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Originally Posted by Robbie0723
Ignore the tired old prunes who bash the southern areas, the developer knows the market and home sales are currently at an all time high. Recent announcements include:
The Villages All New Future Lifestyle Opportunities
A 400-acre “Medical Village” that will include a new UF Health trauma center that also will serve as a teaching hospital for medical students;
An “Urban core” shopping center near the medical complex and that will include complementary businesses;
Housing for doctors, nurses and other medical professionals;
A “Lifestyle/Town Center”;
A “Super-Regional” recreation center;
New golf courses (46 Championship holes), a Pitch & Putt and Putting Course;
A lake large enough to host regional or international events such as dragon boat racing, skiing, rowing, remote-controlled boats and sailing;
New bridges connecting portions of the new areas, including one that will accommodate both multi-modal and automobile traffic across the turnpike south of the plaza.
A second K-8 Villages Charter School campus and an expanded high school campus that includes a sports complex, gym, stadium and performing arts center, among other things;
A neighborhood near the new school campus for employees who work in The Villages;
New recreation centers;
A new restaurant and pub; and
An indoor farmer’s market. |
The above all sounds to me like anything but an age-restricted community, which is why most of us moved here. In pre-pandemic conditions, the square were overcrowded, the movie theaters were full, etc. Now, the golf courses are hard to get time on except in the heat of the day. Condominiums would have been preferred over apartments. I feel sorry for those people who bought homes based upon location and now the nature of the location will change when apartments replace country clubs. Nothing but greed.