Villages of Columbus - Columbus Grove - Savannah

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Wow, the speculators thing would surprise me. I thought that was ancient history.
 
<p>Graphrix - Sorry about the goof in the post. I didn't realize I'd been logged out and when I posted it didn't go through and it took the formatting with it. </p>

<p>EvaL - I had a feeling The Irvine Company didn't have any jurisdiction over the columbus stuff. Thanks!</p>
 
Hello all, i am new to this Irvine housing blog, and have found it to be extremely helpful. We too are looking for our first home and have been for the last couple of years. We would move forward, then back-off, etc. and are now presently considering again. We've gone to several open houses and several new developments, keeping papers from everything. It's all quite overwhelming.





Just thought that I'd post, that recently (this past weekend) Lennar dropped prices at ALL THEIR PROPERTIES. We went to all the Lennar offices, and found that many of them had dropped even up to $70k, right off the bat and are even offering additional incentives, especially for those moving in the next couple months.
 
Many military bases found new family life. Local city jurisdiction had no control overy the environmental issues within the base during the military occupation. One should really check whether the dirt has been completely replaced or just moved around from point A to point B. Some KB home project at another site homeowners found buried granade in the soil but could not get to the those under the slab foundations. Has any one seen heavy traffic of trucks transporting dirt in and out of the VoC site. In order to replace dirt there have to be 50 truckloads per day for 8 months. I have not seen any have you? I drove Jamboree and Edinger frequently and did not see trucks with dirt. I did see concrete trucks frequently. This military base started in 1945.
 
<p>I have a feeling they haven't gotten to the affected sections yet.</p>

<p>I'm not sure about the Tustin "Columbus Square" side, but the Irvine "Columbus Grove" side is built on an area previously used for military housing and agriculture.</p>

<p>The part right in the center - where the hangars are - is still largely undisturbed. I bet they wanted to get to the profits by working from the outside in, since I suspect it will be very costly to prepare the worst areas. Wouldn't that be awful if the developers left before it's all finished! I'm pretty sure there is going to be some park area in that center section though.</p>

<p>I saw that story on the land mines at that community - what a shocker! They dug them up by the hundreds!</p>
 
<p>I was mistaken about something: it seems that Columbus Square will not extend into the hangar area.</p>

<p>That is under the "Tustin Legacy" development. </p>

<p>I'll try to dig up the plan.</p>

<p>Supposedly, it will include commercial, housing, parks, etc.</p>
 
<p>bkshopr-</p>

<p>Along Edinger, it seems they are only bringing in dirt, not taking any out.</p>

<p>The trucks I see leaving don't have dirt in them, and I am quite certain that the ground level is rising.</p>

<p>It seems to me like a covering effort.</p>

<p>SCHB</p>
 
<p>I found the general plan for the Tustin Air Base.</p>

<p>I'm pretty sure Columbus Square, like Columbus Grove, is on land not affected by envrionmental problems. I don't think there's any conspiracy going on. It is good to see that the Department of the Navy is in charge of remediation.</p>

<p>Also, as for Tustin Legacy (from their Q & A's): </p>

<p><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">1. </strong>Are there any environmental problems at Tustin Legacy?<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"></strong></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> The site of Tustin Legacy is the former Marine Corps Air Station Tustin which was either a Navy and/or Marine Corps training facility throughout its 57-year history. Like many communities of its age, the former Marine Corps Air Station had a gas station and other fuel storage areas, had a landfill site, and utilized various cleaning solvents and chemicals in cleaning and repairing military aircraft and supporting the military mission. The environmental impacts caused by each of these types of activities were analyzed by the Department of the Navy in consultation with federal and state environmental regulators and areas of concern are currently being remediated. The Department of the Navy is legally responsible for the assessment, identification and remediation of any environmental problems associated with previous military operations at Tustin Legacy. They are working with the California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC), the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Tustin to ensure that the environmental process and remediation activities at Tustin Legacy meet all state and federal environmental standards. Additionally, in the case of school sites, the State requires DTSC to approve school sites. No school site can be acquired by the Tustin Unified School District unit it has also been certified as suitable for a school site by the State.</p>

<p>(Using the link makes this map interactive.)</p>

<p><a href="http://www.tustinlegacy.com/article.cfm?id=13">http://www.tustinlegacy.com/article.cfm?id=13</a></p>

<p><img id="MainMap" height="420" width="550" usemap="#Map" border="0" name="MainMap" osrc="http://www.tustinlegacy.com/images/Tustin/articles/45/land_use_article.jpg" alt="" src="http://www.tustinlegacy.com/images/Tustin/articles/45/land_use_article.jpg" /></p>

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<p>Fun Fact:</p>

<p>The District contains 1,000,000 sq.ft. of commercial - the proposal would grow that to 3,535,110 sq. ft. (Not all called The District, no doubt.)</p>

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Commercial Business


Tustin Legacy Partners







<p>Tustin Legacy Community Partners (comprised of Shea Properties and Centex Homes) has been selected as the Master Developer responsible for constructing most of the Commercial Business area of Tustin Legacy. When plans for the project are completed and approved by the City, the Commercial Business area will provide a maximum of 3,535,110 square feet of floor area developed in a variety of uses including industrial, research and development, professional office, retail, and specialized employment and merchandizing uses to complement adjacent areas within and in the vicinity of the Plan area. Additional information will be provided when available.</p>

<p><a href="javascript: window.close();"><img height="12" width="47" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.tustinlegacy.com//images/Tustin/template/close.gif" /></a></p>









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<p>Other way around.</p>

<p>Centex pulled out, leaving Shea.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/2007/06/04/centex-pulling-out-of-tustin-legacy/">http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/2007/06/04/centex-pulling-out-of-tustin-legacy/</a></p>

<p>SCHB</p>
 
<p>Prices as of 9/14/2007</p>

<p>1 Lower: $425,000 - $440,000</p>

<p>1 Upper: $430,000</p>

<p>2: $448,000 - $457,000</p>

<p>3: $423,000 - $428,000</p>

<p>4: $476,000 - $486,000</p>

<p>5: $518,000</p>

<p>6: $543,000 - $548,000</p>
 
Would anyone like to share their buying experience at the savannah? what they pay for and what type of perks, problems, and anything else that would be helpful? I am about to sign up for a residence 2 at the savannah. not sure if i am getting a deal or not.



Thanks.
 
Residence 1 Upper & Lower- SOLD OUT





Residence 2- $449,000-$452,000 (2 Available)





Residence 3- $423,000-$428,000 (2 Available)





Residence 4- SOLD OUT





Residence 5- SOLD OUT





Residence 6- SOLD OUT
 
well.... since no one respond to my question, i went ahead and bought one of the residence 2. even though i wanted the residence 1 my wife wanted a 2 bedroom. the residence 1 true price is 399k with 25k incentives. plus free flooring upgrade which they picked. plus all closing cost paid by the builder.
 
<p>jbatz, I'm guessing that no one here has recently bought in Savannah...otherwise you would have gotten some answers.</p>

<p>Care to share your loan terms and how much you put down (percentage...10%, 20%, all cash, etc.) ? </p>

<p>Congrats on the purchase. </p>
 
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