[John_W]

Originally Posted by mulligan

One more minor correction : I don't believe you will see any elevators there.

I watched The Lofts go up since I'm at MVP every week, and it's across the street. I would think they kept it to 3 stories to avoid installing elevators. However, the first thing they built was the elevator shafts. I guess they realized with seniors desiring apartment living, that might include a lot of disabled people in that group.

[tghoul]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Comparing assisted living, which includes meals and personal care assistance to an apartment that offers no meals or care, seems like an apples and oranges comparison.

Instead of comparing Assisted Living to The Lofts here is a comparison of Independent Living to The Lofts.

Sumter Grand – 1 BR 792 sq. ft. Single person
$4,000 / mo. Without the food package
Includes:
Amenity fee
Electric
Water
Garbage
House Keeping
Cable TV

The Lofts 1 BR 783 sq. ft. 1st floor, parking lot view
$1,700 / mo.
Amenity fee: $162
Cable $30
Internet $30
Garbage $11
Renter’s Insurance $20
Est. Water $47
Est. electric 75
Est. grand total $2,075

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by John_W

I watched The Lofts go up since I'm at MVP every week, and it's across the street. I would think they kept it to 3 stories to avoid installing elevators. However, the first thing they built was the elevator shafts. I guess they realized with seniors desiring apartment living, that might include a lot of disabled people in that group.

I don't know what "disabled people" have to do with it. Who wants to carry groceries up three flights of stairs?

[John_W]

Originally Posted by photo1902

I don't know what "disabled people" have to do with it. Who wants to carry groceries up three flights of stairs?

I was replying to mulligan, who posted that he doubts there will be elevators. My first thought was, apartments for seniors looking for low maintenance, and probably many disabled people in that group. I myself would have no problem living on the 2nd or 3 rd floor without an elevator, if you couldn't walk up a flight or two, then ask for 1st floor. Since that's not an issue, why even bring it up.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by alwann

That said, if you're not worried then neither am I. I'm new at this and I'm sure (well, I'm not sure really) someone is tabulating all this to provide for the excess capacity required to accommodate us all.

Let's hope it's not the same person/people who keep tabs on the how many under age-55ers buy here.

Absolutely precious that he found a way to work that in.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

It don’t say where the amenities fees are going, now if it said you are in district 9 aNd pay amenities fee to district 9 then good to go? Nowhere does it say the developer that collects the fees passing it onto district 9. What going to stop them from building apt. In each district?

It don't say because it don't have to say. Amenity fees all go to the same place, and it is not the numbered districts.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Marathon Man

It don't say because it don't have to say. Amenity fees all go to the same place, and it is not the numbered districts.

then, why did rate go up in district 4 after the Lopez golf course ground collapse? If the all go to same place?

[Goldwingnut]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

then, why did rate go up in district 4 after the Lopez golf course ground collapse? If the all go to same place?

The maintenance assessment went up in cdd4. The amenity fee has nothing to do with the sinkhole repair to the street or championship golf courses. Take the time to learn a little bit about how things work here in the villages before making an uninformed comment.

[mulligan]

FYI, those are smoke towers to isolate the stairwells in case of fire. Not elevator shafts.