Copper Square – New Community Offers Wonderful Lifestyle in Beautiful Townhome and Duplex Residences  

 By Pamela Brown

     

            Copper Square is a newly constructed residential community featuring luxury townhome and duplex residences with outstanding amenities and a low-maintenance, carefree lifestyle. Built by RMSCompanies, a leading Fairfield County developer known for award-winning residential communities, luxury homes, and high profile commercial projects, Copper Square is situated on twenty acres bordered by a picturesque nature preserve and a reflecting pond that harkens back to the property’s nostalgic roots. Upon completion, the community will comprise 136 homes featuring eight classically-inspired designs. RMS’s main goal for Copper Square was to make modern, well-appointed homes accessible to individuals and families at a price point that makes it an excellent value in the Fairfield County marketplace.

    

The homes at Copper Square feature eight multi-level floor plans, each offering a unique blend of traditional and contemporary features, quality craftsmanship, and hand-picked selections to fit any budget and lifestyle. Among the features standard in every home are gorgeous granite countertops, high quality stainless steel appliances, one or two car garages, and beautiful hardwood floors. Many of the plans also feature first floor master bedroom suites with walk-in closets and luxurious baths. The sophisticated interiors are designed by JL Design Associates of Monroe, Connecticut.

    

All homebuyers know that real estate is all about location, and Copper Square is ideally located on Route 6, just off I-84. This new Bethel community is close to Danbury, a short drive to historic downtown Bethel, and a short commute to Westchester, Norwalk, Stamford, and all of Fairfield County. In addition to unparalleled convenience, Copper Square offers many other delightful features, including walking paths and scenic views of nature.

    

“We believe that Bethel is the perfect town to call home. Bethel is a family-friendly town with an excellent school system and a diverse population,” said Steve Palmer, Planning & Zoning director, town of Bethel. “It’s a quintessential New England community with an abundance of restaurants and shopping and has convenient access to major highways as well as a train station on the Metro North rail line." Palmer is excited to have a development of the quality of Copper Square in Bethel. "From the well-thought-out design and architecture to its amenities, Copper Square will provide a choice of new and affordable housing opportunities for those seeking the charm of living in a quaint New England town.  Copper Square is unique in providing a mix of housing choices with outstanding amenities in a convenient proximity to transportation while your everyday needs are just steps away,” said Palmer.

     

Copper Square’s amenities include Club Copper, a magnificent 7,500+ square-foot clubhouse that will boast a fireside lounge, a Mac Bar with iPads and iMac computers; a generously-sized kitchen with soaring 20’ ceilings and a bar; a billiards/gaming area, a cappuccino bar with Wi-Fi; and a sport and screening room featuring a 120” screen, surround sound, and stadium seating. The clubhouse is highly-designed. Everything is generous and convenient, from the state-of-the-art fitness center, to the second floor conference loft for meetings or family gatherings, to the outdoor living venues, including the bluestone fire pit, and an inviting grilling area. There’s also a spa-inspired outdoor heated pool with a sun deck and a bar for entertaining. Randy Salvatore, president of RMS Companies, noted that Club Copper is a true destination where residents will thrive and forge relationships. “That's what builds vibrant neighborhoods and that is what we strive for everyday at RMS.” To facilitate a relaxing, carefree lifestyle, all exterior maintenance, including snow removal, landscaping, and lawn care is provided.

           

Copper Square has it all – quality craftsmanship, sophisticated interiors, state-of-the-art amenities, a convenient, picturesque location, a vibrant community, and most importantly, a desirable price point. “This neighborhood is the perfect blend of value and luxury. What we've found at RMS, is that by working creatively, we are able to infuse our properties with next-generation finishes, technologies, and ideas at an exceptional, entry price point, something hard to find in Fairfield County,” said Salvatore.

If you’ve been searching for a townhouse or new home in Bethel, or if you’re re-locating to Fairfield County, Newtown, Danbury, or a surrounding area for work, visit Copper Square in Bethel, Connecticut to see all that this community offers. The Sales and Design Studio, now complete, is a destination in and of itself. The highly professional sales and service staff at Copper Square is available to assist you during all phases of your purchase decision, including the selection of options that will help you feel truly at ease in your new Copper Square home.

    

For those seeking quick occupancy and stylish affordability, Copper Square offers “All Squared Away” townhomes, a program in which buyers can purchase ready-for-occupancy townhomes with modern amenities and many high-end selections at an affordable price of $299,900.  Moving into an “All Squared Away” home is super easy, with no wait.  “This is just one more way RMS works to deliver homes in an innovative way," said Salvatore.  

    

Take pride in owning your own home at Copper Square. Here, you will relish a laid-back, maintenance-free lifestyle in a gorgeous home, in a friendly and inviting neighborhood. At Copper Square--you will be In Your Element.

