RetireEarlyLifestyle Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 Hi There, I'm new to reading this forum and I apologize if this topic has already been discussed. I am looking to confirm a rumor or get some information on Abbeyfield, an active, independent adult living facility in Ajijic. I heard that it was sold, and that the previous owners were giving the residents time to move out, before this building complex is turned into "the next thing." Does anyone have info on this that you can confirm? I am researching independent living facilities in the area. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 If you go to the top of this page and click on the Magnifying glass "Search" and enter Abbeyfield and enter "last year" for posts, you will get all the information you are interested in. My understanding is that it has been sold and will no longer be a retirement facility. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 I know that the older tenants have moved out, that it is no longer a retirement home, and that the former manager, Kevin, has a new job managing "The Moon", a Luxury Adult Community, but I have not heard what the owners of what was Abbeyfield plan to do with their property or whether it has been sold. ( Updated Saturday afternoon) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 2 hours ago, johanson said: I know that the people have moved out and that the former manager, Kevin, has a job at "The Moon" a luxury Adult community, but I have not heard that the place had been sold yet. But it could well have been sold. I don't know if it was "for sale" or already sold. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetireEarlyLifestyle Posted November 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Thank you so much to all of you who answered my question. I will look into the search box for Abbeyfield last year and find out what I can. I appreciate your time. I have heard of "The Moon" but have not seen it. Thanks again.. Best, A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 4 hours ago, RetireEarlyLifestyle said: Thank you so much to all of you who answered my question. I will look into the search box for Abbeyfield last year and find out what I can. I appreciate your time. I have heard of "The Moon" but have not seen it. Thanks again.. Best, A There is an advertisement on this very website https://www.chapala.com/themoon.html You can e-mail Kevin for information. It does not say where it is located in Ajijic.....but by its name . it sounds like a Billy Moon's old property. But I thought that property was recently renovated and turned into a Boutique "hotel" named Villa Corona .????? They advertise rooms for rent at various internet sites. They are 2 parts of this property, the "mansion" and the adjacent "workhouse". So maybe the latter???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Any information regarding the prices they will be charging to live at this facility? Sounds like a very nice place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 The Moon is located on the south side of the old Billy moon properties. And I believe all of the structures on this portion of the old Billy Moon Property are new. I have visited the property and find it very well designed and put together. They even have units with real bathtubs, something one doesn't often see in Ajijic. Oh and I have had breakfast there with friends quite often. And the food is great. I know a couple who have just signed papers to sell their present home and will soon be moving into the Moon. I have already met several other retirees who were/are the first to move in. From everything I have heard and seen this is a great place to consider renting/leasing or what ever one agrees to. I also noticed that it was a smoke free facility which is nice for those of us who no longer smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedros Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 hour ago, johanson said: The Moon is located on the south side of the old Billy moon properties. And I believe all of the structures on this portion of the old Billy Moon Property are new. I have visited the property and find it very well designed and put together. They even have units with real bathtubs, something one doesn't often see in Ajijic. Oh and I have had breakfast there with friends quite often. And the food is great. I know a couple who have just signed papers to sell their present home and will soon be moving into the Moon. I have already met several other retirees who were/are the first to move in. From everything I have heard and seen this is a great place to consider renting/leasing or what ever one agrees to. I also noticed that it was a smoke free facility which is nice for those of us who no longer smoke. But no pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 You can have pets, as long as they are fish Only kidding, I have no idea what's allowed. I only know that I'm sure not ready give up my 3 dogs or 3 cats. But if I were and if I were ready to downsize this would be an ideal place to consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegarn Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Here is the actual website for 'The Moon'.......http://newmoonretirement.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Nice website. Covers nearly everything, but nowhere does it reveal the cost. Does anyone have this information? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegarn Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 hour ago, gringal said: Nice website. Covers nearly everything, but nowhere does it reveal the cost. Does anyone have this information? Click on the 'Contact us' link for more information. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 WOW! $$$$! Similar places in Tucson at similar prices will also include transportation to shopping and doctors/hospitals, etc. With a small charge for a second occupant in the same unit, to cover the meals for the second person. TOO rich for our blood, there or here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookworm Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 OR, one could also buy the whole development. It's listed on the MLS for a mere $1,950,000.00 U.S.Dollars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Same price my mother pays in France for smlar services..... 