New Town at St Charles

What a great community. I don’t live there but I have a friend who does and I hear a lot of great things about all of the activities and I’ve been to a couple of them. The market offers a wide selection of Boar’s Head meats. They have just about every type of shop that a larger city has. I like to fish and have caught (and released) several large bass from the lake.

Gotta be a people person to live in a community like this. Community based everybody gets along type of mentality. It’s really cute concept.

If you want a place that has similarities to Amsterdam, (in that you’re overlooking a canal, with cute bridges), or the feel of a tall skinny London flat that you approach your front door by the steep steps outside, (Lafayette Square), or even a NY Brooklyn sort of feel, or a true craftsman style house with that ever impressive front porch, looking across to your neighbor’s front porch (Kirkwood comes to mind); trees galore on the streets and side streets, (fast growing pear trees?- that mind you will topple over in the first storm), or need & want EVERYTHING contained in this «bubble of a place» where you can walk, ride bikes, & know everyone, then this might be the place for you! I’ve traveled the world, and I have never ever ridden through something so incredibly good looking, yet very odd at the same time. I kept driving through the streets thinking something would stand out as reality, (like too many cars in the driveway, grass that needed mowing, the garbage can askew, but uh, no, nothing — it was perfect. Truly. It was a rainy day when I went, so not more than 1 person in the entire subdivision (s) was sitting out on their covered front porches. There were multitudes at the local wine bar on the corner though. Oh, there they all are! Thought that was funny. So, this place is really unique, it is beautiful in a creepy sort of stepfordwive-​ish kind of way, and no way in the world would I live in the middle of NOWHERE– ST Charles, to drive to St Louis or even walk across the street for my work. It is absolutely the strangest thing to me, (now — let me make myself clear, to ME,) and I could never live here. I’m struggling with the beauty and the oddity at the same time, you understand. If you like this sort of place, then by all means do go and try it out. They have a lot of houses for sale in the new development.

We love living here in New Town and encourage folks in the region to spend the day here or for people looking for a new home to consider the area.
The area has been designed to maximize the sight lines so that the view of the amenities is maximized. The designs of the houses are created to augment the design, flow, and colors of the community. You get an overall feel of aesthetics from spending time here.
If you like a neighborhood that looks outward into the community for interaction and activity, then this is for you.
I can’t say enough about the possibilities if you seek an active lifestyle. There is the 24 hour fitness center, outdoor yoga groups, basketball courts, tennis courts, and sand volleyball leagues. There are playgrounds and several large greenspace areas. The triathlon is held here so there is the large lake for open swim along with jogging and cycling loops. The lakes can be used for kayaking and fishing as well. There are also a spinning studio and pilates studio. Lastly, the community pool is enormous and has a pool for lap swimming.
A commute to downtown is 35 minutes so that beats areas of West County and St. Charles County.
Orchard Farm School District has a great reputation and one area private school administrator described it as «the best kept secret in the St. Louis area».
There are people from all across the St. Louis region and outside of the St. Louis region and people from all different age groups so the community is very inclusive.
If you spend a day here, there are places to eat, shop, walk around, and relax in the outdoors.

One of my favorite places. It’s great colors of houses and the wine bar is awesome. Love the people. The diversity of the people is defiantly nice, not your typical St Charles Missouri mentality. Padavans have great food and in the summer time the lake and pools are filled with laughter and fun. The community amphitheater with concerts and movies bring everyone together. Could use a real grocery store but the farmers market year round is convenient. The coffe shop the bridge has yummy coffee and plays music on the weekends.

Went here one day. it’s basically it’s own world in nowheresville st.
does have 1 security car (I get the need for security, but don’t get it for a town).if it had a fire dept, police dept, and a library, it’d be it’s own true world in, and of itself.

I just have one word to describe this place: Pleasantville
We have friends that live nearby and stopped through here on an occasion or two. Never in a million years would I want to live here.
Just driving through the place, it has this odd aura that I can’t place. It just feels that most everything has to be in it’s perfect place and everything is just so quaint.
Not that any of this is wrong, it is just not me. I prefer neighborhoods where people are just people and not so uptight. If the neighborhood with all of its quirks and rules is your thing, you will likely be happy. If not, look elsewhere.

My Dad and Step mom were some of the first to move into New Town and thus I was able to watch it be built. The neighborhood has its weird rules (no gas powered lawn mowers) however I really enjoy visiting and if I had the money for one of the houses I would consider moving there. The atmosphere is very inviting and all the people are nice. A lot of concerts are held at the amphitheater over the summer with many different talented musical groups. Padavan’s and the Wine Bar are two great establishments right next to the sand valley ball courts and they even have their own market! So check out the website and look for a reason to come on out or just bring your bike and fishing poles and enjoy some time in the sun!

I have been a frequent visitor to New Town for several years. It’s a quiet slice of life, with interesting buildings, lots of adorable parks, and great places to eat.
Check out the New Town web site for all kinds of events — flea markets, fireworks, festivals, kid’s events, and lots of entertainment. Since most people in New Town walk all over the place, the parking is always good, even for large events. People are welcoming and friendly.
Check out the wine bar, coffee shop, diner and grocery store. Take a walk around the parks, fountains, lake, and other water features. Go to church in the adorable chapel.
New Town is family friendly, and just a fun place to visit!

I came here for a wedding last weekend and fell in love with this venue. The town is based on Seaside, FL, which I absolutely adore. I’ve been there twice and plan to return asap. For those of you who aren’t beach experts like me, Seaside was the site for the movie The Truman Show.
While New Town is a bit too cookie-​cutter perfect (some people were saying eerie), the Italian-​style bridges, the fountained lakes and the stone cutouts for bonfires are nothing less than charming. It happened to be a chilly night so I was glad for the little venue selling hot chocolate and cappuccino. I spotted a diner, sports bar, church and market all within two blocks of each other. There were also two sand volleyball courts, and games continued until midnight.
The idea of New Town and others like it is to be able to walk to any place you would need within a square mile. It’s sort of like living in a bubble with all the necessities: furniture shops, clothing stores, a spa, recreation, a book store, music store, etc. Quite a beautiful bubble, though, I must admit…