Husband and I drove down Friday morning. In retrospect, we should have gone a bit later when Open House was in session (I think noon to 2:30). I had to smile at Rapscallion's description, as it was exactly right. While amazing to watch a Village being built, I found myself thinking it really had nothing to do with "my universe." On the way back, I noted it took us 10 minutes to get to 44 from the Village entrance, although we were behind a dump truck.
Obviously, many lots sold, homes in process of being built. Did have a chance to go through the only model open (on the corner by the entrance). Lots of square footage, very nice lanai, a master bath I would love to have. The model next door reportedly has an upstairs loft area, which we were not able to see.
It's nice The Villages is growing, but it's like if I was still living in the Indianapolis area. From the north suburb to the south suburb it takes about 30 minutes to drive. When we lived there, I didn't drive to that side of town, as I was close to just about everything I needed. If there was new construction on the other side of town, my reaction was , hm, interesting, but that's about it.
Kudos to the developer for such an amazing and successful vision.
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