Sunday, April 6, 2008

Planned Communities in St. Louis MO and Atlanta GA

Enjoying a wonderful visit in the Atlanta Georgia area.

Specifically we are enjoying Vickery Park in Cummings, Georgia. It is a suburb northeast of Atlanta. The community is designed with wide variety of classic historic exteriors and modern top notch interiors. None of the homes look alike, all have great connections to outdoors spaces with porches, terraces, balconies, patios, loaded with natural stone features and lush landscaping. The homes meet needs for many types of property owners with townhomes, attached homes, single family and loft styles. The entry area has a wonderful shopping and restaurant delights. The walking neighborhood amentities include ponds, saline pool, tennis courts, offers minimal lot lines and spacious common areas. In additon, the community is adjacent to grounds of the elementary school. It is charming beyond words. Most people have golf carts to buzz round the neighborhood. It is like living in a resort village. Truly amazing!

In the St. Louis Area we have St. Charles New Town built with the same lifestyle in mind. Though one of the hottest markets for some time, looks like the slowing market is also impacting the continued growth rate. The future green development Fox Run in Eureka is expected to offer a similar historic style with the golf course as the centerpiece. The St. Louis market has pockets of great green building going on everywhere! The loft market and downtown are exploding with property development. With St. Louis being a city of so many community areas, it has been challenging to control effectively the expanding and contracting of neighborhoods to meet all the needs of the property owners. I hope we see more areas like these and perhaps may sustain a better way of living sharing spaces while, creating community. Please send me links to green and planned unit developments to highlight! Bringing the past, presnt and future together can be done. Wonderful to see so many people working on the vision together with Economic Development, Home Builders Association Green Builders and Realtors. I want to see the BallPark Village project be the diamond of downtown St. Louis! For those with the connections... I am passionate about that mission!