In 1989, a man came to my office and introduced himself as the vice president of development for the Del Webb Corporation. He retained my firm to prepare a master plan for their first active-adult community outside of their typical desert southwest market.
This led me to an exploration of what made a successful active adult community. I learned they required unique and distinct considerations quite different from those used in more conventional master planned communities. During the information gathering process, I toured each of the Sun City projects, interviewing staff and visiting residents to understand the qualities and features which attracted buyers and provided the lifestyle sought by retirees. read more »