cphan

Same here, neighbor! Regarding the landfill, a quick google research points to a study which shows empirical evidence that a distance over 2 miles from a landfill has negligible effect on home values. Secondly, I doubt that the vertical expansion of the landfill will be permitted due to the radar towers; they should only be able to expand westward. While the looming possibility of landfill expansion may cast a "shadow" on our community, in the long term I don't believe we should be overly concerned. I've never smelled anything while at ST or west SCR. Consumer demand has not been affected, as twgreen advised that they sold 5 homes in the last two days (and that's just Ashton Woods). In fact, I brought a family friend last week to take a look, and she's already under contract! It is a very impressive neighborhood and an easy sell, I think. About the fences, I think they are only obvious because the build-out is not complete. Once all the lots are fronted by nice shiny new houses, and some landscaping, and once the fences fade and blend to a uniform color, I don't think we will continue to notice too much. Besides, I think our entrance with the lakes is grand enough to impress most home buyers. I didn't really notice the fence issue until I read this thread. But, yes, some paint would be nice; brown would be best probably. Maybe we can push the issue with the HOA. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0023-7639...%3E2.0.CO%3B2-A

I just purchased an Ashton Woods home at ST (Auburn Trail Lane) and am extremely excited about living in such a wonderful community. I can only image how great it will look once it is all built out. I worked with twgreen (Wayne), and he's awesome. I highly recomend anyone who is looking for a home in Pearland to stop by and talk to him. He's fair, honest, and will work with you. He even helped me get my money back from a deal that I previously walked away from because of poor build quality. My home inspector found only minor flaws and remarked that the build quality was just as good as any of the higher end homes such as Trendmaker. The quality is night and day from the other builder I was working with. This has been been the best overall purchasing experience I've ever had - so far : ) Only problem is that closing date seems to be an eternity away. (not really, but we are so excited, it seems like forever!) ST is in an unbeatable location; Pearland is booming; The size of the subdivison is optimal (not too big, not too small); No cheap homes except in the Enclave (but that as a seperate section with its own entrance, across the road); the homes are georgous (make sure you check out Ashton Wood's 'Heritage' floorplan); it's not close enough to the landfill to matter (like Shadow Creek); and no apartments around (like SCR). The only thing that keeps Southern Trails from being the perfect subdivision is the lack of tennis courts or a basketball court, but that can change later, maybe.