New Dreams, New Plans, New Outlooks For Home Buyers At Pardee Homes' LA/Ventura Communities

    LOS ANGELES, CA, January 24, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A brand-new home can be simply irresistible. No one has lived here before. It's all yours, and it welcomes you to settle in, put your roots down and your feet up.

Fresh paint, gleaming finishes and new flooring highlight up-to-date design. In this new home, the kids can have rooms of their own. The great room makes big parties a delight, family suppers a treat and times in between a source of everyday comfort, convenience and pride.

Not to mention the master suite, which features everything you were missing in the old place: a comfortably large bedroom, a walk-in wardrobe, expansive windows--and a secluded, luxuriously appointed bath.

Then there is the way today's new homes are created. Materials, technologies, styles and building codes make all new homes measurably better on a variety of fronts.

Better still is the value added by Pardee Homes' LivingSmart program. "With LivingSmart, we mark more than a decade of building our homes to a higher standard than codes require, with industry-leading green solutions that promote energy savings, better indoor air quality and better all around comfort," said Joyce Mason, vice president of marketing for Pardee Homes.

"We have earned many of our industry's top awards for these achievements," she added. "While we're very proud of that, what matters more is that these homes deliver higher value to our buyers the day they open their new front door, and higher satisfaction for years to come."

Mason noted that Pardee Homes now marks another important anniversary: its 90th year as a builder of new homes and communities. "You will see us celebrate this milestone with special enthusiasm in the Los Angeles/Ventura counties area, because this is where our company got its start," she said.

"This is where we developed such outstanding master-planned communities as Mission Oaks, which began life in the 1970s in Camarillo," Mason added. "Now, our newer communities thrive, as new buyers move in and become part of their new neighborhoods."

In the Santa Clarita Valley is Fair Oaks Ranch , where Oak Crest and Laurel Park feature choice selections of move-in ready new homes with extended holiday pricing, and a host of desirable included upgrades.

At Oak Crest, homes are from the $500,000s, and have approximately 2,664 to 3,960 square feet and up to 7 bedrooms. Julio and Eloisa Alvarado chose to purchase a brand new home here after painstaking research. Although resales were part of initial considerations, these first-time homebuyers determined that buying new was the right choice. "For us, a new home at Fair Oaks Ranch offered better value," said Julio.

Oak Crest was also tops with Gratia and Pascal D'Souza, who previously lived in Sylmar. "I liked the look of this place, with its beautiful landscaping and open space and new shopping center so close by and homes that looked so well cared for," said Gratia. "We plan to stay right here for a long time."

At Laurel Park, homes are from the $400,000s and provide approximately 1,830 to 2,432 square feet of living space with up to 4 bedrooms. For Dhiraj Jain and his wife Anita, and several friends seeking their first homes, Laurel Park emerged as the winner after extensive searches throughout the LA/Ventura counties area.

"We didn't like the houses we could afford, and we couldn't afford the houses we liked," said Dhiraj. "Then we found Laurel Park, which was the perfect blend of the homes we dreamed about at a price we could afford."

Shyam Agrawal, a neighbor of the Jains, added that Pardee's green features have proved their value. "Energy efficiency is not something I gave much attention when buying my home," he said. "But now, I am feeling the benefits of the insulation. Plus the appliances, fixtures and faucets are all energy efficient and saving me both water and energy consumption."

Like these families, homeowners at Fair Oaks Ranch are part of a community with nearly 400 acres of open expanses, preserved oak trees, neighborhood parks, a modern school and The Ranch at Fair Oaks Ranch recreational center.

They also enjoy freeway-close location and a nearby Metrolink station, helping ease the commute to downtown Los Angeles. Just next door, The Plaza at Golden Valley highlights local shopping, dining and entertainment. More choices are a few minutes drive.

In Ventura County, shoppers who prefer a Pardee Homes design are heading to the gated neighborhood of Cherry Hill at Moorpark Highlands, where homes offer approximately 2,607 to 3,479 square feet of living space with up to 5 bedrooms. Large home sites and greatly reduced assessment fees highlight purchase opportunities, which include upgraded, move-in ready selections at holiday pricing.

When Fred and Guia Salas moved here from Los Angeles, the goal was simple: Guia wanted a better environment in which to raise her children and Fred wanted to be closer to his work in Thousand Oaks. "Nothing felt right for us until we visited Cherry Hill in Moorpark Highlands," Guia said. "We love coming home to this quiet community up in the hills, so different from where we used to live. The skies are much clearer, and the view is lovely. We also like the extra privacy of a gated entry."

Noted Fred, "It's wonderful to drive around Cherry Hill and the Moorpark Highlands community, with the well-kept streets and friendly neighbors. Now our children can play in a pleasant neighborhood setting."

This setting includes Mammoth Highlands Park, created from 7.5 acres donated by Pardee Homes. It features children's play areas, a multi-use field, picnic pavilion, a lighted tennis court, a basketball court, restrooms and parking. Moorpark Highlands' outdoor delights also include multi-purpose trails, preserved open space and private pool centers with swimming and spa pools, lawn and deck seating.

Perhaps best of all at Moorpark Highlands is that its beautiful enclave location is conveniently close to Moorpark Marketplace, The Village at Moorpark and to Metrolink and area freeways linked to Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village Simi Valley and the Los Angeles area.

"We are delighted to be celebrating a new year with new homes, in outstanding communities," said Mason. "We also celebrate our 90th year of doing business, and our enduring commitment to help families fulfill their new home dream in a rewarding, satisfying way."

Or, put another way by Gratia D'Souza of Oak Crest: "When you come home to all of this, it just feels so good."

Laurel Park and Oak Crest sales centers are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and Mondays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cherry Hill is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Mondays 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Call Laurel Park at 661-299-5409; Oak Crest at 661-252-2394; and Cherry Hill at 805-530-1508. Learn more at sales centers and at www.pardeehomes.com.

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