for $309,900 will be ready in mid June. Two additional homes, an Ashewood with sunroom and walk-up attic storage for $269,900 and an Ellijay with screened-in porch and bonus room for $319,900, will be ready by the end of August.

Finally, we have a Piedmont plan single family home with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and loads of upgrades will be ready in mid July for $296,950.

All three home types offer low maintenance exteriors in addition to exquisite features and finishes both inside and out.

In order to fully take advantage of the active adult lifestyle, our residents can enjoy a wealth of amenities including a grand clubhouse, two swimming pools, a firepit, barbeque grill and lawn area.

The community’s Cumming location is ideal for dining out, shopping, entertainment, recreation and travel via major roadways including GA 400.

For more information, visit www.OrchardsGroup.com or call 678-513-8879.

Everything is Within Reach at The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm

When choosing between active adult communities, one of the biggest factors for consideration is the lifestyle a particular community can offer. You want to make sure you not only are moving into a home designed to meet your needs, but also a community that is too.

Residents at The Orchards Group's Cumming active adult community, The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm, recently added even more reasons to love their community to their list with the addition of a community library.

Homeowner Giselle Warner created this little book nook, which operates on a donate-and-return system, by organizing the community's overflowing filing cabinet filled with good books. Now, residents are able to drop by the clubhouse and browse through the offerings, which are organized by category and author, instead of driving to the local library or bookstore.

In addition to the library, the community's Grand Clubhouse is also home to two cards and games room, a gourmet kitchen, fireside grand room, fireside gentlemen's den, fitness center and rear veranda. Outside the clubhouse, residents can gather at the community's two pools, grilling area, fire pit or arbor.

After a day of spending time with their new neighbors and family, homeowners can come home to one of the community's ranch condominiums, single family homes or master on the main villas. Each home is designed for the active adult lifestyle without giving up the exquisite details that buyers love.

Brannon Oak Farm's Cumming location makes spending time with nearby family easy, and everyone will find plenty to do in this Forsyth County town, which is home to the Avenue Forsyth, Lake Lanier and much more.

These active adult homes are selling fast, so to learn more, please call 678-513-8879 or visit www.OrchardsGroup.com today! 

2012 Success at The Orchards Group Makes 2013 Outlook Bright

The Atlanta housing market made significant strides of improvement in 2012, and The Orchards Group was among the builders that benefitted from this sudden upturn. Noted as one of Atlanta’s leading active adult builders, The Orchards Group’s local community sales skyrocketed in 2012.

“At The Orchards of East Cherokee in Woodstock, we sold 20 homes in 2012, a 150 percent increase over 2011," said Mitch Block Director of Sales and Marketing. He continued, “our Cumming communities were also busy with 38 homes sold at The Orchards of Brannon Oak Farm, a 111 percent increase from the year before, and the sales of our final homes at The Orchards of Habersham Grove."

The Orchards Group home sales in 2012 incredibly rose 123 percent from 2011, with 58 homes sold between their East Cherokee and Brannon Oak Farm communities.

Block further stated, "With low interest rates and the continued stabilization of the Atlanta real estate market as a whole, we expect 2013 to be an even better year than 2012."

If you or someone you know is looking for a truly amazing active adult community, the homes built by The Orchards Group may be just what you’ve been looking for! Elegant interiors coupled with low maintenance exteriors are designed with active adults in mind. Shop through the various floor plans and design options for the condominiums, villas and single family homes offered.

Every active adult community prides themselves on their residents, but none more than those at East Cherokee and Brannon Oak Farm. This is why The Orchards Group provides such fabulous community amenities for their residents to enjoy with each other such as their wonderful grand clubhouses, swimming pools and gathering spaces. All of these areas are great for getting to know your neighbors and for holding community events, clubs and family socials. Atlanta is located nearby too, providing plenty of fine dining, shopping, recreation, entertainment and medical facilities.

Please visit www.OrchardsGroup.com or call 678-513-8879 for more information.