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Lol! I have no idea what is considered” fully custom”, I’ll leave that to the experts . I do know an architect who drew up plans in that neighborhood from scratch to buyer’s specs (paid directly by the homeowner) in the early 90s, so I just assumed that meant custom- esp given the builders. In my experience, whether it was a some type of modified stock plan or one started from scratch, those local builders in general built a solid product, so if the OP wants a non-tract builder it should fit the bill.
If they are already partial to new construction though - the appeal of any house built in the 90s is very dependent on upkeep and the quality of any renovations. Btw - I think on average houses in neighborhoods such as Wellesley should be higher bc of the average lot size is a little bit bigger, the average house size is bigger, the pool is much bigger, and the average age is probably 5 or more years newer. There are some houses on streets in Wellesley that seem like busy-ish cut throughs, but that is the only negative I can think of. The overall neighborhood is very pretty with a great location and all the houses sell there so quickly (but unfortunately it is out of the OP’s range so doesn't help them ).
Oh - also there is a smattering of one car garages in Westpark which influence average price, as well as the tendency to add sq footage on the third floor (probably valued lower vs adding sq ft to the 1st or second floor in an expansion), so either/both of those might bring the price more within what the OP is looking for.
How about the neighborhoods West of 55 but South of High House? That whole corridor would be an easy commute.
For the purposes of discussion in most threads here, custom homes are built by local builders who usually have stock plans they have purchased and may have built previously. They will offer these to save money when a person contracts to build with them, but buyers are always welcome to have their own plans drawn up instead. Custom builders will build whatever you want.
Tract are national or regional builders with a specific set of plans for a specific neighborhood and they will not usually do any structual customizations at all unless they are part of the offerings for the plan chosen.
Semi-custom is a builder who builds from specific plans and will not build from other plans but IS willing to do customizations at buyer expense.
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Lol! I have no idea what is considered” fully custom”, I’ll leave that to the experts . I do know an architect who drew up plans in that neighborhood from scratch to buyer’s specs (paid directly by the homeowner) in the early 90s, so I just assumed that meant custom- esp given the builders. In my experience, whether it was a some type of modified stock plan or one started from scratch, those local builders in general built a solid product, so if the OP wants a non-tract builder it should fit the bill.
If they are already partial to new construction though - the appeal of any house built in the 90s is very dependent on upkeep and the quality of any renovations. Btw - I think on average houses in neighborhoods such as Wellesley should be higher bc of the average lot size is a little bit bigger, the average house size is bigger, the pool is much bigger, and the average age is probably 5 or more years newer. There are some houses on streets in Wellesley that seem like busy-ish cut throughs, but that is the only negative I can think of. The overall neighborhood is very pretty with a great location and all the houses sell there so quickly (but unfortunately it is out of the OP’s range so doesn't help them ).
Oh - also there is a smattering of one car garages in Westpark which influence average price, as well as the tendency to add sq footage on the third floor (probably valued lower vs adding sq ft to the 1st or second floor in an expansion), so either/both of those might bring the price more within what the OP is looking for.
How about the neighborhoods West of 55 but South of High House? That whole corridor would be an easy commute.
yeah, agree with all of this....I have a friend who was an original owner in Wellsley...I will ask her about her build. i have been in many Wellsley houses and no two are exactly the same, even with similar floorplans.
I thought about the other neighborhoods off 55 but not sure that's exactly what he's looking for....but he can check them out.
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