The News Journal 1:12 p.m. ET Feb. 17, 2017

Plantation Lakes(Photo: K. Hovnanian Homes)

Living on a golf course has its perks. To hit the links, golfers just roll their clubs over to the green. Those who dont golf can savor the restful views of well-manicured greens and lush, landscaped areas from their screened porch or patio. Add a clubhouse, a community pool and proximity to the beach to the mix and you have the recipe for relaxation. Youll find all of the above at Plantation Lakes, a K. Hovnanian Homes community.

Just 12 miles from the coast, Plantation Lakes in Millsboro has new single-family homes, including ranch models and two-story designs. Choose the floor plan that suits your family. The designs offer up to five bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths. If you act now, you can secure one of the few remaining lots on the golf course. What's more, in honor of Presidents Day, K. Hovnanian Homes is offering three complimentary upgrades to those who sign before Feb. 20.

If you dont want to wait to enjoy all that the beach area has to offer, consider one of three quick move-in homes, all of which have mostly hardwood floors on the first level and multiple upgrades.

Plantation Lakes(Photo: K. Hovnanian Homes)

Located on homesite 723 on Lumberton Road, the San Sebastian is a one-story design with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and a three-car garage. The thoughtful layout separates two guest bedrooms from the owners suite. Both are steps from the powder room and a full bathroom. They each have a walk-in closet.

The owners suite, meanwhile, features a spa bathroom that opens into a

huge walk-in closet. You can shower and dress without disturbing your partner.

The gourmet kitchen opens to the great room, which has a dining area and fireplace. Relax in the sunroom or on the low-maintenance screened porch. Originally priced at $475,192, this home is now $379,900.

The Maine II design on homesite 763, located on Glenwood Drive, has a classic farmhouse-style exterior with a welcoming front porch and an open floor plan. The two-story home, which is ready and waiting, has four bedrooms, including a first-floor owners suite, and two-and-half baths. The gourmet kitchen, filled with upgrades, opens to an extended family room and a dining room with a cathedral ceiling. This home, which has a two-car garage, was $388,123. Its now $324,900.

Plantation Lakes(Photo: K. Hovnanian Homes)

Another version of the Maine II will be ready in May on homesite 315, which resides on Belmont Boulevard. This home is currently the model, and the lucky buyers can just pack a bag and move right in. The home comes fully furnished right down to the custom window treatments.

This appealing deign includes a covered front porch topped by a covered balcony. There are four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. Like the other designs, this residence has an upgraded kitchen that flows into the family room, which has a fireplace. The screened porch is large enough for effortless entertaining. Or head to the finished lower-level recreation room, which boasts a den and a full bath. This model has a two-car garage. Originally priced at $575,433, its now $459,900.

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Whether you build from the ground up or select a quick move-in home, youll enjoy all the amenities that Plantation Lakes has to offer. In addition to the golf course, the community has a pool, a childrens pool, an outdoor sports court, a playground, and a 4,000-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center. Walking trails gently meander through the landscaped common areas.

Plantation Lakes is close to Delawares award-winning beaches, state parks, cutting-edge restaurants, outlet shops and cultural attractions, including Historic Lewes.

While visiting Plantation Lakes, ask about The Villages at Red Mill Pond and Ocean View Beach Club, two other K. Hovnanian Home communities along the coast.

If youve been dreaming of living at the beach, act now while during K. Hovnanian Homes Monumental Sale. Not only will you realize significant savings, but youll also lock in an attractive interest rate before the expected hikes.

For information, visit khov.com.

COMMUNITY PROFILE Name: Plantation Lakes Builder: K. Hovnanian Homes Price: Low $200s Style: A variety of homes, from ranches to colonial residences Amenities: Golf, clubhouse, pool, outdoor sports court, playground, tennis court, walking trails Address: 27540 Belmont Blvd., Millsboro, DE Phone: (855) 683-6407 Hours: Monday, 2-6 p.m.; Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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A new beautifully styled show home is to be launched this weekend at the popular Readers Park development in Ballyclare.

Elegantly combining the luxuriously traditional with a contemporary twist, the house perfectly showcases the high standard of finish and design in these attractive modern homes.

