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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]can't believe the requirement to include MPDU in a neighborhood with 1.3-1.5 million dollar homes[/quote]

You mean 1.3 - 2 million dollar :-) .. when you add even the most basic options you are hundreds of dollars above the base price.[/quote]

Sigh. This thread makes me think these homes are going to be monstrosities on tiny lots. We were seriously thinking about phase 2, but the recent discussions about options just turn me off. It’s easy to just put in the “actual” basics when you’re already talking about a 4BD, 4K+ home—upgraded cabinets, butler’s pantry, fireplace if not included, finish out the hardwood floors downstairs.

Wait to do the basement and outside later, unless a good special. Don’t go nuts at the design center.

But IDK, that must not be the mindset of folks buying in this neighborhood. [/quote]

I'm with you but the houses (outside of windmill model) won't be monsters on small lots.  They'll be nice sized, imo, on smallish lots.  But I agree, I don't get this sentiment of "you are going to spend $100-150k at the design center, easy" - nonsense.  I've been through the process before and this can't be further from the truth.  I'm with you, though, basement/outdoor space you should do upfront.  If mortgage rates continue to be super low, why not roll those costs into the mortgage?  Basement is one of those things that you can put off doing and you'll have to find a contractor, etc.  It can be a pita.  Same with outdoor space.  Those are 2 things I'd do upfront.

[quote=Anonymous]Wootton, Travilah and Frost are under capacity. They will likely take kids from outside the current boundary from overpopulated schools, but they won’t take kids from Travilah/Frost/Wootton and move them as it defeats the overcrowding problem. Solving for overcrowding will also help the diversity issue. 
For kids who go to overpopulated highly ranked schools like Churchill, yes, they are at more risk of getting reazoned, not an underpopulated good school.[/quote]

Bingo.  People lose sight of the fact that these schools are UNDER utilized.[/quote]

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