Popular House Trends for Baby Boomers

Here at the Hodorowski Group, we are noticing a rising trend in the types of houses and communities we are building that are more geared toward Baby Boomers, or, those born between the years of 1946-1964. Many of these Boomers are looking for convenient independent housing and are not at all ready to move into a retirement home. We wanted to share with you some of our senior-friendly house designs and a brand new community we recently finished building that are more popular with the Baby Boomers.

Homes with first floor Master Bedrooms: According to National Association of Home Builders, "more than 40% of new homes have Master Suites downstairs, a 15% increase over a decade ago. Boomers not wishing to go up and down stairs... helped fuel this trend. The bedrooms also are also larger, with more spacious walk-in closets and bathrooms that have a separate tub and shower and dual sinks."  (NAHB) We offer a number if different house designs with a first floor Master Suite. Some of our more recently built houses that follow this trend is the 'Ashley', 'Biltmore' and 'McKinley.' Other designs include the 'Brighton', 'Taylor', 'Buchanan' and the 'Tyler' designs.

The 'Ashley' design

Downsizing to a one story design: Another trend we are seeing with Baby Boomers is downsizing to a smaller one-story or ranch house. "A smaller home sometimes means less maintenance, less work and less worry." says a recent article from U.S.News, "... and a lot of them, suffering from bad ankles, bad knees and bad hips, are opting for one-story housing." In the past year we have built a number of different ranches in several different communities including The Preserves, Sandy Rock Estates and Traver's Meadow. The more popular one story house designs we've built are the Stanton, Aqueduct, and Cleverdale. Other ranch designs include the Camden, Cleveland, Franklin Pierce, and Covington.

The 'Aqueduct' design

The 'Stanton' design

This ranch is custom designed model

Age restricted apartment living:  Then there are the Baby Boomers that take downsizing to another level and move to an age restricted community or senior apartment living.  These Boomers are looking for the quality of independent living but with the convenience of not needing to maintain a house or property. The Hodorowski Group recently finished building a 110 unit senior apartment building called Glenwyck Manor, in Glenville, New York with amenities included like a fitness center, indoor pool, community center, and spa. There are about 80 units available to rent still in either a one or two-bedroom option. For more information on Glenwyck Manor, visit www.MeadowsAtGlenwyck.com. If Glenville isn't the area for you, we are also starting phase I of construction of a similar community in Wilton, New York.

View of Living Room at Glenwyck Manor, senior apartment living.

View of an Entry, Kitchen, Dining & Living Room, Glenwyck Manor apartment

View of hallway into Dining area from Master Bedroom, Glenwyck Manor apartment

In-law apartments: One final trend we are seeing in the houses we build, is the rising popularity of in-law apartments attached to the main house of a home. We offer several options for those looking to build a brand new home, with the convenience of having Mom and Dad next door. You can read more about the In-Law options we have, and see some of the designed we've built here.

This 'Helmond' has a custom built in-law apartment attached.

We'd love to know, if you are a Baby Boomer, what something that look for in a home or community?

Hodorowski Homes is the Capital Region’s premier home builder building single family homes in Schenectady, NY and its surrounding areas. Please visit www.hodorowskihomes.com for more information.

Inverted Tray Ceiling

If you are looking to add beauty and value to a brand new home, one of the ways you can do so is by adding an inverted tray ceiling to a room. You can add this feature to any room that has a roof truss above it. It is commonly added to the Master Suite to give it a sense of volume. An inverted tray ceiling adds at least 18” of ceiling height, and is a beautiful architectural feature. As you can see in the photo above, its a major structural change from a typical flat ceiling, and needs to be noted in the blueprints. We love adding this character point to a house because it add such dimension and richness to a room! Check out the completed inverted tray ceiling of our recently completed Master Bedrooms at our community in Travers Meadows:

Travers Meadow Development Phase III

We are so excited about the next phase in our Travers Meadow new housing development in Malta, New York.  Take a look at this video which introduces Phase III! For more information, please contact Kim Mesko at 518.366.0176 or John Mesko at 518.466.9700. 

Calling Travers Meadows Home

Paul Hodorowski has done it again! Many young families would come to our open house at Travers Meadows and through our conversation, they would express how much they would love to live at Travers Meadows.

The neighborhood design of this community is second to none! With sidewalks and curbing wrapping through the entire community, every home site backing up to a "forever wild area", garages tucked away in the rear of the homes and large expansive front porches to wave and say hello to neighbors as they stroll by on the sidewalk.

These amenities, however, are not inexpensive and so Paul, in consultation with his architects, is introducing "THE ROCKPORT" and "THE HOMESTRECH".

In the upper $200s, these 3 bedroom 2.5 bath colonials will allow more families to call Travers Meadows home.

Thanks Paul! For not compromising the quality or features of the neighborhood in your constant drive to create a successful place to call home.

New Home Series Now Available at Travers Meadows!

Choose from the beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath Ranch, or the exquisite 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath with 1st Floor Master Suite, or possibly one of our stunning 3 or 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2-story Colonials.

All our new designs can be customized to meet your specific desires. Our expansive Neo-traditional community with a “Return to Neighborhoods” theme offers amenities including concrete sidewalks, curbing, walking trails, a pond, gazebo and every home backing up to a forever-wild area.

The exterior of the homes feature rear entry garages and wrap around porches. The luxurious standard features include such things as 9’ ceilings, granite counters, hardwood, tile, stainless steel, etc.

Call the Mesko team today to schedule your appointment, 518-466-9700. For more information about Travers Meadows, visit our website here!