Neighborhood

Neighborhood Spotlight: Island Lake of Novi

| BAKE REAL ESTATE
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Island Lake of Novi – Photo: BAKE Real Estate

Located in Novi north of 10 Mile Road along Wixom Road, you’ll discover the neighborhood of Island Lake.  Exemplifying resort living at its finest, Island Lake is a place where you can feel like you’re “up north” all week long. This recent development by Toll Brothers offers an impressive array of amenities around a 170 acre lake. It is truly a place you need to experience in order to appreciate. Many families relocating to Southeast Michigan from out of state or even out of the country find themselves instantly at home in Island Lake with a safe, “community” feel and plenty of social activities for every age.

One of the key reasons people choose Novi are the highly acclaimed Novi Public Schools. Novi is also convenient to private school options including Catholic Central and St. Catherine’s High Schools.  There are also a number of exceptional parks nearby, such as Kensington Metropark and Maybury State Park although you never have to go far with plenty of walking trails and paths within the Island Lake community itself!

Island Lake is also convenient for those of us who like to shop, dine, and have fun with nearby Twelve Oaks Mall, Fountain Walk and Novi Town Center .

Close by medical facilities include Providence Park Medical Center and Hospital.

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Recently Sold by BAKE Real Estate! Grand Colonial with Finished Walk-Out Lower Level – Photo: BAKE Real Estate

Island Lake has more to offer than just location. Around the neighborhood, you’ll find luxury level accommodations with stately elevations, grand foyers, sun rooms, gourmet kitchens, and spa-like master suites. There are homes with walk-out finished lower levels, private pools, wine cellars, and more. While some homes offer waterfront views, others may have private, wooded rear yards or back to wide expansive common areas.  The homes range in size from approximately 3000 to 5000 sq. ft. (above grade) and comprise of both single family homes and condos.

At the center of it all you’ll find Island Lake’s “Boathouse” with amenities like a fitness center, pool, children’s pool, party room, sandy beach, volleyball court, tennis courts, day docks, and playground.

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Island Lake Boat House – Photo: BAKE Real Estate

When you’re looking for your Island Lake home, Bake Real Estate can help! Some of our firm’s sales within Island Lake of Novi include:

49733 Leyland Circle, 5BR 6.5 Bath 4837 above-grade sq. ft.

25515 Hillsdale Dr. 4BR 3.5 Bath 3,611 above-grade sq. ft.

50678 Amesburg Dr.   4BR 3.5 bath   3,734 above-grade sq. ft.

All photos are the property of BAKE Real Estate and cannot be reproduced without permission.

Coming Soon in Island Lake
Fitness Room
Boathouse Interior
Docks
Boathouse Deck
Pool
Boathouse

Neighbors

| Carrie

An important part of homeownership, or home renting, is being a neighbor.  We might not give much thought to this in our daily life, but it will either contribute or take away from our well being and quality of life.

If you think you could use a neighborhood makeover, the first place to start is probably with yourself.  Maybe you don’t know the neighbors, or you might know them only when they complain about your dog wandering over the property line to do his business.  Or maybe you have block parties and ‘hood dynamics akin to those on Desperate Housewives.  Whatever the case, it’s always good to ask oneself “what could I do to be a better neighbor”.  If you are like me, there is always room for improvement.

There is one neighbor in my hood that has a long-standing tradition of buying a selection of assorted breads from the local artisan bakery for a neighbor.  He knocks on a different neighbor’s door every Friday to gift them the bread as a neighborly gesture.  When he knocked on our door, months ago now, I was surprised and touched.  How wonderful was that!  That was extreme neighborhood friendliness.  Not to mention delicious and good for the local bakers.

Maybe a weekly bread delivery is a bit more than you would like to get into, but there are lots of good ‘hood behaviors to adopt and I firmly believe that what goes around comes around. And it can’t hurt property values either, right!?  

Offering to bring in mail or tend flowers when a neighbor is away on a vacation, bringing a meal for a family who just had a baby, lending a table for a garage sale, removing trash that might collect on the neighbor’s lawn, shoveling a little bit further along the sidewalk…what good neighborhood behaviors do you suggest?  Post your ideas !  Let’s spread some good hood karma.