New homes in Traverse City, with a pool and clubhouse down the street.
Alta Vista is a land-lease community off Hammond Road. You own a brand-new home, lease the homesite, and share a lodge, an outdoor pool, a pickleball court and a fitness room with the neighbors.
Ready now, and a few more on the way.
Every home here is new or nearly new and factory-built, most with an attached garage and a porch or deck. On homes we list for Alta Vista, Michigan sales tax is already in the price.
New listing2111 Vista View Dr
New listing2148 Alta Vista Dr
2272 Vista View Dr
1413 New Horizons Trl
Under contract2132 Vista View Dr
Want to pick the lot first?
Phase 1 still has open homesites, and more phases are planned. See where every home and open site sits, then tell us what you have in mind.
See the lot map
You own the house. The land comes with a lease.
That one difference is why a new 1,400 square foot home here costs what a used condo does across town.
The home is yours
Titled to you through the Michigan Secretary of State. Sell it, finance it or pass it on.
The homesite is leased
$650 a month for new buyers, paid to Alta Vista. No land to buy.
No tax bill on the house
Instead of property tax, a home in a licensed community owes Michigan’s $3 a month specific tax, and at Alta Vista that’s already included in the site rent. A garage or deck is taxed on its own.
The Lodge is the living room you don’t have to clean.
A timber-frame lodge with a stone fireplace, an event hall, a full kitchen and a fitness room, with the pool and pickleball court right outside. It’s all part of the site rent.
Fall color, and Grand Traverse Bay on the horizon.
Shot over Alta Vista on October 9, 2026. The Lodge and pool sit at the front, with the homes up the hill behind it.
Quiet streets, and town is right there.
Alta Vista sits on the hill above Hammond Road in East Bay Township, a few minutes from the East Bay beaches and the airport, and about 13 minutes from downtown Traverse City.
- Oleson’s Food Store, Hammond Rd0.4 mi
- Cherry Knoll Elementary0.7 mi
- Traverse City East Middle School0.5 mi
- Mitchell Creek Meadows preserve5 min
- Traverse City State Park beach8 min
- Cherry Capital Airport9 min
- Central High School11 min
- Grand Traverse Resort, Acme12 min
Who you’ll work with.
Taylor and Janel Brown are a mother and son team with Real Estate One, with more than $260 million in career sales. They list the homes here and handle the tour, the loan and the closing with you. 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. Call him at (231) 421-7328 or email clinton@betterlivinghomestc.com.
What’s going on at Alta Vista and around Traverse City.
The new path on Three Mile and Hammond, and where it goes next
A 10-foot paved path is going in along Three Mile and Hammond, with links to Mitchell Creek Meadows and TART planned through 2029.
Fall color at Alta Vista, from 400 feet up
I flew the drone over Alta Vista on October 9. The maples were at peak, and you can see the bay past the treeline.
Let’s set up a tour.
Tell us what you’re looking for and when you’d like to come out. We read every message ourselves.
Already living here, or have a question about the community itself? Call Clinton at the community office, (231) 421-7328.