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Perhaps you’re looking to get some new ideas for your current home, or maybe you’re even considering moving to a brand new neighborhood. Whatever the case, you’re sure to be inspired and delighted by the fully furnished and fully landscaped custom showcase homes presented at Parade of Homes. This 16-day single-site display will be held Oct. 5-20 in the Cypress Creek community of Smithfield. The homes featured will demonstrate the latest in home construction, design, furnishings and technological innovations, so be prepared to appreciate the fine luxuries that come from the resort lifestyle of Smithfield’s finest country club community. For more info, visit www.paradeofhomesva.com.

What is Parade of Homes?

Parade of Homes is a 16-day single-site display of fully furnished and fully landscaped custom showcase homes that demonstrate the latest in home construction, design, furnishings and technological innovations.

It’s the 27th anniversary year for Peninsula Home Builders Association’s Parade of Homes in South Hampton Roads and the second time it has been hosted in Cypress Creek. The show will feature 7 homes for sale ranging from 2,900 square foot up to over 4,000 square feet. Prices range from the $400 K’s to $500 K’s.

When is it?

The show is open noon until 8 p.m. every day, except Sundays, from noon until 6 p.m. Ticket sales will stop one hour before closing.

Where is it?

The event will be in Cypress Creek in Smithfield, Virginia where the community of Cypress Creek features one of the finest golf courses in the area, but you don’t have to be a golfer to appreciate all the luxuries that come from the resort lifestyle of Smithfield’s finest country club community. We feature only the best home builders to design and build luxury homes. The area offers many amenities from shopping to parks, museums and historic landmarks. Residents of Cypress Creek very close to the quaint town of Smithfield, with a variety of home styles from the areas finest custom home builders, consumers are sure to find the perfect place to call home.

How much does it cost?

General admission is $10 for a one-day pass. Active duty and retired military guests and seniors (62 or better) get a $3 discount Monday-Thursday. Children 12 and under are free. Special offer Tuesday and Wednesday $5.00 after 5 P.M. Only one discount applies.

Who is building homes in this event?

Builders participating in the show include: John Barnes of Chesapeake Homes, Virginia Beach; James Crocker of Crocker & Foster Custom Homes, Hampton; Ed Sadler of Sadler Building Corp, Virginia Beach; Danny Exantus & Steve Guerrier of Smart Move Investments, Norfolk; Stephen Quick of Stephen Alexander Homes, Chesapeake; William S. Wirt of Wm S Wirt Construction Inc., Portsmouth.

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Operation Finally Home

Operation Finally Home, by Sadler Building Corp in partnership with Southern Living. First, it is a builder’s association founded charity building homes for America’s war wounded veterans. Builders, tradesmen, and building suppliers building homes…what a perfect way to give back to those who have sacrificed a normal life for our freedom! The purpose for Operation Finally Home is to remove the burden of providing shelter, so that the family can overcome the devastating effects of the war, and move forward with their lives, not looking backward, but looking toward the opportunities ahead. This is a hand-up and not a handout. This is a step in the direction of a rewarding future as productive members of their community. This home will go to a wounded veteran or his family. The home is fully paid for by donations. The family will be introduced in the near future.

The Smithfield House

The Smithfield House, by Stephen Alexander Homes. Working in partnership with the Curator of the Isle of Wight Museum and Isle of Wight Tourism, the house will feature historical and modern Smithfield artifacts that will interest, educate and entertain the home’s visitors.

The Hampton Roads Magazine Home

The Hampton Roads Magazine Home, by Crocker & Foster Custom Homes, shines the spotlight on one of the area’s newest, most dynamic young custom home builders, James Crocker. Come meet the builder and enjoy the many exciting events planned for The Hampton Roads Magazine Home.

And Cypress Creek isn’t just about the homes.

