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I'm interested in what people know about the Heritage housing community in Wake Forest. Is it as good as they say? Any concerns? Would love to hear from people who live there or those who have moved from there on their thoughts.
Its a really big neighborhood.... I guess the people are friendly.. but aren't most people - especially in a new neighborhood with a lot of people isolated from friends and family??
I'm interested in what people know about the Heritage housing community in Wake Forest. Is it as good as they say? Any concerns? Would love to hear from people who live there or those who have moved from there on their thoughts.
Thanks in advance!!
Although I do not live there, I have many friends who do and they love it. Yes, it is a large neighborhood, separated into different sections based on different factors (house size, lot size, golf course, price, etc). I have met one person who does not love it, and she simply says it is not for her, the homes are too close together and she doesn't like her neighbors. But, I live on an acre with one neighbor and we are not the best of friends, so it can happen any place!
Most of the people I know have young kids and they love the amenities with multiple pools, etc. The homes are really quite nice in the neighborhood, and they do not seem "cookie cutter" as there are many different facades, they tend toward the "craftsman" style.
I know that many people in the neighborhood attend heritage, but one section attends jones dairy elementary (which people love). So, it just depends on where you live. I think that when middle school rolls around they all attend heritage middle. Heritage high school is scheduled to open in 2009, so I am not sure how that is going to change things.
Anyhow, I do like the neighborhood. we did not look there because we wanted to stay on the west side of town in order to help my husband commute to work. Living in heritage would have added about 15 minutes and we were not willing to do that.
I was just in the soccer fields there the other day, and there was some terrible anti-Mexican graffiti in the porta-potties. It was disgusting.
Oh you mean one of those blue porta-potties? Porta as in "Portable"? Meaning it is transported from location to location? So this particular porta-pottie could have previously been located at a construction site in downtown Raleigh, or perhaps it was used at a festival in Chapel Hill. I can see how a piece of graffitti on a portable object could provide insight about a neighborhood. Actually on second thought I really can't.
Give me a break.
Back to the Topic, I was in the Heritage area this past weekend. Looks to be a huge development, but it seems like they have done some good planning to provide a lot of ammenities to those who chose to live in that community.
Oh you mean one of those blue porta-potties? Porta as in "Portable"? Meaning it is transported from location to location? So this particular porta-pottie could have previously been located at a construction site in downtown Raleigh, or perhaps it was used at a festival in Chapel Hill. I can see how a piece of graffitti on a portable object could provide insight about a neighborhood. Actually on second thought I really can't.
Give me a break.
Back to the Topic, I was in the Heritage area this past weekend. Looks to be a huge development, but it seems like they have done some good planning to provide a lot of ammenities to those who chose to live in that community.
Actually the portajohn company would have cleaned or repainted it before placing it in a new site. Not that it has any bearing on the neighborhood anyway, it was probably just some bored kids.
I have lived in Heritage for 5 years and we LOVE it. I have known several people in our neighborhood who have moved but only to other sections in Heritage. All of Heritage except for Heritage South (Croft/Dale) is districted to Heritage Elementary with WFE ast the traditional option. South is districted to Jones Dairy with Rolesville as the traditional option.
Heritage is a VERY social neighborhood. There are over 20 bunko leagues and over 15 poker leagues. Most people belong to the Pool and Tennis clubs and a lot of people have the full membership. If you are thinking of buying you might want to try to get the builder to cover initiation fees---Most people I know where able to get the builder to cover the Initiation fees when they bought their house.
They have a lot of neighborhood events---Easter Egg Hunt, Pool parties throughout the season (some for kids and some adult only), Dive-In movies, Wine Tastings at the club house, Live Music at the Clubhouse, Family Dinner nights at the clubhouse, Holiday Brunches, Sliegh Rides at Christmas, Halloween parties for the kids, Community Picnics...and much more.
We also really have everything that we could ever need right in our neighborhood or very close by especially with all that is offered at the Factory. We play Soccer through CASL and they play at the Smith Creek Fields in Heritage, we have Baseball and Hockey at the Factory.
Although I do not live there, I have many friends who do and they love it. Yes, it is a large neighborhood, separated into different sections based on different factors (house size, lot size, golf course, price, etc). I have met one person who does not love it, and she simply says it is not for her, the homes are too close together and she doesn't like her neighbors. But, I live on an acre with one neighbor and we are not the best of friends, so it can happen any place!
Most of the people I know have young kids and they love the amenities with multiple pools, etc. The homes are really quite nice in the neighborhood, and they do not seem "cookie cutter" as there are many different facades, they tend toward the "craftsman" style.
I know that many people in the neighborhood attend heritage, but one section attends jones dairy elementary (which people love). So, it just depends on where you live. I think that when middle school rolls around they all attend heritage middle. Heritage high school is scheduled to open in 2009, so I am not sure how that is going to change things.
Anyhow, I do like the neighborhood. we did not look there because we wanted to stay on the west side of town in order to help my husband commute to work. Living in heritage would have added about 15 minutes and we were not willing to do that.
Good luck
Leigh
Didn't heritage used to be zoned wake forest rolesville middle school - I guess that changed? I do know some of the yr middle schools were actually under utilized last year.
I think Heritage has a really nice golf course, but it is semi-private not private. It can get very crowded at times, but due to the quality of the course and facilities, the price of full membership is reasonable, IMO.
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