Condos in area

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by joey2665

I 3rd South Down. I love it there. Lots of condo styles and choices and the amenities there are awesome.

Quick question: the properties we visited at SDS were really far from the water. Do you have some basic info on distances of the villages from the lake? Thanks!

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[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Quick question: the properties we visited at SDS were really far from the water. Do you have some basic info on distances of the villages from the lake? Thanks!

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There is everything there from on the water (in essence, waterfront is technically shared, but there are units with direct water views), to units at the entrance off 106 which are either a moderately long walk, or a short drive.

As you might imagine, price varies accordingly.

[kauriel]

You should check out Village at Winnipesaukee. Some units have views and the pool is centrally located so it is only a short walk from most units. I don't see any current active listings in there but PM me if you would like more info or if you would like to see our unit which will eventually be going up for sale. We love it there but our dogs need more space so we are starting to look for a detached condo or single family.

[8gv]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Quick question: the properties we visited at SDS were really far from the water. Do you have some basic info on distances of the villages from the lake? Thanks!

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Ya but...

You can get wifey a golf cart for her anniversary gift.

[joey2665]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Quick question: the properties we visited at SDS were really far from the water. Do you have some basic info on distances of the villages from the lake? Thanks!

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Brk-Int is correct. There are villages within SD like Daw, Highlands, Heights and others that have water views or there are others like Fells, Ferncroft, Colonel Hills, Hamptons, Gables Foliage and others that are a short walk or golf cart ride from the water.

I would estimate 75% of the owners in South Down and Long Bay have golf carts to travel around the community

[Winnisquamer]

Any worries of sds ever losing their water rights? Can't remember when, but wasn't there a thread and some talk about the wow trail putting up a fence along it which would segregate the properties?? Dont remember the details as it didn't pertain to me. The possibility of buying a lake property that I might someday not have access to the lake on is a concern.

[joey2665]

Originally Posted by Winnisquamer

Any worries of sds ever losing their water rights? Can't remember when, but wasn't there a thread and some talk about the wow trail putting up a fence along it which would segregate the properties?? Dont remember the details as it didn't pertain to me. The possibility of buying a lake property that I might someday not have access to the lake on is a concern.

There is always some concern but both Long Bay and South Down are well funded to defend the community and there generally feeling is it will never happen on our end on the lake. Remember in SD/LB there are no true "waterfront" homes. Many have unobstructed views to the lake but they are not true waterfront homes. In many cases there are 100's of yards between the homes and the lake. For example I have an unobstructed view but my home is at least 350 yards to the lake and nothing but common area in between.

[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by Winnisquamer

Any worries of sds ever losing their water rights? Can't remember when, but wasn't there a thread and some talk about the wow trail putting up a fence along it which would segregate the properties?? Dont remember the details as it didn't pertain to me. The possibility of buying a lake property that I might someday not have access to the lake on is a concern.

It isn't really an issue of "losing water rights".

The railway has a right of way along the waterfront, South Down has an agreement to cross the railway for the marina, and to use the adjoining property.

A few years back there was a group trying to use the right-of-way next to the tracks to create a walking trail (the WOW trail) along the tracks. Part of that arrangement requires a fence to separate the walking trail from the tracks for safety purposes.

Southdown has been more opposed to the fence than to the trail itself, but either way, progress on the WOW trail appears to be mostly dead anyway.

[Major]

At this point, phase 3 may be a pipe dream. The organizers of the WOW trail are having a difficult time funding phase 2, which is around $1M. Phase 3 is much more expensive. (Around $20M?) I live in SD/LB, so my big worry is that the WOW trail receives a federal or state grant to fund the project. Then, as indicated in this thread, SD/LB would use its war chest to fight it. Let's hope it never gets to that.

[BroadHopper]

Is very much alive and still pursuing expanding the trail to the Weirs. In fact Meredith likes the idea of expanding the trail to Meredith. Eventually there will be network of trails so that one may be able to bike from Meredith to Concord and or Hanover!

The state reserve the rights up to the shoreline. Maggie H has mentioned 'renting' the rights to abutters to access the lake, another revenue idea. I think SD/LB should be more concerned with this than the trail.

The old Lake Shore RR bed is another avenue for a recreation trail. The state on paper never really relinquished the rights despite what some land owners perceived. Abutters had to move a tear down structures when the sewage was expanded through Gilford along the old railroad bed. It stopped short of Ames Farm due to funding. It can start up again and eventually circumvent the lake.