Exterior Pictures of Kitts Creek in Morrisville (Cary: home, gated)

[Grass Is Greener]

It looks cramped. Are the lots very small or the houses to big for the lot? What is the average lot size?

[morrisville2007]

The lot size depends on the house that you choose in a way. . . there are different types: bungalows, cottages, village homes, traditional/grand boulevard, and eventually townhomes. The traditional/grand boulevard homes have big lots, and some of the village homes do too. I am on .19 of an acre, which is small. . . especially compared to the 3/4 acre lot I came from up north. . . however, because of the style of the home, the lot is narrow and very deep so the front and back yards offer enough space to feel comfortable and for the kids to play. I personally don't mind the change. . . my husband won't be spending countless hours doing yard work every weekend as he had to before!!

[NYer]

Originally Posted by morrisville2007

Just curious. . . how does a neighborhood full of houses resemble a theme park full of rides? I do not see the parallel here. Until I see a line forming on my street for the "It's a Small World" ride or the "Jungle Cruise" or the "Haunted Mansion" I will not be able to understand the comments comparing the neighborhood to Disney World! Perhaps I could better relate if people were comparing the neighborhood to Celebration, which is a neighborhood near Disney World!!!

Maybe because they are whimsical? I see them & I smile, just like at Disney.
There is a section of Heritage which is sort of like this, but, the homes tend to be smaller. A few look like witches houses. One won the gold in Parade of Homes. It had black marble on the stair case, a clawfoot tub, deep, rich colors, pocket doors... it was so refreshing compared to the beige boxes all over.
My husband thought that house was a bit much, to live in, for him. It did inspire me, color wise with our house, to be a bit more daring.
Like I said before, whenthe trees are 10-20 feet high this place is going to have all the charm of a grand old neighorhood.

Did all those cute Victorians look so hot in 1900, or did it take a while for those neighborhoods to look so good?

[Lolahbelle]

M-2007, i like this neighborhood. i know that the lots are small and i don't want to do a lot of yard work either, but do ppl (flower) garden at all? putting flowers in around my house would be a must for me, would KCreek be good for me in that way?

Originally Posted by morrisville2007

The lot size depends on the house that you choose in a way. . . there are different types: bungalows, cottages, village homes, traditional/grand boulevard, and eventually townhomes. The traditional/grand boulevard homes have big lots, and some of the village homes do too. I am on .19 of an acre, which is small. . . especially compared to the 3/4 acre lot I came from up north. . . however, because of the style of the home, the lot is narrow and very deep so the front and back yards offer enough space to feel comfortable and for the kids to play. I personally don't mind the change. . . my husband won't be spending countless hours doing yard work every weekend as he had to before!!

[mcfamilyof4]

i thought the lots were WAY small for the price and size of the homes. I was so excited to see this development and It was on the top of my list when i did my first house-hunting trip last weekend, but i was so disappointed at the crowded feel. I guess others dont mind or they wouldnt be selling like they are. But i think that for 400K a family with small kids would want some yard to kick a ball in. I cant believe they cut the land up that way. There were larger home lots but they were out of our price range (over half a million). We are looking in North Raleigh towards WF instead, but were hoping to be closer to RDU. Oh well.

[on the move]

Did you by chance take any photos of the backs of the homes?

[SuperGrover]

Originally Posted by morrisville2007

Just curious. . . how does a neighborhood full of houses resemble a theme park full of rides? I do not see the parallel here. Until I see a line forming on my street for the "It's a Small World" ride or the "Jungle Cruise" or the "Haunted Mansion" I will not be able to understand the comments comparing the neighborhood to Disney World! Perhaps I could better relate if people were comparing the neighborhood to Celebration, which is a neighborhood near Disney World!!!

Your neighborhood is beautiful. Don't let them get you down.

[PDXmom]

Originally Posted by NYer

Did all those cute Victorians look so hot in 1900, or did it take a while for those neighborhoods to look so good?

This is such an excellent point. I've seen photos of my neighborhood around the 1920s. Most of the homes were built between the late teen to late 20s. The neighborhood had very few trees or bushes. Portland was "stumptown" back in those days. Our lots are only 5000 sq feet (I think that is .11 or .13 acre). So it somewhat resembled a new urbanism neighborhood of today. However, today we have fully grown trees and beautiful homes with loads of character.

The funny thing is when my neighborhood was built it was considered a "suburb" of downtown Portland. Even though it's less than a mile from downtown.

Give it time and Kitts Creek will be the new ITB. Yeah, I'm sure I'm going to get some comments for that one.

[cosanostra]

Okay, so I've been lurking on this forum for 2 days and came across this thread. Loved the photos. If I had the money and could convince my lovely wife I'd try and buy there (of course that would require moving to Raleigh first - details). A number of the houses remind me of the pepto house from my home town. A Queen Anne style painted pepto pink with chocolate brown trim and shutters. Yes, a lovely combo.

[heretostay]

There is supposed to be a new neo-traditional neighborhood going up in downtown Apex called Trackside. Does anyone know anything about it?