Mountain House to Celebrate June 11 Grand Opening of Standard Pacific Homes' Montalcino, Which Expands This Popular New Town's Affordable, Upscale Family Home Choices

MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CA, June 03, 2011 (Press-News.org) On Saturday, June 11, award-winning homebuilder Standard Pacific Homes will celebrate grand opening of Montalcino in the village of Questa at Mountain House--bringing four new designs to the latest village of this popular new town. Grand opening hospitality, model tours and pricing particulars at Montalcino will begin at 10 a.m. Please call 1-866-815-2444 for more details on the first purchase opportunities here.

"We are delighted to bring our beautiful new homes to Mountain House, and to become part of a community that has established itself as a very special place to be," said Michele Joy, Standard Pacific Homes Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Mountain House has a terrific reputation for its schools, recreation and community pride, making it just the type of setting we want for the homes we offer.

"We're happy to note that our June 11 grand opening is part of a terrific weekend of family fun at Mountain House," Joy added. "The annual Kite Festival and Fun Run are also on tap--great ways for our model home visitors to sample the Mountain House lifestyle!"

Priced from the high $200,000s, Montalcino homes offer from 1,957 to 2,420 square feet of living space, with 3 to 4 bedrooms and 2.5 to 3 baths. They complete a group of 5 new neighborhoods in the village of Questa at Mountain House, a thriving new town east of Livermore that is already home to some 3,000 households.

Questa at Mountain House is the fourth village here and Montalcino is the latest single-family home neighborhood here. It joins Americana, opened in late May by builder Meritage Homes. Also available are the new homes of Antigua, Campania and Esplanade, all by Shea Homes.

Home shoppers thus have quality choices from among 24 single-family designs. Pricing ranges from the $200,000s to the $400,000s, for floor plans of approximately 1,870 to 3,664 square feet of living space. With distinctive variations in plan sizes, layouts and room options, the homes respond to diverse households and buyer preferences. All are well crafted and detailed, with thoughtful design amenities and an inviting array of upgrade opportunities.

Yet as distinctive as these attainable new homes are, they are just part of the reason Mountain House has proven so desirable to family buyers from the Bay Area and other Northern California locales. They also come for quality of life, enjoying the extensive array of lifestyle advantages Mountain House offers to adults and children alike.

The community prides itself on schools, recreational opportunities and charming, neighborhoods that help create a setting that recalls historic small town America. It's a framework that fosters congenial dynamics, a place where "neighbors become friends, friends become family and family becomes community."

"The opportunity to be part of a master plan with the amenities and scope of Mountain House is rare, and we are excited to be here with Americana," said Barry Grant, Northwest Area President for Meritage Homes. "This is truly a place you want to come to and stay."

For many families, schools provide the "one reason to move" motivation to pick their new home at Mountain House. "The schools here are second to none, which is a testimony of the dedication that our teachers have, and that allows our kids to excel at a very high level in today's society," says a Mountain House resident. "Everyone helps in one way or another to improve the quality of life and increase the prosperity of our children's future."

Residents of the village of Questa at Mountain House will enroll their children in Sebastian Questa Elementary. Centrally located and enhanced by an adjacent park, this K-8 school is part of the Lammersville Elementary School District. Designed to serve 750 to 850 students, Sebastian Questa offers music, art and physical education as part of the regular curriculum, and basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, band, choir, and string ensemble. Classes and programs are structured to recognize and respect cultural diversity.

Parks are also an important focal point of life at Mountain House, which has five established parks in approximately 750 acres of reserved open space, giving residents multiple places to enjoy recreational and leisure time, structured sports programs, picnics and diverse gatherings. Playgrounds, baseball diamonds, basketball courts, lighted tennis courts, bocce courts, picnic areas and biking and walking paths are among park amenities, and most parks also include multi-purpose fields. Taking full advantage of their parks, residents use the grounds for flag football, Little League, the Mountain House Dog Club, basketball, soccer and more.

"The town is thriving on inveterate volunteers who are creating community from the ground up: youth sports, social events, interest groups of all kinds, you name it," says one resident. "A new town like ours is a rare blank slate, and people are really stepping up to create a quality of life that isn't easily found elsewhere."

Established amenities at Mountain House also include two additional K-8 schools and a library. At completion, Mountain House will include 10 villages, additional K-8 schools, a high school, and a Town Center with shopping, entertainment, and dining.

"Mountain House got its start by delivering superior ownership value at attainable pricing, and an environment that blends the best of traditional hometowns with the best of today's lifestyle amenities," said Adam Hieb, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Shea Homes Northern California. "With these new homes in the village of Questa, we continue the Mountain House tradition--welcoming incoming residents to join those who have already chosen to make their lives in this nurturing, multi-generational hometown."

Just 20 minutes from the East Bay and about an hour from San Francisco, Mountain House allows easy access to the rapidly expanding Bay Area. From the Bay Area, take the I-580 past Livermore. Exit Mountain House Parkway. Follow signs to model home centers.

Mountain House is served by the Mountain House Community Services District (MHCSD). The developer of Questa at Mountain House is Shea Mountain House LLC. To see more of this exceptional new hometown, please visit www.MountainHouseLiving.com.