Crosby and the Bridges

[Chargersin2009]

Vferraro, I appreciate your comments on the Crosby. Can you elaborate on the current situation with Avaron? I made an offer on an Avaron home a few weeks ago. My offer was about $200K below asking price, and was rejected.

[raptorduck]

Vferraro. Thanks for your insights on the Crosby. We will get our first look this weekend with it and the Bridges.

As for these places being just a step up from Del Sur, we wondered into Del Sur on one of our trips and it struck us as very CV like, but without the prime CV location. Santaluz is more than a step up in my mind in terms of size and quality of home/lot and neighborhood feel. While we are looking at large custom homes in Santaluz and you can find homes in the $8 million range there (above our price range), you can’t find homes like that in Del Sur or CV. Even the “low end” homes of Santaluz strike me as nicer than what you find in Del Sur or the tract portions of CV.

The areas I am looking in I view as essentially comprable to eachother. Certainly I can find homes in all of them in my price range. Of course they are indeed different from eachother. But I say different, not necessarily better. I think folks who live in the neighborhoods I am looking in are all very happy to live there, from Cielo to Santaluz to the Covenant to FBR.

I always have to stop myself when making comparisons. Even when I lived in a simple duplex in old CV, I just loved it and thought my neighborhood was great.

You just can’t go wrong living anywhere in North County. It is all nice.

[raptorduck]

Vferraro. Thanks for your insights on the Crosby. We will get our first look this weekend with it and the Bridges.

As for these places being just a step up from Del Sur, we wondered into Del Sur on one of our trips and it struck us as very CV like, but without the prime CV location. Santaluz is more than a step up in my mind in terms of size and quality of home/lot and neighborhood feel. While we are looking at large custom homes in Santaluz and you can find homes in the $8 million range there (above our price range), you can’t find homes like that in Del Sur or CV. Even the “low end” homes of Santaluz strike me as nicer than what you find in Del Sur or the tract portions of CV.

The areas I am looking in I view as essentially comprable to eachother. Certainly I can find homes in all of them in my price range. Of course they are indeed different from eachother. But I say different, not necessarily better. I think folks who live in the neighborhoods I am looking in are all very happy to live there, from Cielo to Santaluz to the Covenant to FBR.

I always have to stop myself when making comparisons. Even when I lived in a simple duplex in old CV, I just loved it and thought my neighborhood was great.

You just can’t go wrong living anywhere in North County. It is all nice.

[raptorduck]

Vferraro. Thanks for your insights on the Crosby. We will get our first look this weekend with it and the Bridges.

As for these places being just a step up from Del Sur, we wondered into Del Sur on one of our trips and it struck us as very CV like, but without the prime CV location. Santaluz is more than a step up in my mind in terms of size and quality of home/lot and neighborhood feel. While we are looking at large custom homes in Santaluz and you can find homes in the $8 million range there (above our price range), you can’t find homes like that in Del Sur or CV. Even the “low end” homes of Santaluz strike me as nicer than what you find in Del Sur or the tract portions of CV.

The areas I am looking in I view as essentially comprable to eachother. Certainly I can find homes in all of them in my price range. Of course they are indeed different from eachother. But I say different, not necessarily better. I think folks who live in the neighborhoods I am looking in are all very happy to live there, from Cielo to Santaluz to the Covenant to FBR.

I always have to stop myself when making comparisons. Even when I lived in a simple duplex in old CV, I just loved it and thought my neighborhood was great.

You just can’t go wrong living anywhere in North County. It is all nice.

[raptorduck]

Vferraro. Thanks for your insights on the Crosby. We will get our first look this weekend with it and the Bridges.

As for these places being just a step up from Del Sur, we wondered into Del Sur on one of our trips and it struck us as very CV like, but without the prime CV location. Santaluz is more than a step up in my mind in terms of size and quality of home/lot and neighborhood feel. While we are looking at large custom homes in Santaluz and you can find homes in the $8 million range there (above our price range), you can’t find homes like that in Del Sur or CV. Even the “low end” homes of Santaluz strike me as nicer than what you find in Del Sur or the tract portions of CV.

The areas I am looking in I view as essentially comprable to eachother. Certainly I can find homes in all of them in my price range. Of course they are indeed different from eachother. But I say different, not necessarily better. I think folks who live in the neighborhoods I am looking in are all very happy to live there, from Cielo to Santaluz to the Covenant to FBR.

I always have to stop myself when making comparisons. Even when I lived in a simple duplex in old CV, I just loved it and thought my neighborhood was great.

You just can’t go wrong living anywhere in North County. It is all nice.

[raptorduck]

Vferraro. Thanks for your insights on the Crosby. We will get our first look this weekend with it and the Bridges.

As for these places being just a step up from Del Sur, we wondered into Del Sur on one of our trips and it struck us as very CV like, but without the prime CV location. Santaluz is more than a step up in my mind in terms of size and quality of home/lot and neighborhood feel. While we are looking at large custom homes in Santaluz and you can find homes in the $8 million range there (above our price range), you can’t find homes like that in Del Sur or CV. Even the “low end” homes of Santaluz strike me as nicer than what you find in Del Sur or the tract portions of CV.

The areas I am looking in I view as essentially comprable to eachother. Certainly I can find homes in all of them in my price range. Of course they are indeed different from eachother. But I say different, not necessarily better. I think folks who live in the neighborhoods I am looking in are all very happy to live there, from Cielo to Santaluz to the Covenant to FBR.

I always have to stop myself when making comparisons. Even when I lived in a simple duplex in old CV, I just loved it and thought my neighborhood was great.

