Showing posts with label Ryland Homes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ryland Homes. Show all posts
January 7, 2011
Victor Gardens East 2nd Addition Nearly Complete
Construction is nearing completion on a new Sharper Homes house on Provence Way. Only one lot remains open in the Everton Ave./Provence Way/Val Jean Blvd. (also known as V.G. East 2nd Addition) area within Victor Gardens Single Family Village.
December 9, 2009
New Builder Proposes to Build in Single Family Village
During the last Master ARC meeting, Minks Custom Homes proposed a new home design for Victor Gardens East 6th Addition. Homes in this area, east of Clearwater Creek, has up until now been built mostly by Ryland Homes. Although Ryland had been expected to buy and close on all the lots in the immediate area, it was reported at the last Master ARC meeting that their plans have changed. After construction is complete on Ryland's homes currently under construction, they are not expected to purchase any more lots in Victor Gardens. That's where Minks is expected to step in, and complete VG East 6th Addition.
Minks' first home will be a model with a different front elevation, but similar sides and back for which Ryland had been approved. The infusion of a custom home builder may offer additional architectural diversity. The Master ARC will also be involved with the color approval process and reduce the possibility of color scheme monotony. Minks hopes to complete the model home in time Spring 2010 Parade of Homes.
February 20, 2009
Ryland Homes Request Approved by Master Board
In a split vote at its Board meeting this week, the Victor Garden Community Association (Master) Board, sitting as the Master Architectural Review Committee, approved an amended request by Ryland Homes to allow 14 garage-forward designated lots in Victor Gardens' Single Family Village. This increases the allowed number up from the ARC's previously allowed 10, but less than the unlimited number Ryland asked for a few months ago.
Michael Noonan (of Rottlund Homes) voted yes LaVonne Fitzgerald (of the Villas Assn.) voted yes Carmen Carter (of the Gables Assn.) voted yes Len Pratt (of Pratt Homes) abstained Michael Warner (of the Single Family Village) voted no Mark Vlker (of the Single Family Village) voted no
January 2, 2009
Ryland Homes Requests Amendment to Previous ARC Approval
A few residents have asked Casey Groff and myself about one item in particular on the next master Board agenda. "Ryland Homes Request for Amendment to Guidelines" I will try to offer a little more background info on this topic.
Ryland Homes requested the Master Architectural Review Committee (ARC) make an amendment to their "blanket architectural approval which limits Type A homes (garage forward) to a maximum of ten lots". Ryland Homes has requested the amendment due to "current market conditions".
The Master ARC has the authority to review, approve or reject plans for new buildings. The blanket ARC approval that Ryland Homes refers to pre-dates our transitioned Master Association. Victor Gardens developer, CPDC had granted this "blanket approval" in 2006 to specific styles of homes, (Caldwell, Rutherford, and Holmdel) and restricted the number of those homes to ten.
The Master Board, acting as Master ARC, will discuss Ryland Homes' request at the next Master Board meeting on Wednesday, January 7, 2009. Residents interested in related historical context can find more information available on the Single Family Village Association page on this website, including early concept drawings of the above-mentioned model homes. Residents may share their opinions on this or any other issue during the "Resident Forum" held at the beginning of each Board meeting.
For the full agenda, please follow this link: http://www.victorgardensnews.org/files/agendas/vgca_agenda_jan09.pdf
January 11, 2008
Board Advisory Group Requests City-Hosted Meeting
Following last night’s Board Advisory Group meeting, the following letter was sent to Bryan Bear, the City of Hugo’s Community Development Director.
To:
Bryan Bear
Community Development Director
City of Hugo
14669 Fitzgerald Ave, N.
Hugo MN 55038
Dear Bryan,
Our neighborhood's homeowner-led Board Advisory Group met last night to discuss some of what's been happening in Victor Gardens recently. The meeting's participants resolved to request that the City of Hugo mediate issues between homeowners, builders, developers and our Board of Directors.
Homeowner representatives of Victor Gardens Board Advisory Group requests that The City of Hugo host a public meeting of Victor Gardens homeowners, Victor Gardens Board members, and other decision makers to discuss the future of our neighborhood. The focus of this meeting should be working towards resolving Victor Gardens budget issues and ensuring high architectural standards in future building. Although it is difficult for our Group to determine exactly who all those decision makers are, they certainly include:
Homer Tompkins of CPDC
Pete Scherer of POA-Scherer
Len Pratt of POA-Scherer and Pratt Homes
Rottland Homes/David Bernard Builders
Ryland Homes
The Beard Group
Other important meeting participants should include:
Mayor Fran Miron
Council Person Becky Petryk
Community Development Director Bryan Bear
Hugo's City Attorney
Chuck Schneider of Community Development Inc. (VG's master association management company),
Homeowners and their representatives on the Board Advisory Group.
