By Denise Wilson, Staff Writer 5:30 PM Friday, June 15, 2012

LIBERTY TWP. The Carriage Hill development in Liberty Twp. has been named the Homearama 2013 location, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati.

Dan Dressman, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati, said the development located on a 400-acre homestead along Ohio 747, between Princeton and Millikin roads was chosen for the home showcasing event scheduled for June 8-23, 2013, for several reasons.

We go through a bidding process for developers and we choose a site based on a whole lot of different factors: previous home sales from the site, interest from the builder community primarily and basically, the presentation that the developer makes, he said.

Its really a beautiful community and weve gotten a lot of interest in that community already from builders so were anticipated a very successful show there next year.

The development, which features a landscape of lakes, streams and woodlands spread over the 400 acres, for nearly three decades has been the private estate of the Terry Family.

In 2009, to ensure their legacy, the family established Liberty Land Company to spearhead their implementation of a master plan for a residential community for Carriage Hill.

Randy Terry, co-manager of the property along with his brother, Todd, said his family applied for the Homearama last year, which was awarded to the Glenview Farm estate in Foxborough at Hamilton Mason Road and Ohio 747 in West Chester Twp.

With the strong support for our community, it somewhat ended up a foregone conclusion that Carriage Hill would be the selection for 2013. Its exciting in Liberty and West Chester to host the event. It should be a great feature for our community both in the township and Carriage Hill, he said.

Liberty Twp. Trustee Pat Hiltman said Homearama is no stranger to the township.

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Liberty Twp. lands 2013 housing showcase