The Champion Homes Story...
Want to know more about Champion Homes? Just ask someone who lives here.
Champion Homes opened in the early 1960s and has grown over the years into a 170-site, resident-owned manufactured home community. But that transition didn't happen overnight. We began the move toward controlling our own destiny in 2008. That's when, with the help of PathStone Corporation and ROC USA®, we formed Champion Homes, Inc. that would, on Dec. 11, 2008, purchase and take control of our community.
Now, the ROC is not only a successful business, but also a thriving neighborhood. The process of the cooperative buying the land beneath our homes brought this community closer together. Not only do we know far more of our neighbors than ever before, but we look out for one another, too. And with no outside landlord to report to, we're the envy of other nearby manufactured home communities.
Our member households elect our board of directors, which works with a property management firm and also appoints various volunteer committees to help with special projects, celebrations, community improvements and more. The board submits a budget every year, and the entire membership votes on it and any changes to the rent before the budget becomes official. Our rent has stabilized since becoming a ROC – something about which we're not only happy, but also proud. We're running the multi-million dollar business that is our community on our terms, by our rules, for the betterment of ourselves and our neighbors.
Champion Homes couldn't be better situated. The town of Elbridge meets all our basic needs, grocery stores like Tops, restaurants, a local post office and a pharmacy all right up the street in Elbridge. Although we have some businesses, the best part of Elbridge is the large agricultural areas for corn, wheat, dairy with several farms. The surrounding land is DEC protected, which means the Department of Environmental Conversation ensures that there will be no major developments near our quaint little neighborhood. However, when residents want a more urban setting, the city of Syracuse is just a short Centro bus ride away.
The Centro travels all around the central New York area, and for senior citizens and residents with physical disabilities, Elbridge provides the JET bus, a free bus that will take residents to medical and other appointments. Syracuse boasts plenty of shopping options at places like the Destiny USA Mall, which includes a movie theater and golf courses and nightlife options. Throughout the year, Syracuse has a series of festivals that cater to the diverse cultures who reside there, as well as food, music, film, and history events. Syracuse University is also in the city, giving residents from all over the opportunity to take classes at a first-class research university.
Since we voted to become a resident-owned community, we have worked hard to improve our community. Through events like an annual picnic and the relationships we build with our neighbors, we are constantly expanding, and finding new ways to make our community better.
Ask anyone who lives in Champion Homes Inc, and we're sure they'll tell you it's a little slice of heaven.
Now, the ROC is not only a successful business, but also a thriving neighborhood. The process of the cooperative buying the land beneath our homes brought this community closer together. Not only do we know far more of our neighbors than ever before, but we look out for one another, too. And with no outside landlord to report to, we're the envy of other nearby manufactured home communities.
Our member households elect our board of directors, which works with a property management firm and also appoints various volunteer committees to help with special projects, celebrations, community improvements and more. The board submits a budget every year, and the entire membership votes on it and any changes to the rent before the budget becomes official. Our rent has stabilized since becoming a ROC – something about which we're not only happy, but also proud. We're running the multi-million dollar business that is our community on our terms, by our rules, for the betterment of ourselves and our neighbors.
Champion Homes couldn't be better situated. The town of Elbridge meets all our basic needs, grocery stores like Tops, restaurants, a local post office and a pharmacy all right up the street in Elbridge. Although we have some businesses, the best part of Elbridge is the large agricultural areas for corn, wheat, dairy with several farms. The surrounding land is DEC protected, which means the Department of Environmental Conversation ensures that there will be no major developments near our quaint little neighborhood. However, when residents want a more urban setting, the city of Syracuse is just a short Centro bus ride away.
The Centro travels all around the central New York area, and for senior citizens and residents with physical disabilities, Elbridge provides the JET bus, a free bus that will take residents to medical and other appointments. Syracuse boasts plenty of shopping options at places like the Destiny USA Mall, which includes a movie theater and golf courses and nightlife options. Throughout the year, Syracuse has a series of festivals that cater to the diverse cultures who reside there, as well as food, music, film, and history events. Syracuse University is also in the city, giving residents from all over the opportunity to take classes at a first-class research university.
Since we voted to become a resident-owned community, we have worked hard to improve our community. Through events like an annual picnic and the relationships we build with our neighbors, we are constantly expanding, and finding new ways to make our community better.
Ask anyone who lives in Champion Homes Inc, and we're sure they'll tell you it's a little slice of heaven.
