Ownership Options

Purchase price - $1,695,000

Scenario 1

Individual ownership of the George Berdan House offers a discriminating buyer a once in a lifetime opportunity to build and own a Frank Lloyd Wright home on Lake Michigan. Included in the purchase of the home are the original Frank Lloyd Wright working drawings and renderings and correspondence from Frank Lloyd Wright to George Berdan.

The buyer will have the opportunity to participate in building the design of one of the greatest American architects. Design counsel from Wright apprentices and restoration specialists will be used for determining current materials, interior finishes and furniture design. Frank Lloyd Wright was known for his energy efficiency in design. The Berdan House home easily lends itself to current trends in green design. The 4 acre parcel provides the buyer with the opportunity to design and build a compatible seasonal “guest house” for extended family and friends.

Scenario 2

Limited fractional ownership offers four owners a simplified and limited ownership option. The maintenance of the home and grounds will be managed by the George Berdan LLC. You can enjoy your second home by truly just “turning the key”. Each owner will have three months (13 weeks) of ownership divided between the four seasons.

Note:

There are eight Wright designed homes that offer overnight lodging opportunities. They are popular destinations for individuals looking for the Wright experience or for hosting special events. This unique feature offers the owner or owners a high probability of renting during times they may not be there, or a business opportunity to the right buyer.

Contact BDR Executive Custom Homes

Ph: (616) 458-8505 Fax: (616) 458-8008
Email: keinfeld@bdrinc.com

Living in a work of art

If you want to own a FLLW home, you often face painstaking and costly renovation. This is an opportunity to have the best of the design, with the benefit of 50 years of new building technology.

Another benefit is that you get to live in a "work of art" in one of the most beautiful natural settings on the coast of Lake Michigan.

The plan for the George Berdan House is a two-story Usonian with a long rectangular plan containing workspace, utilities, and living room, with an additional bedroom and bathroom extending out from the far end of the living room. The second floor provides another bedroom and bathroom with a balcony overlooking the two-story living room. The second-floor bedroom has a small outdoor balcony. Construction was to be standard Usonian house type, with heated concrete slab, brick masonry, and board and batten walls and partitions.