Visited Altair today, toured Alara. They did Altair right by not mixing small homes into the community, so, all neighbors would be in similar price range. (unlike other TIC developments, making all sizes available in the same community, and max out potential buyer pool)
Very nice designs, secondary bedrooms are on the smaller side. Lots of hallway space and created that spacious home feeling, but also at the cost to the square footage.
Model home backyards are not deep, but very well designed. Not sure how that would change once the house behind is built.