LivingSmart Homes Parkside by Pardee Homes Takes Gold Award for Best Architectural Design at The Nationals Homebuilding Conference

SAN DIEGO, CA, February 15, 2013 (Press-News.org) A Gold Award in the 2012 Nationals Awards is the most recent testimonial to Pardee Homes' sustained track record of market-responsive new home designs. LivingSmart Homes Parkside Plan 3 in Lake Elsinore took a Gold Award for detached housing design of 1,500 to 2,500 square feet. The Nationals highlight the annual International Building Show (IBS), sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders, and were held January 22 in Las Vegas.

"The judges noted how well this design maximizes a compact plan size to create an inviting and affordable home," said Lisa Parrish, judging chair. "It's practical, versatile and stylish and was the clear winner in its category."

The NAHB Nationals pay tribute to superior sales and marketing achievements for homebuilders and represent the nation's largest competition for new homes sales and marketing professionals and communities. LivingSmart Homes Parkside was designed by Bassenian/Lagoni Architects of Newport Beach.

LivingSmart Homes Parkside successfully combines eco-friendly features with versatile living in three floor plans with three to four bedrooms, two and one-half to three baths and approximately 1,630 to 1,919 square feet. The floor plans are thoughtfully designed with welcoming entries, dramatic interior spaces, gourmet kitchens with slab granite countertops, General Electric stainless steel finish appliances and large walk-in closets in the master bedrooms. Pardee Homes offers a selection of design packages for LivingSmart Homes Parkside with choices that make it easy to personalize the home. Also included, is the LivingSmart package of standard and optional features help reduce energy use and utility bills and conserve water usage.

This new neighborhood of two-story, detached homes is priced from the $180,000s to the very low $200,000s. Parkside is one of five active neighborhoods in Pardee's Inland Empire market, where the company celebrates more than a decade of activity in its Canyon Hills master-planned community, renowned for open space and recreational amenities, quality schools and a range of housing choices. In April 2013, the company will add Meadow Ridge at Canyon Hills to its new home roster and open LivingSmart Homes Sundance in Beaumont.

Pardee Homes is recognized for its superior master-planning concepts, quality homes, responsive customer service and dedication to the educational and civic goals of the communities in which it builds. The company's many awards honor design and planning, and commitment to greener and more sustainable new home development. Visit http://www.pardeehomes.com