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Eastern U.S.
Parc
at Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia
Located
in Atlanta's upscale Buckhead section, the
Parc at Buckhead is a new 55+ apartment
complex with studios, one bedroom and two
bedroom units for lease. With a
great location and the amenities and
services of a 5 star hotel, retirement at
the Parc at Buckhead is one of elegance
and luxury.
Mill
Landing, Greece, New York
Anderson
Club Creek, Spring Lake, North Carolina
While not an
age-restricted community, Anderson Club Creek attracts
retirees who are seeking golf, mild winters and a
variety of home from which to choose, including custom
single family homes, condominiums and town homes.
Prices range from $155,000 to nearly $1 million.
Park
Manor, Nashville, Tennessee
Rarity
Bay, Vonore, Tennessee
Colonial
Heritage, Williamsburg, Virginia
Colonial Heritage is an active-adult country-club
retirement community located on 700 lush acres in lovely Williamsburg,
Virginia. All homes are built by Lennar and are on a
single-level with first-floor master bedroom suites; the designs are
open and airy. This area is steeped in history and close
to major medical facilities, outstanding dining and the Chesapeake Bay.
Shenandoah,
Lake Frederick, Virginia
Central U.S.
The
Grand Reserve, Algonquin, Illinois
The
Grand Reserve, located northwest of
Chicago, is a new age-restricted community
that has town homes, duplexes and
single-family residences for
sale. This is a smaller
development in a quiet riverside town and
is close to six golf courses.
Branson
Creek, Hollister, Missouri
Not
far from Branson, Missouri, home to a vibrant
country music scene, the large, master-planned
development of Branson Creek is drawing people of
all ages. This community stretches across
7,500 acres in the lush Ozark Mountains and has home
prices starting in the $200,000s. Access
to two top-notch golf courses and a small lake are
included.
Red
Bridge Greens, Kansas City, Missouri
Western U.S.
The
Embarcadero at Barrio de Tubac, Tubac, Arizona
Burbank
Senior Artist Colony, Burbank, California
Located near downtown Burbank, California, this
community emphasizes creativity and the arts. Many residents are
former (and current) actors, writers, singers and painters, but others
have just begun to discover their inner muses through retirement here.
Laguna
Woods Village, Laguna Woods, California
Smith
Ranch Homes, San Rafael, California
Not
far from San Francisco, California is the upscale
active adult community of Smith Ranch Homes, a
condominium and villa development that offers luxury
living, safety and security, beautiful grounds and
an on-site wellness program with access to a doctor
24-hours a day.
Hover
Place Flats, Longmont, Colorado
Situated
along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, about
40 minutes north of Denver, is Hover Place Flats, a
new, small and upscale development for those
60+. With appealing Tudor-style architecture,
Hover Flats does not look like the standard
retirement community and beckons to retirees seeking
luxury and security.
Las
Campanas, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Sonoma
Ranch, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Retirees in search of quiet desert
beauty and enticing southwestern architecture come to
Sonoma Ranch in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This
master-planned community has three distinct villages,
each catering to a different clientele; the Boulders is
a gated 55+ village offering outstanding golf and
striking homes for sale.
The
Summit at Sierra Grand Resort, Reno, Nevada
Songbrook,
Eugene, Oregon
This small manufactured
home community is for those 55+ and snuggled in the fertile Willamette
Valley of west-central Oregon. There are 140 homes throughout
green landscaping rich with streams, walking paths, trees and flower
beds. Residents here purchase their homes but lease their land.
Sunriver
Resort, Sunriver, Oregon
Bella
Vida at Englewood, North Salt Lake, Utah
Nestled
in the northeast corner of the magnificent
Salt Lake Valley, Bella Vida at Englewood
is a brand new, upscale active adult
condominium development with two and three
bedroom units for sale. Amenities
are impressive, as are the "lifestyle
services."
Jubilee at Hawks Prairie,
Lacey, Washington
Providence
Point, Issaquah, Washington
Just
thirty minutes from Seattle, snuggled in
the foothills of the Cascade Mountains and
along the shores of Lake Sammamish, is the
lovely, established retirement community
of Providence Point, one
of the first active adult retirement developments in
the Pacific Northwest. The grounds are lush; the
ambiance is comfortable, and prices start
in the mid- to high $100,000s.
The
Powder Horn, Sheridan, Wyoming
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