Village at Magnolia Square Wins Awards

Submitted by Brockwell Bone

The Village at Magnolia Square Builders Take Awards in 2010 Parade of Homes

City of Central, Louisiana – June 30, 2010–The Capital Region Builders Association hosted their 2010 Parade of Homes consisting of 53 homes in Livingston, Ascension, and East Baton Rouge Parishes.Two Select Builders in the city of Central’s flagship development, The Village at Magnolia Square, won top awards. The Village at Magnolia Square is a traditional neighborhood development that offers residential, retail, office space, and other community amenities all within an easy walk of its homes making it a convenient lifestyle for its residents.

The highest honor in the Parade of Homes, Best of the Best Home award, was given to Rabalais Homes, LLC. Steve Rabalais of Rabalais Homes , believes that the comfortable outdoor living room is ideal for entertaining which sets his home apart. This outdoor living room  has a vaulted ceiling patio with fireplace, full outdoor kitchen and remote-controlled bug screen. Rabalais Homes, LLC also received the Best Kitchen Design award for the homes located in the Central, Zachary and Livingston Parish area. The builder, cites the classic New Orleans design with iron and brick work; as well as the many amenities as the award-winning features of his home.

The Best Floor Plan award for Livingston Parish, Baker, and Central was secured by Fetzer Properties, LLC. This home features an efficient open floor plan as well as upscale interior features; a brick archway separating the kitchen and dining areas, cypress cabinets and granite counter tops. Bo Fetzer believes that the model home’s furnishings secured the award by properly modeling the layout of this home.

The Village at Magnolia Square will consist of 480 homes, almost 60,000 square feet of retail space, and community amenities; this mixture creates the city of Central’s first traditional neighborhood development. Judy Bonnecaze, Realtor for The Village at Magnolia Square, feels that the stately, classical style homes are reminiscent of New Orleans architecture making Magnolia Square a beautiful and elegant place to live. Sitting on 185 acres, this development will have two 5 acre stocked lakes, pool pavilion retreat, Village Square with restaurants and retail establishments, the Great Lawn to host community events, and its own amphitheater.

Company Profiles:

Nunnally Pollard Development, LLCis the developer of The Village at Magnolia Square. The developers, Jimmy Nunnally and Steele Pollard, have several other commercial and residential projects from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. More information is available at www.MagnoliaSquareCentral.com or by calling (225) 261-9110.

Rabalais Homes, LLCis a premier builder of high quality custom homes that was named one of the top twenty five builders in 2007 and 2008 by the Baton Rouge Business report and recently listed in the top ten as one of the 2009 local leaders in Baton Rouge by the Magazine of the National Association of Home Builders. More information is available at www.rabalaishomes.com.

Fetzer Properties of Louisiana, LLChas built new homes and remodeled homes since the 1980s. In 2003, Bo Fetzer moved his company to Baton Rouge from Atlanta. They continue to serve East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes. More information is available at www.fetzerproperties.com.