INTIMATE NEIGHBORHOOD, PROXIMITY TO FAMILY
ATTRACT COUPLE TO COVINGTON VILLAGE

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ—Retirees Sol and Jane Kracov had searched high and low for the ideal adult community, only to have their daughter, Diane, lead them to their new home at Matzel Development’s Covington Village in Ocean County. Like many active adult homebuyers, their decision to relocate was driven by the property maintenance and structural upkeep associated with family homes. “Sol was set on a ‘super maintenance-free’ house with practically nothing to take care of,” recalled Jane, a former Administrative Assistant. “At the same time, we wanted easy access to our daughter and grandsons. Diane suggested Covington Village.”

Most of the other communities the Kracovs visited were very large developments constructed by national building firms. “Many neighborhoods seemed too big and impersonal to us,” Jane stated. “But the first thing we noticed about Covington Village was how gracious and intimate it was, surrounded by woods, with ponds and fountains at the entrance. Sol also appreciated that condominiums are virtually maintenance free, and we both loved the location because it was only a few minutes to the roads leading up to my daughter’s place.”

Sol, a former General Manager at a Northern New Jersey manufacturing company, was also sold on the treatment the couple received from the sales staff. “Unlike the people at the bigger communities we visited, everyone here seemed to really care about us and our needs. They were just more personable and wanted to help us any way they could,” he said. “After we moved in about three months ago, we noticed that all of the community residents we met were just as friendly. This is the kind of intimate neighborhood we were looking for, but never found until that first visit with our daughter.”

The Kracovs purchased the two-bedroom, two full bathroom Caspian home design, the largest of the three models offered. “We wanted plenty of space for us and our daughter’s family when they visited, which is going to be quite often, thanks to this great location,” Jane said.

A secure, gated community, Covington Village is only minutes from shopping, dining, golf courses and Jersey Shore beaches. The “Covington Coach” community shuttle offers weekly service for errands, as well as exciting trips to well known attractions in other parts of New Jersey. This month, for example, the shuttle will take residents to see a holiday-inspired play on Long Beach Island, as well as the holiday lights in historic Cape May.

Directions from the north: Garden State Parkway to Exit 88, right at end of ramp onto Route 70 West. After third light, take jug handle over Route 70 to New Hampshire Avenue South. Make right at light onto Locust St. Entrance is on left. From the south: Garden State Parkway North to Exit 83, onto Rt. 9 South. Continue on Rt. 70
East. Proceed 1.3 miles to New Hampshire Ave. and turn right. Make right at first light on Locust Street. Entrance on left. For more information about Covington Village, call 732-730-0021.