Orchard Hills Homes

[Irvineshopper]

@Marty:

Really? $1.5m homes are selling really well?

Screen cap?

I would say selling 7 home from $1.5 - $1.7 within an hour is selling really well. They called 10 people on their list to sell these 7 homes.  This was phase 7 sold out last wednesday

 

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[skiwhistler]

Wow.  So I guess WB>SG for sure despite the far walk to the central park.  But on a more serious note, do we think SG has a problem at the high end b/c it is so diluted with low end and mid end homes?  If I'm a buyer considering $1.2M+ homes, I look around SG and see all this detached condo/motorcourt stuff.  And they're building MORE of them.  At least in WB, sure the La Cresta stuff is pricey, but there's a lot of other tracts that are around the same price (or at least $1.1M+): Juliets Balcony, Mille Fluers, Carmel, San Marino, Villa Rosa(?), Sonoma (?).

La Cresta's last phase has also some sweet lots and in general their lots are bigger than SG.
Sausalito's lots are much smaller, although IMO their layout is better than La Cresta's. They have many areas like "Music room" in plan 1 and foyer in plan 2 which are of limited use. But others like La Cresta more.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

I thought Woodbury had tons of pocket parks... not just the main central one.

Gotta love that pool at Woodbury... is there one like that in Stonegate?

 

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[Irvinecommuter]

I thought Woodbury had tons of pocket parks... not just the main central one.

Gotta love that pool at Woodbury... is there one like that in Stonegate?

it does.  another untrue "fact" from the lawyer himself.  i didn't bother correcting him b/c really - what's the point.  And if you're talking about the "resort" pool with the splash area at WB, then no, SG does not have that.

The WB resort pool is quite nice.  Stonegate does not have that....they have a lot of pools but not one like that.

 

[Irvinecommuter]

I thought Woodbury had tons of pocket parks... not just the main central one.

Gotta love that pool at Woodbury... is there one like that in Stonegate?

it does (in fact, it has 8 not counting the central park).  another untrue "fact" from the lawyer himself .  And if you're talking about the "resort" pool with the splash area at WB, then no, SG does not have that.

I like the pocket parks in Stonegate as oppose to one central park like in Woodbury because I can get there pretty easily and fast with my daughter. 

I stand corrected. 

 

[OpenSky]

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[irvinehomeowner]

Is Woodbury Place/Lane/Court the apartments?

I thought someone said that they don't have access to the main pool.

 

[OpenSky]

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[jerometl]

Do their complex not have their own pool?


Solution: build an aquatic center at great park.  then all HoAs can have swim meets there and free up the pool for the residents

Yes, they do. And the apartments have access to Commons, as well. What test has been saying about CV makes sense-- they "did it right" by excluding the apartments from the village charter and shunted them to the fringes.

Don't the apartments also pay the same HOA fee ?  If they do, then its just a matter of more users but you have more fund to develop bigger/better amenities (Woodbury) or less HOA fund but less money for amenities (CV) ? or am I missing something ?

 

[OpenSky]

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[iacrenter]

That was one of the main reasons I used to live in IAC @ Woodbury. My old apartment key fob would give me full access to all the WB facilities plus my own apartment's clubhouse/gym/pool.

 

[jerometl]

Do their complex not have their own pool?


Solution: build an aquatic center at great park.  then all HoAs can have swim meets there and free up the pool for the residents

Yes, they do. And the apartments have access to Commons, as well. What test has been saying about CV makes sense-- they "did it right" by excluding the apartments from the village charter and shunted them to the fringes.

Don't the apartments also pay the same HOA fee ?  If they do, then its just a matter of more users but you have more fund to develop bigger/better amenities (Woodbury) or less HOA fund but less money for amenities (CV) ? or am I missing something ?

If the apartments do, it is buried in the rent - there's no separate HOA bill nor a breakout on the rent statement (in-laws lived in Place up until recently).

I guess as long as they contribute the same amount of HOA fee as homeowners, I couldn't care less (I currently live in WB).  I could be wrong, but assuming they do pay the same amount, I think apartment dwellers  could actually be a net positive contributor to the HOA compared to usage (apartment would usually have higher proportion of singles or no kids couples compared to homeowners).

 

[iacrenter]

Do their complex not have their own pool?


Solution: build an aquatic center at great park.  then all HoAs can have swim meets there and free up the pool for the residents

Yes, they do. And the apartments have access to Commons, as well. What test has been saying about CV makes sense-- they "did it right" by excluding the apartments from the village charter and shunted them to the fringes.

Don't the apartments also pay the same HOA fee ?  If they do, then its just a matter of more users but you have more fund to develop bigger/better amenities (Woodbury) or less HOA fund but less money for amenities (CV) ? or am I missing something ?

If the apartments do, it is buried in the rent - there's no separate HOA bill nor a breakout on the rent statement (in-laws lived in Place up until recently).

I guess as long as they contribute the same amount of HOA fee as homeowners, I couldn't care less (I currently live in WB).  I could be wrong, but assuming they do pay the same amount, I think apartment dwellers  could actually be a net positive contributor to the HOA compared to usage (apartment would usually have higher proportion of singles or no kids couples compared to homeowners).

One thing I never tested (since I never was an owner in WB) was whether WB owner fobs could access apartment facilities. Someone should try it and post it to the board.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

i think you might be waiting a while.  Since its mostly guys on this board... who is going to admit when they are going over to the apartments for "research"?  their wife might catch on....


Especially with all the brothels getting busted.

Red Towel Research

 

[jmoney74]

When will enough be enough.. in terms of pricing increases?  I think people are wondering what that point will be.  I can see things deflating a little around Irvine as more of these homes are built and now more people wanting to sell.

 

[OpenSky]

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[OpenSky]