irv81 said:Hello,
I am deciding between Laurel in CV versus Ellwood in Beacon Park. They are almost done at Phase 16. Here's the latest price sheets. what do you guys think?
toady13 said:I love the modern architecture of Ellwood, but I'd pick Laurel because you own the land. With Ellwood it's a detached condo.
toady13 said:I love the modern architecture of Ellwood, but I'd pick Laurel because you own the land. With Ellwood it's a detached condo.
FranchisePlr said:Comparing those two communities is like comparing a loaded BMW 545 series to a Benz C-class. Ellwood starts high 700s and Laurel starts at 1 mil. I must be missing something. Even with Plan 3, that starts at low to mid 800s. It should be more of the lines of comparing Jasmine with Ellwood.
toady13 said:I love the modern architecture of Ellwood, but I'd pick Laurel because you own the land. With Ellwood it's a detached condo.
viobruin said:FranchisePlr said:Comparing those two communities is like comparing a loaded BMW 545 series to a Benz C-class. Ellwood starts high 700s and Laurel starts at 1 mil. I must be missing something. Even with Plan 3, that starts at low to mid 800s. It should be more of the lines of comparing Jasmine with Ellwood.
toady13 said:I love the modern architecture of Ellwood, but I'd pick Laurel because you own the land. With Ellwood it's a detached condo.
Good comparison.
I'm surprised there doesn't seem to be a lot of love for Laurel. Yeah, the ceilings are a foot lower than Strada, but they aren't 8 ft ceilings either. Laurel's also cheaper than Strada, and has lower HOAs and a better school district. In any event, and though they may exist, I'm not not sure what other new homes you can buy in Irvine at that price point that have their own driveway and no motor court. Even Magnolia, which was just as expensive if not more than Laurel, uses a motor court. Laurel just seems like a nice in-between for someone who wants the SFR with no motorcourt, but doesn't have the extra $100k or so to move "up" to Orchard Hills.
Not just Laurel, there's not a lot of love for many of CV's product here on TI. However, the sales figure said otherwise.viobruin said:I'm surprised there doesn't seem to be a lot of love for Laurel.
Currently Laurel's HOA is $125/month.Perspective said:Strada's HOAs are $196. How much lower are Laurel's HOAs?
viobruin said:FranchisePlr said:Comparing those two communities is like comparing a loaded BMW 545 series to a Benz C-class. Ellwood starts high 700s and Laurel starts at 1 mil. I must be missing something. Even with Plan 3, that starts at low to mid 800s. It should be more of the lines of comparing Jasmine with Ellwood.
toady13 said:I love the modern architecture of Ellwood, but I'd pick Laurel because you own the land. With Ellwood it's a detached condo.
Haters gon' hate. Don't let them bring you down viobruin-- Laurel is the best bang for the buck in CV. That said, GO BRUINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good comparison.
I'm surprised there doesn't seem to be a lot of love for Laurel. Yeah, the ceilings are a foot lower than Strada, but they aren't 8 ft ceilings either. Laurel's also cheaper than Strada, and has lower HOAs and a better school district. In any event, and though they may exist, I'm not not sure what other new homes you can buy in Irvine at that price point that have their own driveway and no motor court. Even Magnolia, which was just as expensive if not more than Laurel, uses a motor court. Laurel just seems like a nice in-between for someone who wants the SFR with no motorcourt, but doesn't have the extra $100k or so to move "up" to Orchard Hills.
Perspective said:viobruin said:FranchisePlr said:Comparing those two communities is like comparing a loaded BMW 545 series to a Benz C-class. Ellwood starts high 700s and Laurel starts at 1 mil. I must be missing something. Even with Plan 3, that starts at low to mid 800s. It should be more of the lines of comparing Jasmine with Ellwood.
toady13 said:I love the modern architecture of Ellwood, but I'd pick Laurel because you own the land. With Ellwood it's a detached condo.
Good comparison.
I'm surprised there doesn't seem to be a lot of love for Laurel. Yeah, the ceilings are a foot lower than Strada, but they aren't 8 ft ceilings either. Laurel's also cheaper than Strada, and has lower HOAs and a better school district. In any event, and though they may exist, I'm not not sure what other new homes you can buy in Irvine at that price point that have their own driveway and no motor court. Even Magnolia, which was just as expensive if not more than Laurel, uses a motor court. Laurel just seems like a nice in-between for someone who wants the SFR with no motorcourt, but doesn't have the extra $100k or so to move "up" to Orchard Hills.
Strada's HOAs are $196. How much lower are Laurel's HOAs? I believe less than a third of Strada homes are within the TUSD boundary, and the remaining in IUSD (not to perpetuate the myth that the three IUSD schools are better than the three TUSD schools).
Perspective said:We liked Laurel. The floorplans are nearly identical to Strada. I visited a few times, mainly to determine how audible the freeway was from the neighborhood. The price difference forced us to consider it, but the lack of a backyard was a dealbreaker.
viobruin said:Are backyards at other new home developments at the same price point in Irvine large? From what I recall, none of them were really big enough to truly be able to run around, throw the football, play catch, etc.
LongIrvine said:Fairly certain that Juniper, Torrey, Silvermist etc. are 65 wide with 20-40 ft setbacks on avg lot size of +7k feet.