| This 25-Point survey will help determine the style of homes built in Whitworth Park…a new and unique neighborhood community coming soon to Bellingham. This development is centrally located and will consist of 40 individually designed homes. The survey results will help shape the character and home designs of this neighborhood. You opinions are appreciated! |
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| 1) What age group are you in today? |
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| 2) How many people live in your home? |
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| 3) How important to you is having retail amenities (Fred Meyer-type “everything” store, casual dining, boutique shops, etc) close by? (within 20 minute walk or 5 minute drive) |
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| 4) How important to you is living within a 10-minute drive to community amenities as an indoor swimming pool; downtown Bellingham; recreation/sport facilities like Lake Padden/ Lake Whatcom/ Whatcom Falls Park; hiking trails and an 18-hole golf course. |
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| 5) Is having a strong sense-of-emotional security in your neighborhood important to you…ie: home building standards (CC & R’s), quality construction, street lighting, sidewalks, good landscaping and having friendly neighbors with a similar mindset? |
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| 6) What is the primary reason buyers give for purchasing a new home? |
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| 7) How old is your current home? |
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| 8) If you were considering building a new home today…
Which would you prefer? |
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| to buy your lot / design your home / choose your own |
| choose from several on-site builders / customize one of several plans designed for your lot. |
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| 9) How many stories (levels) would you prefer? |
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| 10) What house style do you prefer? |
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| 11) What size of home you would like? |
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| 12) How many bedrooms would you have in your home? |
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| Two + Den/Office |
| Three |
| Three + Den/Office |
| Four+ |
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| 13) Is having the master bedroom on the first floor important to you? |
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| 14) How important is having a separate ½ bath (powder room) bathroom? |
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| 15) How important is having a separate, formal dining room or area? |
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| 16) Which would you most prefer? |
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| having separate Living Room and Family Room...or |
| a Great Room (open plan, combined Living/Family/Dining) |
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| 17) How important is it for you to have two sinks* in the Master Bathroom? |
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| 18) Is a 2-car wide garage required…or would a single-car, wide garage that is tandem deep (2-car deep) work for you? (This gets away from that 2-garage door look and gives more options to the front of the house look and greater variety of floorplans for the homes.) |
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| Two-car wide |
| Tandem (2-car) deep |
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| 19) Which would you prefer? |
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| a concrete patio (lower on-going maintenance) |
| a cedar wood deck |
| a composite deck (Trex-type) |
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| 20) Would you prefer to have quality, mature landscaping included with your home? |
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| Yes - (Consistent with adjacent homes) |
| No - (Do my own landscaping.) |
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| 21) Which would you prefer? |
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| Do your own routine lawn / yard maintenance |
| Have yard/lawn maintenance done by a landscape service |
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| 22) How important is it for your next home to be energy efficient and focused on good, sustainable “green” building practices? |
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| 23) Is it important to you to know that what is hidden to the eye in constructing your home is done right? That the builder’s reputation/ experience/ integrity/ skills are good and that the builder stands firmly behind his construction with an excellent Home Owner’s Manual and warranty program? |
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| 24) How important is it for you to know all the details of the building process were documented and done right, that good project communication and management was established for your home choice. |
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| 25) When buying or building a new home, we often cannot have everything we want. Which of the following would you most likely compromise on to have the features you wanted most in your new home? |
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| Convenience of location (commute time, less amenities…) |
| Size of home (less sq. ft., less home maintenance, etc) |
| Size of the lot (less outdoor yard work, etc) |
| Luxury finishes in the home (granites, custom trim, etc) |
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