New Construction at Fox Run Gives Nod to the Past and Future

NOVI, MI (January 8, 2018) -- There is a lot activity at Fox Run these days. Construction is well under way on Edison Place, the community’s tenth residence building. The roof was completed last month and the exterior brick had been installed.

Sales Director Allison Murphy says the construction is on track for a late-summer opening. “This is the final building in the second neighborhood, so if anyone is interested in new construction, now is the time,” Murphy says. Almost 50% of the 96 apartment homes in Edison Place have already been reserved.

The last few years have been a period of rapid growth for Fox Run, as the community has responded to high demand from area retirees looking for maintenance-free living. Fox Run opened its Edgewater and Twin Pines residence buildings in 2015 and 2016, respectively, and both sold out quickly.

“People are very excited to see growth at Fox Run,” Murphy says. “Larger two-bedroom, two-bath apartments have been especially favorable and in high demand. Several of our apartments have an ‘open-concept’ kitchen that is open to the living room, rivaling the latest in home construction, which people love.”

All three recently-opened residence buildings pay tribute to Detroit. Edgewater was named for the classic Detroit amusement park, while Twin Pines references an old Detroit creamery. Edison Place is named in honor of Detroit’s historic Boston-Edison neighborhood, which was built in the 1900s.

We chose this iconic neighborhood because, just like Fox Run, it was a tight-knit community with access to great medical care [Henry Ford Hospital was built just down the road] and was a symbol of good economic times,” Murphy says. “The beauty of the Boston-Edison neighborhood is still very much alive and well today.”

Murphy says prospective new residents have been delighted by the quality of materials and the color combinations that have been selected for the new apartment homes. Standard finishes include granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, vinyl plank wood flooring in the entry, and handsome wood cabinets. There will be 16 different floor plan designs available in Edison Place, six of which are brand new.

The largest new floor plan is the Lexington, the community’s first-ever three-bedroom unit, which also features two and a half bathrooms and a balcony. The new two-bedroom, two-bath floor plan is the Jefferson, a corner home with a balcony, open-concept kitchen with island, and tons of natural light.

Other new floor plans include the Haggerty, a large one bedroom with one and a half baths and a kitchen island, and the Preston, an extra-large one-bedroom home with one and a half bathrooms with a kitchen island that opens to the living room.

The new Jacobson-style apartment is a deluxe one-bedroom corner home with one and a half baths, a balcony, and an oversized walk-in closet. Finally the Krowley, a one-bedroom corner unit with a den, offers one and a half bathrooms and a balcony.

Fox Run contracted Brinkman Construction and Lantz-Boggio Architects, the firms that built Edgewater and Twin Pines, for Edison Place as well.

About Fox Run: Fox Run, one of 19 continuing care retirement communities managed by Erickson Living®, is situated on a scenic 108-acre campus in Novi, Michigan. The community is located in Oakland County and is home to nearly 1,300 residents. Additional information about Fox Run can be found at FoxRunNovi.com.

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Caption for photo: Construction is moving fast on Fox Run’s latest residence building, Edison Place, which is expected to open in late summer. This article was written by Meghan Streit.

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