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EIGHT REASONS
TO CHOOSE A
MASTER-PL ANNED
COMMUNIT Y.
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Today, with just over fifty-percent of our visionary
Master Plan completed, Liberty Park is already
home to nearly 1,400 wonderful families –
families who came from all over the United States
and from many other countries. However, lots of
folks from right around the corner have chosen
to make Liberty Park their home regardless of
where they lived prior to moving to Liberty Park.
Everyone here shares a common bond in the
welcoming spirit and enduring friendships that are
the true hallmarks of Liberty Park.
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WHAT IS A
MASTER-PL ANNED
COMMUNIT Y?
The official definition of a Master-Planned Community, often
called a Planned Urban Development (PUD), is generally a
development larger than 2,500 acres where suburban retreats can
be aggregated to create a self-contained suburban environment.
Today’s Master-Planned Communities can be as large as tens of
thousands of acres and will contain individual neighborhoods of
single-family and multi-family homes as well as educational and
commercial facilities, an abundance of green space and extensive
recreational amenities for its residents.
One of many lakes at Liberty Park
Typically developed in undeveloped areas where sufficient land
can be amassed to create these large-scale communities,
Master Planned Communities require that the entire stretch of
land is carefully planned in advance to define all aspects of
the development.
WHY IS IT CALLED
MASTER-PL ANNED?
Master Planned Communities are not at all like typical,
small neighborhoods that evolve in an ad hoc manner, which
often result in unwanted commercial development near
established neighborhoods.
With a Master-Planned Community, the dedicated and intensive
planning at the inception of a Master-Planned community not
only ensures each buyer of the overall land use within the MasterPlanned Community, but it also allows for style and recreational
planning flexibility to adapt to changing lifestyle and architectural
preferences, ensures open areas and green space and creates a
true vision for the future of the community and its residents.
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THE AMERICAN
WAY OF MASTER
PL ANNING
Adapted from the “new towns” movement in Europe, mainly
in the United Kingdom, it became common in the European
colonization of the Americas to build new “cities” based on a plan.
Savannah is known as America’s first planned city. In 1733
General James Oglethorpe and the 120 passengers of the good
ship “Anne” landed on a bluff high along the Savannah River.
Oglethorpe named the 13th and final American colony “Georgia”
after England’s King George II and Savannah was to become its
first city.
Born from the same thinking that inspired today’s Master-Planned
Communities, Oglethorpe planned the new city of Savannah in
a series of grids that allowed for wide open streets intertwined
with shady public squares and parks that served as town meeting
places and centers of business. A vision that endures today in
Savannah, where 22 of the original 24 parks still invite residents
to stroll, gather with friends and enjoy the enduring beauty of the
original vision planned over 280 years ago.
Liberty Park’s entrance boulevard
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EIGHT BENEFITS OF
A MASTER-PL ANNED
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Perhaps the ultimate expression of a Master-Planned
Community’s value can be captured from Aristotle
when, over two millennia ago, he said, “The whole is
greater than the sum of its parts.”
Designed like small towns, Master-Planned Communities
are so much more than the sum of their parts. Just ask
all the wonderful families who live at Liberty Park. This is
a Master-Planned Community so wisely and beautifully
planned that you’ll enjoy all the eight benefits of
choosing to make Liberty Park your new home.
Beautiful streetscapes are a hallmark of Liberty Park
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1. CHOICE
Over time, architectural styles change, people’s
preferences change and the way we live often changes
depending on our stage of life. In a Master-Planned
Community, the creation of smaller neighborhoods
that are timed to market demand means Liberty Park
can quickly adapt to meet buyers taste and preferences.
This responsive design benefit creates a wide choice of
homes that allow people to select from a vast variety of
architectural styles, interior floor plans and pricing.
We know you are unique – and you want your
neighborhood and your new home choice to be
perfectly suited to your family and your lifestyle – to how
you want to express your taste and enjoy your space.
Liberty Park’s Master Plan is designed to create
distinctive, small neighborhoods within the community.
Each neighborhood is uniquely designed to reflect
its topography and geographical features, so no two
neighborhoods are exactly the same. Plus, the smaller
more intimate neighborhoods help foster friendships
and neighborly activities.