There are the neighborhood amenities, including a junior Olympic-size pool, clubhouse, tennis courts, boat/RV park, walking trails and a separate bike lane. The golf course also is pay-to-play, which means you don’t have to be a member of the golf club to play a round; the public is welcome. The community is less than 30 miles from places like downtown Norfolk and Peninsula Town Center, 40 miles from Williamsburg and 50 miles to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

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Church Square  in Smithfield, VA  is an active adult community that enjoys a prime location in Hampton Roads and a wide variety of on-site amenities. Church Square  is an age qualified community for active adults 55 years of age and better. Only one of the property owners has to be 55 or older and children coming home from college for the holidays or for summer vacation are very welcome.

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The community offers a variety of residences, including single-family homes and  attached villas. The spacious community clubhouse contains many amenities that appeal to active adults, including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, hobby and game rooms.
The community enjoys easy proximity to all of Hampton Roads and Williamsburg VA . Though residents will find plenty to do within the thriving city of Chesapeake as well. There are shopping centers, restaurants, and cultural attractions scattered throughout the area that are sure to appeal to a wide variety of interests.

The low maintenance lifestyle at Church Square allows you to have more time for yourself. After all, you deserve it. You can forget about weekend chores and won’t have to worry about painting or  yard work because someone else does all that for you.

The community was developed on the site of a former soybean field and built by local builder  Atlantic Homes ,builder of many landmark communities throughout the area. For over 30 years they have been one of the largest and most admired home building companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. Atlantic Homes is currently building in the following communities: New Town, Orchard Hill in Stonehouse and Kensington Woods in Williamsburg They also build homes in the Richmond Va and Raleigh/ Durham areas of North Carolina

Residents at Church Square  enjoy an active lifestyle. The community’s social clubs revolve around special interests—such as, travel, wine, or reading—and are a great way for newcomers to meet other neighbors.
With its great location in the town of Smithfield  residents will also find plenty to do outside of the community. The area has a wide variety of shopping, dining and recreational activities to interest any active adult. Nearby VA beach, Norfolk Yorktown and Williamsburg provide rich cultural attractions, including museums, performing arts centers, and much more. Between its prime location and the full array of amenities offered within the community, Church Square offers residents an exciting, active adult lifestyle.

Walter and Carol Jones liked their Suffolk home of six years but felt they needed something different. Another couple, Garland and Suzanne Brown, were tired of the outdoor maintenance required by their house in Smithfield. Both couples learned of Church Square, an active-adult community for those 55 and older in historic Smithfield, and determined it was the place for them.

“We had a three-story condominium and decided at our age that we didn’t need to climb three stories anymore,” Walter Jones, 79, said.

Added Suzanne Brown, 67, “We loved our place, but we had a great big yard with almost an acre of land. It got harder and harder to take care of the mowing, trimming and weeds.”

The Joneses, who have been married for 58 years, moved into Church Square in December 2007. “We have all of our amenities on the ground floor and a guest room upstairs,” Walter Jones said. The Browns are pleased that monthly association fees include all lawn maintenance. “Now we don’t have to worry about taking care of it anymore,” said Suzanne Brown, who planted pansies in her front garden area.

The Signature Club features a clubhouse with pool, exercise and dining rooms, kitchen, fireplace, game table, gathering room, gated entrance and outdoor patios.

“The ladies eat dessert there one day a month to discuss problems and make plans,” Suzanne Brown said.

“We’re all seniors, but we’re all in this together,” Walter Jones said. “We feel we have a jewel here.”

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Keep looking: If you like Church Square  , you might also like: Colonial Heritage or The Settlement in Williamsburg or Rosecrest at West Neck in Virginia Beach, VA, Eagle Point in Chesapeake or any of the Villas neighborhoods in Yorktown, Williamsburg and Smithfield

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Directions from Southside: Travel East on I64 to 664 North. Exit onto Rt 17/James River Bridge. Left on Benns Church Blvd/Rt. 258. Right on Rt. 10 towards Smithfield. Right on South Church Street. Right on Durham St. Clubhouse is on right. Directions from Newport News: Travel across the James River Bridge /Rt 17 South. Right on Rt 258/ Benns Church Blvd. Right on Rt. 10 towards Smithfield. Right on South Church Street. Right on Durham St.

