Mountainside Village

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EMAIL: James Mathieu, Owner/Associate Broker, Contour Investment Properties

When Larry Thal, and his family, envisioned Mountainside Village, in Victor/Idaho, they wanted to attract good neighbors and be good neighbors. They have succeeded.

Mountainside Village, on the Old Jackson Highway (just east of downtown Victor), is a tasteful mix of single family, multi-family, commercial and "Live/Work" components in a stand alone community that is the best neighbor residents of Victor could hope for. Because of the vision of the Thal Family, Mountainside Village it is on the leading edge of green building techniques, appropriate design (and scale) and affordability.

In 2010, the focus falls on the eleven (11) lots designated as "LIVE / WORK". This concept allows people with growing businesses, couples and young families, and the many facets of the burgeoning service industry to combine their residence with their place of work - affordably.

Are you tired of commuting to work? Are you tired of paying rent either where you live and/or where you clock in every day? Are you concerned about the carbon footprint you leave driving to and from your job? Would you like to combine your residence and your place of work into one simple mortgage? Mountainside Village has a compelling option for you.

John McIntosh, Snake River Builders, and Larry Thal A.I.A., Sunlight Design Architecture, have put together some very affordable options for people who want to live, and work, in Victor. If you work as a massage therapist, if you sell insurance or real estate, if you want to develop a gallery space for your photography or paintings, if you are an accountant or bookkeeper, if you package tours or sell travel services, whether you make jewelry or sew clothing … you can invest in a "LIVE / WORK" lot in Mountainside Village and move in for under $300,000. "LIVE / WORK" units can be two or three levels, you can have a carport or a garage, and "Live / Work" owners can drive the project to conform to a strict budget and still tailor the space to your needs and personal taste.

By working with the First Interstate Bank, and their head residential lender Richard Uhl, you can choose the finishes in your residence and work space, select lighting, flooring, counter tops, trim and appliances and still finance where you work and where you live very, very economically. The First Interstate Bank is bending over backwards to give "LIVE / WORK" investors low interest rates and still working hard to help finance both the construction phase and the eventual mortgage as economically as possible.

The commonly held assumption is that Teton Valley has years of inventory when it comes to undeveloped lots. Based on recent sales activity, that may be the case. However, Mountainside Village is not part of that glut. The LIVE / WORK lots, and the first phases of Mountainside Village residential lots, are unique in that market. Obviously, Victor is different from Tetonia, closer to Jackson Hole, and enjoying a "community renaissance" in terms of infrastructure, planning and cohesiveness. Mountainside Village is the best example of a planned community, with affordable mixed uses, and it is unsurpassed in the all important environmentally sensitive area design, LEED certified structures and the opportunity to leave a smaller carbon footprint. That's the reason Mountainside Village received the State of Idaho SMART Growth Award for excellence in neighborhood design!

So, if you are tired of commuting, if you are caught up in the rent game, if your business is growing and your personal life could use more room … call James Mathieu at Contour Investment Properties (307.690.5206). Investigate what Europeans have been doing for centuries. Mountainside Village combines the "old world" charm of a pedestrian community, with tasteful mixed use, undeniable charm and affordability. In this New Millennium, Mountainside Village has been a leader in green building techniques and proudly supports LEED Certified construction. Live with a clear conscience by eliminating your expensive commute, by leaving a smaller carbon footprint and by supporting sustainable building.

The "LIVE / Work" units at MSV are the right idea at the right time.