Living in woodbury east:
Pros: We got a very good floorplan that meets our family needs for atleast next 10 years. we would have loved to have
a drive way of our own but such homes cost atleast 175K more. even within WBE untill Santa Cruz offered the 4th bed and 3rd bath
and the 20K incentive it was pretty much offering what we got [at monterey] for 150K more.
Don't know if building of pedestrian bridge across 133 to great park (if it ever happens) is a good thing or a CON.
Cons: 1] Yes noise can be an issue. Depending on where your unit is located. 133 is not the problem though.
as it is at a lower level when it crosses WBE. noise comes more from Sand Canyon. but Coronado plan 3's
which are most susceptible to this sold out. So I'm assuming it is not that much of a issue.
2] Facilities are relatively less (1 tennis court, 2pools, 2 basketball) I guess for the number of units. some costs are therefore lower compared to WB/PS. but serves our needs.
3] parking could definitely become an issue as it gets fully occupied.
4] water tank could be a worry but it is similar to the fire hazard in PS.
crossing Sand canyon for Schools didn't matter to us as our kids will not attend woodbury elementary because it is year round school.
In that case we are no different that PS or kids from WB who have the same constraint.
blitzjs said:
There were some good insights into why people did or didn't like living in PS that I haven't really considered. Casero and Sevilla are two tracts that I'm considering as well as Santa Cruz in WBE.
I really like SC 3, its probably my favorite in the NHC 2010 but I'm not so sure about WBE. I've tried driving around the community at different times throughout the day and the two things I've noticed is the lack of street parking + freeway noise from the 133. I'm not sure if people are not using their garages or if its overflow parking from Ivy/Celadon/etc but there are a lot of cars parked on the street for a community that's not completely built out yet.
I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on WBE, especially those who already live there. Is the road noise as bad as it seems (or is it only along the very back row facing the wall of the 133).
For me:
Pros:
SC3 has a nice layout: big enough side yard space for me, kids rooms can easily fit a full size bed + desk, nice kitchen/dining/living area (I know this isn't really WBE specific)
Single HoA
Low MR
Cons:
Garage alley seems very narrow (more so than 'normal')
toll road 133 noise
lack of amenities
lack of street parking/visitor parking
SC is moving units much slower than I thought it would compared to tracts like Montecito so I'm thinking people are also having doubts about WBE.