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The 2006 Bellaire Fall New Home Showcase

Ever wished you could have it all — a stately house, beautiful furnishings, a lovely neighborhood and still live close to town? Maybe you are planning to build your dream home or remodel. Or, maybe you just want to see the latest technology. Whatever it is, something about a new house gets everyone excited.

This month, the third annual Bellaire Fall New Home Showcase (www.bellaireshowcase.com) will be held during the weekends of Oct. 7-8 and 14-15. The showcase features homes priced from the $800s to $2.4 million. Built by All Good Homes, BAS Concepts, LLP, Bellaire Builders, Genson Homes, Hampton Windfall Ventures, Impact Construction, Lovett Homes, Partners In Building, L.P., Savannah Home Builders and Tommy Cashiola Construction Co. Inc., these homes will astound you. They include features, such as rotunda entries with spectacular staircases, wine cellars, barrel-vaulted ceilings, intricate tile work, wood-burning ovens, media rooms, home theaters, summer kitchens, state-of-the-art pools, as well as the talents of outstanding interior design firms. For the kids, one home includes a tree house complete with trapdoor and play space.

This year’s homes include:
4612 Cedar Oaks Lane — With inspired architecture and color from the south of France, this home features a gourmet kitchen with brick ceiling and wood burning oven for pizza.
4612 Verone Street — Tuscan elements with transitional enhancements set the tone for this home, complete with a cathedral domed ceiling, media room and home theater.
5322 Valerie Street — This Mediterranean villa includes polished Jerusalem limestone floors, a 9-foot-wide carved limestone fireplace and a summer kitchen overlooking the pool and marble fountain.
5601 Whitehaven Street — Located on an oversized lot filled with trees, this home features stunning groin vault ceilings, a carved stone fireplace and a floating circular staircase topped with a 30-foot rotunda.
5312 Maple Street — Built in a romantic Mediterranean style while wrapping around a center courtyard pool, this home features an oversized kitchen and an outdoor loggia summer kitchen area with a full pool bath.
4301 La Mont Circle — Country French flair featuring a master suite with his- and her- bathrooms, a Jacuzzi tub and a huge adjoining shower, this house also has a salt-water pool complete with fountains and an enormous covered back porch.
4403 Camellia Lane — Located on an estate-size lot, this home includes a game room, formals, 12-foot ceilings downstairs and 9-foot ceilings upstairs, an elegant wine room, Viking stainless steel appliances and a covered back porch.
548 Chelsea Street — Traditional in style with a bold exterior, this home features a stunning interior enveloped with limestone and tiger wood floors.
4515 Evergreen Street — A celebration of America’s Spanish architectural influence, this home includes a private front courtyard area equipped with a fireplace, power circular entrance tower and 16-foot ceiling in the study.
4602 Holt Street — Tuscan flair with ornamental iron staircase, limestone floors, and a cast-stone fireplace, this home features a game room and media theater, among other special touches.

Discounted tickets, $8 each, can be purchased at Noel Furniture (2727 U.S. 59 South) up until close of business Oct. 6. During the showcase, tickets can be purchased at any of the homes on the days of the event, and also at Noel Furniture for $10 each. Children under 10 years old get in free. Visit www.bellaireshowcase.com for a map and more information.