I was wondering if anybody else had checked out the new development called "CharlesTowne"? There was an ad in the Folio section of Sunday Post about it. Unfortunately, it looks as though the marketing company they hired didn't check for prior ownership of the domain name before they published the URL for the development. (whoops)



Anyway, the ad makes it sound just like New Town (better name IMHO). From the ad:



"Evoking the romantic spirit and nostalgia that characterizes Historic St. Charles, Charlestowne is going to be something truly different -- a "new light" in the St. Charles area.



- A master-planned community featuring unique villages, each offering their very own distinct home styles.



- Beautiful landscaping and themed design elements reinforcing the "Old St. Charles" ambiance



- Charming canals and water features



- Extensive greenspace with pocket parks, a playground, and lakeside pavilion"



There are 6 builders and they each have their own section of the this development.



Fisher & Frichtel - Attached Townhomes

Bower & Bailey - Cottage Homes

Titan Homes - Attached Villas & Single Family Homes

Consort Homes - Single Family Homes

Jackson Homes - Detached Villas

RK Building Company - Detached Villas



I haven't had a chance to go out to look at the 6 trailers that are parked out there. The space is actually adjacent (not just near) to New Town. From hitting the builder websites, it looks to me (again, my opinion from what I've been able to gather) like just another cookie cutter subdivision as far as layout. A friend of mine did drive out and he said that he did see the area that was being dug out for a lake.



We may try to head out there in the next couple of weeks to see what's up, just wondering if anybody has already done it.

Ucityman wrote:Interesting. I want more info.

Is there no retail/commercial?

If not, hopefully they will be able to walk over to new town.

I find it rather annoying that they try to play this idea off as some sort of unheard of idea and that this will be "unique".

From what I can tell, by looking at the home builder websites, there is no retail at all. It almost looks like they will have a connecting road into New Town (besides Boshert Road), but I called out to New Town and they told me that there was no street connection between the two developments.

It's the "E" on the end of Towne that really lets me know its going to be a quality urban development.

The Fisher and Frichtel info site is at http://www.fischerandfrichtel.com/ourco ... unityID=76



This is the site map for Bower & Bailey (info at http://www.bowerbailey.com/department_g ... 05&Main=05)







Titan doesn't have a site map, but their information page is at



http://www.titanhomesinc.com/communitie ... owne2.html



Consort homes doesn't have any info other than the site map. Their info page is at http://www.consort-homes.com/charlestowne.asp







Jaskson Homes info is at http://www.jacksonnewhomes.com/communit ... stowne.asp



And I can't find any info about RK Building Company.

mcarril wrote:It's the "E" on the end of Towne that really lets me know its going to be a quality urban development.

phrases like "unique villages" and "Evoking the romantic spirit and nostalgia that characterizes Historic St. Charles" sound like marketing terms to me. With the success of New Town, a lot of developments are going to try and cash in by portraying themselves as similar. So far this doesn't sound any different than most suburban housing developments, with maybe some retro housing styles thrown in.

barf

Do some people really think that Allies=NewUrbanism?



Where is the mixed use? Transect? "A" streets, "B" streets?



They should have consulted with Mr. Whittaker and the New Town folks for design help.

Citylover wrote:No offence, but that looks no different than any of the typical crap that is being built in St. Charles.

That was pretty much my point. More useless cookie-cutter subdivisions. Only as somebody remarked earlier, they have class because they spell town with an 'e'.

With no street connections, I suppose CharlesTowne residents are supposed to cut across cornfields to access New Town on foot.

southslider wrote:With no street connections, I suppose CharlesTowne residents are supposed to cut across cornfields to access New Town on foot.

It looks like they have one street that is going to connect into phase 3 of New Town. At least it dead ends at the point that phase 3 is being laid out. According to the folks in the New Town sales office, there will be a connection sometime in the next 3-5 years.

Any Updates? Connectivity to New Town?

According to the last information from Whittaker there will be 2 connections into New Town from Charles Towne. Haven't really be out to take a look at Charles Towne since our last visit several months ago. Houses and Condos are going up.