Quiet, Major Renovation, Available Nov 2011

Major Renovation in progress. Plan to finish by mid-late November. Just purchased brand new full-sized FRONT loading washer and dryer and this week installing an efficient dryer ducting system to keep your laundry costs way down! The washer spins fast and uses little water (less to heat!) and the dryer has a powerful blower, but you will barely need the dryer as the washer will all but spin dry your clothes! The permit was obtained and the building inspector is scheduled to come this week to look at the work in progress.

Soon there will be new ceramic tile flooring in the kitchen, living room, dining area, hallway, foyer, closets, laundry area, and bathroom. (Hopefully you can see the grout lines and the actual pattern in the tile in the photos.) The bedrooms have professionally cleaned and stain-protected wall-to-wall carpeting.

Great galley kitchen with lots of counter space and an amazing amount of very sturdy wood cabinets. Since the ceilings are 9 feet high the open soffit area above the cabinets provides even more kitchen storage. Refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, exhaust fan, newish stove and garbage disposal.

Bathroom will soon have new ceramic tile from tub to ceiling and around the vanity. The vanity has two sinks. The full-sized porcelain bathtub with shower and toilet are separated from the sinks with a door. Waiting to be installed is a double curved rod for extra space when showering and lots of decorating possibilities.

Many other brand new items being installed throughout unit. Nice corner shelving unit just custom-made for the unit.

All new faucets in bathroom, kitchen and bath/shower. New universal/ADA height, elongated, 1.6 gallon toilet. Grab bar in the bathtub. Door way to the sink area was just enlarged.

Unit is a ground floor unit which currently requires steps to access via the front door. Railing on patio can keep children on patio and then, when gate open, allows level access into the unit and makes it easy for children to get to the lawn to play. Easy to walk directly to nearby playground.

Trash pick-up is provided, with the dumpsters, conveniently, right next to the 900 building but out of sight of this unit. Sewage and water are also provided.

There is CAT-5 computer cabling and TV hook-ups in both bedrooms and the living room. You have a choice of Internet providers and Verizon DSL and Comcast both are available.

Central heating and AC only a couple of years old. Double pane, insulated windows. All the double hung windows are vinyl replacement windows that are very easy to clean as they tilt in. Speaking of cleaning, the paint is a very good grade of Zinser paint that is easy to clean and of course the ceramic flooring should be very easy to maintain. The Scotch guard stain protectant on the bedroom carpeting should also help minimize cleaning difficulties. Obviously the new ceramic tile in the bathroom will be mildew free when you move in!

Also, 52" 5-bladed reversible (for summer cooling and winter heat circulating) ceiling fans with lights in both bedrooms and the living rooms. Track lighting will provide many lighting options; so there should be plenty of lighting everywhere! The ceiling is being reinforced so it will be easy to hang a heavy plant even in front of the South facing window. This unit should have great lighting, even all winter. The patio ceiling however, cuts the western sun all summer so breezes can come through the patio door decreasing the need for costly AC.

Amazing amount of storage! Closets are everywhere! Large pantry area. Shelving to be installed in the laundry area along with a bar to hang shirts fresh out of the dryer. The washer/dryer will be able to be hidden behind doors and the door to the washer will be able to be left open to keep from getting musty.

Very quiet complex. Family-oriented. Children's playground nearby. Bike trails to the super market and Virginia Tech. The VT sheep meadows are adjacent to Brightwood Manor. Blacksburg Transit bus stops at the end of the driveway. Family doctors' office with evening and weekend emergency hours right next door. Kipps Elementary School and Blacksburg Middle and High Schools.

Views from unit are of expansive lawns, the children's playground and Oak Manor Townhouses. Sheep meadows and woods are next to Brightwood Manor making it fun and convenient to watch the sheep and the llama. A family walk could take you to the sheep barns to watch the lambs.

This is a terrific unit for serious students as well as families, individuals and couples. Brightwood Manor is a small (only 36 units) complex that is well-known as a place where one does not have wild parties since the police are called by multiple residents; so partiers must go elsewhere to party. Expect it to be very unusual to hear much noise, except a couple of weekends in August (before new residents realize that noise is not tolerated) and then at graduation in May.

You may see that this unit is priced higher than some of the other units, even seemingly identical ones in Brightwood Manor. However, if you reside in one of our units, you would be residing in a unit where the owner/manager pays attention to details and the concerns of the residents and tries to install features that will keep residents' utility bills lower. We really do respond promptly to requests for repairs. We periodically send out e-mails asking if anything needs attention, and then follow-up quickly, if any work is needed. In fact, one of our Brightwood Manor residents moved to another unit in the complex because the price was lower for a unit with a similar floorplan. In December she called me to ask if I had anything available because the standard of maintenance of that unit was intolerably lower and not worth the "savings" she was seeking.

When the new resident moves into 900 #3, the unit will be immaculately clean. Most of our residents renew year after year until they no longer need a rental unit in Blacksburg because we try hard to keep the units as nice as they day people move in.

If we give you a tour now, you will see a work in progress; so you need to use your imagination. But if you come now, you might be able to have some input in the way the unit will be finished off.

Please give us a call or e-mail. Thanks!

No Smoking & no uncaged pets: As with all our units, this unit is maintained pet and smoke allergen free since renovation. This also helps us to keep our units looking as if they were recently renovated. We do allow most quiet caged pets as long as they are well cared for. No uncaged pets and no outdoor pets. No permitted pet may be capable of making noise that could be heard outside the unit with the windows open, except song birds which, of course, sound similar to birds outside in the trees and feeding at the neighbors' bird feeders. We maintain a list of the types of critters that have resided in our units so we can inform people with allergies of when the critters lived there.