Newtown Woods Community Guide

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The Clubhouse Is the Heart of the Community The Newtown Woods clubhouse is the place where you can create your own country club lifestyle. Picture yourself spending a leisurely afternoon at your private 5,000-square-foot clubhouse — as a homeowner, you’re a full member! Curl up in the library with a page-turner, spend the afternoon shooting pool in the billiards room or playing bridge in the card room, get in a workout or do aerobics with friends in the fitness center — there are lots of ways to spend a quiet day at the clubhouse! There’s plenty to do outdoors too! Start a bocce club and organize your own tournament. How about a day of relaxing poolside followed by a refreshing swim? In the evening, make those dance lessons pay off as you dance the night away in the clubhouse great room. This is your clubhouse, and there is always something fun and exciting to do!

A Toll Brothers Active Living Community

A Convenient Place to Live

If you take a few minutes to read this brochure, you will find that the time was well spent. This brochure is filled with facts . . . facts you should know when considering a place to live. Surrounded by scenic rolling countryside, Newtown Woods is an active-lifestyle community of luxurious townhomes with first-floor master bedroom suites and single-level condominiums located in prestigious northern Fairfield County. With its outstanding location and value and a wealth of resort-style amenities, Newtown Woods is set to be the premier community in the Greater Newtown area. Nestled in a charming country setting, this intimate yet sophisticated community is just minutes from any convenience you may need.

In Newtown Woods, you will enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of country living with excellent shopping and a wide choice of cultural events close to home. This distinctive neighborhood is just minutes from I-84 and a short drive from the lower Fairfield County towns along Long Island Sound. Stamford, Connecticut, and White Plains, New York, are both less than 1 hour away. New York City is an easy 80-minute train ride from the Metro-North station in Brewster, New York, located just 20 minutes away. Westchester Airport can be reached in 45 minutes, while LaGuardia and Bradley International Airports are both a little over 1 hour from your new home.


A Cultural and Recreational Paradise Newtown Woods, offering you both an exclusive neighborhood and a classic lifestyle, is an ideal place for you and your family to make new friends. It is a tranquil place to live with almost every type of recreational activity close at hand. Several challenging private and semiprivate golf courses and country clubs are nearby, including Rock Ridge Country Club, Newtown Country Club, and Ridgewood Country Club. The extraordinary Richter Park Memorial Golf Course, rated one of the Top 25 Public Courses in the United States by Golf Digest magazine, is only minutes away in Danbury and is open to the public. Beautiful Candlewood Lake, Connecticut’s largest lake at more than 5,400 acres and over 60 miles of shoreline, is only 15 minutes away and offers boating, sailing, swimming, and fishing. Several local and state parks are located within 20 minutes, including Putnam Memorial State Park, the Paugussett State Forest, and Tarrywile Park and Mansion. At these parks you and your family can enjoy fishing, ice skating, hiking, and picnicking. The Town of Newtown also has public parks with access to Lake Zoar and Lake Lillinonah.

Expand Your Horizons

The Northern Fairfield County area offers a broad variety of cultural diversions. See a concert at the Ives Center for the Performing Arts, the Ridgefield Playhouse, or the Palace Theater. You can discover history and art at the Yale Peabody Museum, the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Wadsworth Atheneum, or enjoy a theatrical presentation at the Stamford Center for the Arts, Westport Country Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, or Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino. For fine dining, there are many excellent restaurants and country inns in Newtown, Ridgefield, Danbury, and neighboring Litchfield County. In Danbury, Stamford, New Haven, and Hartford, you can enjoy a fabulous range of cultural and recreational activities and explore an eclectic array of international dining, world-class entertainment, museums, and art galleries.

Your new community offers you a wealth of opportunities to learn! Your clubhouse is the perfect setting for gathering friends to discuss the latest bestseller. Newtown Continuing Education offers a variety of classes on subjects such as nutrition, art, gardening, computers, and yoga. Western Connecticut State University, located just 12 minutes away in Danbury, offers you a wide variety of continuing adult education courses and degree programs with both day and evening schedules. In addition, the Stamford campus of the University of Connecticut, Fairfield University, and Yale University are all within an hour’s drive of your new home!

World-Class Shopping at Your Doorstep!

The Best in Community Services

Newtown Woods is close to all types of shopping, from quaint antique and specialty boutiques to modern malls. For convenient one-stop shopping, the Big Y Market is less than 3 minutes away on Route 6, and Target is only 6 minutes away. In addition, you are just minutes from the popular gourmet food markets, Caraluzzi’s, in nearby downtown Newtown and Bethel. You can also take a 10-minute drive to Stew Leonard’s, well-known regionally for fresh food sold in an entertaining country atmosphere. You can pick your own produce or sample freshly made baked goods at Blue Jay Orchards, a picturesque 140-acre family-owned farm and gift shop only 5 minutes from Newtown Woods.

Excellent medical facilities are comfortably close to Newtown Woods. Danbury Hospital, only 8 minutes from your new home, offers a complete range of medical services. In addition, the hospitals and medical care facilities of Yale-New Haven and the New York City metropolitan area, acclaimed worldwide for research and treatment, are very accessible.

