The Pinehills, Massachusetts Explained

Official Name:The Pinehills, Massachusetts
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Image Blank Emblem:Logo of the Pinehills, Plymouth, Massachusetts.png
Pushpin Label:The Pinehills
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:41.8883°N -70.6°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Massachusetts
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Plymouth
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:10.66
Area Land Km2:10.57
Area Water Km2:0.10
Area Total Sq Mi:4.12
Area Land Sq Mi:4.08
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4515
Population Density Km2:427.32
Population Density Sq Mi:1106.89
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:02360
Area Code:508
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:25-69585
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583712
Unit Pref:Imperial

The Pinehills is a census-designated place (CDP)[2] located in the Pine Hills region of Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,515.[3] It includes a real estate development that bears the same name. As of 2008, the project is the largest new residential and commercial development in New England.[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 mi² (2.9 km), all land.[5]

Overview

When complete, The Pinehills, a mixed-use community, will include 1.3 million square feet of mixed-use space and 3,065 homes on only 30 percent of the land, preserving over 2,200 acres of open space over an area of 3060acres, an area larger than many Massachusetts towns. Already, over 500,000 square feet of mixed-use space exists in the Village Green.[6] The community now consists of over 2,000 single-family homes, apartments and condominiums, two daily fee public golf courses, a private golf club, and the Village Green, a commercial center with a grocery store, restaurants, US Post Office, shops and professional and medical services.

Homes in The Pinehills are organized into nearly 40 neighborhoods. Neighborhoods have different builders and home styles: from cottage homes to custom homes to condominium townhomes to luxury apartment rentals. Homes are designed by eleven different builders, including Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders, The Green Company, Kistler and Knapp, Design Housing, Pulte Homes, Whitman Homes, MacKenzie Brothers, Toll Brothers, Barefoot Cottage Company, The Hanover Company, and AvalonBay Communities, Inc.[7] [8]

The Pinehills is also home to Mirbeau Inn & Spa. This is the second Mirbeau in the U.S., with the first in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Mirbeau is known for its spa treatments and beautiful architecture and design. Surrounding the Inn are Monet-inspired pond gardens.

Eighty residences offering assisted living and memory care for seniors are part of Laurelwood at The Pinehills.

The Village Green

The Village Green is the commercial center of the Pinehills.[9] It consists of Mirbeau Inn & Spa, The Market at The Pinehills, several shops including a salon, a restaurant, a post office, a wine and spirits shop, several medical service centers, offices, and bank branch office. A gas station opened in the spring of 2012. A fire station is also located within The Pinehills.

Golf courses

The Pinehills is home to Pinehills Golf Club which contains two public, daily-fee 18-hole golf courses situated among the residential neighborhoods. The courses are titled the "Nicklaus Course" and the "Rees Jones Course", and both are consistently ranked among the top golf courses in the United States.[10] The community also contains a private club, Old Sandwich Golf Club, featuring a golf course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw.[11]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. May 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: Feature Detail Report for: The Pinehills Census Designated Place. 31 Mar 2010. United States Geological Survey. 2010-12-19.
  3. Web site: The Pinehills CDP, Massachusetts. United States Census Bureau. July 28, 2024.
  4. Web site: Is this the new New England?. Judith Gaines. 2007-08-07. Yankee Magazine . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000848/http://www.pinehills.com/behind/articles/yankee/index.php . 2007-09-27.
  5. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2019. United States Census Bureau. 2020-07-02.
  6. Web site: The Pinehills in Plymouth Named “Community of the Year” by the National Association of Home Builders - The Pinehills . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160131014155/http://www.pinehills.com/news/read/2016-community-of-the-year-by-the-nahb . 2016-01-31 . www.pinehills.com.
  7. Web site: Find Your Home .
  8. Web site: The Homes . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000841/http://www.pinehills.com/homes/builders.php . 2007-09-27 . 2007-08-07 . The Pinehills.
  9. Web site: The Pinehills Village Green. 2007-08-07. The Pinehills.
  10. Web site: Championship Golf. 2007-08-07. The Pinehills . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000835/http://www.pinehills.com/life/golf.php . 2007-09-27.
  11. Web site: Old Sandwich Golf Club Golf.