Building a community lifestyle
Imagine coming home every day to a resort lifestyle of pools, spas and parks. Walking and biking trails wind through woods to clubhouses with exercise classes for all. And gourmet restaurants are just a short stroll down the street. This special way of life is being captured at numerous planned communities across the entire Triangle area.
Posted — UpdatedImagine coming home every day to a resort lifestyle of pools, spas and parks. Walking and biking trails wind through woods to clubhouses with exercise classes for all. And gourmet restaurants are just a short stroll down the street.
This special way of life is being captured at numerous planned communities across the entire Triangle area. From Chapel Hill to Clayton, master-planned developments are offering a unique lifestyle to families of all ages. It is true resort living without ever having to leave home.
It is a lifestyle that focuses on convenience, relaxation and, most often, just plain fun.
“Once we get home at night and on the weekends, we really never have to leave the community. Everything we want and need is right here,” says Messier, who also works in the neighborhood. “It is a perfect lifestyle for my entire family, with something for everyone.”
Master-planned communities got their start nationwide in the 1960s, clustering homes together on often smaller lots with shared public green spaces in large developments. Sidewalks and walking trails connect the communities’ amenities. Dues are paid to homeowners associations to help maintain common areas. And covenants guide and help maintain the overall character and architecture of the area.
While the basic concepts have remained the same through the decades, today’s master-planned communities have evolved into resorts all their own. Open green spaces and wooded areas are abundant while homes are clustered in numerous neighborhoods anchored by clubhouses, schools and commercial growth.
When complete, the development will total nearly 7,800 lots with home prices ranging from $150,000 to over $800,000. While single-family homes are the focus of the large community, it also includes townhomes, cottages and two age 55-plus active adult communities.
Both custom and national builders are making their mark. Some 2,800 homes are complete today.
“We offer an appealing lifestyle that is easy, relaxing and convenient all in one community,” says Shannon McSwiney, Newland’s director of marketing for the Carolinas region. “It is a unique area that reflects the vibrant arts and nature of the region.”
The five-acre Great Meadow Park links to many neighborhoods by trails. Community wide activities in the park include outdoor movies, concerts, youth and adult triathlons and the 10th annual Pepper Festival this fall. Other outdoor activities include tennis courts, pickelball courts, basketball courts, horseshoe pits and even a dog park.
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