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Page 4, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner. OR., Thursday. July 31. 1975 New mm Valley View Estates i jN IMkfc d0k k in r i i i II By ERNEST V. JOINER Five new homes are ready for sale in the Valley View Estates subdivision, accord ing to Paul Shifter of the Kinzua Corporation. The homes, four three bedroom and one two-bedroom residences, range in price from $27,000 to $37,435. All are fully insulated floors, walls and ceiling and sliding glass doors are double-pa ned for heat conservation in win ter. They are air-conditioned' and heated with electric baseboard panels. All tiling is ceramic. Ail have heat sen- sors for safety. All have a spectacular view of the city and the hills beyond. All have spacious two-car garages with paved drheways. Gene James, Cottage Grove landscape architect, was at the subdivision site last Thursday.' More than 750 shrubs are being planted. The grass is presenting a problem, according to James. To be planted is an erosion control field grass which can be mowed once a month, and which will not present the fire hazard that natural grass would present in dry months. James said that Eastern Oregon is the most difficult area in Oregon to landscape. The mortality rate for plants and shrubs is very high, more so than in Northern British Columbia, he said. Paving of the subdivision was nearing completion last week, with all regular 20- and 28-foot streets already paved, curbed and guttered. AH access roads are completed. All utilities, including tele vision cable, are underground. Dick Chambers, contractor, R A. Chambers & Associates, Eugene, said construction be- -gan on the subdivision in July 1974. To date a total of $281,875 has been spent on the project. The cost of blasting alone exceeded $30,000! When homes have been completed on the remaining 15 unsold lots the Morrow County tax roll will be enriched with a valuation of about $1.5 million. The Evergreen Terrace 20 unit apartment complex was built to meet the general housing needs of the com munity and completed at a cost of $450,000. It went on the county tax roll Jan. 1 at $349,850. waiting list established, according to Allen Nistad. Assistant secretary and gen-. ... j r . -. -y- '-; v " . . - r-a- V"" V .'' A " " LMfL.- - j J I .... : Til; - , l-v": T . pTf' l- f ! rw - . - - v I f ,i T ' j MR. AND MRS. ALLEN NISTAD pictured in the spacious living room of their new home in Valley View Estates. They are standing before a 14-foot mantel beam that dates back to 1850. Wide decks (entrances at left and right) run the full length of two skies of the house to provide ample outdoor living space. ' ! t-, -; I ) i irn 'L, VIEW OF a- modern kitchen in one completed in Valley View Estates. of the five homes .ft i 1 1 ONE OF THE three Evergreen Terract apartment unit. era! manager of Kinzua Cor poration, who built the com plex. Rents in the apartments are based on tenants' income, and range from $135 to $235 per month. Probably one of the most attractive features of the individual homes is the finan cing arrangements. At a time when mortgage lenders are requiring as much as 25 and 30 per cent down payment on a dwelling, these can be bought for as little as S per cent down. Valley View Estates homes are approved for all conven tional financing (FHA, GI and private banking institutions) at interest rates lower than charged in most areas of the country. "Tor example, both local banks will provide 85 per cent financing for one of these homes to any qualified buyer, and at an interest rate from 3 to 5 per cent under established rates elsewhere. An Oregon GI loan requires only a 5 per cent down payment with a mortgage interest rate on the balance of 5.9 per cent. "One advantage in owning one of these homes," Shiffer said, "is that a buyer can pick up a S per cent income tax deduction if purchased before Dec. 31. 1975." (On the $27,000 home available this would amount to an income tax reduction of $1,350.) "All homes are built to Farmers Home Administra tion specifications and meet all building codes, all require ments for all lending agencies, and have been approved by all state agencies involved, in cluding the Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon State Department of Health," Shiffer said. He pointed out that the homes are automatically cov ered by a one-year guarantee against improper workman ship, and qualify for a 10 year warranty. The subdivision boasts two spectacular homes. One is nearing completion for Hepp ner attorney Herman Winter. The custom built home has a full-length porch and patio at the back, overlooking the town, which adjoins a large swimming pool. The other is the home of the Allen Nistads. Like the Winter home when completed, it is a candidate for inclusion In Better Homes and Gardens. It is a culmination of "dreams of all the years" for the Nistads. It is of wood larch construc tion, rough outside and highly finished inside, from Kinzua s own mills. The furniture is custom-built of seasoned oak. The huge kitchen has an "island" which contains micro-wave and conventional built-in ovens, stainless sinks and abounding in Franciscan tile. The kitchen, as does the living room and two-sided deck area provides a com manding lWHiegree view of the city. "It's like Christmas every night," Nistad said, referring to the sight of twinkling lights at night over the town below. Nearly every appliance (and there are many) are faced with larch wood to match the interior walls. Even the fireplace chimney on the outside is faced with matching larchwood. The center of attraction is the 14 fool mantel encompas-' sing the fireplace in the 10 foot high beamed living room area. Across the top is a huge weathered wooden beam ex tending the entire length. It is hand hewn, dating back to 1850 when it was part of the construction of the first barn ever erected on the Prairie Ranch, not far from Spray. The original square nails and old fashion bolts are still in the beam, as are the original axe marks. The facing of the fireplace underneath the beam is of gray slate. . Whoever buys the homes In Valley View Estates are assured of living in what the realtors call a "good neigh borhood." Each deed includes protective and restrictive covenants which insures the purchaser that all property in the subdivision will be proper ly maintained, fences regulat ed, and livestock, trailer and outbuildings restricted. An added attraction is the nearby pioneer Memorial Hospital nd the new lleppner Medical Clinic, on of the most attractive, well -equipped and well-staffed In the state for any city twice the size of lleppner. Too, the homes art above the flood plain. Nistad said the Valley View project has opened an entire new area for residential development. Plana are al ready developing for the opening .p of eight other resident iJ building sites ad joining the subdivision on the northeast. This could provide additional quality housing as the need increases. Shiffer said all water, plumbing and electrical prob lems in the project have been corrected and have been approved by i the proper in spectors. "Wl have 30 pounds of water pressure at any point in Valley View Estates," he added. Both the Evergreen Terrace apartments and Valley View Estates came Into being when the Kinzua Corporation need ed housing lor 'its employees and private Interests In the city were unable to supply it. Let's see how It has paid off: Four years ago the Kinzua Corporation had 58 employ ees. Today there are 360 em ployees and a $3 million a year increase in payroll. I . " ' ,.,., . '"I ' ;. .... i mi i. . ...... . - I ! 'Mil I , . .. . n i , . t i . ... . b f I . , I l - rf . mm- , i i I a $ I .r?: -WWf ' - :BPPx w k 1 .'wpBW".. v- 1 1141! I t1 r " '4 BALVNV. VIEW froin all' Yah)' View Estates homes proviik-s commanding virw of llf',y J i New homes in Va ev :Vi6iv Estates M now ready for inspection and sale m H ' ' ! !. : , '. ' , . " f:-t ... : ' i i ' ' it!' ' i ' 2- and 3- bedroom homes Priced from $27,000 to $37135 Air conditioned; fully insulated, electric heat; double -paned glass; electric kitchens; ceramic tile baths FHA, GI and bank financing available for as little as 5 per cent down Meets all building, plumbing,' ., electrical codes ,'.".' Spectacular view of the city ,';, t.M SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Call the Personnel Department at Kinzua Corporation, 676-9183 I' 'tin I IN' Or Inquire at tho 1st National Bank or Bank of Eastern Oregon.
