Sneak Peek: Sunset Valley Revamp

Hello all! I wanted to give you a preview of what's to come in my legacy while I hammer out my plans for the next few chapters. I've decided to move the Bee's to a new neighborhood, simply because Lucky Palms is starting to annoy me. I really like the layout of Sunset Valley, and I think that SV is a little more versatile. I felt limited in LP since most of the structures are southwestern themed or mid-century modern--I wanted more options. I also got annoyed by how spread out LP is (which is a weird complaint, I know) So, in my free time, I've been revamping SV in CaW. I wanted to make it more of a coastal tourist town, maybe a little like Avalon Village on Catalina Island. This is what I've done so far:

I did not realize how long it takes to place trees, rocks, etc. I haven't changed the map much, except to expand one area near the mountains/simhenge. I'm turning that part into a little trailer park, complete with a rundown strip mall and a drive-in diner.

I turned Central Park into a little town square. It has a small park, a community garden, the bookstore/spa, a salon, a consignment store, a grocery store, and a bistro.

 Across the street is the fire station and a coffeehouse. I'm going to put a bar between them:

The library is going to take forever:

I also created a nice little beach bar:

I created a boardwalk, too. I'm planning to download a ferris wheel to make it make board-walky:

This is an unfinished port or pier or something (I didn't get any farther than adding boats and going "Okay, good enough"):

That pier is where the little beach in front of the Wolff house used to be. I added a waterfall that streams out from the rock, and put a 50x50 lot where the Wolff house was. That lot is eventually going to host my legacy house.

Building is taking forever (obvs) so I'll probably plop down some premade houses to speed up the process. I have to admit I'm quite proud of the town square, though. I can't wait to send my simmies out into this world.

I've also obviously been away for awhile; I was very ill for a couple of weeks, and I had to finish up a lot of work at the end of the semester. I posted to MTS a couple of days ago promising a new chapter ASAP. However, shortly after I posted to MTS, I received a call informing me my grandfather passed away. Thus, I haven't felt much like writing the past couple of days (but I have gotten a shit-ton of mindless building done). I'll try to start writing this week. Needless to say, my next chapter will probably be a little lighthearted. The next few chapters will also still take place in LP while I finish up SV.

Thanks for all your patience. I have to be honest--I would have given up on Polly & Co. a long time ago if it weren't for you all. <3