[Cisco Kid]

Originally Posted by photo1902

Hard to read that as anything but, the Final Phase.

"Our Final Phase of New Homes in The Villages"

But they are building OUT side of The Villages.

[champion6]

Correcting some assumptions, doubts and misinformation that have recently been posted in this thread. It always amazes me how short our memories are.

Attached is a scan of the March 28, 2016 Daily Sun article.

It states:

• ... site work could start within the next couple of months
• (Amenities) include two 9-hole executive golf courses, a chip-and-putt area, recreation centers, courts, an outdoor fitness trail, a bike/walking nature corridor, a dog park and both active and passive green space.
• New homes are expected to be available beginning in the first quarter of 2017.

Also, as I posted earlier, the ordinance passed by the Wildwood City Commission shows that the development will include a "primary recreation center, two neighborhood recreation centers, various trails, MMPs, and parks, 9 or 18 holes of golf."

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by maybe

They may include a couple golf courses and a rec center or two in Fenney, but more Fenny residents will be coming to the existing contiguous villages for activities than the reverse. They will not be widening Morse Blvd. or Buena Vista, for increased traffic, nor adding extra gates where lines already sometimes exist.

Perhaps most importantly it confirms how much many home buyers were lied to when told that "this is the final village", and that the developer has now eliminated the need for additional villages to even be contiguous to "The Villages". They are opening the floodgates and now there is no limit is sight. If they can toss in thousands of new houses from 4 miles outside "The Villages", I see nothing preventing them from doing the same 10 miles away, or 30 miles away, etc. In effect, they are selling perpetual yearly passes to this adult Disneyworld to anyone they wish to, thus revealing the lie of having been told the amenities are only available to residents of "The Villages". Yes, they neglected to add that the definition of "The Villages" will always be open to change by the developer.
I will be glad to be shown otherwise, but at this point I see no impediment to the developer taking over other developments in which houses already exist, and bringing them "into the fold". Sure, they will make more money building houses, but if demand for that declines, will they really refuse to open another money tap just because it is less profitable?

Originally Posted by champion6

Correcting some assumptions, doubts and misinformation that have recently been posted in this thread. It always amazes me how short our memories are.

Attached is a scan of the March 28, 2016 Daily Sun article.

It states:

• ... site work could start within the next couple of months
• (Amenities) include two 9-hole executive golf courses, a chip-and-putt area, recreation centers, courts, an outdoor fitness trail, a bike/walking nature corridor, a dog park and both active and passive green space.
• New homes are expected to be available beginning in the first quarter of 2017.

Also, as I posted earlier, the ordinance passed by the Wildwood City Commission shows that the development will include a "primary recreation center, two neighborhood recreation centers, various trails, MMPs, and parks, 9 or 18 holes of golf."

thank-you

[tomwed]

Has anyone seen the property? Is it farmland or land to be scalped? Or is it like Sweet Gum golf course? Lot's of old trees and water?

[villagetinker]

You can see it on Google maps, looks like mostly open space with very few houses.

Here is a link:

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.7931.../data=!3m1!1e3

If this works, the area will be in rthe center of the screen.

[dotti105]

Originally Posted by outlaw

WOW! I guess you thought OJ was innocent, too? Do you really think the developer's sales staff isn't trained on what they are to say regarding build out? Do you think this new development project just happened in the last few months? This has probably been known, at least by the inner circle including the head of sales, for years. I'm not saying this new development is bad. It can even be said that it is great. But, come on. How can you state that the developer was planning to stop after Sumter Landing? What happened to this great vision that the Morse family has? That kinda falls apart if they don't know what's coming a couple of years out, don't you think?

Do you think that when Orange Blossom was built, way back in the beginning that there was a vision that included Spanish Springs, Lake Sumter Landing, Brownwood, over 30 Executive courses and a dozen Championship courses?

Of course not!

This community evolved from a few mobile homes built around a 9 hole executive course. As they gained property and chose to expand they went to the drawing board and chose to build 1 village at a time, offer a multitude of amenities and bring in the best and brightest from Disney to develop the first town square.

They have created a top class community here, step by step. Brush up on the history of The Villages. You will see that what you are saying is not correct.

They have several hundred sales agents. That is why they keep major information under wraps until it is released to the public. The head of Sales is Jennifer Parr, Gary Morse's daughter. The head of Development is his son. So yes, I am sure that they discuss plans with a select group of advisors. But the sales agents are told in a large group meeting just as the news it released to the public.

