Though its completion is about 20 years out, the new Quincy Hill subdivision in Sennett will start to take shape starting this August.

On Tuesday night, the Sennett Town Board unanimously approved the first phase of what will eventually be a 110-home subdivision, spread out over five phases. Developer Don Kasper said he chose a Boston theme for the neighborhood, with the Quincy Hill name, and streets like East Barrington and Cambridge Circle.

Kasper's project has been seven years in the making. His plans were initially put on hold for a few years while the town worked to upgrade its public waterline system.

Sennett supervisor David Sikora said for the past 10 years, the town has been working on the waterline system upgrade, which included addressing pressure problems in water districts 2 and 6 and replacing a state-owned waterline which Sikora said was in “dire disrepair.” The waterline upgrade is 98-percent complete, he said.

With the water issues addressed, Kasper was able to move forward once again with his plans for what could eventually be the largest residential development in Sennett.

The first phase of the project includes 20 homes.

Construction on the Quincy Hill roads will begin Aug. 1 and Kasper is hoping to start building homes in the late fall. The subdivision will be situated along Route 20 in the town.

The lots in Quincy Hill vary in size, with some closer to 22,000 square feet and others closer to 44,000 square feet. Kasper said he wanted to provide a variety of options. Homes will range from small ranches to two-story colonials and upscale houses, which will be situated closer to where the subdivision backs up to the Highland Golf Course.

“It's a mix, so that it appeals to everybody,” he said.

He anticipates the first phase to be completed in about three years. Kasper's company is both the developer and builder for the subdivision.

The town of Sennett, Kasper said, appealed to him as a good place to undertake a subdivision of this scale because of its location - close to Auburn and Skaneateles and on the way to Syracuse. The growing commercial development in the town and across the border in Auburn also made the area attractive, he said.

Sennett has seen a lot of residential development in recent years. A second 35- to 45-lot subdivision is also going up along Parcell Road. Sikora said the influx of new residential development in Sennett will lower property taxes as the total assessed property value in the town increases.

It will also increase the amount of sales tax distributed to Sennett, he said, since distribution to towns is based on total assessed property value.

Staff writer Anne Gleason can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 248 or at anne.gleason@lee.net