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Traditions of America: Benefits of Buying New

A new home built just for you may seem almost too good to be true, but that is the VERY mission at Traditions of America: delivering beautiful, new DreamHomes everyday! And, we believe buying NEW is better, and here’s why.

Your Design Choices: A big benefit of buying a new home is that it is designed just for your wants and needs, no renovations required! Pick the floorplan you desire, the cabinets you’ve dreamed of, and everything in between. Buying new means getting your DreamHome, your way.

Smart Home Features: The future is in your new home, and by that, we mean all the newest technology! Buying a new home means you get the newest appliances and systems. Close your garage door from anywhere in the world, or even turn off your lights with just a voice command. These smart homes are nearly impossible to find in a resale home.

Energy Efficient Systems: Today’s new homes are loaded with innovative, energy-efficient products and systems. Not only are they better for the environment, but these energy efficient systems dramatically cut down the cost of utilities. Buying a new home with these products and systems – from windows and insulation to appliances and HVAC systems – not only helps the environment, but it keeps money in your pocket!

Environmentally Friendly Materials: While Traditions of America’s energy efficient systems help reduce your carbon footprint, we also use environmentally friendly materials when building our homes. The latest coolant system and appliances in your new home are all made to help, not hurt, the environment.

New Safety Features: New homes offer state-of-the-art circuit breakers, high-efficiency furnaces and air conditioners, cabinets, carpets and paints that are fire retardant and use less volatile organic compounds, as well as the newest hard-wired smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. No need to buy a used home with the potential for lead paint or mold, and whatever the previous owner has left behind. Buy new to ensure your house has all the safety features you need.

Low Maintenance Lifestyle: Worry no more about spending money to fix a leaky roof or rotted siding when you’ve just moved in. New homes are built with low-maintenance products that are designed to last much longer than traditional ones. Buy new, and you won’t have to spend your time worrying about future housekeeping.

First Floor Owner’s Suite: The first-floor Owner’s Suite features immense his and her walk-in closets, high ceilings, and more! This impressive suite will be the personal oasis that you didn’t know you needed until you experience it.

Open Floorplans: New homes are built for today’s consumers, not the consumers of the past. Modern floorplans are open and spacious providing more than enough room for you to fill. Traditions of America creates award-winning, customizable single level living floorplans, so there is no doubt you will choose one you love.

Brand New Appliances: There is no better feeling than knowing you are the first person to stock the top-of-the-line fridge, cook on the stove, and load up the dishwasher. In a previously owned home, the first time for you is not the first time those appliances have been used. When buying a new home, all the bells and whistles will be used first, by you. Including the appliances.

Don’t miss your chance to Live Better in one of our Traditions of America communities in your new home! Learn more about a community near you on our website or contact us to hear more about Traditions of America.

January 31, 2020
Traditions of America: See How Far Green Pond Has Come

We are so excited for the progress at Traditions of America at Green Pond since we broke ground just a short time ago! The roads are being paved, and the Designer Model Homes are taking shape. It won’t be long before homeowners are moving in and Living Better at Traditions of America at Green Pond.

Green Pond officially opened in August with a VIP Buying Event, where 36 future – and very enthusiastic – homeowners decided to Live Better at this highly anticipated 55+ active adult community in the Lehigh Valley. Green Pond is located only 7 miles from historic Bethlehem, PA, which recently ranked # 1 on Money Magazine’s Best Places to Live and has also earned a spot on Forbes Magazine’s Top 25 Places to Retire List. Green Pond combines the excitement of the city with the serene beauty of Eastern Pennsylvania.

This resort-style active adult community has so much to offer. The five-star clubhouse will serve as the social hub for the community, offering residents the perfect spot for Friday night happy hours, a fitness center with a full line-up of classes, and a Lifestyle Director on-hand to plan a robust calendar of activities. Spend your summer days at the outdoor heated pool or playing tennis and pickleball. Watch your favorite team in the sports bar and club room while enjoying a friendly game of billiards with other homeowners. Or, grab a cocktail and some conversation on the expansive patio with firepit. Anything you can dream of – Traditions of America at Green Pond has it!

With neighborhood 1 nearly sold out, don’t miss your chance to Live Better at our most esteemed active adult community yet!

December 20, 2019
Traditions of America: New Communities in Full Swing

Although 2019 is starting to wind down, Traditions of America has “geared up” and is wrapping up the year in a big way. We are pleased to announce the grand openings of our three newest active adult communities: Traditions of America at Southpointe, Richland and East Petersburg!

