Pardee Homes' Manzanita Trail in Coastal-close North San Diego County Offers Options for Downsizing

SAN DIEGO, CA, March 18, 2011 (Press-News.org) Home shoppers who want the bigger bedroom count, but not the responsibilities of a big yard, have two great choices at Pardee Homes' Manzanita Trail in Pacific Highlands Ranch. The classic front porch designed Plan 1 and Plan 2 homes each have four bedrooms and very manageable side courtyards that help free the homeowner from yard work. Residents at Manzanita Trail also enjoy all the benefits of living within walking distance to the private Pacific Highlands Ranch Recreation Center.

Families like the McSherrys, who have four children, were thrilled to downsize from their 3,500+ square foot home, and settle into their brand new Plan 2 home at Manzanita Trail. "The floor plan is perfect for our family," said Kimberley McSherry. "The layout is great, allowing for plenty of privacy, and we think that the alley-load design is great for children. The side courtyard is convenient and the street scene, with no driveways, means the children can play outside without the worry of cars coming in and out of driveways."

It didn't take long for the McSherry children to settle in and discover the fun of the Pacific Highlands Ranch Recreation Center. The resort-like facility, which has a swimming pool, spa, fitness center and children's water play area, turned out to be a great place to make new friends. "The recreation center is just one more reason why we are so happy with our move to Manzanita Trail," said Kimberley McSherry.

The McSherrys are equally as pleased with the quality of their new home. They feel the level of construction is very good, and are thrilled with the upgrades they selected from the Pardee Design Center. "We knew exactly what we wanted in a new home, and selected many upgrades, including wood flooring and upgraded flooring in the kitchen and bathrooms," said Michael McSherry. "The flooring packages allowed us to get a great deal and realize even more value in our home purchase. Together, with the super service from sales to design to construction, we couldn't be happier. The Pardee sales team was extremely flexible and patient as we navigated the sale of our former home, which fell out of escrow three times before it sold."

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.

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. For more information visit 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.