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4 Bedroom / 3.1 Bath | 2,903 sq ft | $550,000 Let this Custom Hebert Home Builders home be your gain! This beautiful home in the gated Reserve Estates is gorgeous. As soon as you pull up to the home, you are enjoying a beautiful front elevation and lush landscaping. Home boasts lots of natural lighting and a great open Living to Kitchen floor plan and a split bedroom plan. If you love details then you have to see the rooms,
The Reserve Estates
they all feature beautiful coffered ceilings, antique beams and Kitchen has a large walk-in pantry PLUS a butlers pantry. The Master suite is large and has large windows featuring lots of natural lighting. The ensuite bath features his and hers vanities, separate water closets and large tub and beautifully tiled walk-in shower. Upstairs you will find a landing zone perfect for a play or entertainment area and 2 bedrooms and a full bath. If you have been looking for a beautiful luxury living in a gated community with awesome subdivision amenities such as a pavilion, a beautiful pool, and curb and gutter. Look no further. Schedule a showing today!
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103 Sweet Bay Lane | Lafayette... from the cover
Victoria Village
for your family and with over 2000 SF, a LARGE Living Room, Kitchen and Dining Room, there is plenty of room to have family together. The kitchen has all brand new appliances, floating shelves and 3cm granite countertops. There is a huge walk in pantry and laundry room with tons of storage. BRAND NEW ROOF, Inside AC unit is NEW, and all appliances, flooring , freshly painted interior and exterior. Living room has a beautiful brick wood burning fireplace and has lots of windows giving some great natural lighting . There is a great breakfast nook area off the kitchen and a huge dining room great for Holiday gatherings! Contact your agent or call me for a virtual tour of this property today!
4 Bedroom / 2 Bath | 2,100 sq ft | $208,900 Beautiful and Totally remodeled home in the rolling hills of Victoria Village. Homes don’t come up too often because families love this area! Very convenient to St Elizabeth Seton Church, Academy and Target Anchor, and tons of trendy eats nearby. It has Super easy access to Interstate to Head towards Breaux Bridge Or Baton Rouge or toward 1-49 North! This 4 Bedroom 2 bath floor plan is the perfect
Acadiana’s Macaroni Kid Approved Realtor ®
LULU DAVID
REALTOR®, Team Leader Rhodes Realty Office: 337-366-8525 Mobile: 337-296-3643
g • ULL Alumni, Bachelor Degree in Design and Merchandising • Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS) • Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) • Residential New Construction Expert • Top 1% of Agents in Acadiana GET SOCIAL WITH ME Facebook.com/LuluDavidRealtor Instagram.com/SoldAcadiana Linkedin.com/in/luludavidrealtor Rhodesrealtyla.com/lulu-david Licensed REALTOR® in Louisiana
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155 Shannon Road, Lafayette 4 BR / 4.2 BA, 8,580 sq. ft.
$4,999,000
232 Princeton Woods Loop, Lafayette 5 BR / 6.2 BA, 7,000 SF
$4,900,000
120 Shannon Road, Lafayette 5 BR / 4.1 BA, 6,650 sq. ft.
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$1,985,000
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514 Princeton Woods Loop, Lafayette 3 BR / 3.1 BA, 4,100 sq. ft.
$1,750,000
104 Shannon Road, Lafayette 5 BR / 6 BA, 5,800 SF
$1,275,000
600 Richland Avenue, Lafayette 5 BR / 4.1 BA, 4,175 sq. ft.
$995,000
400 Princeton Woods Loop, Lafayette 4 BR / 3.1 BA, 3,680 SF
$898,000
210 Princeton Woods Loop, Lafayette 4 BR / 5.1 BA, 3,896 sq. ft.
$899,500
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310 Stiener Road, Lafayette 3 BR / 2.1 BA, 2,717 sq. ft.
