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Townhome living for almost empty nesters By Sally Litchfield When Jane Manning and John Hornyak moved from an older home on Kennesaw Avenue in city limits to a townhome within walking distance of the Marietta Square, they made a lifestyle change without giving up the things they loved. The couple kept the Marietta location when they purchased their new home. “We enjoy being within walking distance of the (Marietta) Square. We still had the Marietta location but the living was different,” Jane Manning stated. The major benefit gained in townhome living is that outside maintenance of the gated community is taken care of by the homeowners association. “We were soon-to-be empty nesters and
wanted something with less maintenance,” she explained. “When I went home to the other house every day after work there was something to be done. This one you come in, kick off your shoes and just enjoy it,” Manning said. The couple was attracted to the layout of the five-floor townhome in the neighborhood established in 2004. They purchased the model home in January 2011. The 4000-plus square foot home with its four bedrooms, 4 ½ baths and two rooftop terraces offers ample domestic and private space for the blended family that includes their seven children, Will and Marielle Manning and Alex, Benjamin, and Grace Hornyak and Ryan Abbe and Drew Abbe. The rooftop terraces off the sunroom on the fifth floor are a
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favorite part of the home. One rooftop terrace has a view of downtown during the winter and the other side has a view of the National Cemetery.
Jane Manning, John Hornyak and their son Alex,17, enjoy living in their five story townhome in Marietta.
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