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John_W 04-17-2020 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mulligan (Post 1747885)
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.

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tghoul 04-17-2020 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1747411)
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 04-17-2020 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1747984)
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.

https://scontent-mia3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...3b&oe=5EBEEF99

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

John_W 04-17-2020 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by photo1902 (Post 1748209)
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 04-17-2020 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by alwann (Post 1747607)
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 04-17-2020 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1747708)
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 04-17-2020 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 1748232)
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 04-17-2020 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Topspinmo (Post 1748323)
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 04-18-2020 08:20 AM

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


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