Oak Crest's Family Home Design Highlights Move-In Ready Choices at Fair Oaks Ranch by Pardee Homes

LOS ANGELES, CA, December 04, 2010 (Press-News.org) Award-winning Oak Crest at Fair Oaks Ranch in the Santa Clarita Valley has captured Southern California new-home buyers by offering outstanding master-planned community location and spacious new homes with well-varied plans of approximately 2,664 to 3,960 square feet of living space. For buyers seeking their new home in today's advantageous market, Oak Crest builder Pardee Homes offers the additional benefit of move-in ready selections.

A star in this design portfolio is Oak Crest's Plan Three. Priced from the upper $500,000s, the available move-in ready Plan Three homes are offered with multiple included upgrades and pleasing locations.

"This is undeniably one of the best family homes that new-home shoppers will find," said Joyce Mason, vice president of marketing for Pardee Homes. "Our Plan Three lives like a great room design, yet it also has the elegant touches that enrich your special occasions--and the amenities that make everyday life in a busy family household easy and convenient."

Oak Crest Plan Three supplies approximately 3,653 square feet of living space, with a great room, a formal dining room, five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a laundry/hobby room and a loft/bonus room.

Opening from a well-defined, covered entry, Plan Three's first level features the formal dining room and the great room, an expansive, comfortable backdrop for casual family living. A fireplace highlights the main seating spaces here, and provides a warm and cozy focal point for the nook and kitchen.

In the kitchen, a large island orients to the fireplace and to rear yard play spaces. Easing the tasks of meal preparation, the island also provides a staging area for the food and drink of social occasions.

A walk-through pantry encompasses the kitchen's entire width, providing abundant storage space and two access doors. Generous counter space, a double sink with window to the rear yard and a butler's pantry further enhance the appeal and functionality of Plan Three's kitchen and family area.

Plan Three's laundry/hobby room is just off the butler's pantry. This large, light-filled room is ideal for lots of other things while laundry chores move along, such as hobby and play activities, household office work and more. With direct access from the garage, it also provides a handy transition space from car to interior.

A bedroom and full bath complete Plan Three's first level. Upstairs, the master suite features a vestibule, an oversized walk-in wardrobe and a sumptuous bath with separate tub and shower, enclosed w.c. and double vanity. Off the bedchamber, a deck with French door completes the owners' retreat.

Also on this level are three additional bedrooms, each with a walk-in closet and access to a full bath. Open to views below, the home's spacious bonus room can serve as media, play or study space.

As with all new homes by Pardee Homes, Plan Three at Oak Crest provides the advanced features and systems of the company's LivingSmart program. This award-winning green building program includes multiple measures that boost energy efficiency, save water and other natural resources and improve indoor air quality.

The Ranch at Fair Oaks Ranch adds to the appeal of life at Oak Crest. It features a junior Olympic-sized swimming pool, shaded barbecue and seating areas, children's play equipment and play lawn, plus a large common room with full kitchen. The facility is part of The Ranch at Fair Oaks Community Association.

Adjacent to the Oak Crest neighborhood is the six-acre Fair Oaks Ranch Park, offering a playground, barbeques and a pavilion. Also within Fair Oaks Ranch are hundreds of acres of open space, a hiking and walking trail and the beauty of preserved oak trees.

Easing commutes to downtown Los Angeles is the community's freeway-close location, plus easy proximity to a Metrolink station. The Plaza at Golden Valley is just next door to Fair Oaks Ranch, offering abundant shopping and dining choices, while additional options are available in nearby Canyon Country and Valencia.

"Oak Crest and Fair Oaks Ranch provide a truly exceptional opportunity for home ownership in a well-established and highly desirable community," said Mason. "We look forward to welcoming the next families who decide that Oak Crest is the right place for them!"

To reach Fair Oaks Ranch, take the 5 Freeway to the 14 Freeway North and exit at Via Princessa; turn right to enter Fair Oaks Ranch. Turn left at Lost Canyon Road and follow signs to the Oak Crest sales center, which is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday except Monday, when hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Call 661-252-2394 to reach a sales counselor.

Pardee Homes offers generous broker co-op. Brokers must accompany prospective buyers on the initial visit to a Pardee Homes neighborhood.

Pardee Homes is noted for its quality homes and master-planning concepts, responsive customer service and dedication to educational and civic goals of the communities in which it builds. Also see www.pardeehomes.com.