100 Emily Circle, Lafayette 5 BR / 3.1 BA, 4,032 SF
601 Richland Avenue, Lafayette 4 BR / 3.1 BA, 3,032 sq. ft.
109 Sonoma Way, Lafayette 5 BR / 3.1 BA, 2,936 SF
607 Richland Avenue, Lafayette 3 BR / 2.1 BA, 3,035 3 035 sq. sq ft. ft
603 Richland Avenue, Lafayette 3 BR / 3 BA, 2,885 sq. ft.
301 Old Settlement Road, Lafayette 3 BR / 2.1 BA, 3,333 SF
219 Oats Drive, Lafayette 4 BR / 3 BA, 2,677 SF
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2000 Kaliste Saloom Rd. • Suite 101 • Lafayette, LA 70508
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501 Princeton Woods Loop, Lafayette 4 BR / 3.1 BA, 3,029 SF
$625,000
204 E Bayou Parkwy, Lafayette 4 BR / 3 BA, 2,690 SF
$435,000
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405 Marjorie Blvd Lafayette, 70503 4 bed 3.5 bath, 5,835 SF $1,750,000
300 Meche Road Carencro, 70520 4 bed 4.5 bath, 4,446 SF $1,250,000
200 Lodge Drive 602 Lafayette, 70506 2 bed, 1.5 bath, 1,027 SF $89,000
780 N. Wilderness Road Port Barre, 70577 3 bed 2.5 bath, 1,965 SF $439,500
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257 Ridgewood Street Lafayette, 70506 2 bed 1 bath, 1,200 SF $1,300 per mth
121 E Gilman Road Lafayette, 70501 3 bed 1 bath,1,043 SF $83,500
400 W Brentwood Blvd 31 Lafayette, 70506 2 bed, 1.5 bath, 1,206 SF $144,900
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Lisa Greenwood 337.269.1864
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409 Kim Drive Lafayette, 70503 3 bed 2 bath, 2,247 SF $348,000
337 St Clair Road Breaux Bridge, 70517 1 bed 1.5 bath, 1,064 SF $649,999
306 Vital Street Lafayette, 70506 4 bed 3 bath, 2,515 SF $223,800
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212 Liz Drive St. Martinville, 70582 3 bed 2 bath, 1,456 SF $123,999
Jenny Hale, CNCA, CNAS, CRS 337. 278.6728
113 Queensbury Lafayette, 70508 4 bed 3 bath, 2,396 SF $429,900
Adrienne Doucet 337.280. 8683
Jenny Hale 278-6728
Alison Periou, RENE 337.349.8596
Ruthi Hogan 337.781.3627
325 Settlers Trace, Suite 100, Lafayette, LA , 70508
233 Gulf Rose Drive Crowley, 70526 3 bed 2 bath, 1,728 SF $130,000
212 Brolan Drive Duson, 70529 3 bed 2 bath, 1,689 SF $192,000
100 Stonehurst Drive Youngsville, 70592 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 2,258 SF $243,800
116 Rue Saint Barts Youngsville, 70592 4 bed 3.5 bath, 3,084 SF $455,000
Julie Howell 962-4475
Allie Ritter 337-831-2563
Alison Periou, RENE 337.349.8596
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315 SOUTH COLLEGE Suite 190 - Formerly chiropractic office. 1,966 SF Multiple offices, exam rooms and breakroom PROPERTY ONE, INC. REPRESENTS OVER 500,000 SF OF OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL SPACE BELOW ARE A FEW OF OUR AVAILABLE SPACES - CALL WITH YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS
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Notes from Jeff Wood
Building Better...
President | Acadian Home Builders Association Jeff’s column appears weekly in Acadiana Homes.
