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stay close to family, the new breed of retirees is focused on continuing to work, going back to school, or exploring a wide range of nonprofit activities.
Some of these communities target sub-groups — Asians or gays, for example — and many capitalize on proximity to universities or to terrain suitable for rigorous hiking and skiing. Pulte Homes has opened communities in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Colorado and New Jersey. Owl 55.com, a Web site dealing with senior housing, lists 15 of these developments in Northern Virginia. At least two are between Warrenton and Gainesville: Heritage Hunt and Suffield Meadows. There are six more in Fredericksburg and Central Virginia.
“The fun starts at 55," according to the sign at the entrance to Heritage Hunt announces. The gated community possesses a country club ambiance, and the effect on a newcomer is that this is a selfcontained Small city. Approximately 1,500 people live here. The streets wind on for acres, the houses are eclectic: Some are condominiums (with elevators), some single-family homes, patio homes, garden homes.
The developer points to its “Everything’s Included” trade
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