About the area

Nestled in a crook overlooking the Pagan River, Smithfield has escaped the congestion of the Hampton Roads port towns―Newport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth. Yet Norfolk’s international airport lies only 35 minutes away; Virginia Beach, 50 minutes.

Friends and neighbors enjoy a strong sense of small-town life. History and architecture buffs revel in the presence of colonial America. The climate brings Atlantic breezes but no brutal winters.

Drawbacks: A maritime community once teeming with watermen, Smithfield has not escaped the impact of marine habitat decline and related problems.  Residents wrestle with development prospects that some say threaten the historic ambience.

Your Next-door Neighbors: Early retirees embarking on second careers. A young military couple back from European assignment. A family of watermen. A Northern transplant starting a winery. Graphic designers. Smithfield Inn’s chef. Smithfield Foods executives. A docent from the Isle of Wight Museum. An antiques auctioneer. A College of William & Mary professor.

How You’d Spend Your Free Time: Sailing. Biking out to Darden’s Country Store for delicious cured ham. Driving to Surrey for a ferry hop to Williamsburg to cheer William & Mary teams. Attending George Washington and Thomas Jefferson re-enactments at the Old Courthouse of 1750. Taking houseguests to St. Luke’s, the nation’s only surviving original-brick Gothic church.

Church Square is near the heart of old Smithfield with close proximity to specialized stores and art galleries,  good restaurants and parks. Several shopping plazas serve the area and offer Food Lion, Farm Fresh, Bloom and local farmer’s markets,With so many historic buildings, touring Smithfield is like stepping through time to experience America during the era of the American Revolution or the Civil War. Yet today’s quaint shops and charming restaurants make the town a favorite spot for local residents. Boutiques of many sorts and sizes line the pedestrian friendly streets  Grand Victorian homes now house quaint and colorful shops selling eclectic apparel ,art galleries and  studios. Military Veterans can access base commissaries and medical facilities with simple commutes to Fort Eustis in Newport News, Langley Air Force Base in Hampton and Naval Medical Center in nearby Portsmouth

Residents can also enjoy waterside treasures like Robert S. Clontz Memorial Park, Waterworks Lake and Windsor Castle Park.  Located right in downtown Smithfield, this brand new riverside park features 4 miles of a woodland trail system, orchards, picnic areas, a dog park, a state-of-the-art kayak and canoe launch, fishing pier, scenic overlooks and the Windsor Castle Historic Sit

Smithfield has many of the charms including 18th & 19th Century architecture, a revitalized historic downtown, and all the character of a former colonial seaport. According to the Virginia Landmarks Register, Smithfield is “perhaps the best preserved of Virginia’s Colonial seaports.”  Smithfield’s Historic District boasts over 70 buildings of exceptional architectural importance, including residences of the Colonial, Federal and Victorian periods.

Located in Isle of Wight County, Smithfield has a population of approximately 8,100 and is approximately 10.1 square miles in size. Smithfield offers residents a small-town atmosphere, affordable housing, a historic downtown, and a new state-of-the-art community/conference center – The Smithfield Center. According to the Virginia Review, Smithfield is “without a doubt, one of the prettiest towns in Virginia.”

Nurtured by trade and commerce, Smithfield soon became a town of industry with four plants devoted to the art of curing the world famous “Smithfield Ham“. Once a commercial center for shipping, Smithfield has evolved to host one of the area’s largest meat-processing industries as well as the home to one of Hampton Roads’ largest employers – Smithfield Foods, Inc. – a Fortune 500 company with its corporate headquarters in Smithfield. Smithfield was just recently named “one of the 50 best small southern towns“.

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