In the charming towns of Newtown, Sandy Hook, Bethel, and Southbury, you will discover unique stores where you can count on receiving personal service from shopkeepers who remember you by name. The fabulous Danbury Fair Mall is just 10 minutes from Newtown Woods with Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Sears, L.L. Bean, Brooks Brothers, and over 150 fine specialty shops.

Also serving the community of Newtown Woods are houses of worship representing almost all faiths.

An Area of Unequalled Beauty In Newtown Woods, your home is a private haven just minutes from any convenience you may need. In addition, the homes afford an uncommon standard of excellence due to their superior design and quality craftsmanship. You will live and entertain with pride in Newtown Woods.


It’s your turn now, and Toll Brothers Active Living® brings you the active adult lifestyle you’ve waited for! In the most desirable locations throughout the country, you’ll find an amazing selection of homes and neighborhoods designed for a vibrant lifestyle! And every location offers easy access to culture, recreation, fine dining, medical care, shopping, and entertainment. Featuring elegant architecture, inviting streetscapes, and world-class amenities, Toll Brothers Active Living® communities will welcome you home. All residences offer a combination of quality materials and superior design, where every detail is meticulously crafted, and every enhancement is seamlessly added to create a home that is uniquely yours. You can choose from an exceptional diversity of home styles – including condominiums and townhomes, along with single-family, carriage, and patio homes – many offering a low-maintenance lifestyle with exterior maintenance, landscaping, and snow removal all provided. And each home is backed by the expertise of the nation’s premier builder of luxury homes. The amenities found in Toll Brothers Active Living® communities are extraordinary. Many include professional-caliber golf courses and clubhouses that offer myriad social and dining opportunities. You can also choose from communities that feature fully equipped fitness centers; tennis, bocce, and shuffleboard courts; swimming pools; and walking and biking trails. At Toll Brothers, we build more than homes; we build communities, and when you choose Toll Brothers, you choose our unwavering commitment to quality and customer service. Since 1967 we’ve taken pride in the recognition we’ve received from our homeowners and our peers. We ranked #1 in 2011 and 2010 in Financial Soundness, Long-Term Investment, and Quality of Products/Services in FORTUNE magazine’s annual World’s Most Admired Companies survey in the home building category.* We are also honored to have won the three most coveted awards in the home building industry: America’s Best Builder, National Builder of the Year, and the National Housing Quality Award. Toll Brothers Is Proud to Help Preserve Our Environment At Toll Brothers, we believe that preserving the natural environment is an integral part of creating a community you’ll be proud to call home. That means everything from environmentally sensitive planning to energy-efficient home design. Nationwide, Toll Brothers partners with conservation groups that include the National Wildlife Federation and Audubon International. In addition, the homes we build are designed to harmonize with the scenic beauty of the surrounding landscape. We preserve as much open space as possible, incorporating and even restoring the existing hills, trees, and ponds.

Our homes include numerous green features that help to minimize our impact on the environment. By going green with a new Toll Brothers home, you’ll be saving money, making a difference, and maximizing your quality of life. Convenient Home Services Provide One-Stop Shopping The following Toll Brothers subsidiaries offer a full range of home services to better serve you and maximize your time: TBI Mortgage® Company offers numerous financing options to suit your individual needs and provides you with a level of service that exceeds your expectations. Westminster Security will provide a home security system as a standard feature in your home, at no cost, with the purchase of a three-year monitoring agreement — ask your salesperson for details. The Toll Brothers Buyer Satisfaction Program To make sure your home meets your expectations and ours, we offer a unique two-step, pre-settlement orientation/ inspection program. The first inspection takes place five to seven days before settlement, utilizing Toll Brothers’ detailed checklist as a guide. Then, once again prior to settlement, you’ll inspect your home to see that every item you noted at the first orientation has been addressed. For lasting peace of mind, we also give you a 10-year limited warranty. Our Customer Care Representatives Are Here for You From the moment you move into your new home, your customer care representative will be available to manage any questions or issues that may arise. We are committed to offering you the exemplary customer service we’ve built our reputation on. Toll Brothers, the nation’s premier builder of luxury homes, is currently building nationwide and is a publicly owned company whose stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:TOL). *From the March 2011 and March 2010 issues of Fortune magazine. ©2012 by Toll Brothers, Inc. All copy, plans, and artwork contained in or represented by this brochure and its enclosures are the sole property of Toll Brothers, Inc. Photos are images only and should not be relied upon to confirm applicable features. Any reproduction of them or other use without the written permission of Toll Brothers, Inc. is strictly prohibited. This is not an offering where prohibited by law. CT Reg. #12901 NWCM-29279-29279 6/12


176 Mount Pleasant Rd, Newtown, Connecticut 06470 NewtownWoods.com | 203-364-9900

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From I-84 West: Take Exit 9. Turn left off the ramp onto Hawleville Road. After 1⁄2 mile, turn right onto Mount Pleasant Road (Route 6). After 6⁄10 mile, the sales office will be on the right.

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From lower Fairfield County: Take Route 7 North to I-84 East or take Route 25 to I-84 West and continue as above.

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