Traditions of America at Southpointe: The Southpointe active adult community marks our debut in Pittsburgh’s desirable South Hills and is priced from the mid $300s. Only a short drive from the cultural allure of downtown Pittsburgh, residents at Southpointe have the best of both worlds: fabulous shopping, dining, and golf nearby with on-site resort-style amenities right in their backyard. A clubhouse serves as the social hub of the community, with a swimming pool, tennis, walking trails, and so much more. Southpointe has it all!

Traditions of America at Richland: Returning to the North Hills of Pittsburgh, and on the heels of our popular Cranberry community, Traditions of America at Richland is priced in the low $300s. This active adult community is perfectly set atop beautiful rolling hills and surrounded by nature, yet minutes from shopping, dining, golf, and supreme healthcare. In standard Traditions of America fashion, the Richland community is loaded with luxurious amenities, such as a clubhouse, outdoor heated pool, fitness center and more. This new, active community is the perfect place to call home!

Traditions of America at East Petersburg: East Petersburg is our newest 55+ community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, priced from the upper $200s. Like the nearby Lititz community, this active lifestyle community is set amidst the picturesque landscape of Lancaster County, with scenic countryside, roads, and meandering creeks, but only a short drive from shopping, dining, world-class golf, and amazing healthcare. With amenities like a five-star clubhouse, heated swimming pool, pickleball, tennis, and walking trails – your calendar is sure to be full!

The three newest locations join our expansive list of Live Better communities across Pennsylvania with more to come! Don’t miss your chance to Live Better in one of our Traditions of America active adult communities. Learn more about a community near you contact us to hear more about Traditions of America.

December 6, 2019
Benefits of Buying a Garden Home

Are you ready to move into your dream home but aren’t interested in a single-family home? A home where you can Live Better, save money, and enjoy low-maintenance living?

Traditions of America is able to offer you that and more with our Garden Homes! A Garden Home has three walls of its own with the fourth wall connected to your neighbor’s home. The benefits of living in a Garden Home are many.

For starters, the look and feel resemble a traditional single-family home, but at a much lower price point. Moving into a Garden Home gives you the same experience and atmosphere as a single-family home, at a lower cost. The shared wall between homes helps reduce the overall price. With only three exterior walls, material costs are reduced with less siding and windows. As a result, Garden Homes are especially energy-efficient.

All Garden Homes at Traditions of America’s active adult communities are fully customizable with our DreamHome Program, just like our single-family homes. The Traditions of America Professional Designers spend time helping you select the style that fits your home. Some luxury options in our Garden Homes are gourmet kitchens, master bathrooms befitting a spa, sunrooms, porches, room extensions, and so much more. And the best part is you can save up to $25,000 with our DreamHome promotion!

Our Garden Homes are constructed in a way to keep your house peaceful quiet, and with noise reduction as a top priority. The shaft wall between the homes blocks noise and provides fire protection, ensuring a safe and peaceful home.

Here at Traditions of America, we believe in the Live Better lifestyle! We take care of the maintenance of your homes, such as snow removal, lawn care, leaf removal, and exterior maintenance. Go out and enjoy the active community amongst your neighbors and let us take care of the rest.

Traditions of America has a spectacular array of Garden Homes available in our active adult communities, including; Traditions of America at Silver Spring, Traditions of America at Green Pond, Traditions of America at Chesterfield, Traditions of America at East Petersburg and Traditions of America at Richland. You can see the different models and floor plans by contacting us to hear more about our award-winning Garden Homes.

September 20, 2019
Your 2019 Spring Cleaning Checklist

The season has finally arrived – the season of spring cleaning, that is. The weather is getting warmer, the sun is shining brighter, and we are ready to get our homes clean and organized!

Traditions of America’s 55+ communities are low-maintenance so you’ll have time to enjoy the best in active adult living. So, to make it easy for our Traditions of America homeowners, we created a Spring Cleaning Checklist for you to follow to leave your home as clean as new.

You can knock it all out at once, tackle each room a different day, or even spread the cleaning out over a couple of weeks. Whatever you decide to do, we are sure your Traditions of America home will be looking better than ever!

Don’t worry – we realize that this is all maintenance for the inside of your home, and not for the exterior. But like we’ve always promised, when you live at Traditions of America, your home’s maintenance schedule will no longer fill up your whole schedule. Do you need your leaves picked up? We have you covered. Is your grass looking too long? We’re on it. No matter the season, you can always count on us to get the job done.

And now that you’ve finally tackled that spring cleaning that you’ve been pushing off for so long, you can start enjoying yourself again! The best place to start living better is the Clubhouse. Not just because of all the 5-star amenities it features, but because it is the natural gathering place for homeowners. So, get out there and enjoy your wonderful community. And hey, maybe even share a spring cleaning tip, or two!

Like they say, “spring breathes new life into the world.”

Are you ready to visit a Traditions of America community? Contact us to schedule a tour today!