Homeowners, through their Board Advisory Group have determined two priorities that must be addressed at this meeting.
1. Victor Gardens budget problems
2. Ensuring high architectural and landscape standards in future Victor Gardens building.
It has been reported that The Beard Group (Victor Gardens newest proposed landowner), will be closing on 26 VG lots in the near future. It is important that homeowners are informed about Beard Group's intentions as soon as possible. A meeting will serve this purpose, in addition to addressing the two significant homeowner concerns stated previously.
We would appreciate your thoughts on this idea. The Board Advisory Group felt that the City of Hugo's invitation would likely lead to a productive results for everyone involved. Homeowners would be happy to offer more background information on these issues before the proposed meeting. Members of the Group could make themselves available to discuss the situation with you.
Respectfully,
Mark Vlker
Single Family Village Liaison to Victor Gardens' Board of Directors
Member of the Board Advisory Group
CC: Residents of Victor Gardens via open letter on http://victorgardensnews.org website
January 8, 2008
More Known About The Beard Group
In Homer Tompkins’ previous email he describes VG East’s new owner as “The Baird Group”. It’s now believed that Mr. Tompkins spelling was incorrect - and he was describing Hopkins, MN based The Beard Group, Inc.
This developer has been active in the area in the past. In a brief Google search, a search for The Beard Group returned a few local results
Eminent domain discussion:
http://www.yourneighborhoodnews.net/Archive/HugoEdition/19Sep07/Owners.html
Ryland Homes connection:
http://www.ci.hugo.mn.us/Economic_Development_Authority/EDA%20Minutes/081505.htm
Oneka Shores project:
Oneka Shores concept plan:
http://www.ci.hugo.mn.us/General_Government/minutes/cc082106.htm
January 7, 2008
Remaining Lots in the Single Family Village
The Board Advisory Group is asking questions about the new owner of remaining of VG East lots in the Single Family Village. I have not been provided answers to most of those questions, but in an attempt to clarify things - I compiled the following map of remaining Victor Gardens East Single Family Village. The map includes remaining CPDC, Ryland Homes & Pratt owned lots. I believe it to be correct based upon the information that I’ve been given. The map may not be 100% accurate, but it’s pretty close. Also, it’s uncertain whether the areas near the wetlands (colored in aqua) will be owned by the new owner, or someone else.
July 23, 2007
Measuring Progress Towards Victor Gardens’ Completion
In order to find out how far along the Community Association is moving towards homeowner control, it’s important to find out what the total numbers are. The following are responses to questions I asked Dave Hempel, of CPDC on July 23 about the number of properties sold and built. He responded immediately and clarified a few key topics. He also has shared P.U.D. (Planned Unit Development) Overall Unit Counts. It helps to describe part of the process towards a fully built-out Victor Gardens.
Below are questions I asked (MV), and Mr. Hempel (DH) responded:
MV Question: According to your email last week, Currently there are 68 sold out of a total of 195. Neither number seems accurate?
DH Answer: The 68 was used at time of preparing the budget by Gina Higgins. She will add a sales project number, we give her typically, to project future lot sales to arrive at an average number of lots paying dues for the current year's budget forecast. The 195 is number of final platted recorded lots. This number again will change as the number of lots are final platted. Please see PUD unit count attached.
MV Question: The plan appears to show 116 Single Family Village lots drawn in: Victor Gardens 1st Addition and Victor Gardens East- Phases 1, 2 & 3. Roughly 71 of those lots are currently built or under construction.
DH Answer: VG 1st has 80 single family lots, 41 traditional and 39 cottage lots recorded with 64 lots built upon or under construction.
MV Question: The plan appears to show 31 Single Family Village lots in: Victor Gardens East - 2nd Addition (The Ryland Homes area). Roughly 4 of those are currently built or under construction.
DH Answer: VG East has 33 traditional lots with 7 lots built upon or under construction. VG East 2nd - Ryland/Pratt neighborhood has 60 single family lots, 31 traditional lots (Ryland closed on 15 lots with option for remaining lots) and 29 cottage lots (Pratt Villas) with 7 lots built upon or under construction for a total of 78 single family lots built upon out of 173 platted single family lots.
MV Question: The plan also shows 31 Single Family Village lots listed in Future Phase. Nine of those lots are currently drawn on land the Developer doesn’t own.
DH Answer: The overall plan depicts how in the future the streets may loop thru the area (typical requirement of city) to show that lots have access and that we provide street access to adjacent parcel for continuity. The nine lots shown outside the boundary of VG are not included in any unit count in the budget.
MV Question: It appears that there are 178 lots drawn in the most current site plan, although you have said that the number is 195. 75 lots are currently built or under construction, Your number is 68.