Today, Liberty Park is comprised of twenty-two
beautiful neighborhoods. This diversity of homes and
neighborhoods not only offers homebuyers the range of
choices they want, it also creates an overall community
that looks and feels like a hometown.
The ability to design and develop smaller, unique
neighborhoods within a Master-Planned Community
also means that a Master-Planned Community can offer
the choice the market wants when it wants it.
Liberty Park includes many custom homes
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CHOOSE YOUR
LIFEST YLE
2. FLEXIBILITY
Today, the average American will own seven homes in their
lifetime. While families used to stay in their homes for 15 to 20
years, times have changed and our lifestyles have changed as well.
Liberty Park is the perfect setting for beautiful homes
With each lifestyle change in a Master-Planned Community like
Liberty Park, you don’t have to leave everything and everyone you
love to find the new home you want. Whether you’re seeking a
larger home for your growing family or you’re ready to downsize,
a Master-Planned Community is comprised of so many different
neighborhoods, home styles and price points, you will have the
flexibility to choose the right home for you – without ever having
to leave your community and your neighbors.
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3. LIFE BALANCE
The scale of a Master-Planned Community like Liberty Park often
helps people find and maintain a healthier and more rewarding
balance in their lives.
MORE TIME TO
ENJOY LIFE
As parents of infants and toddlers, life can seem isolating.
However, with Liberty Park’s many parks and playgrounds, there
is always a place and time to meet other young parents and enjoy
making new friends. When children get ready to go to school
for the first time, knowing the elementary and middle schools
are located right in Liberty Park gives parents a strong sense of
assurance that they are nearby.
Life Balance is often defined by the time you have available in
your daily life to actually pause and enjoy it. Because Liberty Park
is close to nearby work centers, downtown Birmingham and the
Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, our residents
spend less time on the roads and more time at home with their
families. Once home, Liberty Park offers recreational amenities
and open space to ensure that you can easily meet-up with
your family and friends to enjoy all the sporting and socializing
opportunities within your community.
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4. GREEN SPACE
FOR YOUR HEALTH
AND WELLBEING
Communities are more than buildings and people. Master-Planned
Communities are designed from the very beginning to allocate
plenty of natural open space, parks and green spaces throughout
the community. This ensures not only the wellbeing of the families
who live there but also the continued wellbeing of our natural
environment.
The way communities are designed affects whether people
walk, cycle, participate in active recreation or interact with
their neighbors. There is a growing body of research showing
a connection between human health and wellbeing and the
structure of their towns.
Nature is always at home in Liberty Park
Research in this emerging field tends to show there are numerous
health benefits associated with access to natural open space,
parks and playgrounds including improved general health and
reduced levels of stress.
It’s no wonder the desire for natural, open space within
communities is the number one choice among prospective
homebuyers. By choosing to live in a Master Planned Community
like Liberty Park, residents know that there are dedicated areas of
green space for parks and other natural areas..
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5. RECREATIONAL AMENITIES
Unlike typical neighborhoods, the size of Master-Planned
Communities means there is plenty of land where
resort-like amenities can be planned and designed
throughout the community to create an incomparable
lifestyle for their residents.
The range of recreational amenities in MasterPlanned Communities will vary based on the land’s
size, topography and geographical features, but
all are designed to offer easy access throughout
the community as it is developed. At Liberty Park,
the Master Plan includes approximately 75 acres of
amenities, many of which are already in place and
many more are planned in the future phases of
Liberty Park’s development.
Both passive and active recreational amenities
encourage a strong sense of community and foster
teamwork, play and friendships – the cornerstones of a
community’s property value.
18-hole Tom Fazio & Jerry Pate designed course at Liberty Park’s private Old Overton Club
CURRENT LIBERTY PARK AMENITIES:
SWIM CENTER
BEAUTIFUL PARKS
GENTLE LAKES
TENNIS CENTER
PLAYGROUNDS
SPORTS COMPLEX
MILES OF WALKING TRAILS
NATURAL OPEN SPACE
OLD OVERTON CLUB*
* Private Club for members only.