Set in the tranquillity of the beautiful County Antrim countryside within reach of the bustling market town of Ballyclare, Readers Park offers homebuyers the chance to enjoy the peace of country living with the convenience of being just a short drive from Belfast.

The development offers eight house types with a choice of three or four bedrooms all exuding style and quality inside and out.

Each property is designed to reflect the needs of modern family living with spacious room layouts, considered floor plans and high specification finishes with meticulous attention to detail.

There is a choice of render or brick finish and many of the house types also offer the addition of a spacious sunroom, perfect for socialising, or that extra bit of living space.

Now homebuyers can see for themselves the high standards on offer with the opening of a new show home this Sunday.

The magnificent detached triple bay home features four bedrooms, the master with en suite; a wonderful living, dining and kitchen space with bright sunroom overlooking a private garden.

Taking inspiration from the Victorian country architecture to be found all around the development, the designer has created an interior scheme that perfectly marries the traditional with the contemporary.

Exuberance sits comfortably with refined understatement in room designs that consider the needs of the modern family.

The open plan living, dining and kitchen space that runs the length of the ground floor of the show home draws the visitor effortlessly to the delightful rear sunroom which is a great space for relaxing and socialising.

A living room with modern wall mounted wood burning stove and bay window provides a cosy retreat for a more formal living space.

On the first floor there are four bedrooms, master with en suite and a generously proportioned bathroom which have all been beautifully presented to complement the home's carefully considered room layouts.

Speaking ahead of the opening of the show home, Neptune Group's Creighton Boyd said: "We are delighted to be opening our first show home in Northern Ireland at Readers Park.

"The reaction to the first release of homes in Ballyclare has been very encouraging and we are pleased that home buyers value the combination of thoughtful design, quality workmanship and high specification finishes reflected in every Neptune Group home."

These full turnkey homes come with wood burning stoves in the living rooms, multi-room wiring for TV, broadband and Wi-Fi with USB chargers in the kitchen and master bedroom, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and wiring for a security alarm.

Quality kitchens will come with a choice of door colours and worktops and a full range of integrated appliances including a gas hob, electric oven, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and combination washer/dryer.

Bathrooms will be finished with modern white sanitary ware with chrome fittings and vanity units, plus anti-steam illuminated mirrors and chrome towel rails.

Outside the attention to detail is also apparent with landscaped front and back gardens to include driveways, patio areas and pathways, external lighting and outside water supply.

The new show home is open on Sundays from 2-4pm or by private appointment through the agent.

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STEVE MORAN 10:50 a.m. ET Feb. 15, 2017

Joe Karcz shows tools left behind by the contractor who started but did not finish the work on his house.(Photo: STEVE MORAN)

STAFFORD For Joe Karcz standing on the porch of his yet to be completed home in Beach Haven West, the recently- enacted mortgage forbearance act came just in time.

Karczs original single story home had taken more than three feet of water during Superstorm Sandy in 2012 and needed to be demolished so that he could begin rebuilding.

While his home was gone, his mortgage wasnt. Until recently he was struggling to keep up with the $1,400 a month payments, while two different contractors failed to complete the work, said Karcz, a union steamfitter who is currently on disability.

He said he has had to move more than a dozen times and is still not close to getting a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) for his home.

They built the Empire State Building in a year and 45 days, but I cant get a 1,500 sq. ft. home finished in three and a half years, said Karcz.

Under the new bill, he can now apply to the states Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for protection from foreclosure until at least 2019.

Karcz qualifies to apply for the forbearance since he was awarded a grant from the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation Program (RREM). The program administered by the DCA, was set up to provide homeowners with a portion of the more than $1.5B in federal aid New Jersey received shortly after Sandy to repair or rebuild their primary residences.

If granted the forbearance, he and others who qualify will have additional months added to the life of their current mortgage and will not incur any additional fees and face no penalty for early repayment should they be able to do so.

Governor Chris Christie reluctantly signed the bill last week after vetoing a similar measure last year.

While he (Christie) was running around the country trying to be President, so many people lost their homes to the banks and mortgage companies,Karcz said.

Despite being one of the first to register for the RREM grants, he did not receive the funding to demolish his house until January of 2015.

The demo work and subsequent construction was to be done by a registered and approved RREM contractor, Karcz said.

