[tolter]

Do you think it'll ever be as busy as Sumpter or Spanish Springs.

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by tolter

Do you think it'll ever be as busy as Sumpter or Spanish Springs.

I was here when LSL was the new town square and I believe I am correct in saying it took at least five (may be more) years to even begin to look like a town square, the store fronts went unrented for years. But, Sumter always had the water and it always was a great place to just sit and watch the water and have a coffee at the Sales Center - long before Panera arrived!

So, do I personally ever think Brownwood will be as busy as Sumter, no I do not, but that is just my opinion. I just think LSL has so much more going for it.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by tolter

Do you think it'll ever be as busy as Sumpter or Spanish Springs.

There is no Pee in Lake Sumter.


Yes it will be.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

There is no Pee in Lake Sumter.


Yes it will be.

Thank goodness - on both counts!

[RickeyD]

They really should have built a water feature here.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by tolter

Do you think it'll ever be as busy as Sumpter or Spanish Springs.

As in store fronts, the square its self, or to live near?

[twoplanekid]

I like it just the way it is. I don’t want to see any changes or to have it look like the overcrowded Lake S or Spanish whatever.

[HoosierPa]

We own across the street so we are partial to Brownwood mainly because it is a 30 min. cart ride to LSL and I doubt we will ever take our Cart all the way to SS. It would be nice if the Developer would give businesses an incentive to move into the empty spaces. It is the only Town Square with golf cart access only in one direction from it (Mainly from the North) so that does limit the draw IMO.

[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by HoosierPa

We own across the street so we are partial to Brownwood mainly because it is a 30 min. cart ride to LSL and I doubt we will ever take our Cart all the way to SS. It would be nice if the Developer would give businesses an incentive to move into the empty spaces. It is the only Town Square with golf cart access only in one direction from it (Mainly from the North) so that does limit the draw IMO.

HoosierPa, interesting idea, a graded incentive, reducing each year for say 5 years could really improve the economics and fill up the store fronts. It would be in everyone's interest to have these filled. There maybe one difference in this location, as I recall this is actually Wildwood, and not The Villages, so not sure what impact that has.
We live just south of 466a, and would really like more shops in Brownwood, we trek to Spanish Springs 3 times per week, by car, and would never think of going that distance in a Golf cart.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by HoosierPa

We own across the street so we are partial to Brownwood mainly because it is a 30 min. cart ride to LSL and I doubt we will ever take our Cart all the way to SS. It would be nice if the Developer would give businesses an incentive to move into the empty spaces. It is the only Town Square with golf cart access only in one direction from it (Mainly from the North) so that does limit the draw IMO.

I've said it before that I found it very strange that Brownwood wasn't built halfway between LSL and route 44.

It's about three miles from SS to LSL and about eight miles from LSL to Brownwood. It seems to me that it would have made more sense to locate another town square where it would have taken some of the pressure off of LSL and drew from both sides.

But, these developers seem to know what they're doing. Give it some time and see how it looks in ten years or so.

[NYGUY]

I believe Brownwood will grow to be similar to Lake Sumter Landing and Spanish Springs. Remember it took at least 10 years for LSL to grown to its current size and it still has available commercial space. And, I think the far southern location of Brownwood was meant to draw business from the surrounding communities, just as Spanish Springs was. I have a feeling the Morse's know what they are doing!!

[UpNorth]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I've said it before that I found it very strange that Brownwood wasn't built halfway between LSL and route 44.

It's about three miles from SS to LSL and about eight miles from LSL to Brownwood. It seems to me that it would have made more sense to locate another town square where it would have taken some of the pressure off of LSL and drew from both sides.

But, these developers seem to know what they're doing. Give it some time and see how it looks in ten years or so.

>>>>Don't know if this is true, but a local real estate agent told me that the reason for Brownwood's location is that the town of Wildwood forced the developer to put it there for tax reasons. The developer wanted to tap into the Wildwood utilities, and Wildwood would not agree unless the Brownwood location is where it is today - completely in Wildwood. Otherwise, I'm sure the developer would have put it in a central location. It now makes it much harder to sell those houses way over in Fruitland Park.

[NYGUY]

Originally Posted by UpNorth

>>>>Don't know if this is true, but a local real estate agent told me that the reason for Brownwood's location is that the town of Wildwood forced the developer to put it there for tax reasons. The developer wanted to tap into the Wildwood utilities, and Wildwood would not agree unless the Brownwood location is where it is today - completely in Wildwood. Otherwise, I'm sure the developer would have put it in a central location. It now makes it much harder to sell those houses way over in Fruitland Park.

Sorry, I lost my compass, but isn't Wildwood in the southern end of The Villages? If so, I would imagine Wildwood Utilities are also in the southern end. Therefore The Villages wanted to build Brownwood in the southern end.

[outlaw]

Maybe the developer put it where it will eventually be in the middle of the TV development...

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by outlaw

Maybe the developer put it where it will eventually be in the middle of the TV development...