It's already been said that the new homes have smaller yards. Our CYV was built in 2011 off St. Charles in the vicinity of Sterling Hgts Rec. As I mentioned earlier, you cannot see the wall and I have an electric trimmer to keep the hedge down. All the shrubs you see are the original put in during construction when the home was new. I didn't add anything other then the bird bath and furniture. Most of my neighbors have much larger lots, even enough to install a pool. We're the basic 2 BR 2 BA Durham on an inside lot. All of the 80 villas in my community have either another villa on the other side of the wall or a designer home.