New Homes Beyond the Bay

Resort-style living in El Dorado Hills Lennar Sacra- mento's line of Heri- tage communities is designed with active adult homebuyers in mind, age 55 and better. With two Heri- tage communities with model homes open to tour at Heritage Placer Vineyards and Heri- tage El Dorado Hills, homebuyers in search of a resort-style and 55+ lifestyle now have plenty of options in the greater Sacramento area. "We've really focused on what active adults want out of a new home and we've incorporated these features through our Thoughtful Design program, as well as floor plans and amenities offered at all our Heri- tage communities," says Michelle Velky, division president of Lennar Sacramento. "We also know that a vibrant and social lifestyle is crucial to the needs of active adult buyers, which is why we've designed our communities with incredible amenities, parks, trails, and open space." Heritage Placer Vineyards is Lennar's newest 55+ community. Located in Roseville, it features three collections of single-story homes for sale, as well as two future clubhouses with both indoor and outdoor recreation facilities designed for 55+ home- owners. Home sizes range from approxi- mately 1,260 to 2,993 square feet at this gated community. The two future club- houses will sit atop approximately 5,000 square feet each. Newly opened The Forum is the community's fitness and wellness center with 6 acres that includes a fitness center, sports courts, an enclosed pool, lawn area, covered patio, and more. The future planned social clubhouse, The Palazzo, will include meeting and activity rooms, a gathering room, catering kitchen, reception area, and more. Lennar's well- established Heritage El Dorado Hills offers new homes for sale from its Mosaic collection, with four distinctive single- story designs that range from approximately 1,504 to 1,784 square feet. Heritage El Dorado Hills also features two recreation centers, The Resort and The Retreat, offering residents 15,000 square feet of amenities such as club rooms, tennis, pickle and bocce ball courts, multiple swimming pools, entertainment areas, outdoor fire pits, and more. Lennar Sacramento offers their Thoughtful Design program at all Heritage communities to meet the needs of today's active adults. Created with changing lifestyle needs in mind, Thought- ful Design consists of a series of interior and exterior details that blend comfort, style, and promote functionality. Some of these distinctive features include illuminated addresses, wider door- ways and hallways, higher ceilings, spacious kitchen and lower appli- ance designs, extra light- ing and windows for enhanced light, showers with roll-in access and hand-held accessories, reinforced backing in the bathrooms for future handrail placement, raised electrical outlets, and so much more! Additionally — every Lennar home, active adult or not — also enjoys a high level of standard features at no additional cost with the signature Everything's Included program. Notable items include quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and more. To learn more, visit lennar.com/sacramento today. Content provided by Lennar Sacramento Enjoy this resort-style clubhouse located in El Dorado Hills. It features tennis courts, pools, picnic tables, bocce ball courts and much more. the Sonoma County trail system for walking and cycling. Grove Village is only a few miles from the train and even closer to schools, dining and a locally owned market. A nearby shopping area within walking distance makes for easy get- togethers at the coffee shop or an independently owned pizza parlor, ice cream shop, taqueria and Chinese restaurant. Cohousing builds collaborative lifestyle There's much to be said for people support- ing their local businesses, community members helping each other, neighborhoods working to maintain lifestyles they appreciate and generations forming communities. The philosophy behind cohousing builds on these virtues of Euro- pean tradition that has gained popularity across California in recent years. Jane Mueller, a found- ing member of Mission Peak Cohousing at Mission Peak Village in Fremont, provides a look into how cohousing works. "Cohousing is a life- style and a real estate transaction that forms intentional communi- ties," says Mueller. "We like to joke at Mission Peak Village, you join a community and get a free house with it!" She explains that Mission Peak Village is a condominium complex slated to have 32 private, fully equipped residential units owned by multi- generational neighbors who share a robust suite of amenities and a self- defined culture. Among the shared amenities beyond the private homes is a club- house called a common house with an exercise room and guest rooms. The interior courtyard has space for barbe- cues, fire pit relaxation, children's play and a garden. While each private condominium has its own kitchen, the common house includes a large, high-end kitchen for occasional shared meals and added conve- nience and cost savings per owner. "Mission Peak Village is a great big U-shaped complex with a garden in the middle, so people's units can look out to the common spaces," Mueller says. "We'll even have a workspace in the common house so that people who work remotely have a quiet place to go." "We'll have a mix of generations by design," Mueller adds. "Cohousing works best when we have people from all stages of life. We've learned from other cohousing commu- nities that you never have to worry if you don't have big plans for the holidays; there's always someone to share time with here." A model of coopera- tion is central to cohous- ing. For example, one afternoon a set of parents may take work calls from the workspace while other residents who are retirees watch their chil- dren for a while. Another day, those young parents may offer tech assistance or help with heavy labor to those neighbors who occasionally babysit. The complex is built in partnership with Cohousing Solutions, a cohousing development consulting agency, acting as a conduit between the community members and the city, developer UD+P and Berkeley- based Gunkel Architec- ture, whose principal has not only designed cohousing communities but also resided in one. Mission Peak Village will sit within an estab- lished family neighbor- hood close to schools, transit, shopping, dining and the farmers market. Members hope to break ground in 2024. "We're near Fremont Central Park and its walking trails," Muel- ler says. "And we don't expect to be an enclave; we expect to be friends with the neighbors around us as well." To learn more, prospective buyers who are interested in joining Mission Peak Village's cohousing group can ask questions in live, online introductions attended by several members. Following that, inter- ested members can attend a neighborhood walk before a mutual decision to become equity partners in the community. Wherever families want to live in and beyond the bay, build- ers and communities are ready with contemporary comforts for every gener- ation in the home. New Homes from page 4 Photo courtesy of Signature Homes This multigenerational kitchen is part of the Plan 2 model at Cardiff in River Islands in Lathrop. move up to a higher standard of living. Photography is for presentation purposes only. Information, specifications, availability, & dimensions subject to change without notice. Marketed by Aldridge Brokerage, Inc. 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