Quechee Lakes
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Quechee Lakes is a private community located on the border of Vermont and New Hampshire in the town of Hartford, Vermont
.Opened in 1969, the community has grown to consist of 19 town-home villages and more than 600 single-family homes built on 5200 acres (21 km²) in the hills surrounding the Ottauquechee River Valley. It is developed by Quechee's largest residential landowner, The Quechee Lakes Company
, which is owned by an affiliate of the global real estate company Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC
of Boston, Massachusetts. Taurus initially purchased the majority interest in 2005, and the remaining interest in the winter of 2007.
Owners of property described in the Quechee Lakes Master Plan on file at the Town of Hartford, Vermont are obligated by deed to be dues-paying members of the Quechee Lakes Landowners' Association (QLLA), which owns and operates the community amenities as The Quechee Club. The amenities are:
Property owned by the developer, approximately 400 potential single family home or condominiums, does not become subject to QLLA membership until sold by Taurus, and consequently the developer has no voice or participation in QLLA governance.
Hartford, Vermont
Hartford is a town in Windsor County in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is located on the New Hampshire border, at the intersection of Interstates 89 and 91. It is the site of the confluence of the White River and the Connecticut River; the Ottauquechee River also flows through the town...
.Opened in 1969, the community has grown to consist of 19 town-home villages and more than 600 single-family homes built on 5200 acres (21 km²) in the hills surrounding the Ottauquechee River Valley. It is developed by Quechee's largest residential landowner, The Quechee Lakes Company
The Quechee Lakes Company
The Quechee Lakes Company is the largest residential real estate firm in Quechee, Vermont. Formerly known as the Quechee Lakes Development company, QLC is also the developer of Quechee Lakes, a planned community of second homes in the land surrounding the Ottauquechee River...
, which is owned by an affiliate of the global real estate company Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC
Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC
Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC is a global real estate investment adviser, owner-operator, and real estate developer of residential and commercial properties.-History:In 1976, Taurus was founded in Munich, Germany....
of Boston, Massachusetts. Taurus initially purchased the majority interest in 2005, and the remaining interest in the winter of 2007.
Owners of property described in the Quechee Lakes Master Plan on file at the Town of Hartford, Vermont are obligated by deed to be dues-paying members of the Quechee Lakes Landowners' Association (QLLA), which owns and operates the community amenities as The Quechee Club. The amenities are:
- two championship golf courses designed by Geoffrey Cornish and Ted Robinson (current architect Brian Silva);
- 13 Har-Tru tennis courts
- a ski hill with a high-speed quad lift
- two pools, one outdoors, one indoors
- the 50 acre man made Lake Pinneo with sandy beach and beach house
- extensive walking and cross-country ski trails
- Village Green area supporting activities such as ballooning and local team sports
- outdoor basketball courts
- Murphy Farm, used for small dining events and large outdoor parties
- a large and well-equipped gym located in the clubhouse
- clubhouse dining facilities capable of supporting 300 seatings
- a community website www.QuecheeClub.com
- community governance by members elected to a board or directors
- professional full time staff
Property owned by the developer, approximately 400 potential single family home or condominiums, does not become subject to QLLA membership until sold by Taurus, and consequently the developer has no voice or participation in QLLA governance.