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What makes a "neighborhood" as opposed to a "subdivision" feel? When <br /> you drive or walk through older urban communities there is a different feel <br /> than a modern subdivision. Obviously one difference has to do with <br /> architecture. The older developments do not have a two or three car garage <br /> as the main emphasis as in today's development. <br /> Driving along France Avenue in Edina, <br /> r <br /> Minnesota which is a major collector <br /> ,_ , . . street you see only home fronts. <br /> s Driving along a collector street in the <br /> suburbs you see only home rears as <br /> ox shown here. Our coved alternative <br /> �� � _. � �m does not showcase any home rears. It <br /> also de-emphasizes the garages without <br /> changing architecture. <br /> COVING OF SINGLE FAMILY <br /> This is a new form of housing first developed in 1994 which has been very <br /> successful in Minnesota and in other states. <br /> Going through houses built in the past several decades you will find that <br /> each decade seems to have a different feel within the homes. Today design <br /> techniques and materials are used that gives a home a much larger feel and a <br /> look of higher quality than a saine size home of just a few decades ago. <br /> Think of"coving" as a method to make better use of space that is available. <br /> What is a "coved" lot? <br /> A coved community combines the <br /> F d . <br /> advantages of "cul-de-sac" feel <br /> enhances views, while at the same time <br /> substantially reduces the visual impact <br /> of paving, softening the visual impact of <br /> doors and reducing the lineal feet <br /> garage g w , <br /> of roads. <br /> �j itc k <br />