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FEATURE/The Village At Bear Trap Dunes: Putting the Neighbor Back in Neighborhood.


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BETHANY BEACH, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--April 12, 2000

A new twist in development that puts the neighbor back in neighborhood is sweeping the nation.

Residents tired of the daily grind Daily Grind could refer to:
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 of suburban sprawl are finding refuge in new urbanist communities like Disney's "Celebration" in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S.  and Seaside, Florida, the ideal neighborhood featured in the film, "The Truman Show."

The plan is simple. With homes built closer together, shops, work, and school only a few minutes away, neighbors are once again coming face to face. Add golf to the mix and the result is an exceptional community.

Carl M. Freeman Communities, the developer of the Village at Bear Trap Bear Trap

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 Dunes, is bringing new urbanism New urbanism is an American urban design movement that arose in the early 1980s. Its goal is to reform all aspects of real estate development and urban planning, from urban retrofits to suburban infill.  to the Delmarva Peninsula Delmarva Peninsula

Peninsula, eastern U.S. Extending between Chesapeake and Delaware bays, it is about 180 mi (290 km) long and up to 70 mi (110 km) wide. Encompassing parts of the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia—hence its name—it includes Maryland's
 with the Village At Bear Trap Dunes.

The Village is being modeled after other successful master-planned communities like "Celebration" and "Seaside." From its comfortable front porches, planned tennis and indoor/outdoor swimming pools, fitness center, to a backyard 18-hole championship golf course with nine more holes under construction, the Village At Bear Trap Dunes is the golf community that looks like yesterday but lives like tomorrow.

"Carl M. Freeman Communities is offering a wide range of home styles with state-of-the-art technology at the Village At Bear Trap Dunes," said Patti Grimes Grimes is a surname, that is believed to be of a Scandinavian decent and may refer to
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, Director of the Village At Bear Trap Dunes. "Coupled with an historical architectural flavor, the community will hearken hear·ken also har·ken  
v. hear·kened, hear·ken·ing, hear·kens

v.intr.
To listen attentively; give heed.

v.tr. Archaic
To listen to; hear.
 residents back to a simpler time."

Carl M. Freeman Communities recently released the first 131 homesites at the Village At Bear Trap Dunes to the general public. Plans call for the 700 home neo-traditional master-planned community to be built around the Bear Trap Dunes championship golf course.

"From the moment the Bear Trap Dunes golf course opened last summer, we've received hundreds of inquiries as to the availability of homes at the Village At Bear Trap Dunes," said Julie Regan, Director of Sales and Marketing at Coastal Resorts Realty.

"The needs and wants of today's homebuyer are definitely changing the way community developers think," said Regan. "Gone is the desire for suburban developments with big boxy box·y  
adj. box·i·er, box·i·est
Resembling a box, especially in simplicity or rectangularity.



boxi·ness n.
 stores and huge shopping malls. Instead, we're seeing a desire to return to the type of close-knit communities like the ones from the pre-World War II days that new urbanism is modeled after."

Available within the initial release are a wide variety of homes including single-family detached homes A single-family detached home, or single-family home or detached house for short, also variously known as a single-detached dwelling or separate house , town homes, and maintenance free multi-family homes to be built around the popular Bear Trap Dunes golf course. Home prices begin as low as $149,900. Most homes have views of the championship course.

The Village At Bear Trap Dunes sales center is located less than three hours from the Washington/Baltimore Area and just three miles from Bethany Beach, Delaware Bethany Beach is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 943.[1] . The Village sales center is open seven-days a week from 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. For more information on homes, please call 1-877-332-5454, (302) 541-5454 or visit www.beartrapdunes.com.

Nearly three decades ago as developer of Sea Colony, the Cove and The Preserve, Carl M. Freeman made a commitment to quality on the Delaware shore.

Today, through the leadership of Joshua M. Freeman, the Carl M. Freeman companies continue the tradition of honoring the land and the people who live on it. As we enter the 21st century, Carl M. Freeman Communities is continuing its standard for excellence with the Village At Bear Trap Dunes.

The Village combines the best of contemporary community planning with Carl M. Freeman Communities' tradition of quality.
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