April 23, 2019
Springtime Activities at Traditions of America

It’s official – spring is almost here! Although that doesn’t mean the weather will be warmed up completely just yet, it does mean that there is a lot to look forward to in the next upcoming months! All of our active adult communities are conveniently located with easy access to so many fun happenings around the springtime, plus a multitude of things to do right inside your own community.

Traditions of America at Silver Spring:

Every April you can join the town of Mechanicsburg in the Cumberland Valley for their Earth Day Festival, which honors our planet with music, workshops, kid’s activities and more! This will be a great activity for the grandkids, and a wonderful way to enjoy the fresh air of the spring season. Looking for something more your speed? Car show season kicks off with the Spring Carlisle at the end of April! Plus, there will be other spring auto shows at the Carlisle Fairgrounds later in the season!

Traditions of America at Lititz:

We are sure by now you know that Lititz was named one of the Coolest Small Towns in America, which is why you definitely need to make your way to one (or many) of the Second Fridays this Spring that will happen each month from 5pm-9pm. Up and down Main Street and Broad Street in Lititz you’ll find artists, entertainers, musicians, and exhibits that create a fun party atmosphere. Plus, there’s a bonus: the downtown shops, galleries, and restaurants are open late to accommodate the many visitors who turn up each month! Also, don’t forget that the Farmer’s Market will be returning back to Lititz starting in May!

Traditions of America at Summer Seat:

Celebrate Spring with Summer Seat’s first ever Spring Breakfast! This potluck event will be held at the Clubhouse on Saturday, April 6^th! Looking for more to do outside of the community in the upcoming months? During peak flower bloom (early to mid-April), visitors are able to walk the trails of the Wildflower Reserve at Raccoon Creek State Park and see dozens of varieties of wildflowers along the way! Another Spring event you won’t want to miss is Phipps’ new Spring Flower Show that’s bursting with color, The Gardens of Rainbow!

Traditions of America at Saucon Valley:

With the change in weather comes the change in outdoor festivals, so bring on the Spring Festivals! The Bear Creek Spring Wine Festival is coming back on April 6^th and 7^th to the Lehigh Valley in Macungie! This two-day festival features wine sampling, live music, and artisan craft and food vendors. Not into festivals? Don’t worry – let the fresh air of spring carry you through the Lehigh Valley, stopping at many different farmer’s markets in the region. With locally grown produce to unique drinks and crafts, you will want to shop for hours!

March 11, 2019
The Washington Model: Re-Envisioned and Exuding Classic, Relaxed Charm at Traditions of America at Cranberry

Our all-new designer Model Homes made their debut at Traditions of America at Cranberry in a snowy mid-November and they were overwhelmingly well-received by all who toured them. The new floor plans, including the Washington, had been over a year in the making based on customer feedback, changing design trends, and recommendations from our Construction Managers. Staying up to date with our home designs is something very important to the entire Traditions of America team. We always want to create the best possible layouts for our residents, incorporating functionality and space optimization with aesthetically pleasing “flows” for how people really want to live.

When our in-house architecture and design teams sat down to create the best possible Washington floor plan they could envision, some of the key updates included an enlarged Foyer with an impressive volume ceiling for receiving houseguests, a larger Kitchen and Nook for enhanced entertaining, windows in the Master Bath and Laundry to allow for more natural light, matching his and hers walk-in closets in the Master Suite, a larger Loft and third Bathroom for more comfortable quarters for overnight houseguests, and an optional overlook to the Foyer for a feeling of openness and visual interest.

With a new and improved Washington floor plan, the next step was a fresh design approach to keep up with ever-changing design trends. For this all-important task, we brought in Lita Dirks & Co., the nationally-recognized, award-winning interior design firm based in Colorado. The result? A gorgeous and inspirational new Washington Model Home wrapped in exquisite design layers showcasing the very best features of this large, popular home. The Washington lends itself to the appealing Craftsman style, with wood columns prominently set on stone pillars at the home’s inviting and distinctive entrance.

See for yourself in the stunning photo display:

Craftsman Style Looks Sensational on the Washington

Sitting Area off Family Room/Kitchen

Sumptuous Master Bedroom

Sleek Master Bath

Gorgeous Shot of the Great Room

Dining Room

And, so much more! Warm and inviting spaces abound in the Washington where there is something to please everyone: from the Steelers fan, to the wine bar enthusiast, to the grandkids!

Photos are wonderful, but seeing this home in person is the best way to experience the rich design details. Visit Traditions of America at Cranberry today and take a tour. Prepare to be amazed!

