A newer kind of neighborhood for Traverse City.
Alta Vista is a land-lease community of new homes, with a real lodge and room to grow, on the hills off Hammond Road.
Alta Vista is a licensed manufactured housing community on the hills off Hammond Road in East Bay Township.
You buy a new, factory-built home at a price that land makes impossible elsewhere in Traverse City, you lease the homesite, and the community takes care of the shared stuff: the Lodge, the pool, the courts, the streets.
Alta Vista is owned and developed by Alta Vista Holdings, led by Andrew Hermann, and managed on site. Phase 1 still has homes and open homesites, and more of the property is planned for later phases.
We list homes here for Real Estate One. We handle the tours, the paperwork, the lease, the loan introductions and the closing, and we’re the people to call with questions before, during and after.
Traverse City Record-Eagle · People’s Choice 2026
Voted Simply the Best Apartment, Condo and Housing Community.
“We couldn’t be happier in our new home here at Alta Vista. The house is beautiful, the amenities and clubhouse are beautiful. We were very happy with the people we have worked with here to get us from beginning to finished. We have met many of our new neighbors and we are looking forward to getting to know them better.”
Who you’ll work with.
Taylor and Janel Brown list homes at Alta Vista with Real Estate One, which holds a Michigan mobile home dealer license (No. 1103710), so one license covers the whole sale. Clinton runs the community office on site.
Janel Brown
REALTOR®, Real Estate OneJanel has sold real estate in Traverse City for more than 21 years and has been the top agent in Real Estate One’s Front Street office 11 times. A lot of that career has been new construction, selling homes for builders, which is most of what Alta Vista is. She’ll give you her honest read on a home even when it isn’t the one you were hoping for, and she keeps in touch long after closing.
Taylor Brown
REALTOR®, Real Estate OneTaylor was a professional photographer before he got his license, and he shot every photo and the drone video of Alta Vista on this site. He’s also the numbers person: site rent, the lease, chattel loan quotes and what a home will really cost you each month. He checks the listings here against the MLS, so what you see is current as of the date on the page.
Clinton Herigstad
Community Manager, Alta VistaClinton runs the community office on Hammond Road. He’s the one to call about homesite leases, residency applications and the community rules, and he’s happy to show you around or help you find a home that fits. He also handles custom homes, where you pick the floor plan and almost every finish as long as the home fits the homesite. Call him at (231) 421-7328 or email clinton@betterlivinghomestc.com.
Come see it in person.
Walk a finished home, tour the Lodge and the pool, and drive the streets. We meet you there, usually the same week.