Rooftop Verandas at Avinity and Old Trail

A few months back we were sitting outside the model home at Avinity admiring the view.  We had just finished up an open house for CAAR Realtors that we co-hosted with the nice folks at Trump Winery.  We were showcasing our new decorated model home (See that here or on YouTube if you missed it) while still framing the last 3 homes in our first building.  At the time, Avinity was Charlottesville's newest townhome community.  In case you're a visual person, we were standing right about here beside the clubhouse:

Then randomly someone said something to the effect of "Wouldn't it be cool if you could add a 4th floor with a Rooftop Deck or Veranda?"  We all sort of laughed and said something similar to "Wow.  That would be something...imagine having your friends over and hanging out on the rooftop."  Someone else added, "what if you made the 4th floor a bedroom and that was someone's room?".  We then paused and thought about what we would use for the roofing material.  One of us had a house on the Potomac River with deck that had a commercial grade roofing membrane- We could use that!  After fantasizing about everything a 4th floor would add to the home, we all agreed that it was something we wanted explore further and pitch the idea to our design team.

Fast forward 60 days past all of the approvals and design process associated with architecture... We now had a set of plans with the 4th floor both as an open loft and as a bedroom suite.  They even expanded our idea further to add a Balcony off the Owner's Suite...kind of like a Romeo and Juliet type of idea.  Here's what we came up (full floorplan here):

Craig Builders Rooftop Deck with Bedroom Suite

Craig Builders Rooftop Veranda with Loft

This morning we all just got some added satisfaction as we got to visit the first one being constructed at Avinity.  5 out of the 6 homes in the new building will have the 4th Floor Rooftop and we can't wait to share more photos as they are each built.  Here's where we are so far:

2 Sets of Double Doors Leading to a Rooftop Deck

The Carter's Mountain View :)

Added Storage Space...A Bonus!

We look forward to keeping you posted on their progress.  If you're interested in learning more about our Rooftop Verandas at Avinity or at Old Trail Village feel free to email or call TJ Southmayd at (434) 218-2352...he'd be happy get you all the information you need or even to arrange a tour of the homes under construction.

More to come...