UTOPIA is thrilled to be a part of Hamlet Homes, newest community, Carlisle Place.  

CITY OF SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT (September 17, 2013) – Officials from Hamlet Homes (www.hamlethomes.com) and the City of South Salt Lake broke ground today on a new townhome community called Carlisle Place located at the intersection of 700 West and Carlisle Ave. (3800 S.),    in the City of South Salt Lake. Starting at $188,990, the community will consist of fifty-seven (57), three-story townhomes featuring an elegant upscale brick-and-stucco exterior and enhanced interior floor plans and design features.

“Carlisle Place is Hamlet Homes’ 36^th community since our founding in 1994, and our third community in the City of South Salt Lake,” said Michael Brodsky, founder, owner and chairman of Hamlet Homes. “Carlisle Place reflects Hamlet’s commitment to designing and developing top-quality, value-priced communities that provide every home buyer with a superior experience. It also aligns with South Salt Lake Mayor Cherie Wood’s top priority to provide residents with quality housing and beautiful, healthy neighborhoods.”

Mayor Cherie Wood joined Brodsky and Gary Jones, COO of UTOPIA, in the groundbreaking ceremony and offered these remarks. “Hamlet Homes is a valued partner in changing the face of the City of South Salt Lake and in contributing to our ‘Promise South Salt Lake’ initiatives,” said Wood. “Their beautiful townhome communities mirror our city’s growth and success, especially this year as we celebrate our 75^th anniversary.”

Prior to designing Carlisle Place, Hamlet sought feedback from homebuyers at its Waverly Station townhome community. This input was incorporated into enhanced open floor plans and design elements that include larger balconies, side-by-side washer and dryer on the bedroom level, and larger secondary bedrooms.

Adding further value to each townhome are energy efficient features including a 90 percent-energy-efficient furnace, 2 x 6-foot exterior walls, low-E windows, and Energy Star appliances. Each townhome is also wired with UTOPIA’s fiber optic, high-speed Internet network with available speeds up to 1 gigabit, or more than 1,000 megabits per second.

Convenient transportation options via a nearby TRAX station and the I-15 freeway provide quick and easy access to downtown, Wasatch Front universities, shopping centers and the airport.

Homebuyers can choose from two floor plans, the Hastings and Denton, that offer two or three bedrooms, a master bedroom with tray ceiling and walk-in closet, 2 ½ baths, a private porch on the

entry level and private balcony/deck off the family room, and a two-car, attached garage. Carlisle’s first model home is expected to open in late November, early December.

For further information, contact Phil Mosher at Hamlet Homes, 801-865-3000.

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The Naming of Carlisle Place

Hamlet Homes has a tradition of naming its communities after Scottish people and places. For over 1700 years the town of Carlisle has occupied an important position on the Scottish-English border and bears a rich history. Few areas in the United Kingdom have produced as many notable family names in world history as the border region of Carlisle. Carlisle Castle is the most-besieged place in the British Isles and in 1568 Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned there for six weeks while her cousin Queen Elizabeth I considered a course of action. The rest is history, as they say. The canal of Port Carlisle led to industry and shipbuilding, but was soon replaced by railway – a transportation system that secured the future of the city with no less than eight busy lines, six of them remaining in operation today. Carlisle was also an official stop for the Olympic torch on its way to London’s Olympic Stadium

In light of this great history, Hamlet has named it newest community ‘Carlisle Place’ as well as naming a single new street, Kirkbridge Avenue, in commemoration of the nearby towns that were only accessible via the railway running through Carlisle.

 About Hamlet Homes

Hamlet Homes (www.hamlethomes.com) crafts quality, customer-oriented townhomes and single-family homes located in attractively designed neighborhoods in northern Utah. In addition, Hamlet is a leader of urban redevelopment, transit-oriented communities.  Since the company’s founding in 1994 Hamlet has developed over 3,200 homes in 35 communities. The company is a proud recipient of many awards including the Builder of Integrity Award from the Quality Builder Warranty Corporation in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010; and in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 Hamlet was awarded Utah’s Best of State medal for residential construction.  Hamlet has been a finalist in the National Housing Quality Awards as well as the recipient of the 2009 Governor’s Quality Growth Award.  Located in Murray City, Utah, Hamlet Homes is part of the Hamlet group of companies, which also includes Hamlet Development and Hamlet Commercial.