The Lots at Parcell Woods on Calemad Drive

Not exactly sure which one this is - it's been a few years - but it captures
trees and pathways leading to building lots.

Calemad.  The name comes from three children whose father developed the area.  I think it takes me back to Camelot, too.  Where Merlin could have lived.  If he wanted to live in the Town of Sennett and in the Skaneateles School District!

I first came upon them when I was working with WelchAllyn for relocation.  They seemed ideal for the families moving into the area: large lots of 2-4 acres, one huge mile-long circle for walking dogs or kids, a community that prided itself on independence but were also interdependent.  Houses that weren't in any way ticky-tacky.  It was also about three miles from the State Street Road facility.

The primary builder in there early on was Kevin McCormick and his Colin Homes.  He was picky about his homes, particular in their design and construction.  I remember a workman who told me they had installed a stainless steel exhaust hood over the stove.  Kevin saw a blemish so it all had to come out again.  Old world craftsmanship... in Parcell Woods.  (www.colin-homes.com)

Then the Great Recession happened.  Homes came on the market in the district.  Numbers climbed, sellers competed to sell homes because jobs had disappeared.  People stopped building.

So the building lots are still there.  I have 11 of them listed, each different from the other.  If you like long and narrow with a home built way back in - I have a few for you!  Want a pond or two?  Sure - can do!  Only two interior lots remain, both on curves with wide frontages.  Then there are a couple cleared lots.  Your choice!  Bring a builder with you or ask to be connected with one working with Berkshire Hathaway agents.
You don't have to put up a huge house; covenants say only at least 2200sf.  You will need to drill a well, but the septic designs are done.  There are utilities - gas, electric and cable - out there already, waiting for your home to be built.

Calemad is special to me, because that's where we came across Louie, our cat.  He had been a resident there until his family left for a less hospitable-to-cats community.  So Louie traded in his two acres for our dozen when I sold the Calemad house and has been seen walking over our berm to the woods here ever since.

So yes, the lots are calling....go see them, please!  Simply go out Old Seneca Turnpike west towards Auburn.  It becomes Franklin Street Road in Cayuga County.  Turn right after a couple miles onto Parcell, then you'll see the long drive in to the houses on Calemad.  Go!  Explore!  It's a magical place!