Oakmont by Ryland Homes at Beacon Park
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ps99472
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Plan 1 Model
Plan 2 Model
Plan 3 Model
Bigger Site plan:
Plan 3:
So looks like the plan 3 is the one to get. It was ok to me, and way better than the plan 1 and 2 mutants at table 9. High ceiling entrance, 'O' layout, garage entry near kitchen, double CA room/patio with the rear roll up garage entry is kinda cool, and a decent sized upstairs loft. Here are my nitpicks though for plan 3: kitchen counter space, the 'stuck out' nook layout which makes the smaller yard even smaller, upstairs laundry borders master, and probably the worst of all: bad lot picks in the overall site plan. Lot 37 is the biggest plan 3 but it doesn't face the street and stuck on a pseudo motorcourt with its neighbor. The only decent plan 3's are the two on Tandem but you'll get almost no yard with those lots. Lot 35 is the only one I would consider. 1 lot out of 49, not very good odds.
Plan 2 Model
Plan 3 Model
Bigger Site plan:
Plan 3:
So looks like the plan 3 is the one to get. It was ok to me, and way better than the plan 1 and 2 mutants at table 9. High ceiling entrance, 'O' layout, garage entry near kitchen, double CA room/patio with the rear roll up garage entry is kinda cool, and a decent sized upstairs loft. Here are my nitpicks though for plan 3: kitchen counter space, the 'stuck out' nook layout which makes the smaller yard even smaller, upstairs laundry borders master, and probably the worst of all: bad lot picks in the overall site plan. Lot 37 is the biggest plan 3 but it doesn't face the street and stuck on a pseudo motorcourt with its neighbor. The only decent plan 3's are the two on Tandem but you'll get almost no yard with those lots. Lot 35 is the only one I would consider. 1 lot out of 49, not very good odds.
Perspective
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The rear roll-up garage door is interesting. It would eliminate a lot of storage space in the garage, but might be pretty cool for kids' parties. You could better avoid kids and parents trampling through your house by having the driveway and garage car-free with a wide opening through the back of the garage to the backyard.
OC troll
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ps9 said:
This Bertazzoni range/oven is $10,499!!
It was in the plan 3 Oakmont model, really caught the eye. Great, now I gotta have one....
I was there yesterday, they have a semi-sales rep sitting in each model to greet and answer questions. Each one mentioned that the Thermadore fridge and Italian stove/cook top is included. Hard to believe. Has anyone else heard the same?
Irvine Fanatic said:ps9 said:
This Bertazzoni range/oven is $10,499!!
It was in the plan 3 Oakmont model, really caught the eye. Great, now I gotta have one....
I was there yesterday, they have a semi-sales rep sitting in each model to greet and answer questions. Each one mentioned that the Thermadore fridge and Italian stove/cook top is included. Hard to believe. Has anyone else heard the same?
I was there yesterday too. Yup, sales reps in every model. Didn't care for them there, although they were relatively unobtrusive. I also heard him say that the stoves are standard; didn't hear about the fridge.
Didn't really care for these models. I had been through Torrey immediately before and these felt really small.
LongIrvine
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Wife and I have been interested in Oakmont and Juniper, however, we're waiting for the larger lots which are later phases. So would concur, self fulfilling.
LongIrvine said:
I'm surprised how poorly Juniper is selling. The largest model, Walnut, is rather nice. The price also seems reasonable. I know folks here complain about the small lots in the early phases, but 15 feet to the back wall isn't worse than any of the IPC products. Maybe the proximity to the cemetery is hurting sales after all.
aquabliss said:
They are not selling because prices are too high... regardless of whether or not this place sits on top of a toxic dump, people would likely buy these if they were priced better.
All of housing is starting to slump and I believe it has to do with the fact that prices went up too much too quickly.
bluesclues
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If 4>2, Oakmont is better than Juniper. 
Between Oakmont plan 3 and Juniper plan 1, which one will you choose? : Oakmont better floor plan, Juniper better location and elevation, and current phase bigger yard. Oakmont is $60K more....
Between Oakmont plan 3 and Juniper plan 1, which one will you choose? : Oakmont better floor plan, Juniper better location and elevation, and current phase bigger yard. Oakmont is $60K more....
So if I remember correctly they have 1 of each plan available in phase 1, and sold/pending 7 homes. PhaseII has a plan 1 and plan 2 available. I did not like any of their models when I visited before, however finally went to look at the home sites as they are move in ready at this point, surprisingly really liked plan 1 and its open feel when you enter, also really liked plan 3 because of the huge loft upstairs. plan 2 feels chopped up. The sales person mentioned they will be releasing a new phase this weekend or next week which will have 4 home sites.