<table> </table> Garbett Homes has announced the grand opening of its luxury townhome community, priced from $174,900. The Townhomes at Shoal Creek Valley feature 64 homes in what the developer described as an innovative setting within the award-winning Shoal Creek Valley master-planned development.</p><p>The distinctive home styles take advantage of timeless urban design with a contemporary flair, according to the developer. Homes have up to three bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms and two-car attached garages.</p><p>&#8220;Suburban Missouri has been plagued by the Midwest&#8217;s insatiable desire for French country and Craftsman bungalow home styles,&#8221; said Rene Oehlerking, marketing director for Garbett Homes. &#8220;We&#8217;re breaking the mold with these new designs at Shoal Creek. They&#8217;re fresh and functional with a distinctive contemporary modern influence. &#8220;This is a fun, active community with exciting features built in to enhance interaction and movement. This is a place that promotes friendly streets and walkable neighborhoods with connectivity to home, recreation, work and shopping,&#8221; he continued.</p><p>&#8220;You can walk your children across the street to the Liberty Oaks Elementary School within the award-winning Liberty School District. You can relax in the swimming pool while your children play on the water slides in the Park House residential retreat and water park. You can enjoy a game of tennis or a round of golf at the Clayview Country Club located within walking distance of the townhomes within the Shoal Creek Valley community.&#8221;</p><p>With these innovative designs and features, according to Oehlerking, one would expect to pay handsomely to live in the Shoal Creek Valley. &#8220;The first-time buyer would be left out of a community with such high expectations,&#8221; he said. &#8220;With home prices sky-rocketing and the real estate industry in a slump, the first-time homebuyer is left with very few options. Garbett Homes sees things differently.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Our communities are places where families can raise their children in maintenance-free environments with walking trails, landscaped open spaces and many other attractive amenities,&#8221; said Edie Waters, sales associate.</p><p>&#9632; <strong> Prices: </strong> Starting at $174,900.</p><p>&#9632; <strong> Directions: </strong> Missouri 152 to Flintlock</p><p>Road, south to 80th Street, west to</p><p>Farley Avenue, right the townhomes.</p><p>&#9632; <strong> Hours: </strong> 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.</p><p>&#9632; <strong> Contact: </strong> 816-726-4663.</p><p>&#9632; <strong> Web: </strong><a href="http://www.GarbettHomes.com">www.GarbettHomes.com</a>.