A History of Housing
Photos by Casey Buckman, Whitney Buckner and Sarah Redohl
Within the past few years, southwest Columbia has become a maze of manicured lawns and neat single-family homes. The past decade saw a dramatic boom in subdivision development followed by a lag caused by the housing crisis, which has dramatically changed the landscape of Columbia. In some cases, this somewhat sudden change in the supply and demand of new developments has resulted in what Columbia development Services Manager Patrick Zenner calls “zombie subdivisions,” developments that have been fitted with permits, streets and utilities but then stay stagnant for months or even years at a time. In other cases, developers timed construction perfectly and filled up lots with buyers within a matter of weeks. With the real estate market purportedly on the mend, we take a look at some of Columbia’s most popular housing developments and how they might affect the future setting of our city.
* All information is sourced through deeds of trust filed with the Boone County Recorders Office, unless otherwise noted.
West Pointe
- When they were developed: 1993
- Developer: Harold E. Johnson Companies
- Location: Scott Boulevard and West Vawter School Road
- Number: 116 homes*
- *source: coldwellbanker.com
Spring Creek*
- When they were developed: 2000
- Developer: Wynfield Development Corp.
- Location: Scott Boulevard and Vawter School Road
- Number: 104 plots
- *source: Wynfield development Corp.
Katy Lake Estates
- When they were developed: 1993
- Developer: Calgrath Development Inc.
- Location: Scott Boulevard and Grant Lane
- Number: 203 homes*
- *source: katylakeestates,org
Wyndam Ridge
- When they were developed: 2008
- Developer: Jack and Fred Overton*
- Location: Scott Boulevard and Old Mill Creek Road
- Number: 60 plots
- *source: wyndamridgecolumbia.com
Arrowhead Lake
- When they were developed: 1994
Developer: Evergreen Estates Development Corp. - Location: West Route K and Arrowhead Lake Drive
- Number: 256 residents*
- *source: remax-midstates.com
The Highlands
- When they were developed: 1985
- Developer: Stan Kroenke, Justin Perry, Dennis Harper and Bill James/Highlands Properties Co.
- Location: South of Nifong
- Number: 654 homes*
- *source: coldwellbanker.com
Vanderveen Crossing*
- When they were developed: 2004
- Developer: Steve Herigon
- Location: Providence Road and Smiley Lane
- Number: 181 homes**
- *source: vanderveencrossing.org
- ** source: coldwellbanker.com
Old Hawthorne
- When they were developed: 2006
- Developer: Boone Development Inc. and Old Hawthorne Development LLC
- Location: E. Broadway and Old Hawthorne Drive
- Number: nearly 400 single-family plots*
- *source: oldhawthorne.com
Copperstone
- When they were developed: 2006*
- Developer: Dave Dunafon and Kevin Kearns*
- Location: Scott Boulevard and Vawter School Road
- Number: 173 plots
- *source: copperstonelifestyle.com
Bristol Lake
- When they were developed: 2004*
- Developer: Horizon Builders*
- Location: East Gans Road
- Number: 75 units (51 detached single-family homes)
- *source: bristollakehomes.com
Oak Park
- When they were developed: 2012*
- Developer: Larry and Brenda Potterfield/Beacon Street Properties*
- Location: Southwest Columbia
- Number: 105 plots*
- *source: beaconstreetproperties.com
Village of Cherry Hill*
- When they were developed: 1999
- Developer: Roy Finley, Roy Finley Building and Development
- Location: Scott Boulevard and Chapel Hill Road
- Number: 122 units (69 detached single-family homes)
- *source: villageofcherryhill.com
The Cascades
- When they were developed: 2002
- Developer: R. Anthony Development Group*
- Location: West Route K and Cascades Drive
- Number: n/a
- *source: anthonyproperties.com
Magnolia Falls
- When they were developed: 2007
- Developer: Delta Springs Development, Glen Strothmann, Andrew McVey/Beacon Street Properties
- Location: Old Mill Creek Road and State Route KK
- Number: 101 plots
- *source: beaconstreetproperties.com