There's a new Seaside getting built in NY

[Miss Kitty]

That's my CCK! Thanks for the GOOD info!

 

[Cil]

DPZ is the planner for these communities, but they are NOT the developers. Each of these projects is owned by different, totally independent companies...--but a great way to market a project is to have it be a DPZ planned development.

Yikes, I (mistakenly) assumed people already knew this.
Being the architect/planner is very different from being the money.
They are inter-connected but certainly not interchangeable.
Thanks for the clarification, CCK.
SHELLY
Not everyone wants to get away from winter.
One of the fast-growing retirement cities in America is in, of all places, Ft Collins, Colorado. It is indeed a very nice town.
Go West, Not So Young Man
Because of its small-town feel and rich culture, the city consistently makes top 10 lists of places to retire. Which may explain why its over-65 population grew by 35 percent and its near-retiree population more than doubled during the '90s...
To me, the most important aspect is not creating a neo-traditional town, but simply building a good place to live.
Seaside and Rosemary Beach are in the link below:
List of New Urbanist communities

 

[SHELLY]

SHELLY
Not everyone wants to get away from winter.
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Agree...just my editorial on realtor "baby boomer" hyperbole.

 

[Rita]

Not everyone wants to get away from winter.
One of the fast-growing retirement cities in America is in, of all places, Ft Collins, Colorado. It is indeed a very nice town.
Go West, Not So Young Man
Because of its small-town feel and rich culture, the city consistently makes top 10 lists of places to retire. Which may explain why its over-65 population grew by 35 percent and its near-retiree population more than doubled during the '90s...
To me, the most important aspect is not creating a neo-traditional town, but simply building a good place to live.
Seaside and Rosemary Beach are in the link below:
List of New Urbanist communities

CIL,

We moved to Ft. Collins, CO in 1993 with the intention of staying there if we ended up liking it. We loved it! This was before we were aware it was becoming a desired retirement community. I can see why it is.

Reorganization of USDA brought us to TX kicking and screaming. It's been fine here (summers sorta stink - we go to FL beaches to cool off! Ha! BUT the people here in TX are great, and the rest of the year is nice.)

To a certain extent you can make wherever you live desirable if you choose. As far as the Gulf Coast, we are so anxious to reach a time we can be there. To us having some slighter hint of seasons without the snow is a plus because we like the seasonal changes without the "cabin fever" we sometimes experienced growing up in Illinois.

 

[Cil]

Rita
Very cool! I went to CSU for a couple years, always loved "The Fort," as we called it back in the 70's, and our older son graduated from CSU.
I certainly know what you mean about enjoying a taste of winter without having to go into hibernation. Colorado does tend to have very 'open' winters, but I am so looking forward to a Florida winter--yes, hurricanes are always an issue in summer, but at least I won't be looking over my shoulder for snow from September through May. I do not intend to drive on black ice ever again.

SHELLY
I completely understand. ;-)

 

[newyorker]

The Hudson Valley area is a huge area for NYC second homes now (I live in upstate NY near this area). While its a really wonderful area for organic farming (the produce and organic meats are bought by the best NYC restaurants), I find the new urbanism a rather amusing idea for these former farm towns. But at least the concept of interacting with your neighbors is a good one, even if the real estate prices and sky-high real estate taxes are forcing some of them to leave. But the roads in and out are windy, two lane highways that get slippery with leaves in the fall, and esp in the winter. (and they're very dangerous in bad weather.) But the weather makes it really difficult--Its kinda hard to be "neighborly" sitting on a front porch when its snowing hard and/or the temp is near zero. The only thing to do is to hurry inside and huddle around the fireplace with something hot or alcoholic or both!
Give me the real Seaside at the beach any time.....

 

[SHELLY]

The only thing to do is to hurry inside and huddle around the fireplace with something hot or alcoholic or both!
.....

And the downside is.....?

 

[WLD]

A significant influence on DPZ's New Urbanism philosophy and design of Seaside is Chautaqua, NY. It is a summer community, that looks like a 120-year-old (which it is) version of Seaside on Lake Chautaqua, about an hour southwest of Buffalo.

Every summer this community is full of homeowners and guests who enjoy incredible cultural and arts programs as well as famous guest lecturers and entertainers from all over the world.

This community was the original home of the Chautaqua movement which flourished across U.S. in the early 1900s. (There is still a Chautaqua held every year in DeFuniak Springs).

Seaside is working toward a similar type of cultural and educational offering, although it will take time (and money!) to develop.