State Rep. Jason Lewis recently joined local officials and developer Duffy Realty LLC in a groundbreaking ceremony for Graystone at Winchester, the first major town home development in Winchester in nearly 20 years.

The $35 million project at 223 Cambridge St. will ultimately have 50 luxury town homes on the 10-acre site which is located three miles east of Interstate-95.

Graystone’s developer and builder Kevin Duffy, principal of Duffy Realty, said that approval of this $35 million community has been a collaborative process during the last three years. Special efforts were taken to preserve the Henry Grover House, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Built in 1885, part of the home’s original granite fieldstone foundation is being used in stonewalls throughout the site. The home itself is being moved to a new foundation where it will be converted to two luxury residences immediately inside the community’s new entrance, Duffy said.

Sue Hawkes, president and CEO of The Collaborative Cos. in Boston, whose firm is handling the sales and marketing of the community, said the last luxury town home project of this size in Winchester was The Ledges.

"Graystone at Winchester will provide much needed new luxury housing for people of all ages who want to live in Winchester, but desire a more maintenance-free lifestyle," she noted.

The town homes, ranging from 2,000 – 2,600 square feet, will be EnergyStar rated and will be among the first in Massachusetts to receive the National Association of Home Builders’ Green Housing Certification.

Starting prices are expected to range from the high $600s – $800s.