re: Best new construction developments in or around Baton Rouge?

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I’d much rather spend xtra few grand buying in subdivision on 1-2 acre lots.

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You're going to pay more than a few grand extra for new construction on a large lot like that unless you're in BFE (not Base Flood Elevation).

We have dormers in both our homes and haven't had any issues. But both were built to a standard, not to a price point.

Modern price point homes can be a mess. When the per sq costs is the primary consideration issues are going to occur.

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you either get a cheaply built $350,000 home with no character or a cheaply built $3,000,000 home with no character if you’re buying new construction.

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Can you give some examples of what you are referring to as "cheaply built" in that $3m range? Materials used? Craftsmanship? Finishes?

The higher end neighborhoods have all seemed to be built with higher quality structural products like synthetic felt, post tension slabs, zip system sheathing and decking... the insulation used today is better and has a higher r-value than homes built in those older "well built" neighborhoods from the past.

You are comparing a home within its first couple of years to a home in its 3rd or 4th decade. Those older well built homes never had issues during their first few years? bullshite. They've been worked on and repaired and improved for years.

When you go to remodel an older home and really open one up you see shite that just isn't being done anymore but not out of laziness or cost effectiveness but bc we have better building practices now. Your wiring is safer, your drain lines aren't cast iron and rotten, your water isn't in the slab where a leak costs you thousands more to repair, theres not mold in the pockets of your wallpaper... trust me, I've seen enough to know that "these million dollar homes are cheaper built" is an absolute myth.

I’ve got a 1.2 acre lot, flood zone X, in Manchac Plantation that I’m not gonna build on so it’s for sale

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your water isn't in the slab where a leak costs you thousands

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I don’t mind water lines in the slab but I absolutely hate having water heaters in the attic.

Scheffy is developing a community over by CCLA called Highlake.

There are still lots available.

I think it looks promising.

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We love the homes in this one, but the houses are still close together.

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And they are like 1.5 million. Congrats if you can afford that but if I could it wouldn't be in BR

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architectural character

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No

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You are comparing a home within its first couple of years to a home in its 3rd or 4th decade. Those older well built homes never had issues during their first few years?

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“Older home “ in BR usually means homes built in the 1930s 40s , 50s , in highly desirable areas not 30 year old hours.

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Go talk to any of the dozens of people in Lakes at Jamestown about having to tear out and rebuild the entire front of their house from persistent water intrusion

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I talked to a lady who lives in Jamestown and her house faces the lake and she was complaining about this exact same thing. Water blowing under her front door causing a shite load of problems