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Our houses don’t just look really “cool”… As a Certified Green Professional (CGP), we are able to offer additional benefits to our customers. The CGP training course is an intensive professional education program developed by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).  By continuing our higher education, we maintain our cutting-edge building knowledge, and can [...]

GREEN NEWS: In addition to being members of the U.S. Green Building Council (LEEDS), Nestor Papageorge has just been accredited as a Certified Green Building Professional (C.G.P.) by the National Association of Home Builders. We can help you apply the American National Standards Institute’s approved National Green Building Standard in the construction of your new [...]

Here’s our holiday open house schedule for our award-winning Nantucket II Model Home: Sunday, December 11 2011:  OPEN 1-4 Sunday, December 18 2011: OPEN 1-4 Sunday, December 25 2011: CLOSED  (Merry Christmas!) Sunday, January 1 2012:       CLOSED  (Happy New Year!) Sunday, January 8 2012        OPEN 1-4 Starting January 8th, [...]

Our award-winning Nantucket II Model home will re-open this Sunday (Dec. 4th) from 1-4 pm.  We will be open every Sunday up to and including December 18th, will close for the holidays, then re-open on Sunday, January 8th. This is the home that literally swept the Cleveland Choice Awards, winning “Custom Home of the Year,” [...]

Just a sneak preview for our fans… We are about to unveil our newest development, “the Villas of Chagrin.”  Seven single-family homesites located in Chagrin Falls.  Walking distance to the village.  Min. 3,200 s.f., from $695,000 to $1,000,000+.  This is a perfect location for empty nesters looking for a luxury “lock & leave” downsize, or [...]

Thought I’d post this–  one of those shots where the sky and clouds were cooperating.  Just a little reminder of how quickly the weather is changing…  @#!$%&*!   We used real cement stucco on this home to give the walls that imperfect, authentic hand-troweled look.  There’s just no comparison versus the “E.I.F.S.” (synthetic stucco) that you [...]

Getting the many small details right is absolutely critical to good design. Unfortunately, we see far too many homes (in all pricepoints) miss the mark. Here’s an example of a great window box. We fashioned it after taking inspiration from a picture of a very old European cottage.  Note the shutters, which are correctly built [...]

Our latest free Wine, Dine and Home Design event is this Tuesday, October 11th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM!  Click here for details and sign up.  Almost full so hurry.  And… it’s free!

Alexandra Fine Homes co-sponsors this free monthly event featuring wine tastings, food from local chefs, and relevant home design topics.

Here’s another example of one of our “Dining Kitchens.” We’ve taken the “formal” dining room and designed it into the kitchen space creating a true “heart of the home” concept. Great for family dinners, great for kids doing homework or school projects while mom or dad (or both) cook, great for entertaining. Imagine actually “dining” [...]