Villages of Columbus - Columbus Square - Astoria

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Built in fridges are outrageously expensive, like $6k, with not much more capacity that say a 25 cubic foot conventional fridge that you could buy for a little over $1k, and have never understood why the big price difference for very little functional difference (both keep food at 40 degrees, right?) In the last house I bought new from the developer, the fridge was also not included.
 
Went by today.





<em><strong>THE PRICES BELOW INCLUDE UP TO $105,000 IN OPTIONS</strong></em>.





Residence 1- 936,990


2- 934,990


3- TEMPORARILY SOLD OUT
 
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1427 Charleston Street

Plan 2BR - Lot 127 - $899,990







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<p>Home Specifications


3,149 Square Feet, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, 2-Car Garage


Glazed Fruitwood Cabinetry, Recessed Lighting</p>
 
<a href="http://orangecounty.lyonhomes.com/homes/community.php/Astoria_at_Columbus_Square.html?c=236"><img alt="Preview" src="http://orangecounty.lyonhomes.com/wlh/images/Astoria%20model%201%20exterior.jpg" />


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<p><strong>15216 Washington Street Plan 1C - Lot 129 - $899,990


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<p><strong>Home Specifications</strong>


2,801 Square Feet


4 Bedrooms


3 Baths


2-Car Garage</p>
 
Plan 1 Astoria is a very nice floorplan with the mbr on the first level and a couple nice bedrooms up. However it's VOC and I'm surprised the pricing hasn't come down more. It'd be great if this floorplan is available in the future at Orchard Hills at this price point.
 
Hi everyone,



I have been watching this board for many months and really enjoy the comments and feedback. I sold my home back in April, 2006 and have been waiting on the sidelines to re-enter the market. I visited the Astoria tract in Columbus Square this past Sunday. I really like the plan 1 with the master bedroom downstairs. It has good square footage (2800) and a nice, flexible floor plan. The lot I'm looking at is different than most as it is buffered more from neighbors than most of the other homes. I also like the alley and garages at the back of the house. It reminds me of the way many older homes are built near the beach communities.



Like I said, I am ready to re-enter the market. I know that prices might come down more but I am not getting a mortgage and I am ready to get settled and get on with my life. This home has been highly upgraded and is ready to move into. Hardwood floors, upgraded granite, tile, marble, etc. Astoria just did an aggressive price cut on Friday, Jan. 20th. The bottom line price after taking the "incentives" as a cash discount is $757,990. On top of that, my Realtor (mother) gets a 3% commission. I'm very close to making a deal on this house. I have not seen a new, 2800 sf single family home in a decent neighborhood for this price in a very long time.



Comments and feedback are appreciated.
 
Homeless, if you have more than 2 cars it can be a problem later on since Astoria doesn't have driveways. I was told that current HOA policy doesn't let cars parked on the street but they are not enforcing it yet. I liked Plans 2 & 3 but didn't pull the trigger because I think they'll drop another 20% in 12 to 24 months.





Taking your specific input into consideration, if you're OK with seeing future phases selling for less, $271/sq. ft. including upgrades at this time is pretty reasonable for VoC properties. Good luck!
 
wow that is a huge reduction of like $200K from the prices back in the summer, it sounds like a great price for the great floorplan. of course in these times what sounds great now might not be so great later, but $750k for a brand new house with a lot of bells and whistles and one of the nicest floorplans I've seen lately seems reasonable.
 
that's good news to hear that these new houses are finally coming down in prices a little more. any updates on the other similarly sized models such as Madison, Lantana, Gables? haven't had a chance to head down there recently, anyone has the latest pricing info on other models?
 
"but 750K for a brand new house with a lot of bells and whistles and one of the nicest floorplans I've seen lately seems reasonable".



WAIT !!! It's just beginning !
 
<p><strong>Housing prices to free fall in 2008.</strong> According to a Merrill Lynch report, home prices will drop 15 percent this year, and declines will continue in 2009. </p>

<p>By David Goldman, CNNMoney.com staff writer, January 23 2008: 5:24 PM EST</p>
 
btw it seems I'd make a pretty bad knifecatcher; I looked back at the earlier entries and feel kind of embarassed to find my July 29 entry in which I wrote $865K seemed like a good deal for the Astoria Plan 1. Well it would be interesting to see what the Astoria Plan 1 eventually bottoms out at ...:) I'm really waiting for Orchard Hills to start reducing their price points in the next year or two.
 
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