Denham vs Dabney vs Moultrie
 

Looking at new homes. It appears that the Denham/Dabney is kind of bare as far as restaurants, golf, or any shopping? It looks like one maybe two pools for the whole area? How far to areas where you can get a beverage or dinner? Seems like a social desert.

Please help.

If you live in Lake Denham or Dabney, the nearest restaurant is at Sawgrass. There is a food court and a Scottish pub. The only golf is a pitch and putt.

If you live in Moultrie, you will be about five minutes from Eastport which will be the new town square. There are no restaurants in Eastport now but there will be a number of them in the next year or so. You will also be near Middleton where there will also be restaurants. And there are supposed to be several championship courses, at least four executive courses, and a pitch and putt course. There will also be a driving range.

I don't think the Villages plans on putting any additional amenities in Denham or Dabney. They appear to be focused on Eastport.

We are 20 minutes to Eastport by cart from Lake Denham. We are 10 minutes to Sawgrass. 30 minutes to Brownwood. We have tons of walking/bike trails. Area across 470 from Dabney is likely to be commercial but I don’t think we will have a cart path across 470. We do lack neighborhood pools. Only Dabney. But we have Franklin, Homestead, and Ezell rec centers pretty close.

The retail establishments come when there are enough people to support them. Brownwood is over 10 years old and infrastructure still being built.

Before buying that way would spend a lot of time seeing what is there and if it will be ok with you to travel a distance for stores and restaurants.

Why would you want to live down there?

7 championship courses? Did you bump your head? You’ll be lucky to get one.

Given they completely relocated 470 via Central Parkway in Sumter County, one could imagine the possibility 470 could be rerouted/replaced in Lake County to take the dog leg out

No one anticipated Central Parkway would have GC tunnels and traffic calming features (curvres/roundabouts)..

So anything is possible for 470 over the next 5-10 years.

Expand your horizons, everything you appear to be looking for, and more, are available in other areas of the Villages.

If you notice something is not to your liking from the get go, it probably is not going to get better. Follow your gut and look for homes that meet your needs. New homes are nice but they STILL require expensive upgrades. (landscaping, paint, lanai etc) Why not look at older homes? Some are only six or seven yrs old and are located near plenty of commercial and golf courses. Try looking in the Brownwood area. You may find a home with completed landscaping, large lanai, and low bond. If the home needs a little TLC remember you would have paid for upgrades in a new home. Consider it a wash and be happy the home you chose meets ALL of your needs.

Lake Denham and Dabney will always be social deserts. It's where the Villages ends in that direction. The developer owns some land past Dabney, but it's zoned for industrial, so not much help there.

Moultrie creek is a great location where there will be dining and activities 5 minutes away plus golf cart accessible shopping. Something that Dabney and Lake Denham will likely never have closeby.

Last I knew, there was a difference between "several" and "seven":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

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By golf cart the answer is as you see it; yes Dabney and Lake Denham have little future for now. Now if you waited 10-15:years, The developer does own down to Honeycutt road in Lake county. How it may connect is way off into the future.

The word was several - not seven.

The dictionary defines several as more "than two but fewer than many."

According to this youtube video, there are going to be three championship courses in Eastport. They are Shallow Creek (18 holes); Woodlands (18 holes); and Meadow View (27 holes).

The information starts about the 4 minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlb8mV0_VE4

It’s 7 courses total, 3 named championship.
One exec is close to being playable by late spring. 2 more are very visible outline for one championship, and other could be an executive.

For some it’s hard to imagine what a course looks like in the beginning stages, for me I can see tee box areas, and where the greens will be. You would have to be almost blind not to see the all the water hazards, make a very challenging but great courses to play. So if you hit short, rug burn, or just hit them straight it will be great golf.

Oh there is a pitch and putt close to ready, not a fan, but looks like the entire area is water. So if you can pitch onto the green you will be good. If you roll off or hit long you will need another ball.

I spoke to one of the rangers the other day. He said that the executive by the bridge will have lots of water!! It may be cheaper to play the championship courses!