New Phase Release Celebration at Pardee Homes' Manzanita Trail on Saturday, March 5th

SAN DIEGO, CA, February 28, 2011

Pardee Homes will celebrate a new phase release of homes at Manzanita Trail in Pacific Highlands Ranch on Saturday, March 5th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with free refreshments and an open house focusing on move-in ready homes. The classic front porch homes at Manzanita Trail have been popular with home shoppers seeking coastal-close living in Carmel Valley. The phase release includes an offering of unique front porch design with garages located in the rear.

Home shoppers who visit on Saturday, March 5th can tour the beautifully furnished model homes and a number of select move-in ready production homes. Complimentary refreshments, including California Quivers fresh fruit frozen treats, popcorn and coffee will be available.

Priced from the high $600,000s, Manzanita Trail is designed to appeal to a variety of homebuyers by offering versatile floor plans that easily adapt to families of all sizes. The classic front porch design incorporated into both the Plan 1 and Plan 2 homes means that there's lots of versatile living space, flexibility and a welcoming facade that creates an inviting entry and provides additional outdoor living space up front. Plan 1 features great room living, with four bedrooms and three baths within approximately 2,357 square feet. There's also a side courtyard and the option of a workshop in lieu of the third bay garage. Plan 2 has four bedrooms, three baths, formal living and dining rooms, a spacious family room and the option of an office, nook or den in approximately 2,596 square feet. In addition to the front porch, there is an interior courtyard that creates even more outdoor living space just outside the family room and kitchen. Both floor plans are two stories and have a full bedroom and bath located on the first floor.

In addition to the two alley-load floor plans available, there is a Plan 4 home, with approximately 3,318 square feet, available for sale. Plan 4 has four bedrooms and boasts a fabulous open family room, nook and kitchen, and a versatile two-bay plus swing garage.
Included standard features such as ceramic tile flooring, fireplaces, dramatic ceilings, high-speed Category 5 wiring and coaxial cable, spacious food storage pantries, gourmet kitchens with convenient food preparation islands and GE or GE Profile Mix appliance packages in stainless steel, can be found in all floor plans at Manzanita Trail.

Manzanita Trail also features Pardee's LivingSmart program of environmentally friendly practices creating the perfect combination of living and lifestyle.

"Our LivingSmart program helps preserve the land and its precious resources while making the home environment more comfortable and efficient," said Rachel Collins, director of sales for Pardee Homes. " The LivingSmart package of standard and optional measures boosts energy efficiency, saves water, improves indoor air quality and encourages material conservation and the use of recycled or sustainable resources with features such as energy-efficient appliances and lighting, tightly sealed ducts, Low E spectrally selective glass windows, dimmer switches and occupancy sensors and engineered wood products."

Manzanita Trail homeowners can also select from additional earth-friendly options such as a SunPower roof-integrated solar electric power system, tankless water heater, high-efficiency air filtration system, whole-house water filtration system and central vacuum system.

The neighborhood has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards, including California Green Builder Residential Community of the Year in 2009 and Buyer's Choice Community of the Year for both San Diego County and overall Southern California in 2009.
As part of the Pacific Highlands Ranch master-planned community, Manzanita Trail is located in one of northern San Diego County's largest coastal sites, just east of Carmel Valley with easy access to Interstates 5 and 15 and Highway 56. Residents of this premier community may enjoy a number of thoughtfully planned and proposed amenities, including an expanse of preserved habitat and a state-of-the-art private recreation center with an elegant clubhouse, swimming pool, spa, fitness center, barbecues, and children's water play area.

For more information visit http://www.pardeehomes.com/Manzanita_Trail or call (858) 509-3901. The sales office is located at 6190 Valerian Vista Place, San Diego 92130. From I-5 take 56 east to Carmel Valley Road and go north. Turn left at Zinnia Hills and follow the signs to the Manzanita Trail sales office.