2- to 6-acre homesites zoned for one or two horses each. Pristine natural 14-acre fishing lake, paved road access and award-winning Blue Valley Schools round out this unique offering at 199th and Mission Road in southernmost Johnson County.

Merging Modern Conveniences with Wide Open Spaces

“The Lake at Southwick uniquely merges modern conveniences with time-gone-by lifestyle and recreational amenities,” says Darol Rodrock, founder and owner of Rodrock Development. “Homebuyers seeking wide open spaces, refined amenities and small-town friendliness, will find it here.” The planned, new-home residential community in Stilwell, Kansas, is comprised of 34 rural living home sites, each ranging from approximately two to six acres, and zoned to accommodate one or two horses. Homes in The Lake of Southwick, which also features a natural 14 acre fishing lake, is located just north of 199^th Street and east of Mission Road. Homes prices range from the upper $400,000s to $1,000,000.

According to Rodrock, the new custom-build community at 199^th and Mission Road, just within Johnson County’s southernmost border, is the culmination of a decades-long dream.

“For more than forty years I’ve enjoyed living in rural southern Johnson County, raising horses and fishing my own lake,” says Rodrock. “As a new-home community developer, I long hoped that, one-day, I would have the opportunity to offer home buyers a similarly unique, yet affordable, rural lifestyle community option,” says Rodrock. “I am truly excited to finally be able to say, ‘this is it!’”

2- to 6-acre home sites, including lake frontage sites

Available home sites include two-plus acre lake frontage sites, and larger sites of up to six acres. The community is open to outside builders, with plan approval, or homebuyers can choose from Rodrock Development’s extensive portfolio of proven floor plans and builders. Five home sites are already sold, and are owner occupied.

Desirable amenities

Community amenities include paved roadways throughout, nearby highway proximity offering easy access to all points in the Kansas City metro, including nearby shopping and dining, and award-winning Blue Valley School District elementary, middle and high schools.

Plans for significant common area landscaping upgrades are already underway, including the planting of two hundred four-inch caliper trees throughout the community. A new fountain will soon be added to the 14-acre fishing lake, as well as walking trails and benches.

Successful Developer Track Record

According to Tom Langhofer, general manager of Rodrock Development, the company’s purchase of the once financially distressed property is a reminder of the importance of checking out a community developer’s financial strength before investing in a property.

“For most of us, purchasing a home is the most significant financial decision we’ll ever make. Darol Rodrock brings a successful thirty-five year track record of value-added residential community development to the table, and an absolute commitment to building communities of lasting value,” says Langhofer. “Rodrock Development’s financial strength and stability is a comfort to homebuyers who are concerned about the long-term viability of their investment.”

A well-known name in Johnson County real estate circles, Rodrock Development has created more than sixty successful new-home neighborhoods throughout the county. “More than twenty five thousand people in Overland Park, Lenexa, Shawnee and Olathe come home to a Rodrock Development community every day,” says Langhofer. “It’s a commendable achievement.

“Throughout the years Darol has built a stellar reputation as a Johnson County new-home community developer by consistently delivering on his promises,” says Langhofer. “The Lake at Southwick is no exception. He has the drive and the fiscal strength to see it through,” says Langhofer.

Award-Winning Blue Valley Schools

The Lake at Southwick community is served by the Blue Valley School District, which consistently ranks as one of the highest performing in the nation. Elementary, middle and high schools are all nearby. Stilwell Elementary School, ranked consistently in the top five percent of elementary schools in the State of Kansas, is minutes away. The brand new Aubry Bend Middle School opened in August 2011. Blue Valley Southwest Senior High School opened just two years ago.

“For homebuyers who have always wanted a little elbow room and their own ‘place in the country,’ The Lake at Southwick offers a unique opportunity,” says Rodrock. “In our view, The Lake at Southwick is a modern-day country living gem.”

The Lake at Southwick community is exclusively marketed by Better Homes & Gardens Kansas City Homes. For more information about the community’s rural lifestyle amenities and available home sites, builders and floor plans, contact community managers Lynne Matile or Sherri Hines at 913-378-2500, or visit the developer’s website at www.rodrock.com.

Both Matile and Hines are experienced full-time real estate professionals especially well versed in the new-home buying and building process. Matile is also a life-long horse lover, 4H’er and former county extension agent, and has lived in rural southern Johnson County for fifteen years.

Paved Access

To get to The Lake at Southwick take Highway 69 to 199^th Street, go east on 199^th Street to Canterbury Street, (just east of Mission Road), north on Canterbury Street into the community.