Pardee Homes' New Terramar Neighborhood Wins San Diego Region Consumers Choice Award

SAN DIEGO, CA, December 17, 2010 (Press-News.org) Terramar, an upscale neighborhood of detached homes in Torrey Highlands, won the Consumers Choice Award for the San Diego Region at the 2010 SoCal Awards, a competition sponsored by Sales and Marketing Councils throughout Southern California. The SoCal Awards program honors superior achievement in sales, marketing and merchandising excellence; the Sales and Marketing Councils it represents are part of the Building Industry Association of Southern California, Inc.

Located in North San Diego County off SR 56 at Camino Del Sur, Terramar has been designed to appeal to energy conscious buyers seeking beautiful, quality-built homes. These stylish, two-story homes offer home shoppers a selection of three floor plans priced from the mid $700,000s. In addition to winning the Consumers Choice Award for San Diego, the Terramar Plan 1A was a finalist in the Best Product Design category for single-family detached homes.

"It is an honor to be recognized by new home shoppers who cast ballots in this competitive awards program," said Joyce Mason, vice president of marketing for Pardee Homes. "We also thank our project teams; their dedication to excellence in creating new homes and communities can only be called exceptional."

Terramar offers home buyers flexibility and design elements that translate into highly livable floor plans with four to six bedrooms, three to three and one-half baths and approximately 2,597 to 3,277 square feet. A variety of room options are available, including dens, guest suites, lofts and bonus rooms. The versatile Plan 1 home features great room living with a spacious kitchen with a preparation island and eating nook. Plan 2 has a family room and formal living room, downstairs bedroom with a full bath and a large, welcoming entry with vaulted ceilings.

The expansive Plan 3 home includes a formal living room, a large family room, downstairs bedroom or optional guest suite, second floor bonus room and classic front porch entry. All three plans have either a family room or great room fireplace with a built-in, pre-cast mantle.

Terramar also features Pardee's exclusive LivingSmart package of energy saving features and options. Buyers can add such options as photovoltaic systems for in-home solar power, whole house water filtration, and tankless water heaters.

"Terramar has been designed for today's environmentally-conscious homebuyers by incorporating an array of standard and optional measures that boost energy efficiency, help reduce water consumption and improve indoor air quality in a new home," said Matt Sauls, regional director of marketing for Pardee Homes. "Our LivingSmart brand offers added value to the homes at Terramar, providing homeowners with lower energy and water bills, healthier indoor air, greater indoor comfort and better resale value. With LivingSmart, energy efficiency exceeds California's Title 24 criteria. Water-thrifty appliances, plumbing and the use of low VOC (volatile organic compound) materials are among the LivingSmart standards."

Terramar is sure to appeal to anyone seeking a quality built home in a great neighborhood that has it all, from highly rated schools and convenient shopping and services to easy access to all of San Diego. Terramar is currently served by schools in the highly rated Poway Unified School District including Westview High School, Mesa Verde Middle School, Adobe Bluffs Elementary and Deer Canyon Elementary.

To visit Terramar from I-5 or I-15, take State Route 56 and exit at Camino Del Sur; go north to Fallhaven Road and turn right. For more information call (858) 240-6282 or visit www.pardeehomes.com.

Established in 1921, Pardee Homes is one of the largest building companies in California and noted for energy-efficient buidling practices, quality construction, customer satisfaction and dedication to the educational and civic goals of the communities in which it builds.