Villages of Columbus - Columbus Square - Astoria

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Thanks for the comments and feedback.

I've decided to wait a bit longer to purchase. I think the Plan 1 at $758,900 is a good price. Will prices come down further? Probably, but that is not the main reason that I decided to wait. This specific home has a few issues that will cause it to be a challenging resale in the future and the tract is experiencing major changes due to future phases being sold off to another developer. I might get interested again in this plan in the next phase and in a better location if the price stays flat or declines.

BTW... an interesting, (weird), amusing story. I was in the sales office on Wednesday afternoon and went to the models. On the sidewalk as you walk towards the models were two dead field rats. I don't know if someone put them there but it was strange how two rats died right in front of the plan 2 steps. Anyway, as you can imagine the sales rep freaked out. A dozen crows were perched on the models waiting to feast on the rats. It reminded me of the buyers waiting on the sidelines waiting to feast on the builders.
 
homeless, what issues of the home were you concerned aboout that might make it hard to resell? i always like to get people's views of what makes for an easy/hard resale.
 
Are you saying that William Lyons is selling the last few phases on that development to another builder? If so, Is that what the sales office told you?
 
The house is positioned on a "T" intersection where a small, two block long interior street ends directly in front of the house. I'm not much into feng shui but many of my prospective buyers might be when I'm ready to sell.



The sales office told me that William Lyons has sold off the lots for the next phases. As part of the deal Lyons will serve as the sales and marketing team for the new owners.
 
Interesting... I wonder if that means they will be using the same housing plans or the new buyer will be designing their own.
 
Same plan... same models...and will still be marketed and sold under the Astoria / William Lyon name. The only difference is that the homes will be built on lots owned by another company . Lyon needed to raise cash and sold the lots for 45 cents on the dollar.
 
<p>Homeless</p>

<p>I would pay lots of attention to feng shui in Irvine. Houses at "T"s often get headlights in the living room windows and if it has a front loaded masterbedroom you get lights all night.</p>

<p>Regards</p>
 
I don't completely discount feng shui principles...but, I think some are rooted in antiquated ways of living and must be viewed in a more modern way. The formal rooms are at the front of this house and the master is at the back. The view looking up the tree lined "T" street is actually nice and I prefer the view to having another house across the street looking back at me. Also, the house is elevated from street level maybe 5-6 feet which I think will soften any glare from headlights. Lastly, the street that it "T's" with is a small interior street that is only 2 blocks long.

While the "T" is not a big deal to me, I am very aware that it is probably a big deal to many people and will attract a much smaller pool of buyers when I am ready to sell.
 
<p>homeless, I know exactly what lot you are talking about, I was thinking about that lot too, it is a very small interior street that goes towards the house, and if I remember correctly, you have a small park across the street diagonally to the left if you are looking out the front door. I suggested that to my wife and she said no way, even though I pointed out it was just a small interior street. So you are right, you would lose part of the potential buyer pool upon resale. Plus another potential problem I had was with the small park across the way, sometimes people might find it easier to just turn right and park their car in front of the house and walk across to the park, instead of making a U-turn to park in front of the park. People who park in front of a house that they are not visiting, annoy me, it's just a pet peeve of mine.</p>
 
Just get one of these and you can let them know how you feel...





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Yes fumbling, that's the house.

There is already a neighbor who parks his extra car (complete with blue car cover) in front of the house next door. I don't think cars parked on the street would bug me too much. It's a beautiful home at a great price. I wish I wasn't so picky! ...and I wouldn't be so picky if houses were cheaper :-)
 
Homeless: "The house is positioned on a "T" intersection where a small, two block long interior street ends directly in front of the house. I'm not much into feng shui but many of my prospective buyers might be when I'm ready to sell.



So the house is located at the end of the intersection, correct? I was always told that it is bad luck to purchase a home in that position. It's also bad "feng shui" to have stairs leading directly to the front door. It means all your luck is going out the door. Just some Asian superstitions I've picked up while growing up. :)
 
<p>homeless, why doesn't that neighbor park his extra car in front of his own damn house? that would irk me so much, if that neighbor with the blue cover parked his car in front of mine i'd buy a rusty junk car as ugly as sin and park it in front of the offending neighbor's house day in and day out. </p>
 
FYI. I heard recently that William Lyon sold the rest of its land in Columbus Square and won't finish the Astoria build-out. Too bad. Plan #1 was my favorite floorplan in Columbus Square.
 
<p>This isn't a huge shock if true. The downward price trajectory was looking good for a purchase there in ~2 years, and at the rate they are selling, they'd still be selling new units then.</p>

<p>We'll have to see what confirmation of this plan surfaces.</p>

<p>SCHB</p>

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They sold the land to another developer who is going to finish the build out, but the they will continue to use William Lyon sales and marketing.
 
Astoria Plan 1 is my favorite floorplan out of all the floorplans I have seen in Irvine and anywhere else except for the real multi-million dollar homes of Shady Canyon and Crystal Cove.
 
Their prices are now in the $700,000s with a $50k incentive. I had the price sheet, but threw it away, so I don't have all the exact figures.
 
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