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 So if one sold their 2BR house for, say, $300,000 US u could live there in one of the 2 BRs for about 10 years on the proceeds assuming no increase. After that......? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 On 11/5/2018 at 11:25 AM, RVGRINGO said: WOW! $$$$! Similar places in Tucson at similar prices will also include transportation to shopping and doctors/hospitals, etc. With a small charge for a second occupant in the same unit, to cover the meals for the second person. TOO rich for our blood, there or here! You got me thinking RV and I have dug out some info from retirement places in the Carolina's....prices for 1 bed 1 person, $945 with similar services as Moon's the facility is https://www.whiteoakindependentliving.com/contact/. Whilst some of the Carolinas can Hot Hot in the summer there are many delightful places/areas to live. The problem...last summer when I last checked they had a 4 year waiting list !!! Do you have a contact in AZ that I can check with..Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 On 11/5/2018 at 11:33 AM, Bookworm said: OR, one could also buy the whole development. It's listed on the MLS for a mere $1,950,000.00 U.S.Dollars I had breakfast with our regular breakfast group which included the owner (actually husband) who answered that yes it had been for sale. But they took it off the market once they decided to develop the site themselves. Again the Moon is no longer for sale. It is now a "Luxury Adult Community" for persons 50 and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookworm Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Fascinating ........ It was still on the MLS site this weekend and has been listed there for at least 4 months (well after everything was built and landscaped) I thought it a ridiculous asking price having no historical income numbers to support such a valuation. Whateva, still think they are dreaming........ rents & sale $$ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 I will be having breakfast with some friends at The Moon tomorrow. I will let Jim know that he is still up on the MLS site. Thanks for the information. They are filling the units and so far the people who have moved in or made deposits waiting for their house to sell seem very happy and have no problem with the monthly charges especially with the great food etc. I feel lucky to be able to eat breakfast there about three times a week, until more units are filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 On 11/3/2018 at 8:50 AM, RetireEarlyLifestyle said: Hi There, I'm new to reading this forum and I apologize if this topic has already been discussed. I am looking to confirm a rumor or get some information on Abbeyfield, an active, independent adult living facility in Ajijic. I heard that it was sold, and that the previous owners were giving the residents time to move out, before this building complex is turned into "the next thing." Does anyone have info on this that you can confirm? I am researching independent living facilities in the area. Thanks. A new twist in the Abbeyfield saga....now that all the past residents have left...I hear that the place will not be sold but all the rooms converted into self contained apartments for rental by the day/week/season etc...so were the previous residents mislead when asked to vacate??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 My understanding of the Abbeyfield sage (which maybe someone could confirm who has more direct information)- Is that the original owner, when she died left the property "for the benefit of lakeside residents". It was last year decided by the administrative board that using it as it was was really only benefiting a handful of people and that selling the property would create a fund which could then be used for the purpose the original owner intended. I was also told that since the residents had not received any increase in fees for many years that the current use was "upside down" and it was costing the board more money to run then it was generating. It seems to me that the board must still be trying to figure out the best way to fulfill their charter as opposed to misleading former residents. IMO with the current demand for rentable properties and the price they generate and the fact they would be able to eliminate overhead to almost nothing - this might be an option the board is exploring. OR perhaps it has been sold and this is the use the new owner has chosen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 43 minutes ago, lakeside7 said: A new twist in the Abbeyfield saga....now that all the past residents have left...I hear that the place will not be sold but all the rooms converted into self contained apartments for rental by the day/week/season etc...so were the previous residents mislead when asked to vacate??? Why lie about it? They could just as easily have said the tenants had to leave because the facility was being converted into self-contained apartments. Anyway, you will “hear” a lot of things with little of it turning out to be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 On 11/3/2018 at 8:50 AM, RetireEarlyLifestyle said: Hi There, I'm new to reading this forum and I apologize if this topic has already been discussed. I am looking to confirm a rumor or get some information on Abbeyfield, an active, independent adult living facility in Ajijic. I heard that it was sold, and that the previous owners were giving the residents time to move out, before this building complex is turned into "the next thing." Does anyone have info on this that you can confirm? I am researching independent living facilities in the area. Thanks. This might be helpful as it lists many of the lakeside options I think http://seniorlivinginmexico.com/directory/web-category/senior-housing-directory/ https://www.focusonmexico.com/assisted-living-lakeside/?fbclid=IwAR2B8ort0HSnXuyXfh_PoFLid88Ou5lusB5Zts76IKu1GjBWYp61xQYWosA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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