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6. SENSE OF COMMUNITY
Creating a sense of community is key to why MasterPlanned Communities are so popular and tend to retain
higher property values.
Master-Planned Communities are designed to create
a true sense of place and a strong sense of belonging.
While it begins with the land plan, the diversity of the
neighborhoods and the design of the road system, the
organizing principal is always the lifestyle of the people
who live there.
Understanding the social needs of a large community,
Master-Planned Community developers focus on the
overall lifestyle, as well as the hardscapes, such as open
space and landscaping to give the community a sense of
harmony and visual beauty throughout. They also plan
neighborhoods to present varied lot sizes, streetscapes
and architectural styles that ensure a sense of real
character. But above all, Master-Planned Communities
are designed to create an engaging lifestyle that offers
planned activities and places where people can easily
interact, build friendships and create a real sense of
community with each other.
Liberty Park residents enjoy many special events
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7. CONFIDENCE
Choosing a new place to live is fraught with decisions
– decisions people want to feel confident in making.
Because a Master-Planned Community is designed
from its initial planning, people are able to better
understand what the community is, where it is now in its
development and what it will look like, feel like and live
like when it is completed.
This ability to see the future development plans
eliminates so many of the stumbling blocks to making
a new home decision. When you buy a home in a
Master-Planned Community, you will be able to see a
comprehensive plan of where the future development
is going as well as the components of the plan. This
means you don’t have to worry that some future
undesirable zoning or land use change will disturb your
privacy, your serenity or your property value.
Another important benefit typically found only in MasterPlanned Communities is a Neighborhood Security
Patrol. At Liberty Park, our Neighborhood Security
Patrol is staffed by well-trained and certified security
personnel who diligently patrol our community 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Although their
main focus is to be alert to any potential security issues,
they are also here to help with the good-neighbor
things – like when a child’s bicycle breaks down or
a pet has wandered off. Simply said, our Liberty Park
Neighborhood Patrol is always there to help.
In addition, Master-Planned Communities have a Home
Owners’ Association which is responsible for ensuring
the regulations and covenants are enforced, as well as
maintaining the common areas and amenities – services
which ultimately protect your property values. The highly
respected Home Owners’ Associations within Liberty
Park also serves to create a real sense of community
spirit by coordinating special events, classes and other
social activities that foster strong connections among
residents.
Quiet lakes are an important part of Liberty Park’s family lifestyle
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8. INVESTMENT
While no one can promise that Master-Planned
Communities are a better investment, if you look at
the history of the area, Master-Planned Communities
typically gain and retain value better than standard
subdivisions.
This is due to the fact that Master-Planned Community
developers typically remain vested in a community as a
key stakeholder and view it as a long-term investment.
Master-Planned Community developers know the value
that they offer buyers is their ability to create enduring
communities and they are financially prepared to deliver
that over time.
Historically, the re-sale value of homes in a MasterPlanned Community maintain better value and are more
resilient during economic fluctuations than standard
subdivisions. Respected real estate advisor RCLCO states
Master-Planned Communities continue to attract new
homebuyers seeking a stable real estate investment.
Market research conducted by another industry
leader, John Burns Real Estate Consulting, reports that
residences in Master-Planned Communities command a
5 to 10 percent price premium over comparable homes
outside such communities.
Aerial view of Liberty Park
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THE LIBERT Y PARK MASTER SITE PL AN
This is a preliminary and conceptual master plan. Liberty Park Joint Venture, LLP, as developer, reserves the right to change or modify land
uses, amenities, features, specifications and/or product types without notice. All dimensions shown herein are approximate. There is no
representation or warrenty, express or implied, that Liberty Park will be developed as shown on this master plan. Liberty Park Joint Venture, LLP,
Liberty Park Properties, and their repective builders and agents, are not responsible for errors or omissions.
RESOURCES:
http://www.realestateconsulting.com/strong-year-for-top-50-master-planned-communities/
http://www.rclco.com/advisory-in-depth-look-at-top-selling-master-planned-communities
Information contained herein is believed to be accurate but is not warranted. All events, activities described and all physical components not yet
built or developed in Liberty Park, are subject to change without notice.
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