Ponderosa
The Ponderosa is our largest home. It comes with the most bedrooms (3), which can be increased to 5 bedrooms by finishing the basement. The entry and basement design also make the Ponderosa ideally suited to include an ADU, which could bring in substantial rental income to offset mortgage payments. (See Phase 2 FAQ for definition of ADU.) Taken together, these features make the Ponderosa our most flexible home. Because of its efficient 3 story design, the Ponderosa also has the best value per square foot. |
Basic Info
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Unfinished Basement
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Finished Basement
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Caveats
We still have a lot of home design work ahead of us. Please see our Home Design Caveats webpage.
We still have a lot of home design work ahead of us. Please see our Home Design Caveats webpage.
The main level has many great features that make the Ponderosa highly functional and comfortable. A large mudroom and pantry at the front entry provides ample storage. The entry can be modified for private ADU access to the basement, making the Ponderosa the home best suited for an ADU. The large kitchen is laid out for efficiency with a small work triangle, 42" upper cabinets for extra storage, and a raised bar counter for seating and serving flexibility. The raised bar counter also creates some visual separation between the dining room and kitchen clutter. The open floor plan with a large dining room and living room plus 9' ceilings and vaulted ceiling in the living room create an extremely spacious feel. The bedroom at the rear of the home could make a great office or studio or could be used as an owner bedroom if the owner was no longer able to climb stairs. A sliding glass door gives access from the living room to your private back patio and backyard.
The upper level has a large owner bedroom suite with a huge walk-in closet, room for a king bed, and a large private two compartment bathroom. The second bedroom to the rear could make a nice office. It features an optional overlook window to the living room below. Both bedrooms have windows on two walls allowing refreshing cross ventilation on cool summer evenings. The second upper level bathroom means that the second bedroom has its own bathroom. There's an extra storage closet at the top of the stairs. The entire upper level is vaulted, giving it an open and spacious feeling.
The Ponderosa comes with a standard full unfinished basement for storage or future renovation. If you opt for the finished basement, you get two more bedrooms, a bathroom, and a family room. Optional expanded window wells let in ample natural daylighting. The basement includes large bedroom closets plus an extra storage closet. The laundry room also has extra storage space. This artist rendering shows a kitchen / dining room / family room combo space making for a spacious basement ADU, but that space could instead be finished as a large family room. If the basement is finished as an ADU, the owner household would have 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and the ADU household would have 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. If the basement is finished with a large family room (no ADU), the household would have 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.
View from the living room, into the dining room, kitchen, and front entry. Just out of view on the red wall above the television would be the window in upper level second bedroom overlooking the living room. Main level 9' ceilings plus a vaulted ceiling over the living room give the great room an extremely spacious feel.
Ponderosa Builder Set If you want to dig deep into the details of the Ponderosa, you can view and download the full builder set of floor plans and elevations by clicking here. Legal disclaimer: The plans cannot be relied upon. They are intended only for you to get a better understanding of our preliminary design plans. They cannot be used outside of Heartwood Phase 2 without the express written permission of Matt Worswick. |
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