Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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New vs established
What is the difference in living in a new area of TV than in a already established one?
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Established one has shopping and other immenities, new build might have to wait some time
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The established ones are older.
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Lots of differences, but by far the biggest difference is Championship golf. If a variety of easily accessible Championship golf is important to you, go North. If walking trails are your thing, and you don’t care much about golf, you might prefer the new southern Villages.
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The established homes are closer to the 441/27 corridor which has popular restaurants and shopping. We live between 466 and 466A, which IMHO, is the best place to be for the 441/27 corridor of retail and restaurants. 466 also has a great corridor of restaurants too. I prefer to be closer to the many retail stores and restaurants but others can do without the proximity to retail and restaurants. The 441/27 corridor is also dotted with plenty of medical facilities.
You have to decide what is important to you. The new areas in the Southern Villages have lots to offer, just not the same as the established areas. Retail stores in the 441/27 corridor include: Home Depot Bed Bath and Beyond Kohl's Best Buy Pet Smart Target Pier One Michael's Jo Ann's Staples Belk Bealls Lowes Marshalls/HomeGoods Ace Hardware at least 2 Car Washes and many more Restaurants in the 441/27 corridor include: Applebees Bamboo Bistro Carrabbas Texas Roadhouse Miller's Ale House Chilis and many more The 466 corridor of restaurants include: Bone Fish Grill Red Lobster Olive Garden and many more
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The new builds are all in the furthest south areas of the Villages. If you are interested in the entertainment offered at The Savannah Center or The Sharon Morse theater, it's a solid 30 minutes drive by car. Since most of those performances are in the evening, some people might not be comfortable driving that far in the dark after a show. For some people that won't be a big deal. We that a 30 minute drive is longer than it used to be.
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All new builds are across 44 and the turnpike from the rest of the villages. Golf cart bridges are up, but the paths aren't there yet so getting to the rest of TV by cart isn't possible yet. Dining, groceries, doctors, dentists, etc mean at least 15 minutes each way in a car.
Established homes have more of these things nearby, and they are golf cart accessible. The further north you buy, the denser the infrastructure. Older homes frequently have the bond paid off, and can have improvements made by the previous owner. Landscaping is more mature to the north. For entertainment, The Studio at Tierra del Sol, Sharon Morse Performing Arts Center and The Savannah Center are all north of 466.
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One that was big for me was mature landscaping and beautiful live oaks. If you have a western facing lanai and no shade tree around, you won't be using that lanai in the afternoon.
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Many, but not all, established home have a paid Bond. Big Savings.
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I guess who haven't been here. You should try a Lifestyle Visit. The info on the The Villages website, it's $99 a night and you'll stay in a courtyard villa with a golf cart near Brownwood Square. You could fill a book between the differences.
I live in a nine year old CYV that I bought new, so it's fairly established. We are 3-1/2 miles from LSL (Lake Sumter Landing) and 4 miles from Brownwood and 20 minutes from SS (Spanish Springs). If you like live entertainment at the squares, the movie theaters, restaurants, MVP at Brownwood or at SS (Spanish Springs), then right now those areas are not near the new areas and and cannot reached by your own golf cart until the bridges are finished. The 12 championship golf courses, 10 of which are 27 hole layouts are in the established areas only, I can reach 8 of them in my own golf cart with my clubs on the back in 25 minutes or less. The landscaping, the homeowners individual landscaping has all grown in and the homes appear like an established neighborhood. As mentioned earlier, resales will have a lower bond or a paid in full bond. In fact the bond started at a much lower rate, my CYV bond was $14,000 when it started. I pay $1100 a year or there is a payoff of about $12,000 if I desired to do so. Shopping and restaurant areas on the southside are Colony and Trailwinds. In the center part the entire 466 highway, which is only 20 minutes from my area. The SS area is 441/27 which is only 20 minutes from my area, and the north end is Mulberry Plaza. Plus these areas are all accessible by golf cart if I desired. Essentially the new areas lack the shopping, championship golf and the nearness to the squares, and the connection via golf cart trails. Brownwood Square Lake Sumter Landing |
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So, looks like you have been looking at TV for six years now. You have asked some great questions. Did you visit in 2014? Either way, you really need to come down and see the new areas for yourself.
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Other reason for us is as we get older who wants to be so far from the 27/441 corridor.
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Or who want's to be near to it? I go there once, maybe twice a year if Belk's has a good sale otherwise I have no need to fight the traffic on 441/27, I don't like driving on that road at all. I would rather take the back roads to Ocala.
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Considering the massive size of The Villages it will be warmer on the south end in the winter.
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