Lennar's Benton Lakes opens in Mandarin to Rave Reviews

Oct. 10, 2011 - PRLog -- Lennar’s Newest Community Hosts Realtor Event
Benton Lakes opens in Mandarin to rave reviews

Jacksonville, Fla (Oct. 10, 2011) – Much desired Mandarin is now host to Lennar’s newest community, Benton Lakes. Featuring homes from Lennar’s Style series, the community offers quiet living enhanced by the natural beauty of the area. Benton Lakes is located off Hood Road and is close to elementary, middle and high schools, shopping, dining with easy access to major thoroughfares including I-95, I-295 and 9A.  The community is only 20 minutes from downtown Jacksonville and less than 30 minutes from northeast Florida’s pristine, world-renowned beaches.  St. Johns Town Center, which boasts shopping, dining and first-class entertainment, is just minutes away.

Over 100 Realtors gathered to celebrate the opening of Benton Lakes and enjoyed tours of the Cernay model, lunch catered by Carrabba’s and door prizes, including a new iPad.  Realtors were raving about the unique 2,617 sf, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, two-story plan, which creatively separates the family living space downstairs from the bedrooms and private living area upstairs by way of a tucked away staircase.  The dramatic exterior showcases stucco with accents of stone.  The foyer welcomes you into a formal Living Room or Study on the right or the formal Dining Room on the left.  The Kitchen and Family Room are open, inviting and warm and gives you the sense of family fun in the heart of the home.  The Kitchen is a chef’s dream with everything at your fingertips including a long granite island countertop to feed the family or kids on the run in an informal setting or to engage friends in lively conversation as you cook.  The Kitchen also features an ample eat-in Café with a view of the covered Lanai and lake. The open setting between Kitchen and Family Room is perfect for entertaining in a spacious environment.  The 36” dark walnut cabinets add the right touch to the beautiful earth tones of cream, butterscotch and taupe.  Upstairs features the spacious Master Bedroom, elegant Bath and large walk-in closet.  There are also three bedrooms all with walk-in closets, a full bath and a laundry room.

Realtors were also impressed with Lennar’s newly designed Sales Center.  The new sales area features comfortable furniture in a living room setting where potential buyers can relax and watch a video on a large flat screen TV built into a free-floating wall.  The wall creates cozy spaces and separates the information area from the Café bar.  Guests can enjoy a cappuccino while they meet with the Sales Counselors in either of two private offices.  The new design has been successful in helping buyers feel at home, get the information they need in a high tech but comfortable environment and remove the overload of information that usually hits buyers when they walk through the door.  The relaxed atmosphere enables Lennar’s Sales Counselors time to casually present the information home buyers need in order to make their best decision.
Future homeowners in Benton Lakes can choose from plans ranging from around 1,860 to just over 3,000 square feet of luxurious living space, with three to five bedrooms, two to three bathrooms and a two- or three-car garage.  Some designs even offer popular flexible-use bonus rooms, giving homeowners the ability to create a perfect home office, children’s playroom, extra bedroom or other specialty room.  Homes available for purchase in Benton Lakes range from the low to upper $200s.
Along with affordable pricing, Benton Lakes homebuyers can save with Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included™ package, which integrates popular luxury features into every home.  All new homes in Benton Lakes will come standard with granite countertops, attractive 18-inch ceramic tile floors, a spacious covered lanai and stainless steel GE® Energy Star-rated appliances.  With other builders, these stylish upgrades are add-ons that often cost homebuyers thousands of additional dollars.
Those interested in learning more can visit Lennar’s Benton Lakes Welcome Home Center, located at 4577 Benton Lakes Drive off Hood Road in Jacksonville.  The Welcome Home Center is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday and Monday.  For more information about Benton Lakes, interested homebuyers can call 904-338-6696 or visit www.LennarJacksonville.com.

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