21-C Casanova Road - Old World Charm combined with Modern Concepts in Green Building. 

One tenant of green building is to build to last.  The home pictured above includes 50 year asphalt shingles, James Hardie® Lap Siding, natural cedar shakes, and tumbled brick piers for a timeless and durable look.  On the interior, we use solid wood cabinets, locally milled trim, and solid five panel doors to resemble cottage classics.  The finished floor is raised over three feet above grade. 

A popular tenant of green building is energy efficiency because that helps save money over time.   Living in an energy efficient home will help to reduce the overall cost of ownership of the home.   The ceilings have sprayed in place foam insulation and the walls have cellulose insulation, manufactured from recycled newspaper content.  These premium insulation products provide for a very consistent R-Value throughout the wall and roof systems for better overall performance.   Ensuring that there are no dead spots in wall cavities is imperative to eliminating opportunities for mold growth in the walls.  This leads to another priority for Green Buildings: improve indoor air-quality.   As another Healthy Home Upgrade, we install premium air filters in our air conditioning equipment to catch more of the dust particles floating in the air, keeping them out of the air you breathe as well as out of the coils of the air-handler to help provide longer life to the equipment.  The home has been tested and certified by Florida Power and Light's BuildSmart program. 

Another principal of green building is site selection and management.  We have been careful to save as many mature trees and shrubs as possible.  The large trees provide both shade and a unique sense of time and place.   The lots are within an established neighborhood, leveraging existing roads and utilities.   Our homes for sale are on Anastasia Island just 2 miles from downtown St. Augustine and 1 mile from the beach.  There is fine dining, an athletic club, and state park within short walking distance.  Another benefit is that there is no homeowner association, no dues and no hassle.

This home features 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms, wood floors, a huge kitchen with 42” upper and crown moldings, an Owner’s Suite with two walk in closets, and a large rear covered porch.  The bathrooms have premium ceramic and porcelain tiles with decorative bands and niches in both showers.  There are designer fixtures throughout for unique interior spaces.  This unique home is offered at $449,000. 

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HOME / LOT PACKAGES FOR SALE

BEHST Builders also has three lots available for you to plan and build your dream home.  Each lot is 52' x 250', providing many options for backyard patios, pools, and more.  There are two consistent themes in our floor plans.  First, we strive to provide maximum flexibility to accomodate a variety of household needs.  Second, we always try to make the house look like it is an older house that has been added on to over time.

THE ANASTASIA

This model was conceived to employ the basic floor plan of the Mariana model with the addition of an office space on the first floor, shifting the two secondary bedrooms to a second floor.   This home is designed with a hip roof and concrete block construction to provide substantial savings on homeowners' insurance.

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THE JASMINE

People really like the Mariana Model, but they have repeatedly asked for more space.  This design provides for an in-law suite on the first floor in addition to the spacious master suite.  The home also includes an attached two car garage to respond to lots of feedback that a garage space was a must.  This home is designed with a hip roof and concrete block construction to provide substantial savings on homeowners' insurance.

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THE MILTON MODEL

The Milton Model offers over 2,000 square feet of conditioned space.  This two story home has a eat in kitchen open to a large family room.  The dining room could be used as a home office or den.  We always incorporate quality materials and details to create a one of a kind home, something that you won't find in most of the other new homes on the island. 

The Milton Model is offered at $479,000.  

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THE CATHERINE MODEL

The Catherine Model has approximately 1,610 square feet of conditioned space.  This one story home design has two different floor plans to choose from should the home be purchased prior to construction.  One version of the floor plan has a very large family room / dining room to provide maximimum flexibility.  The other version puts the kitchen in this rear space with the family room to provdie for a larger kichen. 

The Catherine Model is offered at $429,000 

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THE CHARLOTTE MODEL

This home plan is unique in that we can offer an attached in-law suite as an optional upgrade for those households that may need a full bedroom and bathroom downstairs for in-laws or for a home office.  Without this addition, the home is a two story home with 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms.  The Charlotte Model is offered at $469,000 without the in-law suite upgrade and $499,000 with the in-law suite upgrade. 

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OPTIONAL UPGRADES

As part of our effort to provide maximum flexibility to take advantage of these very deep lots, we offer several different garages and storage accessory buildings to compliment the homes for sale.  Too often people pay to build a garage that isn't actually used to store cars, rather it is used for storage.  We aim to design for the actual intended use, so if these options don't meet your needs, we'd be happy to design someting different.  All of these accessory buildings are trimmed on the exterior to match the main house.

• Storage Shed - The storage shed has 125 square feet of storage and 75 square feet of covered patio that could be used for a BBQ grill or a gardening bench.  This option is available for $9,900. 
• Single Car Garage - The single car garage is 320 square feet.  The garage includes the driveway required to access the garage.  This option is available for $21,000.
• Double Car Garage - The two car garage is 620 square feet and includes room at the rear of the garage for a work bench or additional storage.  This option is available for $29,900. 
• Single Garage w/Boat Storage - We offer a combination garage and boat storage.  The boat storage portion is open on all three sides, but it provides a way to store a small boat under cover.  These lots are only one mile from a boat ramp, so we expect our customers to have some water toys.

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OTHER MODELS IN DEVELOPMENT

In addition to the plans outlined above, we have several other models that we have been working to develop.  If you like the look of any of these designs, we can work to develop floor plans that meet your specific needs. 

Prices are not available and will depend on the final square footage and the finishes requested. 

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