Design: December 2021 - January 2022

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Prior to purchasing the lot, we contacted Matt Cetwinski, owner of Cetwinski Construction in Utica. His website can be viewed at: cetwinskiconstruction.com/. Matt met us at the lot on a cold Saturday morning in December to evaluate the potential to be a future build site for us. The lot is at the end of the cul-de-sac, facing North-South. The main concern on our minds was being at the end of the cul-de-sac and having to angle the house on the lot to face the street, would that take away the large lot size towards the North. We also had concerns on where we would be able to place our septic system without being forced to place it in the backyard. Due to the size of the lot, location of the house, having village water and natural gas, Matt assured us that we would have no issues with having the septic located in the front portion of the lot off to the far East side that would not interfere with the home. Also due to the size of the lot, the position of the new home would still be able to enjoy the enormous backyard area. This was THE final lot of the Phase IV for the subdivision. We thought that if this was meant to be, then it would still be available to us after we moved around some assets to be able to purchase the land. 

After discussing with Matt, we contacted a life-long friend and local real estate broker, Ellen Credi. Please visit her website at: https://www.blackhawkbrokers.com/. Ellen and I have been friends since we were about 9 or 10 years old and I have always trusted her experience and professionalism when it comes to real estate. After discussing our plans, we had Ellen put in an offer for the lot. After some discussions, our offer was accepted on December 28, 2021. We closed on the lot with our attorney, Nick Balestri, on January 13, 2022. The Law Offices of Bernabei, Balestri & Fiocchi can be viewed at: https://balestrilaw.com/. We became the proud owners of the last lot in the Ridgeview Estates and 1-step closer to making our dreams a reality.