LTEC Building and Trades three bedroom home ready for a new owner

 

[May 09, 2022] 

On Thursday evening, the Lincolnland Technical Educational Center Building and Trades class of 2022 hosted an open house to show off their building project for this school year.

The three bedroom home is located at 201 Ninth Street in Lincoln, built on the site of an abandoned home that was destroyed by arson fire in 2020. The lot had been claimed by the city of Lincoln after the fire and was later traded with another property belonging to the LTEC program for the new construction project just completed.

The house sits on a large lot and features three bedrooms including a master with master bath, second bathroom, large laundry room, mud room, two car garage and an open floor plan kitchen, dining, living area.

The house also features hardwood flooring, a large front porch and smaller side porch that enters into the mudroom area.

LTEC is currently accepting bids on the home with the minimum bid being $185,000.

Building and Trades instructor John Ford was on hand Thursday evening along with LTEC Director Matt Puckett. Students in the Building Trades class were also there in shifts.

Ford said that the construction of the home is almost complete. All the big stuff is done, but there is yet to be installed the countertops in the kitchen and the laundry room. He said the countertops were to be granite and should arrive soon.

There is still outside work to do as well including cleaning up the landscape, putting in a drainage ditch and laying down the sidewalk.

Ford said that he is hopeful that the house will bring more than its minimum bid, and really believes that it will. He noted that homes are in demand right now, and with the ever increasing cost of construction, home values are going up consistently. He said that within the asking price, bidders should realize they are not paying for labor on the LTEC homes, therefore, the beginning bid is lower than what it would be on the open market and built by a contractor.

Ford said the students did a good job on the home this year. It is solidly built and will make some family a fine new home in Lincoln.

The bidding process is underway now. Those wishing to place a sealed bid on the home have until May 12th to do so. All bids will be opened at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 13th.

For additional showings or information on this home, please contact Matt Puckett at 217/732-4131 ext. 1282 or [e-mail].

[Nila Smith]