Look elsewhere. Apple Ridge Homes in Appleton built by Apple Tree, LLC Green Bay will have a PUBLIC 10' BIKE path, using your sidewalks with 3 different street entries in community sidewalks that runs in front of your homes, thru your front yard. The residents are protesting this with the city. The buyer is assessed, which the builder knowingly leave the DETAILS of the assessment out the verbiage of the contract. You will pay 50% of this public path which they've widen to 10' to be apart of the city PUBLIC BIKE trail plan. 5' wider than the average sidewalk width that will run through your front lawn as an easement, almost 1/2 of your front yard leaving you barely enough room to park your auto in your driveway without being in the 10' bikeway. If you have an RV to park overnight it won't fit in your driveway. Trucks, Club cab, the bed will extend into the 10' PUBLIC bike trail. The stakes that are in the middle of the residents yards. That is how close the bikes, dogs, public walkers will be to your home. The HOA and/or residents will have to maintain the bikeway and pick up the garbage, dog poop that is left behind. It's only 20' from your garage and front door. The backyards have 15-30' easements for pooling water drainage, planted trees and/or protected wetlands. If you have one of those swamp pond easements behind your lot expect a lot of midges. If you don't live near one, the wind kicks up, they'll find a way to your home. A lot of gnats, millipedes, Asian beetles. Sidewalk assessment will be determined by the length of this PUBLIC bikeway that goes through your yard. If you're on a corner it'll be $1000s. Contact the city for the assessment. The 3 access points that direct foot, dogs and bike traffic for the public through your community will be at the main entrance off of Apple Creek Rd by YOUR Clubhouse and pool, on Baldeagle Dr. at Lightning Dr. and E Ridge Haven off of Ballard Rd to Osprey Dr. Only one side of the street is parking. The demographics of this community are mostly retired. The lots that are next to the fields, the fields will be turning into more housing. The street lights in front of the homes you pay for those too. It's an assessment, on your property tax. Contact the city for the amount. Ask about the 11 outlots you'll have to pay property taxes on. No verbiage about the taxes on the outlots are in your contract except for on a tiny map of their location. They advertise these as luxury homes. Not unless you upgrade. Everything that you would typically find in an average home is an upgrade. It appears they purposely leave it out or install it in less obvious places so you'd have to upgrade if you are not buying a model. If you want a lot of outdoor lighting as they advertise you'll have to buy the extra windows. Normal size toilets, complete window trim, ceiling lights all upgrades even down to the light switches. The Master baths have inadequate lighting. If you want lights where they should've been installed in the first place it's an upgrade. Basically, everything in a listed $550K to $725K home is an upgrade from a $400K+ base price and another $40K to add a basement, up to $32K+ for the lot. The bibbs are far in the back side of the house, on the other side of the A/C unit you'd have to purchase at least 75' of garden hose just to reach your driveway to wash your autos. They WON'T relocate the bibbs, you'll have to buy another one if you want it closer to your driveway. The base prices aren't even $350K for the smallest home. Majority of the spec homes are selling today are over $525K. Every 2 months they raise the prices up $3K+. The builder's warranty service is a joke. First step is a 45 day warranty, good luck getting that ALL done before the year warranty ends, especially if it isn't a model home. Very shoddy workmanship. Subcontractors don't respect each others work. They have a high turnover rate of employees. If you do buy, so you won't have buyer remorse be sure to complete your walk-through before closing in DETAIL. Look at EVERYTHING, doors, caulking, trim wood, especially the windows and screens. Just hire a home inspector. If you selected upgrades and paid extra for them they will change them, and not inform you. The construction garbage blows all over the community. The fast driving construction vehicles kick up so much dust your home will always have dust filtering in until they're finished building the community. The unbuilt lots are so overgrown. Filled with deer mice. The builder has a lot of excuses for not being transparent during the entire buying process. Zero responsibility. Definitely not a customer service orientated builder after you closed the deal. To date they are still not informing buyers of any assessments. HOA fees are $190 monthly. Property taxes average $10K a year. Add in your sidewalk and light assessment. Add in the outlot property tax. Expensive! Do your homework you might want to buy elsewhere. read more

Apple Tree Fox Valley, also dba Apple Tree Four, Apple Tree Homes and Apple Ridge Homes. Apple Tree's salesperson represents the seller regardless of what the contract states. Though he is acting as a dual agent, he is supposed to work in the best interest of buyer & seller. He doesn't. You have the right to bring your own realtor to represent you. Do it. You have the right to have the home inspected by an independent Home Inspector prior to closing. Ensure they are thorough & write everything down, big or small. You have the right to have an attorney review the contract before you sign any part of it, or put down any deposits. Should one or more of your upgraded elections become unavailable they have to notify buyer of alternative(s). They will tell you it is a minor deviations. Minor deviations aren't things such as changing the windows/doors, color/type of material, or entire item purchased. They like to use the lines, it is discontinued, but you will see homes built after yours have it installed. Spring lawns. Ensure they don't put another buyer who came after you ahead of you when installing your lawn/landscape. It's in their contract they can't, but they will. If house isn't completed in anyway don't close. If you holdback money in escrow if you're a cash buyer, they'll threaten you with a lien, collections and won't complete any warranty work if you don't release the holdback money despite work not being completed. Don't release it. There are laws to protect the buyer. Frequently visit your home as it is being constructed. Take photos at every stage, from the empty lot, foundation, framing, drywall, flooring & everything in between. The best advice, maintain meticulous records. You'll need it. Document conversations and meetings with a journal, voice record and photos at all phases of the purchasing stages. Communicate through emails for a paper trail. DON'T SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS than what you were showed and purchased prior to home being built! Filthy construction site. Dirt and dust fill your home inside and out. Subcontractors block your driveway. Construction is being conducted 7 days a week, early as 6:00am and finishing as late as 10:00pm. Garbage blowing all over. Shoddy workmanship inside and out. Insect infestation from clover mites, millipedes, Asian Lady Bugs, beetles, gnats and deer mice. I write this from my personal experience with Apple Tree Homes, LLC, Jason Mroz (President), Arthur Ladish (Vice President), Andy Anderson (former Ops Supervisor), Matthew Balson (Sales Agent) and Karen Elliot (Selections). I would include the Warranty Svc Depart Coordinator, but they have a very high turnover rate of employees in this dept. It must be demanding because of all the warranty rework and unhappy buyers. Sold, built & subcontracted by the following: Apple Tree Homes aka Apple Tree Four, LLC Subcontractors: Richco Structures Fox Excavators Bells Electric Watters Plumbing KDC Cabinets Lowney's Landscapers Brewer Heating and Cooling Furnace Larson Doors Lindsey Windows D&M Flooring America Everlasting Concrete TriCity Glass and Door James Hardie Siding Dart Plastering Bay Therm installation, LLC Fox Valley Stone and Brick Drexel Supplies SBS Plumbing Close Services, LLC Refer to photos. read more