Copper Square is located at 48 Stony Hill Road (Route 6), Bethel CT.  For more information, please visit wwwLiveCopperSquare.com, view latest photos Instagram.com/livecoppersquare, or call the office at (203)701-7697. The Sales Center and Design Studio is open Monday through Saturday, from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11a.m. to 5p.m. Models are now available.  

How House #Construction Works

Second in our series on the steps that go into making a new home. You’ve asked yourself some of these questions before. How is a house built? What holds up the ceilings and the walls? What keeps the rain out? What parts go into making a house? How many different people are involved when a house goes up?  Here we focus on site preparation so read on.

Grading and site preparation

Time to "break ground! The first step in the actual #construction of your new home is site preparation. Site preparation consists of clearing away the trees from your building site, doing whatever rough grading (smoothing out the holes, mounds and slopes) that is necessary, and staking the house location in preparation for installation of the footings and foundation.

Before staking, you will need to go over the things that will affect or be affected by the placement of your home on the lot with your contractor. These are;

Setbacks and Easements

Topography (slopes)

Views

Driveway

The Sun's Exposure

Trees you want to keep

Well and Septic Tank Location

Your Relationship to other houses in the area/neighborhood

Distances you'll have to run utility lines to hook up with municipal services

OK, if you already took all these things into consideration before you did your site plan, do yourself a favor, check them all again - before you begin your site preparation. It's much easier to make changes now . . . BEFORE the concrete if poured!

Clearing the Lot

This involves the removal of trees, roots, and other vegetation from the building site. 

Rough Staking the Home

Here is where to start laying out the home. 

Just be sure to check the new location against setbacks and easements and the required distance to your septic tank drain field. Also be sure to advise your building department and get their OK before going forth with your new location.

Excavation

If your home will have a basement, it'll need to be dug - excavated. Some builders like to pour the concrete for their driveway at the same time they pour their slab. This makes it a lot easier to build the home, since you can get out of the mud early.

. . . Since there is "Rough" grading, there must also be "Finish" grading! This will be done when the construction on the home is completed and you are ready to tackle the exterior stuff. It's the fine tuning of the drainage patterns around your home and the set up for your landscaping.

Erosion Control

"Erosion control" is really a bit of a misnomer. You won't really control erosion, but you may be required to take special precautions to prevent the runoff from your cleared land from carrying mud to adjacent roads and property. Check with your building department to see what may be required. There are a number of materials/systems used to minimize the problem. They allow water to pass through but screen out fine particles. They can be as simple as bales of hay. 

We’ll will walk through foundation and framing in our next blog so that you can understand what’s involved and start to see the outline of your house come alive. Stay tuned.

How House Construction Works

Have you ever wondered how a house is built? What holds up the ceilings and the walls? What keeps the rain out? What parts go into making a house? How many different people are involved when a house goes up? If you always wanted to know the answers to questions like these, or if you have simply been curious to know all the steps that go into making a new home, then read on. You'll learn how the houses we develop are actually built.

Setting the Stage

So let's start at the beginning. What is a house? According to Wikipedia, a house is "A building that functions as a home for humans or other creatures, including simple dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes and complex structures composed of many systems." I don’t know about the “other creatures” part but you probably have a very specific mental image of the "typical house." It is a structure on its own piece of land, generally with a lawn and plants outside. It has a pitched roof, walls covered in brick or siding, windows and doors. Inside there are rooms like the kitchen, the living room, bedrooms and bathrooms.

I can show you a hundred pictures of houses and they may all be completely different in their specifics, but they will all share those basic characteristics.

Steps to Building a House

One of the amazing things about American homes is that the huge majority of them are built using completely standardized building practices. One reason for this consistency is a set of uniform building codes that apply across the country. Another reason is cost -- the techniques used to build homes produce reliable housing quickly at a low cost (relatively speaking). If you ever watch any house being built, you will find that it goes through about twenty or so steps:

1. Grading and site preparation
2. Foundation construction
3. Framing
4. Installation of windows and doors
5. Roofing
6. Siding
7. Rough electrical
8. Rough plumbing
9. Rough HVAC
10. Insulation
11. Drywall
12. Underlayment
13. Trim
14. Painting
15. Finish electrical
16. Bathroom and kitchen counters and cabinets
17. Finish plumbing
18. Carpet and flooring
19. Finish HVAC
20. Hookup to water main, or well drilling
21. Hookup to sewer or installation of a septic system
22. Punch list

Many of these steps are performed by independent crews known as subcontractors. For example, the framing is generally done by one subcontractor specializing in framing, while the roofing is done by a completely different subcontractor specializing in roofing. Each subcontractor is an independent business. All of the subcontractors are coordinated by a contractor who oversees the job and is responsible for completing the house on time and on budget.

We will walk through some of these various stages in more detail in our upcoming blogs so that you will know what is involved, understand all the steps and learn about the different materials used in the construction process.