When the Golf Course Isn’t Enough

The NY Times has an article about the new style golf real estate development.

"THERE’S never been anything terribly sexy about living in a golf community. Imagine cookie-cutter spec homes dotting yet another dull par 4 in Myrtle Beach, and you get the picture. Even if you like the game and are in the market for a vacation home, you may never have considered buying in one of these old-style resorts."

"This is a phenomenon not lost on builders, who are out to change that — and the look of golf-course living. The new breed of golf community has a strong personality with distinctive architecture; loads of amenities, many catering to families; and a real sense of place."

" 'The classic model of houses ringing a golf course is dying,' said John Kirk, an architect with the New York firm Cooper Robertson & Partners, who designed homes at WaterSound, a beachside golf community in the Florida panhandle. 'Instead the golf course is like a big public green,' he said, adding that 'people want to be able to walk to the post office or to get their morning coffee.'

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