“Well, that’s it, honey. We’re out of Perrier, the caviar’s gone, and there’s no more Melba toast. The only thing we’ve got left is a bottle of Dom,” so said the shipwrecked father of Richie Rich  –  the world’s wealthiest cartoon child, a billionaire with a $100,000 weekly allowance.

While Richie Rich senior may have temporarily hit dire straits in the 1994 movie, the trappings of the Richie Rich lifestyle are alive and well at The Plaza on New York Rowhomes in Aurora, which has just launched its second phase of development.

Wiseman-Hughes Enterprises calls it “The 5-Star Lifestyle.” Buyers call it heaven.

A full array of luxury features and amenities that other developers call extras, options, and upgrades are now standard inclusions. How about your choice of granite countertops and edge styles; maple, cherry or oak 42-inch cabinets; solid oak hardwood flooring; and GE stainless steel appliances including a stainless steel refrigerator? How about all this at prices starting in the $260,000s?

Interior features include volume ceilings (per plan); air-conditioning, white Colonist trim, Corian countertops in bathrooms, high-quality vinyl flooring and carpet; 30-inch Merillat kitchen cabinets with crown molding and rollout shelving in base cabinets; a breakfast bar, and a pantry (per plan).

Rowhomes include both two-story and ranch models with a square footage range of 1,730 to 1,965. They feature two to three bedrooms, and two to three baths. Each home has a two-car garage.

Exteriors feature brick facades, bay windows, and fenced courtyards. The streetscape is patterned after a warm urban neighborhood. A boulevard runs through the community, past serene parks, a fountain, walking trails, park benches and more.

The community, now celebrating the grand opening of the second phase, provides quick access to the Route 59 Metra Station and the 43-minute express-train ride to Chicago.

Plaza residents will be able hop on the community trolley free of charge  –  virtually from their front steps  –  to the train station and back home every day. This means no traffic jams, no gas, and no parking. The trolley will also take residents to local venues, such as the Westfield Fox Valley mall just across the street.

The Plaza is near the northwest corner of New York Street and Route 59.

To get to The Plaza on New York from I-88 and Route 59, take Route 59 south about 2.5 miles to New York Street, then go west on New York Street to the sales center, which is on the north side of the street.

Sales center hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays and Mondays. For more information, contact the sales center at 630-851-2090 or visit the Web site at: www.ThePlazaOnNewYork.com.

It’s worth noting that Richie Rich made the Forbes “Fictional 15” – an actual list of high net worth characters who have the distinct disadvantage of being…fictional. Richie, with an estimated net worth of $24.7 billion, comes in just behind Santa Claus and significantly ahead of Gilligan’s Island dilettante Thurston Howell III.