Polo Fields question

[katolb90]

Do you know if there is some sort of ratings site for builders? Also I posted a question about east end. Do you have any insight? I'm trying to decide between central east vs more northern east.

[mdawg]

I'm not sure about a rating system, but there is a Home Builders Association of Louisville that you can use to look up builders HBAL. The BBB would probably have the names of builders to stay away from. What are you looking for? A social neighborhood? A neighborhood that has a lot of young families? The best way I have used in the past to see if a neighborhood is lively and social is to drive through and see if people are out walking, talking to their neighbors, playing with their kids, or sitting on their front porch, etc. There are neighborhoods like that all over Louisville so its not really limited to the East End. A few neighborhoods that come to mind are Forest Springs, Polo Fields, Fairfield/Woodmont, Indian Springs, and White Blossom.

[Peter1948]

I'd personally stay away from Polo Fields or any far flung, isolated cookie cutter exurban community. Polo Fields is a great exmple of Desperate Housewives, Louisville edition. Ok, so I use hyperbole, but you you get the idea. These areas are all about keeping up with the Jones' and the Jones' lost all their money in the recent market downturn. I suspect many people in these areas live above their means just to live the "exclusive isolated golf course lifestyle."

The great thing about a city like Louisville is the true exlcusive areas are actually in the old city. places like Glenview, Indian Hills, Mockingbird Valley, and the streets surrounding Cherokee and Seneca Parks are where all the real money, wealth, and success of the city resides. If you want to live in the true burbs, the only area which can come close to these is Anchorage, and perhaps a few of the river bluff communities off US 42 in Prospect and Goshen.

[katolb90]

Nice, funny analogy Mr. Moderator. I didn't get a chance to visit Polo Fields while I was there. I guess I didn't make it a priority because of all the sales going on there. I like a nice stable older neighborhood. Indian Hills/Seneca etc is out of my price range. Trying to stay under 300,000. Found a home I really liked in Spring Valley, but I was a bit intimitated by the yard maintenance, and it is hilly and sandwiched between 71 and Brownsboro. Not the best walking neighborhood. I love the sound of those trees though. I think Polo Fields is what young people want. Big and new and not much in the way of shade. Louisville East End has so many great neighborhoods, I'm sure I'll find housing soon. I think the older neighborhoods have less children too, which is find by me because I don't have any. LOL

[Peter1948]

Originally Posted by katolb90

Nice, funny analogy Mr. Moderator. I didn't get a chance to visit Polo Fields while I was there. I guess I didn't make it a priority because of all the sales going on there. I like a nice stable older neighborhood. Indian Hills/Seneca etc is out of my price range. Trying to stay under 300,000. Found a home I really liked in Spring Valley, but I was a bit intimitated by the yard maintenance, and it is hilly and sandwiched between 71 and Brownsboro. Not the best walking neighborhood. I love the sound of those trees though. I think Polo Fields is what young people want. Big and new and not much in the way of shade. Louisville East End has so many great neighborhoods, I'm sure I'll find housing soon. I think the older neighborhoods have less children too, which is find by me because I don't have any. LOL

The thing about Louisville is that the older neighborhoods usually have as many or more children than suburbia. Many families live in the city especially the upper Highlands, St Matthews, on over towards Crescent Hill and the river and the areas near Cherokee and Seneca Parks. These are highly educated, affluent areas that are much different than anywhere else you will find in KY.