A MAJESTIC VIEW BY NWF DAILY NEWS ON MAJESTIC OAKS VINEYARD

SHARON DOOLEY Daily News

Woodbridge Homes of Florida features four completed houses in the Majestic Oaks Vineyard development north of Crestview. The homes demonstrate a modern take on the Florida cottage architecture, creating a sense of old Crestview but with today’s upgrades and standards.

Majestic Views
Crestview development incorporates natural landscape into plan
By SHARON DOOLEY
Daily News Contributing Writer

CRESTVIEW — Although northeastern Okaloosa County has never been kept a secret, its beauty could not be fully appreciated by residents until the recent development of Majestic Oaks Vineyard. The new single-family home neighborhood incorporates the natural landscape into its master plan, which is just north of the Crestview city limit along State Road 85. “The goal is to leave the footprint of the home, and everything will be natural,” said Ken Wright, a realtor with Platinum Real Estate Associates of RE/MAX Southern Realty. Wright also serves as president of the Military Officers Association. His formative years as a military dependent and resident of the area, he said, have given him an insight into what current residents and incoming residents look for in both their homes and their neighborhoods. “You’ve got a very diverse community here now,” Wright said, adding that Majestic Oaks Vineyard can provide the amenities that military families seek. “We met with some of the special forces people, and this is bringing a whole different type of people,” he said. “When they come back from deployments, they like to spend time with their families.” At the same time, Wright said people affiliated with Vision Airlines and people seeking a quiet retirement also could find a home in Majestic Oaks Vineyard.
“I don’t think there’s anyone we’re not going to market to,” Wright said. “It appeals to everyone.” The property is being developed by Holiday Builders, an employee-owned company with developments throughout Florida, Texas and Alabama. The bulk of the homes in Majestic Oaks Vineyard will be built by Holiday, Wright said. The company offers about eight floor plans that range from 1,626 square feet up to 2,627 square feet. Prices could range from $173,990 to $229,990. Five homes already have been built in Majestic Oaks, with four of the five built by Greg Lorenzetti, a managing partner of Woodbridge Homes. “One of the things we wanted to do was a little different house there in the craftsman style — something a little different from your brick front,” Lorenzetti said. The Woodbridge Homes houses feature a cement-board exterior in nature-oriented colors. “I think we achieved that,” he added. Lorenzetti said that building in Majestic Oaks is exciting and added that he thinks Crestview is “on the edge of being ready to take off.” He also said that selling north Crestview is a new idea because so much of the city’s growth has been in the southeastern section. “I believe a lot in the development, but we’ve got to get people used to coming up to the north side (of Crestview),” Lorenzetti added. “What’s interesting about Crestview is almost all of the amenities that people use are on the north side of town, but a lot of people like to live on the south,” he said. Wright also noted that Majestic Oaks Vineyard offered easy accesses the shopping, schooling and entertainment on the north side of Crestview. The development lies off State Rosa 85 via Locke Lane. With one road in out of the development, no cross traffic will be expected. Each road of the phases ends in a cul-de-sac. Phase I features 25 half-acre lots. Phase II lots will be one-third of an acre, and Phase III lots will come in about a quarter of an acre. Each phase is designed with a natural buffer, retaining native vegetation. “You can look out your back door and not see the people behind you,” Wright said. A homeowners association and covenants will be in place, and association fees will be set at about $250 per year, Wright said. The fees will help maintain the planned park, nature trail, sport fields and picnic areas. The landscape itself rolls gently, with a central point of the planned amenities focusing on an existing community lake. The intention, Wright said, is to provide a place where children can drop a canepole line into the pond and pull up a fish. “It’s one of the prettiest properties in the area,” Wright said. For more information about Majestic Oaks Vineyard, visit http://www.majesticoaksvineyard.com/   or contact Ken Wright at Platinum Real Estate Associates of RE/MAX Southern Realty, 217 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548; 664-2510 or 582-6442; kmwrightjr@embarqmail.com  . For information about Holiday Builders, visit www. holidaybuilders.com  .