KALAMAZOO, MI — Houses from $150,000 to more than $900,000 with unique features like theater rooms, wine rooms, an even an indoor workout pool are expected to provide something for almost every homeowner or prospective home buyer to see at the 23rd Annual Spring Parade of Homes in Kalamazoo.
“Parade homes of all styles and price ranges can be seen throughout Kalamazoo County,” said Scott DeLoof, president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Kalamazoo, which sponsors the annual event. “This year we are taking on the theme of energy efficiency. Many of the homes will be highlighting energy efficient features.”
He said Consumers Energy is the event’s Luminary Sponsor and is working with the Home Builders Association “to educate as many people as possible about how they can save money by having an energy-efficient home.”
The nine-day Parade, which starts Friday (June 7) and continues through June 15, will feature 21 homes, including 18 newly built residences and three remodeled homes. Other sponsors include WKZO and WVFM radio, MLive Media Group, Integrated Smart Technologies and Lake Michigan Credit Union.
“This year we have a lot of unique builders and styles,” said Amanda Kuchnicki, director of marketing and social media for the HBA. She said the homes include four condominiums and three lake houses. “We are featuring the latest trends and styles for interior design, energy efficiency and technology within the home.”
She said people enjoy the Parade of Homes not only to see what the area has to offer in new housing opportunities (construction, architecture, landscaping and technology) but to find ideas and inspiration for their own home improvements.
Click here for a look at the homes to be showcased.
Among the homes is a custom-built house at 6199 McGillicuddy Lane in Portage designed by area home designer Phil Bonnine for the young family of his son and daughter-in-law. It is a 2,444-square-foot, single-family residence with three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.
“It’s modern living,” said Jack Gesmundo of American Village Builders, which began construction of the house about 5.5 months ago in its Homestead community. “It’s casual living. It’s not a formal home.”
He said the house in functional, without a formal dining room or segregated rooms.
“The kitchen in this home is a command center,” Gesmundo said. “It’s open to the living room and the dining area.”
Its cabinetry and walls feature unique colors and finishes. And the house backs up to the Portage trail system.
Some details:
WHEN – June 7 through June 15.
WHERE –
Various homes from Greater Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo County. Location maps are provided with tickets.
HOURS – 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 4 to 9 p.m. on Fridays; 1 – 9
p.m. Saturdays; and some homes are open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
Remodeled homes area to be open from June 13 to 15 only.
COST – Admission to all of the properties is $12 per
person. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased in
advance for $10 at any Lake Michigan Credit Union location or Harding’s Marketplaces in Kalamazoo.
SPECIALS –
Tickets include dining deals from various local restaurants including: Asiago’s Bakery Deli, Epic Bistro, Fieldstone Grill,
Martell’s, The Union and Central City Tap House.
More information about the Parade of Homes is available by contacting the Home Builders Association at
269-375-4225 or via KalamazooHomePage.com.
Business writer Al Jones may be contacted at ajones5@mlive.com
and 269-365-7187. Follow me on Twitter at ajones5_al.
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