Pacific Highlands Ranch in North San Diego County Meets Needs of Growing Family; Manzanita Trail by Pardee Homes was the Right Choice for the Glenn Family

SAN DIEGO, CA, April 03, 2011 (Press-News.org) The Glenn family is happily settled into their second new home at Pacific Highlands Ranch with the recent purchase of Plan 4 home at Manzanita Trail. This former Scripps Ranch family made the move to the coastal-close master planned community several years ago where they bought at Pardee Homes' Portico. As their needs grew, and their two sons did too, they were ready for a move to Manzanita Trail, also built by Pardee Homes.

"We wanted a bigger house and a yard, so we were first on the waiting list when Manzanita Trail opened for sale two years ago," said Annie Glenn, who along with her husband, Chris, loves their new, two-story house. "This is our dream home," she added. "We love the layout of the rooms, the yard size and the fact that we are living in a home that is energy-efficient. We are very happy with all that Pardee has done to make green living an integral part of our new home."

There are many reasons the Glenn family originally chose Pacific Highlands Ranch, including the schools and community, but the location was important too for these local business owners. With three retail stores at Seaport Village and a new store, a second Urban Girl Accessories set to open soon in downtown Del Mar, they are freeway close. "Pacific Highlands Ranch is so convenient for working downtown, and the community is amazing. The kids can play safely outside and the schools are great," said Glenn.

Pacific Highlands Ranch 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. Currently, there is one new home neighborhood now selling in Pacific Highlands Ranch--Manzanita Trail. Another new neighborhood, Hampton Lane, is scheduled to open in May.

Manzanita Trail is priced from the high $600,000s and 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 the available 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 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.

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.