The Villages will continue to grow south of 44 - here's why
First off, I have a house here and thus vested like all the rest of you. No, I don't work for the Villages, thus I'm not a Villages crony. I am still employed and not fully retired yet. Depending on your position, what I'm about to tell you may make you happy, sad or angry. I've lived here since 2012 and have never believed the punchline that "we will be built out in 18 months". I am not going to tell you how I learned all this to protect the innocent.
The Villages Corp owns quite a bit of land or they have a partial ownership interest south of 44. Here is an example. Go to the Sumter County Property website and go to the GIS map. Click on the parcels south of 44. You’ll see several large chunks of land owned by CW4 Inc. Guess what! Look up CW4 since it is incorporated and you’ll see that the registered agent is at 1020 Lake Sumter Landing!! Viola!! You'll see other large chunks of land in which the Villages has a registered agent interest. There are plans to continue the Villages development south of 44. I don't know if they will build a golf cart path or tunnel under 44 as some have suggested. The land immediately south of 44 (owned by Villages Corp via CW4) is really not suitable for homes, thus the next village (after Fenney) will may be farther south of 44 from Morse Blvd, thus perhaps not suitable for golf cart traveling.
There are plans for a mall to be built around the interchange. There is a recognition that commercial has not kept up with the residential building.
Things will continue to grow for many more years... Now, I actually don't mind this. As long as the Villages Corp continues to build, things will be kept pristine and amenity fees will be low. I do hope that as they build south, that another town square goes in.
So.. for all of you out there reading this and about to post your comments. I almost never post because of the massive peanut gallery response that one has to bear. But for those of you that want a glimmer of the future, here you have it. Please don't act surprised when the next announcement occurs.
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