Huntley at Greenwood

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general rule of thumb on the board is structural/electrical/plumbing go through builder and that generally includes kitchen cabinets. flooring and window treatments are generally done outside of the design center by most folks here because the cost difference can be significant
 
irvinehomeowner said:
I would prefer to be as far from Jamboree as possible.
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Noise aside...the sheer amount of road dust that will invade your home should be a deterrent.  Asphalt, tire rubber, dust, debris, all in very small particle form.  And that stuff is sticky too...definitely not wiping it off with a swiffer...
 
The struggle I have with these is you have other homes in the general vicinity (same school district) < $1M which are larger and still almost brand new (and finished out...in some cases, pretty nicely). So while the brand brand new house is nice, I have a hard time paying 10% more for a smaller house then one built in 07 / 08 time frame (that by housing terms is still brand new). 
 
Bullsback said:
The struggle I have with these is you have other homes in the general vicinity (same school district) < $1M which are larger and still almost brand new (and finished out...in some cases, pretty nicely). So while the brand brand new house is nice, I have a hard time paying 10% more for a smaller house then one built in 07 / 08 time frame (that by housing terms is still brand new).
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This.  This x10000000000.
 
THE ONLY PLAN ONE NOT ON JAMBOREE SIDE WAS ALREADY TAKEN BY THE TIME THEY CALLED ME. DECLINED THE OTHERS. THE PLAN 2 FOR $1MIL ON THE INSIDE TRACK SEEMED TOO MUCH.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING AND I DON'T SEE ANY LISTINGS BELOW $1MIL 2500+ SQ FT. IF SOMEONE KNOWS WHATS OUT THERE- LEAD THE WAY. :)
 
kpchoe said:
THE ONLY PLAN ONE NOT ON JAMBOREE SIDE WAS ALREADY TAKEN BY THE TIME THEY CALLED ME. DECLINED THE OTHERS. THE PLAN 2 FOR $1MIL ON THE INSIDE TRACK SEEMED TOO MUCH.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING AND I DON'T SEE ANY LISTINGS BELOW $1MIL 2500+ SQ FT. IF SOMEONE KNOWS WHATS OUT THERE- LEAD THE WAY. :)
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here you go, right around the corner
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15204-Columbus-SQ-92782/home/12256531
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/1409-Kallins-ST-92782/home/12249118
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15205-York-St-92782/home/12249426
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15211-York-St-92782/home/12255493
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15242-Severyns-Rd-92782/home/12255491
 
kpchoe,

So, do the homes backing Jamboree have a separate block wall, different than the 20'+ wall? In other words, do you get a normal 6' wall, and then some trees behind the wall that will eventually serve to hide the 20'+ wall?

I was thinking about this today when I drove by and saw backhoes clearing areas near the big wall. The big wall dwarfs the backhoes, that are probably 10'+ tall!
 
I like The house on Kallin - why are these so inexpensive in comparison?
Actually- I love that house. Redfin shows schools the same as greenwood but zillow shows as Beckman high. Which is correct?
 
kpchoe said:
I like The house on Kallin - why are these so inexpensive in comparison?
Actually- I love that house. Redfin shows schools the same as greenwood but zillow shows as Beckman high. Which is correct?
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Columbus square is zoned to Tustin High, however, Columbus Square currently gets first priority to transfer to any TUSD school, which includes Beckman.

Regarding price, whenever new construction is right around the corner you need to offer some discount to get the buyer to buy resale vs new. If the discount is not significant enough buyers typically go with new. Another thing is the HOA is only $99 vs $230 at buildout for Huntley.
 
After close to 10 years, the asking price is somewhat close to the purchased price back in 2007. Given the facts that when you buy new, all the additional cost including softscapes, hardscapes, ie landscaping and not to mention the upgrade inside can be pretty substantial, and the price is virtually the same as during the first bubble before the crashed. People that purchasing in Greenwood better hold on to their property just as long or planning on living there for along time before making any move without loss is REAL.

Why buy new, new when some of the existing nearby homes on the market already done all the hard work for you. The gotcha that people jumping on the new new, is the models. So nicely layout, and all the eye candy in the model home often makes people forget about the bare bone of the house when you take possession of the new home. Comes the cost for landscaping and the cost of putting in things that you need to make the house nice. All of a sudden you are in d deeper hole than you first planned.
 
 
irvinehomeowner said:
qwerty said:
here you go, right around the corner
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15204-Columbus-SQ-92782/home/12256531
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/1409-Kallins-ST-92782/home/12249118
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15205-York-St-92782/home/12249426
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15211-York-St-92782/home/12255493
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15242-Severyns-Rd-92782/home/12255491
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Heh... 5 more reasons why Greenwood is overpriced. :)

(and some of those homes have living rooms, dining rooms AND great rooms)
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Couldn't AGREE with you more... Greenwood is over priced in current market.
 
Compressed-Village said:
irvinehomeowner said:
qwerty said:
here you go, right around the corner
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15204-Columbus-SQ-92782/home/12256531
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/1409-Kallins-ST-92782/home/12249118
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15205-York-St-92782/home/12249426
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15211-York-St-92782/home/12255493
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Tustin/15242-Severyns-Rd-92782/home/12255491
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Heh... 5 more reasons why Greenwood is overpriced. :)

(and some of those homes have living rooms, dining rooms AND great rooms)
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Couldn't AGREE with you more... Greenwood is over priced in current market.
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But Crawford with it's guest suite with separate entrance outside is a unique floor plan for this area.  It will sure appeal to Middle-Age Family with grown up kids who might boomerang back or even when they visit.  If Crawford had a 10-feet ceiling I am sure I would have been able to coerce my wife to buy there.  Crawford prices also includes front yard landscaping.

Stafford, houses are beautiful, granted what we saw were models but the layout seems great.  Specially the ones with the tandem garage converted to guest suite with a back door.  I can easily see my self live there for ever with we moving down to the guest suite when the children's family take over the house.  But I wasn't persuasive enough to convince my family.  I think once the high school and k-8 schools are built there is a significant upside to it.  Perfect for a family that  have older (out of high school) kids now.
 
To me the odd man out at greenwood  has always been Huntley. Like Idream said Crawford and Stafford stand out with their floor plans. You can't get those in Columbus square. Sheldon is the cheapest smallest product which generally sell well everywhere. Those Columbus square listings are similar to Huntley and I would agree that I would go with Columbus square over Huntley.
 
anything i need to be aware of in Columbus Square?? New area for me to explore.
Are the neighbors friendly or bunch of asians who keep the windows and garage shut and keep the themselves. (cultual thing :) )
 
kpchoe said:
anything i need to be aware of in Columbus Square?? New area for me to explore.
Are the neighbors friendly or bunch of asians who keep the windows and garage shut and keep the themselves. (cultual thing :) )
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Tustin Legacy is close to Jamboree...Columbus Square is closer to the train. Both on former base. I'd probably just want to see how loud the train is from the house (not sure how close it is, but looking at google, looks like it is relatively close to the tracks).  Some of the resident Columbus Square peeps could probably give you a better perspective.
 
kpchoe said:
anything i need to be aware of in Columbus Square?? New area for me to explore.
Are the neighbors friendly or bunch of asians who keep the windows and garage shut and keep the themselves. (cultual thing :) )
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We lived in Columbus Square from 2007-2013. We liked the neighborhood a lot. Don't let people scare you with the train issue. Go visit the neighborhood and see if you can even hear the train. Now, the hangars are a huge eyesore, and I was really hesitant to buy a place in their shadow. Who knows what Tustin will eventually do with these waste-of-space "historical" eyesores.
 
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