V inson Hall Retir ement Community
Buena Vista in the Arkansas Valley is a good choice for those who want big-city amenities but love the casual comfort of a small town. Jeff Baird, a former Marine Corps captain, says he wanted to retire in a village atmo- sphere, where he could walk or bicy- cle everywhere. He found everything he was looking for in Buena Vista, where he is having a home built in the new development of South Main. “We wanted a sense of communi-
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BECOME EXTRAORDINARY. Add your name to our Expansion Priority Program List Home since 1969 to commissioned military officers
and their immediate family members, Vinson Hall is now also open to select GS-14 and above federal employees.
AN UNPRECEDENTED EXPANSION! During this new
stage of growth and renovation, Vinson Hall will add 75 new apartment homes over the next three years, ranging in size from 1,200 to more than
2,100 square feet, as well as a new community center. This is a quiet community characterized by mature trees, walking
paths and lovely landscaping, located in McLean, Virginia, just across the Potomac from Washington, D.C.
The time to act is now! Vinson Hall offers a resident-focused lifestyle perfectly suited to the extraordinary people who live here.
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ty, with neighbors of all age groups,” Baird says. “We didn’t want to drive 45 minutes to get a half-gallon of milk. We wanted to be able to walk to restaurants. Buena Vista met a lot of the goals we set for ourselves.” Colorado Springs, the state’s sec-
ond-largest city, was the inspiration for “America the Beautiful.” It’s home to Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Sta- tion, Fort Carson Army Post, Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. “Colorado Springs takes great care of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, coast guardsmen, and military families who proudly call this city their home. The relation- ship between the base and the city is excellent,” says Col. Stephen N. Whiting, Peterson AFB commander, in his “Welcome to Team Pete” letter on the base website. Denver, the state’s cultural, shop-
ping, and entertainment hub, offers diverse, walkable neighborhoods such as chic Cherry Creek and hip LoDo (lower downtown). Larimer Square — where Denver’s original pioneers and gold miners settled — has an 1800s ambience with courtyards, colorful awnings, and hanging flower baskets. Former saloons, brothels, and speak- easies now house brewpubs, bistros, and Western boutiques. Despite being a large city, Denver has more than 200 city parks, 850 miles of paved bike paths that connect to hundreds more miles of trails, and more than [CONTINUES PAST CENTER INSERT]
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