How Zoning andfor Regulations CaninProduce Color Trends Your Home 2020 Barriers to Housing Affordability
From eye-catching bright, bold hues to cool tones to convey a contemporary look, color is the cornerstone Despite improved conditions of in homehousing design. industry, Each year,a the leading the recent epipaint from manufacturers announce their sode The Hill.TV highlighted most communities inspiring color palhow are and still color grappling ettes of the year. Colors that conjure with how to overcome the challenges up a sense of calm dominated the of housing affordability for many choices this year. If you’re interested of their aresidents. as in adding splash of Cities soothingsuch colors Washington, D.C., have seen housing to your home, you may want to add prices vastly household inone or more of outgrow these popular hues into come gains, putting homeownership the mix. increasingly out of reach. One of the Classicfacing Blue some of these areas are issues This timelesszoning hue was selected as that the single-family restrictions Pantone the color of the Thedevelopclassic restrict types of year. housing bluecan is asproduce simple as implies. ers to the helpname make homes Color affordable trend analysts at area. Pantone say more in this classic blue “brings a sense “Land-use regulations tendoftopeace make and tranquility to the human spirit.” it so that there’s less housing and Not to be outdone, “Naval SW” was the more expensive types of housing, like top choice from Sherwin-Williams as detached single-family a “rich navy that createshomes, a calm than and what people would prefer,” shared grounding environment.” A blue hue Emily of PPG George was alsoHamilton a hit among paintMason globUniversity. “A huge hasChinese rightly al color experts who focus selected been on detached single-family zonPorcelain as the standout this year. Colorists describe blend ing, which means the thatchoice home as builders of “cobalt and moody, ink blue thathome imcan only build a single-family parts restfulout sleep...” on itscalmness own lot, and blocking more affordable types of housing, like apartBack to Nature ments or even duplexes or triplexes Similar serenity of classic that allow to onethe piece of expensive land blue, Behr selected a “Back to Nature” to be shared by multiple households.” theme for inspiration this year. The The New York Timesfrom examined unfussy palette was taken “natuthe amount such of single-family ral elements as sky, earth, zoning water in U.S.An cities to of showcase the andvarious plant life.” array colors with scope this issue. A little more than names of like Light Drizzle, Secret Meadone-third of Washington, D.C., for exow and Dragonfly invites elements of ample, is zoned for only the physical world into single-family your home. Dunn Edwards also tookcities a cuesuch from detached homes, while as nature with “Minty Fresh” as theCharcolMinneapolis, Los Angeles and
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or of the year. This cool and calming shade of green is described by Dunn Edwards as garden inspired from “grasses to mints.” lotte have between 70% to 85% of First Hue their land restricted for detached This is the pick of the year for Bensingle-family development. There’s jamin Moore. While the name itself is an increased need to update zoning a bit mysterious, once you actually see regulations to address a need for the soft rosy color you may understand “missing middle” housing to the provide why this soft pink-like hue was first homeownership options for a greater pick. Benjamin Moore describes the variety needs income levels. choice asof“A freshand palette, a revitalized Althoughbackdrop changingfor zoning laws — spirit…the a bright new such as Oregon has done — to permit decade.” a greater variety of housing is a key
Acadian Home Builders Association
A Bit of Everything While not the official name of Valspar’s colors of the year, a bit of everything is the best way to describe its selection. to it’s the not other step in the rightSimilar direction, the leading paint manufacturers, nature, only issue at hand. NIMBYism plays arethe obvious atranquility role in not and only warmth regulating types themes for Valspar’s palette picks of homes that can be built in a neighfor 2020. Colors like Canyon Earth, borhood, but also the types of mateBombay Pink, Utterly Blue and Mint rials that are cansure be used, sucha as vinyl Whisper to bring slice of siding, which can also drive up the serenity into your home. cost a home. Such materials are viForofmore home design ideas, conable, code-approved options that help tact Acadian Home Builders Associprovide ation. a variety of housing styles and price points to ensure housing af-
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fordability, defined as no more than 30% of a household’s income spent toward rent or a mortgage. Watch the full episode at nahb.org/ Advocacy/ Election-2020/How-Zoning-and-Regulations-Can-ProduceBarriers-to-Housing-Affordability. For more information, contact Acadian Home Builders Association.
Phone: (337) 981-3053 | www.acadianhba.com Mailing Address: P. O. Box 60486, Lafayette, LA 70596-0486 | Physical Address: 135 N. Domingue Ave., Lafayette, LA 70506
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