Which lot???

Now that I'm in love with the Fernwater townhome, it's time to choose a lot. The lots available were: 503-2 (int), 504-2 (int), 504-6 (end), 505-4 (int), 512-1 (end), 512-6 (end). In my numerous trips out to the sales office and also from a couple of people that I know who work at Mattamy, I found out following information:

• there will be a sidewalk on the north side of Burritts Rapids Place
• air conditioning included for units on Cambrian Rd. (Block 512)
• end units are guaranteed to have some "street furniture" meaning hydro boxes, cable boxes, etc. Won't know exactly how many until later

So, I was tempted by the units on Cambrian Road with the eyebrow street. Cambrian is the main artery road that goes through HMB. I was told that it would be four lanes. So these eyebrow streets is like a sidestreet off Cambrian so that you don't need to back out onto the main road. The units along Cambrian also did not have a $4k lot premium like the others. But after some thought, I decided that I'd prefer not to live off the main road. I think the traffic and noise would bother me.

I decided not to choose 503-2 because it was on the side where there will be a sidewalk. Also, the house will face south meaning not much sun will come through on the main floor since there aren't any windows at the front of the house except for the one in the door and the one in the powder room.

So, it was down to Block 504-2 and 505-4. I had eliminated 504-6 because it was an end unit which meant another $4k on top of the $4k lot premium. Plus the address was 3144 and in Chinese culture, the number 4 is bad luck. Not that I'm superstitious but I would hear no end of it from my folks. For now, I'll just say it was purely to save money. :)

505-4 was elevation B whereas 504-2 was elevation A. All this really means is that elev B has a slightly different exterior. It has more brick on the front and also has three windows instead of two on the second floor. Elevation B costs $4k more. Again, from a financial standpoint, I was leaning towards going with the cheaper house and use that money towards upgrades instead. Done and done. Time to go sign the papers, right? Oh no...