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Builder Improves On Theme New Model At Kingsridge
Has Many New Features

The Oakland Press/Doug Bauman Moceri Cos. new model at Kingsridge in Oakland Township has several new features which emphasize natural materials such as iron, stone and wood.

Doug Henze

OAKLAND TWP. - Moceri Cos. has opened a new model at its Kingsridge subdivision and has plans to launch a new, 36-home phase at the Adams Road development next spring.

The Auburn Hills builder, which unveiled the 5,300-square-foot, two-story model about two weeks ago, has been building at the site south of Silver Bell Road since 2001. The 73 homes range from 4,000 square feet to 5,500 square feet and sell from $850,000 to $1 million.

Frank Moceri, a partner with the builder, said he aims to complete Kingsridge in two to three years, based on market demand.

For the new model, Moceri Cos. has enlisted the help of Rochester designer Michael Foran, owner of Michael Foran Interiors. Through use of natural materials, including wood, stone and iron, the duo has tried to bring the outside in.

"This is actually our fourth model," Moceri said, adding that the company has tried to take customer-favorite features from the earlier three models and incorporate them in the new version. "This model, we hope to keep fresh. So, when you come here next year, you're not going to see the same thing."

The interior design may change with the seasons, he said.

The five-bedroom model features a dramatic entry. Visitors cross a stone and iron bridge next to a waterfall before opening the mahogany door.

Inside, the two-story foyer, with its limestone floor, opens to a cherry wood grand staircase and the formal dining room.

"You have a lot of the same stone and iron on the exterior leading into the house," Moceri said.

Dining room chair backs have decorative iron bars. All surfaces on the first floor are either wood, limestone or slate.

"It's just a nice flow as you come through," Foran said. "continuity."

The foyer contains a window lookthrough into the 22-foot-tall great room in the back of the home. That room has a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, wood floors and a hanging chandelier. Like much of the rest of the home, the great room is designed in a blend of lights and darks and has a casual feel.

"Today, a lot of people are wanting the elegance, they're wanting the design, but they also want to be able to use the space," Foran said. "They don't want it so formal. Comfort is so important today. That's what people want — they want to be comfortable."

One area of the model that accentuates that point is its expansive, finished lower level, which adds another 2,000 square feet of living space to the home. It features a wine room, a small kitchen, a billiards area, an exercise room and a separate massage area.

"When you come down here, it gives you a warm, cozy feeling," Foran said. "People just enjoy the lower level area so much because it gets the whole family together."

Moceri, which created a separate media room in other models, has moved a plasma television into the lower-level common area because of customer requests for a design that encourages family togetherness, he said.

The company has eliminated the high-maintenance wood deck featured in past Kingsridge models and replaced it with a stone patio. A stone stairway from the patio leads to a second-tier patio that can be accessed from the home's first level.

On the model's upper level, the master suite, not surprisingly, is the most visually striking area. A vestibule separates the suite from the rest of the top floor.

In the suite, a see-through fireplace divides the sleeping area from a sitting room. Adjacent to the sitting room is a walk-in closet with a perfume table, window and even a chandelier.

Another walk-in closet is off the master bath, which includes a European frameless shower and a soaking tub.

The master suite provides busy parents a place to escape, Foran said.

"They want to have a space where they can get away from the kids and relax," he said.

Moceri said the new Kingsridge model is being used to market several residential projects along the Adams Road corridor known as the Billion-Dollar Mile for its extensive development. Homes in those include subdivisions with similarsized homes, as well as smaller condominiums with high-end amenities.

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