The village took a very holistic approach to the re-use of the 1,100 acres, meaning that certain neighborhoods would have a single-family focus, whereas others would be dominated by attached product or focused on seniors. The key was to assure a diversified mix of housing types across the whole, not necessarily within each neighborhood.
The Southgate development at the Glen is complete.
How did you accomplish
these goals?
At Southgate, the
primary emphasis was on traditional single-family – not exclusively, but for
the most part. In contrast, at Westgate – which was brought to market more
nearly 13 years after we first launched at Southgate – the focus is more on the
empty-nester, though again not exclusively. In fact, we found that some of
Southgate residents who had since raised their kids had become prospects for
our homes at Westgate.
Like Southgate, the framework for the final 30 acres of residential housing was guided by community input gathered five years before. And again, the goal was to be responsive to the community’s aspirations, while meeting market demand. With more than 50 % of the Westgate community sold after just 12 months, we’re delighted that we seem to have accomplished that goal.
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