Love Where You Live’

Timber Banks to host Golf and Home show May 14 to 17

After years of planning, design and construction, Gary Pooler’s vision for a residential golf and marina community is now open.

That vision is Timber Banks, an 885-acre development featuring an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus design golf course and marina located on the Cold Springs Peninsula in Lysander. Designed with a mix of residential properties including apartments, townhouses, single family residences and estate homes located on and around the golf course, Timber Banks will also feature 1,100 feet of trails along the river and sidewalks throughout the development. Timber Banks has also devoted more than half of the total property to open space.

With numerous model homes ready for viewing, Pooler Enterprises and Pooler Development will host the Timber Banks “Love Where You Live” Golf and Home Show, which will enable guests to check out the multi-use living community.

“{Q}We intend to draw 2,000 to 3,000 homebuyers and golfers from across Central New York to this free event{Q},” said Pooler, owner of Pooler Enterprises and Pooler Development.

The four-day event, held from Thursday May 14 through Sunday May 17, will not only showcase the model homes, but will also feature the grand opening of the Nicklaus design golf course. The public will get a sneak peek at the first nine holes Saturday May 16, when Timber Banks Golf Course and Marina will also conduct a hole-in-one shootout from noon to 2 p.m. at the course. Open to amateurs only, the hole-in-one contest will allow players one free shot on the 13th hole. Additional tries will cost $20 with proceeds benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York. Participants will also be eligible for a $20,000 hole-in-one opportunity and a season membership for the shot that comes closest to the pin.

In addition to Make-A-Wish, Coaches vs. Cancer and McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy will both benefit from the 50/50 cash raffle and merchandise raffles, which, among other items, features autographed memorabilia from Jack Nicklaus. Tours of the course, which is expected to open next spring, will also be provided during Saturday’s event.

Celebrity guests include Head Syracuse Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim, his wife, Juli, and WSYR’s Jim Reith.

The vision

The Timber Banks main entranceway off of River Road features a guard shack, which is designed to give residents a sense of exclusivity. Timber Banks will also feature a marina along the Seneca River and a village center complete with small shops and service industries.

“We are trying to create more of a village or town center with a village core that radiates out to less density,” said Bill Price, president of Pooler Development.

Price described a work/live unit at the “town center,” which would feature retail or office space on the first floor with residential living on the second and third floors. The type of businesses Price said could occupy the spaces include delis, bakeries, gyms, hair salons and coffee shops.

“These are the type of services we expect to have,” he said adding that the areas were meant for neighborhood scale retailers and would not offer huge square footages.

Timber Banks Golf Course & Marina is located off River Road, just one mile south of Route 31. For information, call (585) 742-6330 or visit timberbanks.com.

‘Love Where You Live’ Golf and Home Show Schedule of Events

Thursday May 14

Realtors Day 11 to 1 p.m.

Open to public 1 to 5 p.m.

Golf course tours

Friday May 15

Open to public 11 to 5 p.m.

Celebrity tee-off 4 p.m.

Golf course tours

Saturday May 16

Golf open to public

Model homes open 11 to 8 p.m.