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Master Planned Communities -
Don't Call Them Subdivisions
By Anne Money Buck
Although
they have been around since the 1960s, master planned
communities have been a hot topic in the media recently. Many
people think this is just a fancy name for a sub-division, but
there are great differences between a sub-division and a master
planned community.
A
sub-division is a grouping of homes. A master planned community
is a grouping of homes; and that is where the
similarity ends. Unlike a sub-division, which has little more
than homes in it, a master planned community is almost a city
unto itself.
Master
planned communities also encompass far more land than a
sub-division and they incorporate extensive recreational
amenities such as lakes, golf courses, parks, bike and horse
paths, jogging, walking and hiking trails, fitness centers,
swimming pools, health spas and more.
Unlike
sub-divisions, built with the hopes that shopping, restaurants
and recreational facilities will follow, master planned
communities developers work with city officials to include all
these amenities in the initial stages before ever starting the
construction phase.
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