Many of the state's active adult communities are located in its central and southern counties, and active adults living in the north often want to remain in or near communities that are familiar to them. They want to be where they have lived their whole lives, near their children, their houses of worship and where they've always shopped. He also said empty-nesters, while they may be moving to smaller homes, still want open floor plans with kitchens and great rooms attached, instead of a layout with separated formal rooms. We're also are seeing interest in dedicated spaces for children and grandchildren who visit, and that's taking the form of bedrooms or playrooms. Continental is building The Regency Club at Livingston, a gated, luxury townhome community less than 1 mile from the Mall at Short Hills. .
Homes there feature many of the amenities that draw people to active adult communities.
The Regency Club will have a clubhouse with exercise room, sauna, steam room, billiard and cards room, and an indoor whirlpool. The company also is planning to add a putting green, tennis courts and an outdoor whirlpool. The community has a gate attendant on duty 24 hours a day. In its first year of development, Continental sold all of the 70 townhomes in the 265-home community's first two sections. It's fully up and running when they move in.