Seaside has always had a strict design code that required high quality materials and all homes have had features like high ceilings from the beginning. And, for some of us the 1980's weren't that long ago.
Sorry Palm Beach. I didn't mean to disparage Seaside in that way. I am absolutely smitten with Seaside.
And I obviously don't know what I'm talking about with regard to High Ceilings in Seaside either. I do know that they had high design codes, just like WaterColor (and other high end developments) now do. Thanks to Seaside for setting the bar so HIGH!
I should have been less specific and more general... because what I meant to infer is that building codes have been tightened dramatically since Seaside developed the new urbanism concept and showed us all how wonderful these developments can be.
I was making an assumption that the new houses being built today in WaterColor are just sturdier... and maybe I'm wrong.
Lastly... one thing that cannot ever be done is replicating the charm that is Seaside.
