Malta Development Blog

The Saratoga is one of the most popular floor plans in our Carriage Home Collection, offering the increasingly popular single-story living.  It is a past winner in the Saratoga Showcase of Homes for Best Workmanship, Best Exterior Design, Best Landscaping, and Best Technology Awards. as well as runner-up in the Best Master Bath, Best Kitchen, and Best Interior Floor Plan Awards. 

Welcome to the Oneida, a Malta Development home that offers 2,200 square feet of elegant living space. Three ample bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a private study, a wonderfully flexible and spacious great room, a breakfast area and separate dining room, and a large front porch make this floor plan a standout in the Lakeview Landing Modern Classics Collection of Homes.

Winter is the season of comfort foods. In Malta, New York it’s cold and cloudy with a constant threat of snow, perfect weather for food that will ‘stick to your ribs.’ However, what a lot of families, and eaters, seem to overlook is the abundance of seasonal vegetables that are available in late winter. Winter vegetables, like kale, cauliflower, or cabbage, usually are high in starch, dense, and have a bitter taste. They tend to be the perfect additive to your dinner after a hard day of shopping in Saratoga Spring or hiking around the many parks around in the area.

When considering a new home after your children have moved on to college or new jobs, or if you no longer need all the space in your current home, there are a few standout items you’ll want to consider.

Summer was lovely, filled with swimming trips to Lake George and picnicking in Saratoga Spa State Park, but many folks think of the fall as their favorite time of the year. There's the annual Apple Festival in Castleton-on-Hudson and Oktoberfest celebrations all over. New York's fall foliage display is unequalled for its beauty and abundance. During the fall, working in your garden is satisfying in a way that other seasons can't match.

Although spring is just beginning, we are very aware of the coming summer season and its warming temperatures. We all love the warmer temperatures and sunshine; however, no one is a fan of rising utility costs just to keep our homes comfortable.

Hot summers and grilling are synonymous with backyard entertaining. Longer periods of sunlight and warmer temperatures make a summer backyard BBQ as American as apple pie. Tradition dictates that BBQs are all about grilling meat.  Who doesn’t love a good piece of grilled chicken or a juicy hamburger?  However, it is truly the quality of the side dishes that separates a decent BBQ from a memorable one.

During the summer season, the warming temperatures, the bright blue skies, and sun shiny days are drawing people outside and into their backyards. However, why should enjoying the great outdoors, be considered roughing it? Shouldn’t the space be as comfortable and ideally primed for entertaining as the indoor living areas?

Saratoga County is enriched with historical locations and artifacts. Nothing fits this bill more than Congress Park in Saratoga Springs. Originally the location of Congress Springs Bottling Plant and the large-scale resort hotel, Congress Hall, the area helped developed Saratoga Springs’ renowned reputation as a health spa and gambling mecca of the late 19th century. First declared a National Landmark in 1987, the park now contains Canfield Casino, the only standing building left from the “the Resort Period,” and a beautiful green space that houses several historically important art pieces.

Located on a 400-acre estate not far from the city of Saratoga Springs is the renowned Yaddo Artists’ Community. Founded in 1926 by the estate of Spencer and Katrina Trask, visiting artists that have spent time at the community have gone on to win 69 Pulitzer Prizes, 29 MacArthur Fellowships, 68 National Book Awards, 41 National Book Critics Circle Awards, 108 Rome Prizes, 52 Whiting Writers’ Awards, and one Nobel Prize. Notable artists who have completed residencies at Yaddo include, Sylvia Plath, James Baldwin, Truman Capote, and John Cheever, among others.