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Retirement
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Active Adult
Retirement Communities
Age-Restricted
Retirement Communities
Retirement
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| Jubilee at Hawks
Prairie is an active-adult retirement community that is
being built by Jenamar Communities and is located in
Lacey, Washington (population 32,000) just north of
Olympia. Distant Mt. Rainer provides a backdrop for
this clean, manicured neighborhood that is not far from
the southern beaches of Puget Sound. Jubilee has won
a number of design awards and is the top-selling
retirement community in Washington. Still being
developed, it will have 1,100 single-family homes with
1,900 residents when it is completed in 2010.
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This development has fifteen different home designs/floor plans,
and they all have an open, airy feeling with lots of light and
standard 9 ft. high ceilings. Prices range from $259,000
for a 1,277 sq. ft., 2 bedroom, 2 bath home with a 2 car garage and
a 4,000 sq. ft. lot (the Bayshore) to $429,000 for a 2,584 sq. ft.,
2 bedroom, 3 bath home with a 3 car garage and a 6,500 sq. ft. lot
(the Americana), and all homes, called "ramblers," are
built on one level. These prices are baselines; upgrades
chosen through the Design Center may add to the
price. It is roughly eleven months from original
purchase to the finished home, and currently, eight furnished model
homes are open for viewing. Call 1-866-ENJOY55 for
information.
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The managers of Jubilee point out that this age-restricted community
is for those who really do want to stay active in their retirement
years. Jubilee Lodge, the 18,000 sq. ft. recreation complex,
is the center of the community's social scene and is so popular that
it is scheduled for a $1.5 million dollar expansion in 2007.
Here residents enjoy a swimming pool, a game room, an exercise room,
a multipurpose room, a spa, bocce ball courts, pool tables, a
kitchen and views of Mt. Rainer, as well as dances, movies, fitness
classes, potlucks, holiday events and lots of parties.
For those who enjoy the outdoors, this is great country.
Jubilee is surrounded by miles of wooded walking and bicycling
trails, and the lovely, two mile, paved Hawks Prairie Trail
stretches from the development through dense forests to a delightful
beach and picnic area overlooking Puget Sound. This trail is
open only to residents of Jubilee. The 3,700-acre
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is five minutes down the road
and provides a protective home for waterfowl, songbirds,
raptors, and wading birds. Photographers will love
it! Pacific Ocean beaches are less than three hours
away, and last year Jubilee even hosted the cycling time trials for
the 2006 Washington State Senior Games.
This community is adjacent to two outstanding public golf
courses, The Links, which offers open fairways, spectacular views of
Puget Sound and five sets of tees to accommodate players of all
abilities, and Woodland, which spans 415 acres and is consistently
ranked one of the 10 most challenging courses in the state.
Jubilee homeowners are given annual rate specials to both
courses.
The town of Lacey is home to St. Martin's College, a small (1,500
students), private, Catholic institution, where many annual events
take place, including the Lacey Spring Fun Fair, the Dixieland Jazz
Festival and the Capitol Food and Wine Festival, giving retirees at
Jubilee even more to do.
The area has a four season climate. Summer high
temperatures average in the high 70s and low 80s, and winter
temperatures average in the 20s and 30s. Winters also see 8 to
10 inches of snow per month. Humidity is high, from 50% to
90%, depending on the time of year and time of day. The sun
shines 20% to 60% of the time.
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