I failed seven inspections for everything from electrical to plumbing work done by him and sub-contractors, he added.

Karcz, who has been on disability since before Sandy, and should have had two knee replacement years ago, now has a four inch step up from his living room to his kitchen.

He showed where the contractor built his rear deck too high and installed a sliding door. Then raised the kitchen floor to match the deck and door elevation.

Shortly after, he fired the contractor, who had already cost him all of the REMM funds he received and refused to continue work unless he received more.

Karcz reported him to the DCA, but would not elaborate on what other steps he has or may take.

He said he then took and early draw of $70,000 from his pension to hire a second contractor last July who promised to finish the house in six to eight weeks.

The withdrawal cost me cost me $20,000 in taxes in penalties before I even could put a dollar into the work, he said.

Shortly after taking a $9,500 advance on the work, the second contractor just disappeared, said Karcz.

I sent him a registered and certified letter saying I needed to hear from him or I was taking legal action against him, he said.

He then found out the letter was never picked up.

In addition, the contractor left many of his tools, including power saws and workbenches out in Karcz rear sunroom.

Karcz said that the forbearance will give him a chance to catch his breath and there may even be a light at the end of the tunnel.

He has been an active member of the New Jersey Organizing Project (NJOP) founded by local residents Amanda Devecka-Reiner and Joe Mangino, which has been dedicated to aiding the victims of Hurricane Sandy in their ongoing struggles.

NJOP was one of the main lobbying forces behind getting the mortgage relief bill finally signed into law.

Devecka-Reiner recently put him in touch with representatives from A Future With Hope, a non-profit organization run in conjunction with the United Methodists of Greater New Jersey.

According to the Website http://www.afuturewithhope.org/ they have helped restore 250 Sandy affected homes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

I called them and in a couple days they showed up with a case worker, construction manager and budget person, he said.

They estimated it might take another $50,000 to $70,000 to fix the mistakes and finish my house, he said.

Karcz said he should have an answer later this week if they will take on his project.

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By Carole LaMond/Daily News Correspondent

210 Concord Road, Sudbury

DETAILS

Home size: 4,039 square feet

Lot size: 1.22 acres

Rooms: 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, 1 half bath

Year built: 1904; complete renovation 2016

Annual taxes: n/a

Asking price: $1,349,000

Open house: Sunday, Feb. 12, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

This stunning renovation by a respected local builder delivers a storybook home set amidst stonewalls, white picket fence and majestic oak trees. The superior craftsmanship is on display throughout the home in custom millwork in built-ins, molding, staircase and a mahogany balcony as well as in the stylish fixtures finish decor selected by an interior designer. High-end amenities, an open floor plan and expanses of glass give this 11-room home a sophistication and comfort that is hard to beat. Four bedrooms, a chefs kitchen open to a sunroom, a living room with a fireplace, formal dining room and a first-floor study while the finished lower level provides well-designed space for entertaining and family living. The location is close to Heritage Park, shopping and restaurants, school, library, houses of worship and right on the parade route of the old-fashioned hometown Fourth of July parade.

The house at 210 Concord Road, near historic Sudbury Center, was built in 1904 as a simple box-shape Cape, and expanded in 1975, and again in 1988 when the entire two-story addition was added to the back of the house.

Last year, the house was transformed yet again in a masterful renovation by local builder Michael Carney, who took the house down to the studs and rebuilt it on its original foundation. The result is a georgeous, 11-room house filled featuring finely crafted custom millwork, natural light from expansive windows, an open floor plan and all the amenities of new construction.

Still, a classic Cape from the street view, the house blossoms into 4,039 square feet of living space with a sparkling chefs kitchen, featuring a breakfast room with a fireplace and glass doors to a magnificent sunroom, a cathedral-ceiling living room with a stone fireplace, a study and formal dining room. Four bedrooms include a master suite with a luxurious bathroom, and theres finished bonus space on the lower level.

Denise Garzone of William Raveis Real Estate is marketing the house for $1,349,000.

The storybook home is set on a level 1.22-acre lot amidst stone walls, a white picket fence and shaded by two towering oaks and a backdrop of dense pines. Judy Lee Design selected the interior color palette, fixtures and finish details throughout the four-bedroom home to create a sophisticated and classic style, which works beautifully with the natural vistas featured in every room.

