Bay Area Families and Mountain House Residents Share "100% Celebration" Day of Family Activities, New Home Tours and Social Media Fun

    MOUNTAIN HOUSE, CA, May 26, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Launching a busy summer with a wonderful day of community on May 21, the village of Questa at Mountain House hosted nearly 800 Bay Area home shoppers and established residents to "100% Celebration," a family-friendly day of food, fun, photo opps and Facebook postings, plus new home model tours at Questa, the latest village of Mountain House.

Home to some 3,000 residents, Mountain House is a thriving new town east of Livermore. It prides itself on state-of-the art schools, a wealth of recreational opportunities and neighborhoods of charming and refined traditional architecture. By design, the setting recalls historic small town America, and it's a framework that fosters those congenial dynamics, a place where "neighbors become friends, friends become family and family becomes community."

Questa at Mountain House is the fourth village here. Two of its brand new home neighborhoods were showcased at "100% Celebration."

Americana by Meritage Homes celebrated its grand opening with an estimated 500 visitors to four model homes, and immediate sales response. Highlighted by the homebuilder's advanced program of green measures and features (with a unique "deconstructed" model home that takes shoppers behind the walls of the new homes here), these high-performance, energy-saving homes also deliver the style and practical, convenient function today's busy families are looking for.

"The opportunity to be part of a master plan with the amenities and scope of Mountain House is rare, and we are excited to be here with Americana," said Barry Grant, Northwest Area President for Meritage Homes. "This is truly a place you want to come to and stay, and we're sincerely pleased about bringing Americana's affordable, high-quality green homes to Bay Area families."

Home shoppers who attended "100% Celebration" also took in a preview of the upcoming Montalcino grand opening. Builder Standard Pacific Homes opened a sales trailer, and supplied plan drawings and other information in advance of the June 11 grand opening.

"We are delighted to bring our beautiful new homes to Mountain House, and to become part of a community that has established itself as a very special place to be," said Michele Joy, Standard Pacific Homes Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Mountain House has a terrific reputation for its schools, recreation and community pride, making it just the type of setting we want for the homes we offer. We're truly looking forward to our June 11 grand opening--in time for the Kite Festival!"

These expanded ownership opportunities at Mountain House translate to 5 new neighborhoods for new-home buyers to consider. In addition to Americana and Montalcino, choices include new homes offered at Antigua, Campania and Esplanade, all by Shea Homes.

Home shoppers thus have choices from among 24 designs in these single-family neighborhoods. Pricing ranges from the $200,000s to the $400,000s, for floor plans of approximately 1,870 to 3,664 square feet of living space.

And as the visitors for "100% Celebration" discovered, Mountain House provides much more than stylish, attainably priced new homes. It also addresses a key priority for family buyers: their children's schools.

Quality education in the new village of Questa starts with Questa Elementary, a centrally located K-8 school. Part of the Lammersville Elementary School District, Questa Elementary is designed to serve 750 to 850 students. A state of the art facility, the school is enhanced by an adjacent park, a core feature of open space planning at Mountain House.

Mountain House has five established parks in its approximately 750 acres of reserved open space. Giving residents multiple places to enjoy recreational and leisure time, the parks also host structured sports programs, picnics and diverse gatherings. Playgrounds, baseball diamonds, basketball courts, lighted tennis courts, bocce courts, picnic areas and biking and walking paths are among park amenities, and most parks also include multi-purpose fields.

Established amenities at Mountain House also include five parks, three state-of-the-art K-8 schools and a library. At completion, Mountain House will include 10 villages, additional K-8 schools, a high school, and a Town Center with shopping, entertainment, and dining.

From the Bay Area, take the I-580 past Livermore. Exit Mountain House Parkway. Follow signs to model home centers.

Mountain House is served by the Mountain House Community Services District (MHCSD). The developer of Questa at Mountain House is Shea Mountain House LLC. To see more of this exceptional new hometown, please visit www.MountainHouseLiving.com.

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