Exclusive Tour of Upscale Apartments in The Villages – Katie Belle’s – Spanish Springs

An unveiling of The Lofts at Van Patten House, the former Katie Belle’s, in The Village Florida. We walk you through the converted dance hall, loved by many and steeped in controversy as they are now high-end lofts in Spanish Springs. Thank you to The Villages for their kind hospitality.

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David and Kristy tour the converted popular dance hall space known as Katie Belle’s Dance Saloon in the Villages Florida. The Lofts at Van Patten House are now the name of the high-end luxury lofts in Spanish Springs.

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[Music] [Applause] [Music] w about a year ago we looked into renting an  apartment at The Lofts at Brownwood which is   near the Brownwood Paddock Town Square it was  reasonably priced at around $1600 a month but   we’re told there was over a 2-year waiting  [Music] list because of our interest about  

A week ago we received an email from The Villages  announcing that a new apartment building was now   open for rent we were invited to tour the newly  renovated building The Lofts at Van Patten House   in Spanish Springs we later learned it was the  former home of the well-known iconic Landmark  

Katie Bell’s dance hall and saloon come on Kristy  let’s head over to the sales office at Spanish   Springs and see The Lofts put on your headset we  have clearance to takeoff okay let’s go it’ll be  

A quick flight hey look there’s our house it’s a  clear sky up here today let’s put down here in the   streets it’s closed off we’re heading to the sales  office and then we’re driving to the town [Music] square the Van Patten house building was  once the heartbeat of the Town Square it’s  

Gone through a number of changes since being  built in the 90s along with some controversy   we first read the fictitious plaque on the  outside of the building how it was named   for Katie Belle Van Patten by her husband John  Decker Van Patten these fantasy story lines on  

Plaques are found outside many of the buildings  throughout The Villages. The true story is that   it was the dream of The Villages founder Harold  Schwartz and developer Gary Morris Harold’s son   the building was actually a tribute to and named  after Harold Schwartz’s mother [Music] Katherine  

The original Katie Belles offered Village  residents and their guests drinks dancing   and food including the infamous salad wheel  the Western theme dance hall had a large   Dance Floor elevated stage upstairs bar with an  open balcony area to view the action down below  

The Cattle Baron’s restaurant was on the second  floor the exterior of the building looked more   like something from New Orleans with large open  air balconies overlooking the streets and Town Square over time changes were made and  controversy followed in 2015 the Cattle  

Baron’s closed. The first floor was remodeled  into retail space with Katie Belle’s moving   to the second floor. The middle open area  was floored in. The new location included   dining a stage a smaller dance floor and a  bar but much of the location’s originality  

And charm that Villagers loved so much was lost.  Increased pricing with cover charges and minimum   drink orders further irritated those loyal  to the original Katie Belle’s. We were told   that COVID ended the era of Katie Belle’s for  good in 2022 and the second floor was converted  

Into the seven upscale apartments which we will  tour today. Check out our other videos at the end. Scan the QR code to subscribe [Music]  The location is hard to beat if you want   to be within walking distance of shopping  restaurants bars Genesis health club which  

Is a full workout facility and nightly  [Music] [Applause] [Music] entertainment [Music] w [Music] Each unit has new Cafe brand appliances with  state-of-the-art refrigerators that dispense   not only cold water but hot water as  [Music] well [Music] they left a few   architectural elements such as the huge  stained glass window in Unit C along with  

The outside facade of the wrought-iron  railings but the balconies are a thing   of the [Music] past. Closets as  you can see have ample space and   shelving. Bathrooms are comfortable roomy with  large showers but lack double [Music] sinks.

Rent includes a 10t x 10 1/2 foot storage room  near each apartment with a key card security System [Music] 0:07:59.320,1193:02:47.295 [Music] the apartments are all new very  modern with floor to ceiling windows,   20 foot high ceilings, exposed duck work  with an open concept and an industrial [Music] feel [Music] a two of the units we toured had great  views of the Spanish Springs Town Square parking certainly isn’t ideal as it was a  bit of a walk to the designated resident parking   area. These parking spaces for cars are not  guaranteed assigned spots and residents of  

The Lofts will likely be competing for  parking spots with other visitors at   the square. The covered designated golf cart  parking area, which was under construction,   does not have assigned spots as well,  they were about 30 yd away from the building [Music]

I would guess the high ceilings and number of  windows will likely lead to higher electric   bills than projected. The three units  we were shown face mostly West into the square. As far as noise with living on a  Town Square with traffic, people talking,   bars and bands playing, it  was surprisingly muffled in  

The afternoon while we were there. Noise  levels would surely be louder when the   nightly outside entertainment starts  and crowds pour in as the day turns to [Music] night. [Music] a [Music]   we felt the units were priced high to reflect  their uniqueness and proximity to a Town   Square not necessarily because of the Interior  finishes or square footage. As we left our tour,   we agreed renting or buying a home a little  further from the noise would be more to our  

Liking and although the thought of living  on a Town Square seemed like a lot of fun,   it certainly is not for everyone. As we walked  around the square we spoke to a construction   worker that filled us in on what he knew about  projects going on in Spanish Springs. He told  

Us about Blondie’s, a new outside bar being  built and he said the theater had almost been   completely remodeled then halted and is now  being remodeled for the Genesis Health Club   to occupy. When Genesis vacates their building  their space will be converted into 40 more  

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