The setting on scenic Concord Road is within walking distance of shopping and restaurants, library, schools and houses of worship. It is also affords front-row viewing of Sudburys quintessential hometown Fourth of July parade.

A granite walk leads to steps with fieldstone risers at front portico.

A multi-pane front door opens to a two-story foyer with a turned staircase with an interior transom at the top of the stairs to capture natural light.

The foyer features custom finish carpentry on the staircase, paneled wainscoting and crown molding and theres a Craftsman-style vibe to the house with five-panel doors and the simple, elegant millwork. The house has high ceilings and hardwood floors throughout the home. These have a custom stain, not too dark, not too light, thats very attractive.

Theres a French door to an office to the right of the foyer and a formal dining room to the left, which opens to the kitchen. A through hall leads to the kitchen and includes a generous-size half bath.

The kitchen is a charming space that includes a breakfast room with a dual wood-burning/gas fireplace, a wall of glass with doors opening to a sunroom and a spacious area with a wet bar that opens to a cathedral-ceiling living room with a floor-to-ceiling gas fireplace.

The chefs kitchen has custom white inset cabinetry, a porcelain apron-front sink, subway tile backsplash, marble countertops and a large center island. Thermador appliances include a six-burner gas cooktop with pot filler and oven, a paneled fridge and dishwasher, and a microwave. A walk-in pantry provides additional storage space.

The kitchen includes a charming breakfast nook with a fireplace and a wide soapstone hearth.

Theres a sunny laundry room off the kitchen, which has a white quartz counter, a stainless steel sink and built-in cabinetry. It can easily function as a butlers pantry and serving area during parties.

A mudroom off the kitchen has a slate floor, cubbies and bench, a closet and a door to a columned farmers porch with a beadboard ceiling. A transom window in the mudroom pulls in natural light.

The sunroom has over-sized windows and double doors, which open to a bluestone patio overlooking the professionally landscaped yard with its beautiful oaks, Japanese maples, garden plantings and lawn.

The sunroom has double glass doors to both the kitchen and back foyer area, which has a built-in wet bar with a soapstone countertop, a hammered sink and space for a wine fridge. This area opens to the living room with its lovely fieldstone gas fireplace.

The second floor has four bedrooms that include a master suite with a large bedroom and a hallway leads to a luxurious bathroom with pocket doors to his-and-hers walk-in closets. The marble bath has a soaking tub, walk-in shower and a double vanity. One of the family bedrooms has a private bath and two share a Jack-and-Jill bath. One bedroom has a skylight in a vaulted wall.

A spectacular feature of the second floor is the hallway with two over-sized windows flanking double glass doors, which open to a wonderful mahogany deck. This architectural feature floods the second floor with light and provides a private bonus space partially shaded by magnificent oak trees.

The lower level has a playroom with a full window, a fieldstone-lined well and is wired for high-speed Internet. A second room could be used as an office and includes a cedar closet and a bulkhead door to the farmers porch.

The house has Hardie-plank siding and maintenance-free trim and energy-efficient foam insulation and systems.

The three-car carriage house features a cupola and custom finish carpentry.

The house has forced air gas heat and central air, and professional landscaping with an irrigation well that serves the sprinkler system.

For more information on 210 Concord Road, Sudbury, contact Denise Garzone of William Raveis Real Estate at 508-450-4240 direct or denise.garzone@raveis.com or http://www.DeniseGarzone.com. For a video tour of the property: http://iplayerhd.com/player/video/6a639c57-69bb-40fe-945f-6768ab02dd36/share. An open house takes place Feb. 12 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The house is also shown by appointment.

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The Halifax Central Library has unveiled a new space on the fifth floor.

The Sunroom is a new art exhibit area that will be free for the public to enjoy exhibitions throughout the year.

sa Kachan, chief librarian and CEO of Halifax Public Libraries, says the Sunroom will help bring art to the public, including the inaugural exhibition on now, which is showing paintings by artist Shelley Mitchell.

Connecting with art is an experience that should be accessible to everyone. Free public spaces, like the Sunroom within Halifax Central Library, are gathering spaces that allow individuals to both reflect and connect, Kachan said in a release.

Mitchell says the bright space is a welcome addition to the city.

