in the final stages of negotiation,” he says.“If all goes well, we’ll have a continuous trail running through downtown by next summer.” HOUSING BOOM: MEETING DEMAND ACROSS PRICE POINTS Perhaps no story captures London’s growth better than housing. Two major developments—London Landing and Johnson’s Creek—are reshaping the city’s residential landscape. London Landing, by Arbor Homes, includes 266 single-family houses, roughly 170 of which are already complete. “They can’t build fast enough,” says Closser. “Homes started in the high 200s and are now selling around $370,000.” Even larger is Johnson’s Creek, a 870-home development led by D.R. Horton and MI Homes. Model homes are now under construction, and crews are hard at work installing utilities and grading the site. “It’s massive,” Closser says. “We’ve got trucks running all day moving dirt and stone—it’s like a construction symphony out there.” 97 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 12 LONDON, OH
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