And no, I think OJ is guilty..... Not sure where that fits in to this discussion about The Villages Development Company building a isolated community 5 miles down the road.

Is there a possibility that they will build more in the future? Heck yes! They have a winning formula and ready buyers. There are no other Active Senior Communites that offer what we have. We all know that. Selling between 200-300 new homes a month is proof of that.

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by champion6

Correcting some assumptions, doubts and misinformation that have recently been posted in this thread. It always amazes me how short our memories are.

Attached is a scan of the March 28, 2016 Daily Sun article.

It states:

• ... site work could start within the next couple of months
• (Amenities) include two 9-hole executive golf courses, a chip-and-putt area, recreation centers, courts, an outdoor fitness trail, a bike/walking nature corridor, a dog park and both active and passive green space.
• New homes are expected to be available beginning in the first quarter of 2017.

Also, as I posted earlier, the ordinance passed by the Wildwood City Commission shows that the development will include a "primary recreation center, two neighborhood recreation centers, various trails, MMPs, and parks, 9 or 18 holes of golf."

champion6, Thank you for posting the article from the Daily Sun. It will be interesting to see what kind of homes are to be built in the Village of Fenney. If the article is correct, it looks like the first residents should be be moving into this village in about 12 months from now.

[twoplanekid]

It will be interesting to see how the Village of Fenney is advertised to the public. As The Villages is advertised and sold as a golf cart community, Fenney is described as having unique bike and walking paths. Special care may be required to alert new owner that the rest of TV is not accessible to Fenney residents by golf cart.

The wording in the Wildwood agreement states that
"Local and residential streets, pedestrian paths, and bike paths
shall be included within a system of connected routes within
the community. Design standards shall discourage high
speed vehicular traffic. Golf Cart paths shall be permitted at
the Developer�s option and are not required to be
interconnected to adjacent properties. �

Not stressing golf cart use would be a very big change. I am very curious as to how this will work in promoting the new Village of Fenney.

[asianthree]

I actually know couples who don't own a cart. They have already expressed interest in the new community last night at a gathering. They love TV, just not a fan of golf carts. Both run, and work out daily, this may be the place for them

[Schaumburger]

For those of you who are familiar with the history of the The Villages, is the Village of Fenney the first village to be developed that is not contiguous to another Village?

Just wondering from a marketing/sales standpoint why the developers of The Villages would choose to develop a new village that cannot be accessed by the rest of TV by golf cart?

Would the fact that residents of the Village of Fenney will not be able to travel to the rest of TV by golf cart mean that the rate of sales of homes in this village will go at a slower pace than other villages?

Given the fact that the Village of Fenney is not accessible to the rest of TV by golf cart I agree with twoplanekid that it will be very interesting to see how the Village of Fenney is marketed to potential buyers by the TV sales department.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Schaumburger

For those of you who are familiar with the history of the The Villages, is the Village of Fenney the first village to be developed that is not contiguous to another Village? Yes.

Just wondering from a marketing/sales standpoint why the developers of The Villages would choose to develop a new village that cannot be accessed by the rest of TV by golf cart? I doubt if that has/will be disclosed.

Would the fact that residents of the Village of Fenney will not be able to travel to the rest of TV by golf cart mean that the rate of sales of homes in this village will go at a slower pace than other villages? No, rate of sale is effected by many factors.

Given the fact that the Village of Fenney is not accessible to the rest of TV by golf cart I agree with twoplanekid that it will be very interesting to see how the Village of Fenney is marketed to potential buyers by the TV sales department.

It will be marketed on its strong points, many are different than the rest of TV.

[Boomer]

Never mind

[Finnman]

Seems to me that Village of Fenney is the "new" Orange Blossom.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Finnman

Seems to me that Village of Fenney is the "new" Orange Blossom.

Orange Blossom is similar in many ways to the other dozens of Villages and yet different in many ways. I think in that way it will be a "new" Orange Blossom" BUT with many years of experiences of what works and what doesn't work under the family's belt. Orange Blossom is golf cart accessible, Fenney is not.


I am optimistic and may want to move there. Why not think positive?

[twoplanekid]

Yes, we can all hope that it is not “A bridge too far”. I much prefer that a successful developer builds around the Villages although I am not excited about the sharing of the amenities. On the other hand, District government costs will also be shared which is a good thing. I too wish for continued success in this new approach/venture.