Halifax draws excitement from its new buildings with their clean, simple lines and this is nowhere better illustrated than in the new Halifax Central Library and its ever-present ideal of form following function through the use of structural elements and light, Mitchell said in a release.

The opening event took place on Feb. 8, where Mitchells exhibition, As Time Goes By, was open for viewers.

Future exhibitions will be posted on the Halifax Central Librarys Art Exhibit page on their website, located under the program heading.

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The gorgeous gray-shingled mansion at 3 West End Road, East Hampton, better known as Grey Gardens, has hit the market for $19.95 million.

The home, previously occupied by Jackie Kennedy relatives "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale, was made famous in the 1975 documentary film, "Grey Gardens," which uncovered the pair's shocking living conditions.

Plagued by limited funds, the mother and daughter retreated into isolation and resided for decades in the once-handsome home that fell into a state of disrepair and decay, infested by fleas, inhabited by numerous cats and raccoons, deprived of running water and filled with garbage. Health inspectors even reported spotting human waste in the upstairs bedrooms.

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EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 8: Edith Bouvier (first cousin of Jackie Onassis) Beale at her home 'Grey Gardens' on January 8, 1972 in New York, United States. (Photo by Tom Wargacki/WireImage)

EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 8: Edith Bouvier (first cousin of Jackie Onassis) Beale at her home 'Grey Gardens' on January 8, 1972 in New York, United States. (Photo by Tom Wargacki/WireImage)

EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 8: Edith Bouvier (first cousin of Jackie Onassis) Beale at her home 'Grey Gardens' on January 8, 1972 in New York, United States. (Photo by Tom Wargacki/WireImage)

Visitors outside Grey Gardens, home of Edith Bouvier Beale (aka 'Little Edie,' first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill), on 3 West End Ave in Georgica Pond, East Hampton, New York. September 1, 1972. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

Edith Bouvier Beale poses near the Paris Theater in New York, where the controversial film Grey Gardens is playing. Some critics have labeled the film 'exploitative' while others have praised it. Edith Bouvier Beale and her mother, relatives of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, live in a decaying mansion on Long Island. The movie brings viewers inside their home and into their lives and relationship with each other.

'Little' Edith Bouvier Beale (1917 - 2002, right), a cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, at home with her mother 'Big Edie' (1896 - 1977) in Grey Gardens, a run-down mansion in East Hampton, New York, 1974. This is a scene from the Maysles brothers documentary 'Grey Gardens'. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

'Little' Edith Bouvier Beale (1917 - 2002), a cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, at home with her mother, 'Big Edie' (1896 - 1977), in Grey Gardens, a run-down mansion in East Hampton, New York, circa 1975. (Photo by Tom Wargacki/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Edith Bouvier Beale (aka 'Little Edie,' first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill), at home in Grey Gardens in Georgica Pond, East Hampton, New York. September 1, 1972. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

Visitors outside Grey Gardens, home of Edith Bouvier Beale (aka 'Little Edie,' first cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill), on 3 West End Ave in Georgica Pond, East Hampton, New York. September 1, 1972. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

Edith Bouvier Beale (1917 - 2002), a cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, at home in Grey Gardens, a run-down mansion in East Hampton, New York, circa 1975. (Photo by Tom Wargacki/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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"Little Edie" sold the house in 1979 after her mother's death for $220,000 ($726,000 today) to current owners Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee, who restored the dilapidated home, maintaining the original gray shingle color -- a Hamptons signature.

Despite keeping the original structure of the home, there is hardly any trace of the mansion's former condition.

Featuring seven bedrooms and six and a half baths, the home oozes grandeur with tasteful touches that invoke its storied history, like warm hardwood floors, a terracotta-tiled sunroom and Tudor-style diamond-paned bay windows.

In addition to a Har-Tru tennis court and heated swimming pool, a quaint stucco cottage sits on the property's lush (yet manicured) two-acre grounds.

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Bethenny Frankel's Real-Estate Reboot Wall Street Journal During a roughly four-month renovation of the main house, she spent about $400,000 to enlarge it to about 3,000 square feet, revamping the master bathroom, creating a sunroom and opening up the kitchen. Appropriately for the founder of a liquor company ...

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