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I believe Solaira Plaza is the subsidized senior housing.  You're talking about the construction going on to the right side of Ridge Valley after you pass the circle and before Portola Springs?  Supposed to open summer 2015.  130ish units I believe.

I am pretty sure those prices are for the model homes, the rest of the homes are sold.  One of my friends picked up a plan 1 and got a $28K credit for the design center too, not a bad deal considering all things...

Actually I was just at the model homes yesterday and the price for the plan 2 available was $1.6, with the plan 1 for $1.52.  I was actually surprised going through the models, Brookfield did a good job putting together a product quite different from other Irvine homes.  There was an open/airy...

That's a pretty good price, especially through the builder.  I went with Pacific Treasures Carlsbad Beach flooring, and we ended up paying ~$9/sq ft installed including the demolition of existing tile.  For 1200 sq ft we paid $11K with Venetian Flooring.  Of course our design center was asking...

I ran into this dilemma when we moved in April.  Built in fridges are insanely overpriced, but unfortunately there aren't many options.  All the available fridges start at the $8500 range and go up from there depending on brand.  $5-6K for the GE Monogram is actually a really good price.  Our...

Yeah, my first assessment was $193, but its has dropped each month since we moved it.  Guess more people are moving in and spreading the cost out?

Wonder if we could lobby the HOA to get it changed?  I was shocked when I found out the black walls were the actual design, thought they still needed to be finished.  They're especially bad on some of the corner lots throughout the community where the black wall actually separates your property...

We recently bought a home with Lennar and were able to negotiate the costs of the design studio options but not the builder options.  Lennar used Vintage Designs for our flooring/window covers and we were able to get ~15% off our original quote.  After our initial quote, I asked for an itemized...

Yeah, he was an older bald caucasian guy, big belly too.  He had labored breathing just walking around the store showing us the wood and my wife was creeped out by him.  He couldn't even stoop down to pick up the wood sample pieces to show us.  Even if the prices were comparable, our experience...

Yes, we definitely had these concerns.  We were told by all 3 companies that as long as we were quick to wipe up spills that it shouldn't be a problem with normal everyday use.  Of course large leaks from dishwashers/refrigerators will become a problem if they occur.  With the layout of our...

We just had our floors down in our new home in Pavilion Park with Venetian Flooring and just wanted to give a quick review of our overall experience. We wanted to do our first floor with hardwood flooring and when we went to our first design center appointment (Vintage designs), we were floored...

I'm pretty sure there are going to be different tracts across the street in the next great park development, not a repeat of the PP tracts.  From what I understand it will be higher density lower priced housing, as opposed to PP being mostly sfr and over half the tracts being 1 million plus.  I...

When we first prequalified with Rosemist in late November, we were told the list was 40ish long and just about everyone on the list was waiting for a plan 3.  They had just released phase 3 and the wife and I counted out around 12 more lots plus the model and the extra plan 3 going into the...

I saw the price sheets in the sales office today, they went up another $30-40K from the last phase for the plan 2/3.  Salesperson told me they're up ~200K from opening on the plan 3s.

I was just at Rosemist today, they have 6 more plan 3s including the model home and the extra plan 3 they are gonna build in the parking lot for the models.  Hopefully you have been on the prequal list for awhile.  To stay on topic, I was told Pulte actually sold both the plan 2/3 model homes...

I am currently shopping for a loan for April closing date and working with 2 lenders plus the in house group.  For the 2 private lenders I am working with, they both offered me 15/5 loans and one lender was even willing to do 10/10 loans.  The structure of the loans was different between the two...

Yes, if you look at the property on the other side, lot 29, it is essentially the same side sloped house up to portola.  There is basically a 5 foot setback from the home to the edge of the slope, so only enough space to use as a sideyard walking path.  The homes are set about 20 feet below the...

Congrats, I think rose mist plan 2 is an excellent choice.  We actually got a plan 2x (extra 100 sq ft in upstairs loft), completion scheduled for April.  We saw most of the models in PP, and each time we go back to visit our plan 2 model we like it more and more.  Can't wait to move in to our...