Some buyers who are considering Carlsbad homes prefer, or even require, that their new home be in a gated community.

Gated communities, for some, provide a sense of security, or at least that perception. And there are often economic reasons for wanting to be in these particular neighborhoods. Others regard such communities as being snobbish or classist.

Some gated communities ARE truly secure, at least from car traffic, and are surrounded completely by walls. Others may only have a gate at the entrances but could allow access on foot elsewhere, thus security is perhaps only perception.

None of the complexes in Carlsbad provide staffed gatehouses at the entrance as you will find in some of the gated communities in Rancho Santa Fe.

For those who prefer to live in a gated community in Carlsbad there are a number of choices, most of them in the Aviara and La Costa areas:

  • Plaza de la Costa and Plaza Bonita- small complexes of attached townhomes adjacent to the La Costa golf course ($400s to $600s)
  • Barrington Place - unique English-style detached homes adjacent to the La Costa golf course (high $600s to high $800s - photo at right) 
  • Balearas at La Costa Greens - new construction homes, mostly sold out (5 homes, plus 3 models, remain for purchase. Some with golf course views. Priced from $1.3 million to about $2.1 million.
  • La Costa Ridge - Master planned community with 4 neighborhoods with different floor plans, styles, sizes and amenities. New homes in process or to be built still available for purchase. Prices range from mid $800s to mid $1 millions
  • Aviara- gated communities in Aldea ($600s), Aviara Point (high $1 millions to mid $2 millions), Bella Lago ($1 millions), Isla Mar (high $900s to high $1 millions), Marea ($700s), Sanderling ($500s and $600s), and Viaggio ($700s).

There are also estate homes in the La Costa area that are stand-alone gated properties, in the mid $1 millions to as high as $5 million.

For a specific list of current homes in these communities that are on the market, please contact me by PHONE or TEXT at (760) 840-1360 or email me at JDowler@remax.net.

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11 Comments on Carlsbad Homes - Want to Live in a Gated Community?

I like the background color on this post, it is striking.

09/27/2007 01:45 PM by Eugene Oregon Real Estate ~ Bridget Armstrong (Oregon Real Estate Properties)

Thanks, Bridget - makes it more noticeable, doesn't it!

Jeff

09/27/2007 02:19 PM by Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate (RE/MAX Associates)

Wow, Jeff, you really have some beautiful properties there!

09/27/2007 06:27 PM by Robert Monk Florida Real Estate (100% Realty, Inc.)

Thanks, Robert. Yep, it's a pretty nice area. Appreciate your comments.

Jeff

09/27/2007 07:44 PM by Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate (RE/MAX Associates)

I really like the uniqueness of Barrington Place - so Old World looking.

09/27/2007 08:04 PM by Indianapolis Real Estate | Paula Henry (ReMax Excel)

Jeff, I know that gated communities are popular in many parts of the country, but I do not thing I have come across any here in Connecticut.  I guess I am going to pay a little more attention to that.

09/27/2007 08:22 PM by George Souto (McCue Mortgage Co.)

In our St Petersburg Florida market, most buyers don't care if they are in a gated community or not. We do have some that only want a gated community, and a smaller number that absolutely do NOT want a gated community. Isn't it great that there's something for everyone?

09/27/2007 08:43 PM by Sharon Simms St Pete Florida CRS CIPS CLHMS (RE/MAX Metro)

Paula - it IS unique. There is NOTHING else out here that I have seen like it. Reminds me of some of the small neighborhoods I saw in London years ago.

Jeff

09/27/2007 09:56 PM by Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate (RE/MAX Associates)

George - I have seen more of them in the Greenwich/Fairfield/Westport area than further out. There is a fair amount of it out here, especially in the more affluent communities.

Jeff

09/27/2007 09:57 PM by Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate (RE/MAX Associates)

That's true for me too, Sharon. Most don't have a strong preference. But I did just pick up some buyers where a gated community is a MUST HAVE.

Jeff

09/27/2007 09:59 PM by Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate (RE/MAX Associates)

Jeff - Enjoyed your article on gated communities - because the majority of your county is older - it was built before the gated craze - Sharon is right we have some but it really limits your options and we have so many great neighborhoods - waterfront and golf communities too with no gates. Looks like you've got great options for buyers in the Carlsbad area.   

09/28/2007 10:37 PM by Clearwater Real Estate Clearwater Beach Condos & Homes for Sale- Cyndee Haydon (Belloise Realty)

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