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A Resort Style Community of Townhomes & Coach Homes ARTIST RENDERING A RESORT STYLE COMMUNITY OF TOWNHOMES & COACH HOMES willowood folder for print.indd 1 3/23/17 3:10 PM BEYOND YOUR DREAMS ARTIST RENDERING Welcome to WillowWood at Overton Preserve, private gated community just steps from a 450-acre nature preserve. Here every amenity and convenience is found within your home with a maintenance-free resort lifestyle just outside your door. Brought to you by two legendary real estate names, Levitt House and The Klar Organization, whose decades of experience can be found in every detail. A new neighborhood of modern homes with superb design, WillowWood offers the very best of Long Island: spacious homes with thoughtful layouts, expansive natural open areas and a dedicated professional staff to handle all the exterior maintenance. Welcome Home. WITHIN YOUR REACH willowood folder for print.indd 2 3/23/17 3:10 PM ARTIST RENDERING WillowWood at Overton Preserve is at the midway point between New York City and Montauk, and equidistant between the Long Island Sound and the Great South Bay. In the 1700’s David Overton chose this spot to build a farmhouse and to raise a family. When the American War for Independence began, the area came under British military control and was used to store firearms and 300 tons of hay. A daring raid by patriot soldiers destroyed the British stockpile. Its been said the Overton’s youngest son, Nehemiah, was the first to set the hay on fire. Years later the Daughters of the Revolution set a plaque at the site commemorating the event. Today there are still remains of the original Overton farmhouse. The farm has recently become a nature preserve with hundreds of acres of woodlands, wetlands, meadows and ponds. Running through the preserve is the David Overton trail, a multi use path for you to enjoy. Rich in history and natural wooded areas, close to the expressway and major thoroughfares, and just minutes from shopping and dining, WillowWood is ideally located so you can enjoy all the pleasures Long Island has to offer. For ease of transportation, WillowWood’s entrance is on Route 112, just a half-mile to Middle County Road, and 2 miles to the Long Island expressway. This central location will get you where you want to go quickly and easily. willowood folder for print.indd 3 3/23/17 3:10 PM OLD FIELD SMITHTOWN BAY LONG ISLAND SOUND PORT JEFFERSON NISSEQUOGUE STONY BROOK ST. CHARLES SETAUKET HOSPITAL JOHN T. MATHER MILLER PLACE HOSPITAL STONY BROOK SOUND BEACH 25a STONY HOSPITAL BROOK UNIVERSITY PORT JEFF CINEMAS 25a ROCKY POINT 347 OLD TOWN RD ST JAMES 112 SMITH HAVEN MALL ROCKY POINT STATE PINE PATCHOGUE-MOUNT SINAI RD BARRENS MOVIELAND PRESERVE CINEMAS MOUNT SINAI-CORAM RD LAKE GROVE 25 BROOKHAVEN SUFFOLK COUNTY STATE PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE RIDGE LAKE 25 RONKONKOMA SPRING LAKE 495 PENNYSAVER GOLF CLUB AMPHITHEATER OVERTON PRESERVE BRETTON WOOD GRANNY RD MIDDLE COUNTRY RD COUNTRY CLUB RONKONKOMA MILL POND WILLIAM FLOYD PKWY GOLF COURSE EXIT 63 FARMINGVILLE COUNTY FAIR ENTERTAINMENT PARK MILL RD EXIT 64 MACARTHUR AIRPORT SPRING LAKE GOLF CLUB 454 MEDFORD 495 495 NICOLL’S RD MILL RD BOHEMIA GLACIER 112 RIDGE PRESERVE OVERTON PRESERVE HORSEBLOCK RD MILL RD RT 112 27 STATION RD PATCHOGUE 27 SAYVILLE BROOKHAVEN GRANNY RD BLUE POINT BLUE RIDGE WERTHEIM GOLF CLUB NATIONAL PATCHOGUE BAY WILDLIFE BELLPORT REFUGE CENTER MILL POND MORICHES GOLF COURSE N W BELLPORT BAY E SMITH POINT S COUNTY PARK Information Center • 3550 Route 112 • New York 11727 • (631) 946-6200 WillowWoodCondos.com Directions: Take the Long Island Expressway to exit 64, Route 112 North. Proceed north on Route 112 approximately 2.2 miles. Turn left at traffic light into the entrance for WillowWood. LONG ISLAND BUILDERS INSTITUTE This advertisement is not an offering. It is a solicitation of interest in the advertised property. No offering of the advertised units can be made and no deposits can be accepted, or reservations, binding or non-binding, can be made until an offering plan is filed with the New York State Department of Law. This advertisement is made pursuant to Cooperative Policy Statement No. 1, issued by the New York State Department of Law. File No. CP 17-0021. Sponsor: Levitt House a division of Klar Realty Corp., 2580 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow NY 11554, WillowWood at Overton Preserve 3550 Route 112, Coram, NY 11727. willowood folder for print.indd 4 3/23/17 3:11 PM .
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