Last Chance to Buy New at Pardee Homes' Manzanita Trail in Pacific Highlands Ranch; New Courtyard Homees Feature Rear-Entry Garages, Side Courtyards in Coastal North San Diego County

SAN DIEGO, CA, June 09, 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, where the final homes are now selling. This collection of new homes includes two classic courtyard-oriented floor plans, both have four bedrooms and very manageable side courtyards that help free the homeowner from yard work.

"Time is running out to buy a new home at beautiful Manzanita Trail," said Rachel Collins Director of Sales for Pardee Homes. "We are now selling our final phases, which include the very popular Plans 1 and 2, with their charming front porch entries. The inviting street scene created by these classic homes is a welcome change to traditional neighborhoods because the garages are in the rear of the homes."

Priced from the high $600,000s, Manzanita Trail appeals to a variety of homebuyers by offering 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 and a welcoming facade that creates an inviting entry with 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 the option for a three-bay garage in lieu of the garage workshop. 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, the interior courtyard creates even more outdoor living space adjacent to 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 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 Collins. " 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.

Residents at Manzanita Trail enjoy all the benefits of living within walking distance to the private, state-of-the-art Pacific Highlands Ranch Recreation Center, with its beautiful resort-style swimming pool, fitness facility, children's water play, community room, and barbeque and patio areas.

Pacific Highlands Ranch has so much to offer families, and topping this list is access to some of the best school districts in San Diego including schools in the Solana Beach School District and the San Dieguito Union High School District. Additionally, there are private schools in the area, such as Cathedral Catholic High School.

As part of the Pacific Highlands Ranch master-planned community, Manzanita Trail is located in one of northern San Diego County's largest coastal-close 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 or (858) 342-8797. The sales office is located at 13587 Lopelia Meadows 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.