Why TNDs?

• How many of you have visited Longleaf, West Park Village, Highland Park, Winthrop or Connerton and then wonder what the neighborhood was all about?

• Would you know what a traditional neighborhood was, if asked?

• What kind of businesses are in the close-by downtown?   

• Do you know the differences between CDD communities and conventional communities?

• Do all TNDs have CDD’s?

• What is a Live/Work?

These are some of the common questions that come out of a drive through one of these neighborhoods, (and as residents, we get asked as well!)   

This informative site was made to explain all aspects of TNDs and to offer…

• resources, TV clips, local and national articles to help you learn more about the traditional neighborhood concept, its’ architecture and lifestyle

• help in explaining unique differences between a TND and conventional neighborhoods

• greater detail and showcase unique architecture, lifestyle, and benefits of the handful of TNDs in Pasco and Hillsborough counties

• proof that this style of neighborhood building historically holds its' value

• help with selling the benefits of a CDD, and explanation of additional cost of TND construction

• TND property listings promoted for free

• information about realtors who specialize in home sales in TNDs

• FACT: More homebuyers are using the internet to search for homes and neighborhoods that are more likely to hold their value in a time of deflation.            

• FACT: TNDs are more likely to hold their value in a time of deflation.

• FACT: Homebuyers are looking to buy into a lifestyle rather than just buying a house.

• FACT: Florida is tied with California as the nation’s leader in TND development, a growing segment of new urbanism style of communities.

Realtors and developers who are marketing in the TNDs around west central Florida have found that…

• 30% of prospective homebuyers love the TND neighborhood at first sight

• 30% dislike it

• 40% like it, but are not sure why they like what they see

This site hopes to offer thorough explanations so that realtors, potential homebuyers, and homeowners alike understand the dynamics of a Traditional Neighborhood Development.  Unique architecture and lifestyle are a big part of TNDs, and community structures within the neighborhood are part of the mix.  Housing diversity and a mixture of ages, owners and renters, and various price points were planned to be in the mix of a TND.

We welcome comments that can make this site better for all who visit!  Contact us at info@TraditionalNeighborhoods.net.