[quote=pardee]Located above Sorrento Valley on the mesas and hills that overlook the natural canyons of Los Peñasquitos Canyon, Sorrento Heights is planned to bring 113 energy-efficient homes to the area. Pricing will be from the high $600,000s.
Sorrento Heights by Pardee Homes will offer home shoppers sophisticated, single-family detached homes available in three floor plans with four bedrooms, two and one-half to three baths and approximately 2,155 to 2,509 square feet. Interior features will include granite kitchen countertops, stainless steel kitchen appliances and the option of an outdoor room (per plan) complete with covered patio, lighting and media outlets. Spanish, French Cottage and Traditional styled architecture will accent the homes in this hillside neighborhood.[/quote]
Wow, starting from the high $600k for a 2100 sq-ft house. That’s over $200k higher than comparable house/lot built in the 90s.
I’d be very interested to see what the Mello Roos and HOA will end up being. I wager that the monthly payments will feel more like the payment on a high-700K house (with no MR/HOA).
Mira Mesa doesn’t have any Mello Roos. I suspect the HOA will be below $100 since there isn’t any community amenities. HOA for surrounding developments to take care of the exterior are around $35-50.
BTW, if the future Lopez Canyon Way is any where close to the current Lopez Canyon Trail, these homes will fly off the shelf as it would actually be possible to bike to Qualcomm.
Based on the picture they posted on their Facebook, it looks like it has good turn out. Let’s see how well they’ll sell. The condo they’re building across the street will sell for starting in the high $300k and they’re only around 900 sq-ft.
Just came back from there, Plan 1 was the best layout out of the three… i like that there is not formal living room, which makes the kitchen/family room combo feel alot bigger.
Also the cover patio option is a great addition, great use of space and makes the appeal of the home much more inviting…
pricing for plan one was around 650k.
Sales agent lady told me HOA sb around 180 (for common area and a mini park like area)…which means u don’t get squat…$180 x 130-140 homes… = a whole lot of money….
I just came back from there too. Man, it’s a zoo there, even on the second day. If the turn out can be trusted, I think sdr is right on this one, they’ll have no problem selling them at this price. I was not impressed considering the price, but different stroke for different folks. I like plan 3 the best. I didn’t like the fact that they don’t have full bath down stairs and no formal living room. I don’t like the fact that they don’t have 20+ feet ceiling in the entry and formal family room either. I did like the 12′ double sliding door to the back yard and the covered patio area.
The other problem I saw with these models is the quality of the cabinets. It’s horribly cheap. Even RTA are of much higher quality than these. They put their money on shiny GE Monogram appliances in the model to bring in the oohs and aahs, but the cabinets are cheap. The showers are still using white ceramic tiles.
all this is funded by funny money qc stock…So let’s hope the we see some support starting this week..QC is at $57/share which hopefully is considered dirt cheap.
Yup, you can clearly see the paper thin laminates rough edges in the cabinets. There are already dents and cracks in some of them.
The patios you see in #2 and #3 are options which could push the price beyond $700K.
The Master Bedrooms are a little small.
I like the Master Bathrooms.
[quote=AN]The other problem I saw with these models is the quality of the cabinets. It’s horribly cheap. Even RTA are of much higher quality than these. They put their money on shiny GE Monogram appliances in the model to bring in the oohs and aahs, but the cabinets are cheap. The showers are still using white ceramic tiles.[/quote]
