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It's not necessarily "high tech", just new... My understanding is that Park West pools are old and in disrepair.
So you have regular ol swimming water like the rest of us? Well that's disappointing.
I haven't been to Park West pools in a few years. I'll have to go see how old and junky they look now. I'll report back my findings.
There are two pools in Park West. A typical short course 25yd pool that supports the summer swim team and the zero entry pool for the younger kids. The zero entry portion has a fountain section to play in.
Neither pool is in disrepair. A third pool is being designed in addition to a office are for the onsite management company and meeting spaces for home owners. They will also be putting in a dedicated splash pad for the smaller kids. All of this is expected to begin construction this year.
Old only as in they were put in when the neighborhood was built. But it's not like you walk in and think oh now that's an old style pool. Both have had new gunite in the last several years. I will admit the chairs are due for replacement and I believe they are looking to move from the typical strap chairs to the webbing ones. The playground at the pools was replaced this year.
Dunes west has a full water slide at their pool.
While Park West does have a crabbing dock, it doesn't have a boat launch or a place to launch paddle boards or kayaks. It blows my mind that a developer would put a community like this in a coastal area with access to deep water and not include those things. Dunes West has a launch as does Brickyard. I'm not sure about CP.
The plan is for CP to have a kayak launch once the development reaches the river. It's too shallow for a boat launch which is probably the reason Park West doesn't have one. They're also claiming they'll put a kayak launch in the lake they're building as early as next summer.
That's excellent news for CP. Park West has many deep water lots with docks and lifts. The developer just couldn't see his way to save one for community use. The crab dock is to tidal dependent to use as a small personal launch space.
Personally I'm not interested in lakepaddling. Give me the river or deep water tidal creeks any day.
On the PW pools, I'm just going by the many many complaints about the pools on Nextdoor. Its more chairs/bathrooms, etc and crowding. Good that they are building a new one. I hope CP adds another one once the neighborhood fills out. I believe Riverside is slated to get their own pool/amenities.
On the PW pools, I'm just going by the many many complaints about the pools on Nextdoor. Its more chairs/bathrooms, etc and crowding. Good that they are building a new one. I hope CP adds another one once the neighborhood fills out. I believe Riverside is slated to get their own pool/amenities.
Interesting, I went back through my Nextdoor feed and didn't find a single complaint going back several months.
There were complaints about three years ago when the management company wasn't doing a good job of the upkeep. They were fired, the issues corrected, and a new company has been maintaining the pools just fine. They changed them over to salt last year too.
I did find one! Complaints about kids rough housing and a request to add a chiller to the pool to keep the pool water cooler in the summer. Seems that Planter's point has one.
Then go find the posts where people complained the chiller kept the pool too cold. Everyone complains about everything. To answer the original question, Rivertowne, CP, Park West, and Dunes West are all fine options. See what's available and meet the neighbors. What you want in the house and for what price should outweigh the kids part because they are all comparable.
On the PW pools, I'm just going by the many many complaints about the pools on Nextdoor. Its more chairs/bathrooms, etc and crowding. Good that they are building a new one. I hope CP adds another one once the neighborhood fills out. I believe Riverside is slated to get their own pool/amenities.
That's all going to be at Caorlina park within a couple of years...you'll see. Live din a few new communities to see the cycle.
Why on Earth would people want colder water in the pool......
In the middle of summer it can feel like swimming in your own sweat. It can get like 95 degrees.
It's nothing I'd want to pay extra for though. If the pool's too hot, then do something else.
By the time the pool water is too hot I'm usually over going to the pool anyway.
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