New Home Sales Strong at Pardee's Bridle Ridge in San Diego County; New Phase Release Scheduled for February 13th

    SAN DIEGO, CA, February 06, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The housing market looks bright for some homebuyers in coastal North San Diego County, especially those who were among the recent buyers at Pardee Homes' Bridle Ridge (www.pardeehomes.com/carmel-country-highlands/bridle-ridge/) neighborhood in Carmel Country Highlands where a recent phase sold out quickly with deposits for five new homes taken within one week. According to the builder, traffic is steady and growing as the year gets underway, offering an optimistic outlook for the new home market in 2010.

"We anticipate great interest in our next release too," said Rachel Collins, director of sales for Pardee Homes. "The next phase release of five homes will take place on February 13th and these homes, located on a coveted cul de sac, are adjacent to our very successful and luxurious Derby Hill neighborhood."

Bridle Ridge offers homebuyers smart and sophisticated styling, desirable cul-de-sac and ridgetop homesites, and a location close to the coast, shopping and some of the highest achieving schools in San Diego. As part of the Carmel Country Highlands master-planned community, residents enjoy easy access to open space, hiking trails, nearby schools, parks and a location convenient to major freeways and employment centers.

Priced from the low $800,000s, Bridle Ridge includes three, two-story floor plans with four to five bedrooms, three bathrooms and three-bay garages with square footage ranging from approximately 2,353 to 2,734 square feet. Flexible living choices make customizing easy with optional dens, bedrooms and master bedroom decks. Standard features include stately entry foyers with ceramic tile flooring, dramatic ceilings, fireplaces, media niches, dining nooks (Plans 2 and 3), luxurious master bedroom suites with walk-in closets and elegant master baths with deep soaking tubs and separate showers with clear glass enclosures. Gourmet kitchens have spacious food storage pantries and General Electric appliances including a gas cooktop, 30" built-in microwave/thermal oven and a G.E. Energy Star dishwasher.

Surrounded by over 800 acres of preserved open space, Bridle Ridge in Carmel Country Highlands features Pardee Homes' exclusive LivingSmart package of standard and optional measures that boost energy efficiency, save water, improve indoor air quality and encourage material conservation and the use of recycle and sustainable resources while also making the home environment more comfortable and efficient. Standard and optional features, including energy- efficient lighting, solar electric power and tankless water heaters, are available.

In addition to being a LivingSmart neighborhood, Bridle Ridge is a certified California Green Builder neighborhood, which means these homes offer significant improvements in energy efficiency, indoor air quality and comfort, on-site waste recycling and water and wood conservation. California Green Builder homes are designed and built to exceed Title 24 standards by at least 15% and use at least 20,000 gallons less water than similar, newly constructed 'non-green' homes.

Bridle Ridge is ideally located just minutes from I-5, UCSD, neighborhood parks, hiking trails and beaches. The community is currently served by schools in the highly rated Del Mar Unified School District and the San Dieguito Union High School District.

For more information about Bridle Ridge go to www.pardeehomes.com or call (858) 847-9392. To visit the sales office and models from I-5, take 56 east and turn right on Carmel Country Road. Take another right on Carmel Mountain Road and then make a u-turn at Canter Heights Road and then go right on Furlong Place.

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