Some thing old. Something new. Both are just outside downtown Dexter.

The United Methodist Retirement Communities have finished building the first two homes of the The Cedars of Dexter development. The rest will be built once the development has secured 36 deposits on the homes.

"We hope to have our first residents move in by the winder of 2010," says Stacey Olson, director of marketing and public relations for United Methodist Retirement Communities

The project calls for 60 craftsman-style houses on 15 acres in an old farm field just on the other side of train tracks of downtown Dexter. The single-family homes will range in size from 1,500 to 1,900 square feet and come with an attached garage. The smaller will have two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The larger will have all of that and a den.

There will also be a clubhouse in the development that comes with room for a spa, casual and fine dinning and life-learning studio space.

The homes range in price between $189,000 and $309,000, along with an entry fee.

Source: Stacey Olson, director of marketing and public relations for United Methodist Retirement Communities
Writer: Jon Zemke