Community isn’t just a fuzzy feel-good word at Water’s Edge. We are a community, in the truest sense of the word.
Vital to communities is what planners call a good public realm: town squares, farmers markets, parks, sidewalk cafe and sidewalks to connect all these. The standard suburban subdivision replaces the public realm with large home lots, asphalt, isolated cul-de-sacs and winding sidewalks that are rarely used and don’t go anywhere (if it has sidewalks at all). This erodes community, looks dull and is stressful because most all daily needs require a car trip. Because of this auto-oriented development, Americans drive 45 percent more per capita each year today than they did in 1980. Few children walk to school anymore.
Water’s Edge proudly turns that approach upside-down. This unique community’s overall planning, design, livability as well as sustainability will be certified under a brand new national standard for housing subdivisions administered by the U.S. Green Building Council known as LEED-ND. (see www.usgbc.org) Instead of oversized lots and excessively wide streets, Water’s Edge offers an overall proven design and amenities not found in typical “plain vanilla” housing tracts. Water’s Edge offers safer places for children and adults to walk and real destinations, such as a corner store, a fishing pond, village green, parks, ampitheater and sidewalk cafe. Water’s Edge also offers a lower-stress environment, because you won’t need to drive yourself or your kids around as much. If you’re a two-car household, you may be able to get by with one car at Water’s Edge. Imagine what upgrades you could afford for your dream house with an extra $400-$600 per month or more that a second burdens the budget with!
Water’s Edge: A kid-friendly and family-friendly development
Water’s Edge: Friendly to people of all ages.
