Crews started building a new residential project in Sylvania Township to support a regional medical facility. Ticket buyers can enter to win the finished property. Sales are now open for the campaign.
The corner lot will hold a two-story residence with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. It marks the largest build yet for the project.
Tim Mays owns Mavillino Custom Homes. He explained the design changes for the latest effort.
“We have a two-story plan, which is new this year. The last two years we’ve done ranches. This has a great big, wide-open great room with big, massive windows,” said Mays.
The completed build will feature large windows, a dramatic staircase, a full basement and a first-floor master suite. Mavillino Custom Homes partnered with Aaron Christie of Arch Design for the layout.
Christie brought ideas from commercial work into the residential layout, Mays said. Organizers stated their goal was not simply to impress viewers.
“If we’re going to sell tickets for somebody to win a house, we want it to be a house somebody’s going to love and enjoy. We don’t want to just build a standard cookie-cutter house,” Mays said.
Entries cost $100 each. One winner will receive the $710,000 residence in Sylvania Township.
Co-owner Matt Maxwell helps run Mavillino Custom Homes. He noted the community response to their work.
“As a builder or a contractor, things get diminished, and you never really get that thank you. And this right here does it,” said Maxwell.
All ticket funds go to the ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children’s Hospital. The community raised more than half a million dollars over the prior two years. Those funds helped hospital kids, families and physical facilities.
Charity raffles partner with licensed homebuilders to raise funds for medical programs. Donors buy entries, and leaders give the net funds to designated care centers.
Organizers plan to keep that momentum going in future years, according to Maxwell. “We’re going to make an impact in our community and in someone’s lives,” Maxwell said.