December 27, 2018
Cranberry’s Gorgeous New Model Homes Make Their Debut at the Model Home Grand Opening

Despite the challenging early-season snow and an unexpected power outage in the township the night before, the recent Model Home Grand Opening at Traditions of America at Cranberry was nothing short of spectacular! Enthusiastic attendees eagerly walked along the red carpet to tour the all-new floorplans outfitted with top-shelf, awe-inspiring interior designs of four popular home designs: the Franklin, the Washington, the Betsy Ross, and the Hancock.

Each home has its own style, theme, and personal flair: there is no mistaking the Pittsburgh sports teams featured in the Betsy Ross, while the Hancock is bedecked for the golf enthusiast. The Washington has a travel and destination focus and the Franklin simply exudes an overall warm and inviting atmosphere where you immediately want to sit down and make yourself at home.

Future Site of Community Clubhouse – the “Social Hub”

With a warm and bustling tent, plenty of delicious, seasonal culinary offerings, and a lively and entertaining band, the over 200 attendees were treated to a fun and informative event. The Traditions of America team was at the ready to lead personal tours and answer questions, as were the many Ambassadors – homeowners who live in nearby Traditions of America communities who just love their community and want to share the Live Better lifestyle with others!

Comments from attendees heard throughout the day ranged from “I just love the colors in this home” to “Can my home be exactly like this model?” to “I can definitely picture myself cooking in this kitchen.” Visitors also had the opportunity to see where the community’s resort-style Clubhouse will be situated – an element so integral to every Traditions of America community because it is the social hub of the community, the place where friendships are formed and memories are made. And, the place everyone wants to be for Friday night happy hours!

Our next blog will feature a photo spread of each model home…stay tuned and check back soon. You won’t want to miss it! Better yet, plan a visit to the community today and see the homes up close and in person. Our New Home Counselors are excited to share the beauty of the new models with folks near and far.

November 27, 2018
Lititz Knows How To Live Better and Have Fun!

Residents at Lititz have been busy….busy having FUN and embracing the Live Better lifestyle. Rachel Bechard, Lifestyle Director at Traditions of America at Lititz in Lancaster, PA, provided a glimpse into some recent seasonal happenings at this active and popular community. An all-around favorite, the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, was a crowd-pleaser at Shady Maple Smorgasbord, the largest buffet in America. Residents rented a private ballroom for the event, and it was tons of fun! As they settled into their seats and were introduced to the cast (from Third Space Theater), they were surprised to learn that in this edition of the show, some members of the audience would be playing characters, as well! A dozen volunteers later, and the show was ready to begin.

Each person played their role beautifully! Some took their acting very seriously, like Lee Madison, who was one of the characters to die, and made sure everyone knew it. Bravo, Lee! The food was also amazing. With hundreds of options along the eye-popping buffet, there was something for everyone. We got 4 mini-intermissions to replenish plates between acts. Needless to say, by the time the show was over, everyone was not only entertained but completely full, as well! In the end, the audience uncovered the “murderer” (played by our own Sherrill Baumgartner), and everyone who correctly guessed her as the culprit got a prize. Lititz homeowners had a wonderful time and you can be sure that event will be booked again by popular demand.

Gearing up again for another favorite event, Lititz homeowners recently held their annual Chili Cook-Off. There were a dozen contestants and over 50 eager chili-tasters who showed up to sample and vote.

Four categories were judged in the contest: “Most Like Mom’s”, “Best Use of Spice”, “Best Decorations” and “Best Overall”. The decided winners were:

Most Like Mom’s: Chris Jensen
Best Use of Spice: Colleen Harris
Best Decorations: Julie Brouse
Best Overall: Betty Martin

With Thanksgiving around the corner and the holiday season and New Years Eve on its heels, Lititz residents will be sure to continue the celebrations and festivities!

November 21, 2018
Loving Lititz – Community Update

“I can’t wait to start cooking in my kitchen – I love the design of the big cabinets and the convenience of having the refrigerator, stove and microwave at my fingertips. My new kitchen is a dream come true!”
Janet Grosh – New Homeowner

There are many exciting things happening at Traditions of America at Lititz as more homeowners move in every week. Janet and her husband Bill are two of the newest homeowners who recently moved into their new Hancock Single Family home.

They are leaving behind a larger home with a significant amount of upkeep and are looking forward to the low-maintenance lifestyle Traditions of America at Lititz provides. Janet and Bill look forward to spending more time relaxing at their Sea Isle City condo. They love the convenient location of their new home, as well as the access they will have to many resort-style community amenities.

Construction is underway on the luxurious Clubhouse, complete with Fitness Center, heated Pool and Sports Bar, with the Grand Opening slated to occur later this year. A variety of Garden and Single Family homes are offered, there has never been a better time to experience Living Better with Traditions of America at Lititz.

Visit our website to learn more about the Lititz Lifestyle today!

By Traditions of America Marketing Team

September 21, 2015