Final Homes Now Selling at Bridle Ridge in Carmel Country Highlands, a Popular Coastal North San Diego County Neighborhood by Pardee Homes

    SAN DIEGO, CA, July 29, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The housing market looks bright for some home buyers in coastal North San Diego County, especially those who are able to get in on the final phase releases at Pardee Homes' popular Bridle Ridge neighborhood in Carmel Country Highlands. With just 12 homes left in the current phase release and the model build out, this is definitely the time to visit and tour the three beautiful model homes.

"The ridgetop setting is just one of the many reasons why Bridle Ridge has attracted so many savvy home shoppers," said Rachel Collins, director of sales for Pardee Homes. "A visit to our models quickly shows off all the benefits of living above Carmel Valley, where you are close to Del Mar, Torrey Pines and some of the best schools in the city. And our exclusive LivingSmart program means that these homes offer high performance, energy-saving features and options that help save money month after month."

Priced from the mid $800,000s, Bridle Ridge offers home buyers smart and sophisticated styling in a collection of three, two-story floor plans with three to five bedrooms, three bathrooms and three-bay garages. Square footage ranges 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 recycled 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 to 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.

Established in 1921, Pardee Homes is one of the largest building companies in California and noted for energy-efficient building practices, quality construction, customer satisfaction and dedication to the educational and civic goals of the communities in which it builds.

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