DH Answer: The plan totals 176 platted lots and 22 future lots to be platted to arrive at 198 single family lots overall.
MV Question: Where are the additional 17 lots (give or take a few) that your number reflects?
DH Answer: Please see the updated PUD Unit counts (see below)
MV Question: Are builders model homes assessed the same dues as the rest of the homes?
DH Answer: Yes
MV: Are they included in your numbers?
DH: Yes, except that the HOA budget has a unit number lower which at the time of preparing may of been accurate.
MV Question: Is it true that Ryland Homes has closed on 15 of its 31 lots?
DH Answer: Yes
MV: Are those included in your number?
DH: I've asked Gina to verify we’re billing them
MV Question: If the Developer does not own all the land for Future Phase (currently owned by someone else) why (or how) can it be counted towards the total?
DH Answer: We own all the lots shown within the boundary shown as VG. The area outside the boundary is only an illustration the city typically requires to show how the street maybe aligned in the future.
MV Question: Is there a VG 5th Addition?
DH Answer: The 5th addition is the old land office site which is preliminary platted into the 7 town home lots. Previously, VG East was called 5th Addition there may lie some confusion.
MV Question: What’s the difference between “Traditional” and “Cottage” Single Family lots?
DH Answer: Yes, there are two single family lot designations, one is "traditional" which has a larger lot size and different lot setbacks. The other is "cottage" lots which are typically smaller lots in size and have reduced setback than traditional lots.
Victor Gardens Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overall Unit Counts - updated 7-23-07
City Approved Conceptual PUD Unit Counts (without Crain/VG 4th)
Traditional Single Family 120
Cottages Single Family 83
Two Family dwellings 26
Attached Town homes 280
Apartments 117
Commercial/Institutional 185,000 sq. ft.
Units above retail 44
Total Residential Units 670
Total Commercial/Institutional 185,000 sq. ft.
Breakdown of Existing/Platted - Development Unit Counts, including Crain/VG 4th:
- Victor Gardens 1st Addition-
Traditional Single Family Lots 41 units
Cottage Single Family Lots 39 units
- Victor Gardens 2nd Addition-
Attached Town homes 70 units
- Victor Gardens 3rd Addition-
Attached Town homes 99 units
- Victor Gardens 4th - Crain Parcel -
Attached Town homes 92 units
Comm/Institutional 27,000 sq.ft. *
- Victor Gardens 6th-
Traditional Single Family Lots 31 units
Cottage Single family Lots 29 units
- Victor Gardens East Addition-
Traditional Single Family Lots 33 units
- Victor Gardens South Retail Village-
Attached Town homes 14 units
Retail/General Business (C/I) 56,000 sq. ft.
- Victor Gardens North Retail Village -
Attached town Homes 186 units
Comm/Institutional approved.
-East Retail - Grocery 54,900, Retail 15,000
-West Retail - Kwik Trip 8,090
Total Commercial approved to date – 77,990 s.f.
Balance of Remaining Areas/units to be developed in Victor Gardens
- Victor Gardens 4th - Crain Parcel -
Comm/Institutional 27,000 sq.ft. *
- Victor Gardens 5th/Sales Office site – (Prel. platted)
Attached Town homes 7 units
- Victor Gardens East 3rd Addition – Prel. Platted)
Single family traditional lots 3 lots
- Victor Gardens North – future
East Retail - future 2 pad sites @ 4,000 each*) 8,000 sq.ft.
West Retail - (Postal Credit union 5,000, 1 pad site 5,000* ) 10,000 sq. ft.
* Concept only - no site plan approval
- Future Residential (south end of site)
Traditional Single Family 22 units
Cottage Single Family 0 units
Summary
PUD Unit Counts City Approved Conceptual Platted Future Plats Total
Traditional Single Family 120 105 25 130
Cottages Single Family 83 68 0 68
Two Family dwellings 26 0 0 0
Attached Town homes 280 468 0 468
Apartments 117 0 0 0
Commercial/Institutional 185,000 sq. ft. 133,990 45,000 178,990
Units above retail 44 0 0 0
Total Residential Units 670 641 25 666
Total Commercial/Institutional 185,000 sq. ft.133,990 45,000 178,990
Proposed/Platted units/lots within Victor Gardens (including Crane parcel) = 666
Number of Units Approved by PUD = 670
Difference than PUD approval. <-4>
Net Result - 4 units less than PUD approval for all of Victor Gardens.
Comm/Institutional sq.ft. proposed at 178,990 sq. ft. vs. 185,000 sq. ft. concept approved.
Net result – 6,010 sq. ft. less than Concept PUD approval.
Note: final development plans may reduce or increase the number of lots and/or square footage in the future commercial areas.
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