Bridgewater

Mark and Angelo

We accompanied Diane’s father, Angelo, on a visit to Bridgewater. He was passively looking for a new place to live and heard about Bridgewater. We had joined him on several occasions to visit other communities in the downriver area but he was reluctant to go too far into the process because of the fear and anxiety of change. Angelo lived in a Cape Cod style home for fifty years, widowed and basically living alone.

Angelo’s fears were put to rest while being introduced to the building concepts and lifestyle opportunities at Bridgewater by Del Webb. It took a couple of trips for him to be comfortable enough to purchase a villa but what happened as a result of these accompanied visits was a blessing for us.

While waiting for Angelo to select a floor plan and fill out the subsequent paperwork, Diane and I toured the models. We also toured the lodge and began to wonder if this was the place for us? We had a long term goal to both retire and move into a condo in ten years.

We loved the models and bought into the lifestyle living concept 100%. We were both in our middle 50s and decided not to wait 10 years to fulfill our retirement dreams. We purchased a Mackinaw home at Bridgewater the following week.

It turned out to be the best move of our lives. We love our home. We are more physically active and take part in many of the lifestyle activities. We have a lot of new friends and are active in community planning and contribute to the newsletter.

Mark and Diane Hepner

Dave and Shirley

"Grosse Ile to Bridgewater. We made the decision to downsize and let someone else do the yard work! We realized this was a community with a great selection of activities and clubs to experience, plus all the exercise equipment available to us. Probably the most important of all are the great neighbors and friends here at Bridgewater. There is such a variety of events, community service opportunities and parties to enjoy!"

Dave and Shirley Papenhagen - Bridgewater Residents since October 2006

Dave Law

"I am a very proud member of the Bridgewater community, and I recommend Bridgewater without question to friends, family, acquaintances and anyone else who will listen. We’ve lived at Bridgewater for more than three years, and expect to live there for the rest of our lives.

We plan to retire in a few years, and already take full advantage of the legendary lifestyle that is available to us at Bridgewater. We have participated in many events, have started a few events ourselves, and have served on the community advisory committee.

This note however is not about us; it is about our over-the-top satisfaction we have with Kelly Pickney and Wally Hedemark.

Kelly handles both day to day details and long term planning for the community. She is professional, positive, enthusiastic, organized, well-spoken, confident, and competent in all areas. I can't imagine anyone ever filling her shoes. Kelly works what seems like endless hours – morning, noon and night, weekdays and weekends. She is there to guide, support, and lead us down the path of our "legendary lifestyle" at Bridgewater.

Wally provides “best in class” property management. He “owns” his responsibilities at Bridgewater and simply does what’s needed, when it’s needed, to provide service that is above and beyond our expectations. With proactive property management and preventative maintenance, Wally helps ensure cost control of association fees - something very important in a community of retirees on fixed incomes.

Wally and Kelly always respond to inquiries as soon as possible and in most cases the same day. They are approachable, reasonable, friendly, and they obviously care a great deal about each of resident of Bridgewater. My sincerest thanks go out to Kelly and Wally!"

Dave Law