Apartments in The Villages
 

It certainly seems that there are going to be many apartments in The Villages in various locations. I'm sure the Family will make them lovely and tasteful. That isn't my concern. The health implications are worrisome. Compared to other locations that cater to people over 55, Villagers have had a comparatively low incidence of Covid. Unlike most other communities that offer housing for seniors, we have been fortunate to not have multi-family units. We don't have to be exposed to others in hallways, elevators or public transportation. Those certainly are among the close quarters that we are warned to avoid. At this point, we all have to provide our own transportation so that isn't an issue. Whether or not we choose to live in one of the new apartments, we will be exposed to others who frequent the communal spaces in the buildings. Six months ago, this would never have been a concern. We live in a different world now.

With any luck, by the time they are built it won't be a concern any longer.

People are already moving into the Lofts at Brownwood.

These apartments will offer a nice option for folks in 3 and 4 bedroom designer home that may want to downsize and still remain in TV and be among their friends

And into the Villas, Houses, Assisted Living facilities etc. People are coming from all over, Leesburg, Ocala, Orlando etc to work in the stores, restaurants, and entertainment. We go to grocery stores, big box stores and local stores. You are alway possibly exposed.

Very good point. Not to mention landscapers an d others offering their services

Same world we’ve always lived in. Viruses and bacteria have been around longer than we have. Some are worse than others. Some come and go. The seasonal flu kills many seniors too, why is it only COVID that causes you to worry about apartments. They both thrive when there is close human contact.

The seasonal flu has not EVER killed 170,000 Americans in six months.

AND no matter who wins the election, Covid-19 will be a REAL danger to people over 70 until we get a vaccine that works or drugs that help in every case of serious lung involvement.

People are leaving big city apartments in droves and moving to single family homes to get away from close proximity to others. We should not be bucking that trend but rather paying attention to it. I personally, do not like the idea of apartments (I'm from NYC) I prefer the open air lifestyle we currently have here of not being on top of each other, not smelling someone's cooking in the hallway, or someone yelling at their dog/spouse in the apartment next door. We should keep the current style of Villages single family homes, clean, pristine like the original intent of peaceful living, not crowd-controlled, tight quarters. Ugh! That would be a sad evolution of this place.

I hardly think you can compare living in an upscale apartment in TV to living in a high rise in NYC or any other big city for that matter.

Im still not convinced we all want to maintain lawns, roofs, etc., in our retirement years. An apartment and or condo is a great solution. And as we all know, TV is going to do what TV wants to do and there aint much we can do about it.

Compare deaths in US from flu pre vaccine vs covid pre vaccine. In the United States, a quarter of the population caught the virus, 675,000 died, and life expectancy dropped by 12 years. With no vaccine to protect against the virus, people were urged to isolate, quarantine, practice good personal hygiene, and limit social interaction. 1918 vs 2020 so yes we have beat those numbers thus far. Need the vaccine warp speed.

Apartments in the old Katie Belles.
 

I see they are looking to put apartments in the old Katie Belles location.

You are spot on! I cannot believe the population growth this will entail. Scary😬

Apparently the housing forecasters used by the developer are not making the same predictions that you are. And they likely have the experience with the Lofts at Brownwood to reinforce that prediction! With the age of the Villages' population increasing, I am betting that there's a good number of folks who are ready to give up property maintenance responsibilities and enjoy that elevator ride down to the pool and other amenities! Now when you start a development corp - you'll be able to build just what you want to build and not what someone else thinks you should build!