You just can’t go wrong living anywhere in North County. It is all nice.

[Alex_angel]

I just don’t get the obsession about CV. It is not a pretty area. There are a lot better coastal areas in SD that have more character and more soul.

Forget Del mar Mesa. There are plans to one day connect it to Mira Mesa. I guess in SD all mesas have to connect.

The Crosby is Del Sur, nothing special. Santaluz is okay but the fee to just golf is outrageous. The rules attached for landscaping are horrible.

You will probably be happy no matter where you live. What makes a good situation are good neighbours. You can live in the best area in the world but if your neighbours are a$$holes then it makes the living experience unpleasant. UNless of course you can afford a home that has an acre on each side separating the homes. Most of the time, the bigger the homes, the bigger the familes, the more noise you’ll have to deal with.

[Alex_angel]

I just don’t get the obsession about CV. It is not a pretty area. There are a lot better coastal areas in SD that have more character and more soul.

Forget Del mar Mesa. There are plans to one day connect it to Mira Mesa. I guess in SD all mesas have to connect.

The Crosby is Del Sur, nothing special. Santaluz is okay but the fee to just golf is outrageous. The rules attached for landscaping are horrible.

You will probably be happy no matter where you live. What makes a good situation are good neighbours. You can live in the best area in the world but if your neighbours are a$$holes then it makes the living experience unpleasant. UNless of course you can afford a home that has an acre on each side separating the homes. Most of the time, the bigger the homes, the bigger the familes, the more noise you’ll have to deal with.

[Alex_angel]

I just don’t get the obsession about CV. It is not a pretty area. There are a lot better coastal areas in SD that have more character and more soul.

Forget Del mar Mesa. There are plans to one day connect it to Mira Mesa. I guess in SD all mesas have to connect.

The Crosby is Del Sur, nothing special. Santaluz is okay but the fee to just golf is outrageous. The rules attached for landscaping are horrible.

You will probably be happy no matter where you live. What makes a good situation are good neighbours. You can live in the best area in the world but if your neighbours are a$$holes then it makes the living experience unpleasant. UNless of course you can afford a home that has an acre on each side separating the homes. Most of the time, the bigger the homes, the bigger the familes, the more noise you’ll have to deal with.

[Alex_angel]

I just don’t get the obsession about CV. It is not a pretty area. There are a lot better coastal areas in SD that have more character and more soul.

Forget Del mar Mesa. There are plans to one day connect it to Mira Mesa. I guess in SD all mesas have to connect.

The Crosby is Del Sur, nothing special. Santaluz is okay but the fee to just golf is outrageous. The rules attached for landscaping are horrible.

You will probably be happy no matter where you live. What makes a good situation are good neighbours. You can live in the best area in the world but if your neighbours are a$$holes then it makes the living experience unpleasant. UNless of course you can afford a home that has an acre on each side separating the homes. Most of the time, the bigger the homes, the bigger the familes, the more noise you’ll have to deal with.

[Alex_angel]

I just don’t get the obsession about CV. It is not a pretty area. There are a lot better coastal areas in SD that have more character and more soul.

Forget Del mar Mesa. There are plans to one day connect it to Mira Mesa. I guess in SD all mesas have to connect.

The Crosby is Del Sur, nothing special. Santaluz is okay but the fee to just golf is outrageous. The rules attached for landscaping are horrible.

You will probably be happy no matter where you live. What makes a good situation are good neighbours. You can live in the best area in the world but if your neighbours are a$$holes then it makes the living experience unpleasant. UNless of course you can afford a home that has an acre on each side separating the homes. Most of the time, the bigger the homes, the bigger the familes, the more noise you’ll have to deal with.

[vferraro]

A major difference between Crosby and Santaluz (and you should do your own analysis)is average pricing. Both communities have expensive custom homes ($4M+) – but mean prices are lower in Santaluz. Even with a depressed housing market, prices in Crosby start at $1.3M and up. The products are different too. The homes Davidson built in Crosby are very different and bigger than Santaluz. Almost semi-custom like.

There are some pretty basic Del Sur style homes is SL. You won’t find that kind of product in the Crosby.

[vferraro]

A major difference between Crosby and Santaluz (and you should do your own analysis)is average pricing. Both communities have expensive custom homes ($4M+) – but mean prices are lower in Santaluz. Even with a depressed housing market, prices in Crosby start at $1.3M and up. The products are different too. The homes Davidson built in Crosby are very different and bigger than Santaluz. Almost semi-custom like.

There are some pretty basic Del Sur style homes is SL. You won’t find that kind of product in the Crosby.

[vferraro]

A major difference between Crosby and Santaluz (and you should do your own analysis)is average pricing. Both communities have expensive custom homes ($4M+) – but mean prices are lower in Santaluz. Even with a depressed housing market, prices in Crosby start at $1.3M and up. The products are different too. The homes Davidson built in Crosby are very different and bigger than Santaluz. Almost semi-custom like.

There are some pretty basic Del Sur style homes is SL. You won’t find that kind of product in the Crosby.

[vferraro]

A major difference between Crosby and Santaluz (and you should do your own analysis)is average pricing. Both communities have expensive custom homes ($4M+) – but mean prices are lower in Santaluz. Even with a depressed housing market, prices in Crosby start at $1.3M and up. The products are different too. The homes Davidson built in Crosby are very different and bigger than Santaluz. Almost semi-custom like.

There are some pretty basic Del Sur style homes is SL. You won’t find that kind of product in the Crosby.

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