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Originally Posted by Buckeyephan (Post 1821291)

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.

By the time all these apartments are finished COVID-19 will likely be in the rearview mirror. Will it be around? Yes, probably just like the common cold and the flu is always around. With the medicines we have now to fight this and hopefully a vaccine to help with it, It should be totally manageable. I personally don’t even give it much thought anymore. Heading to the gym this morning for a work out.

Today's apartments are tomorrow's condos.

You can not compare older big city

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Originally Posted by LG999 (Post 1821839)

Yes, we can definitely compare upscale Villages lofts to NYC apartments bcs the nature of being a multifamily blog does have inherent similarities. In this post we seen to be focused on bldg structure. So think about every time you leave your loft, you encounter other people. Not just another person, but two, several, a group. You will pass them just inches away from your own body. They may not have masks on. They may be talking or even coughing. In an apartment bldg, no matter how nicely designed or how well kept, you really can never be cleaner than your dirtiest neighbor. It’s a fact. Pests travel through the hollows in walls. Or out in the halls. They come in with someone’s groceries. They wander, nest, breed. This is why most apartment blogs do have regularly scheduled exterminators and a good cleaning staff, but residents can never be free of roaches and other pests. You will also hear your neighbors. Because you will be closer to other people than you are in your own home, you may be constantly annoyed with the habits of your neighbors that you may have been unaware of in your own home. There is more...
It speak from experience. I grew up in a single family home on Long Island NY, as an adult I lived in several different apartments in NYC, now I live in my own house in NY and my own house in TV. The house is definitely more work but so worth it.

Building to modern construction. The idea that these new buildings will be invested with pests is laughable. . I alternate winters between Miami Beach and Hawaii in modern building, never once have I had a roach, as for noise with the newer building unless you there cranking it music up to the level that the police are called , you only here in hallway . I also own a condo in a 21 year old building in Boston ,twice a year building pest control , no noise from neighbors and never smelled food cooking . I’ve had my older aunt living there no problems and she loves sitting in lobby , talking to younger people and she’s not as lonely as she was in house

Agreed. It seems to be all about the money for the newest Morse generation. Kind of interesting actually...when we first looked at moving to the Villages back on 2009 we asked the realtor about condos and she told us that style of living did not suit The Villages life style. hast forward 11 years and look what we have...apartments and condos are not that much different folks.

High density residential living

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Originally Posted by Gianna (Post 1821456)

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 agree - we left suburban Washington, D C because of cramped high density living communities. We don’t want to see it happening here in The Villages. Why
Don’t we have a say in this matter? Our government official change the zoning laws to accommodate the developers ! ! Not right/ democratic!

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Originally Posted by fabianmundell (Post 1822086)

Do you have a say when WalMart adds or eliminates a product? Or a restaurant drops items from the menu, even though you may have liked them?

No. And the reason is this - The Villages is a business, it is not a town or city or state. Like any other business, customers don't make the rules and shouldn't.The family invested their money and they ensure employment for thousands of people. It is their decision on what products to offer or not offer. And they've done a wonderful job for many years.

It is totally irrelevant that you who don't want to live in an apartment. There are people who want to so why is it a concern of yours? No one is forcing you to sell your detached home and move into an apartment. As far as over populating an area, how many apartments do you think can be built in that building? With only one or two people living in an apartment that number won't even be noticed in the square. The snow birds are the ones that crowd these businesses and streets when they come here, so using your reasoning we should ban them from spending their winters in TV. The impact on your quality of life in TV won't be affected at all.

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Originally Posted by Gianna (Post 1821456)

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.

Amen, my exact feelings but.... we age, and keep aging, and I see all around me my friends who tire of the work, the weeds, the expense of not being able to do all the work themselves. They start adding it up, or considering their various health conditions, arthritis, all kinds of things, or just tired of shopping and cooking and cleaning, and decide to go to, or for some return to, some kind of communal living ! I am not interested in that either, but I look around and see the reality... it does finally happen !