Standard Pacific Homes in Santee Still Overpriced?

[Anonymous]

PKMAN,

How are you liking your new home?

My wife and I just signed papers on the very last model Canopy 6 home. Yes, the old constructions, but it seemed like an ideal floor plan / size / price / location for us to start a new family since we just found out my wife is pregnant.

There was absolutely no deal making with Brook! Take it or leave it was the attitude. Kind of sucks, but we will see.

We will be closing escrow in 30 days or less since the home has been completed since October.

Only here did I find out the truth about the expansion of the upstairs MB to include a separate tub. This was the only thing my wife felt was missing from the home.

Let me know what you think of your new place, especially since we are in the window of cancellation without loosing our ernest money.

[CA renter]

Congrats on the pregnancy, Unixed! 🙂

[CA renter]

Congrats on the pregnancy, Unixed! 🙂

[CA renter]

Congrats on the pregnancy, Unixed! 🙂

[CA renter]

Congrats on the pregnancy, Unixed! 🙂

[CA renter]

Congrats on the pregnancy, Unixed! 🙂

[PKMAN]

Unixed, we moved in Friday and are loving it already. For us in Stoney Creek (single detached), one of the only bad things is that the driveway is too short and Brooke says HOA may implement no parking on driveway if the vehicle will block any part of the sidewalk. But I talked to a few neighbors and they all oppose it so it probably won’t pass the vote.

If you’re buying the Plan 6 model home and will close in 30 days, that means the existing office will be converted back into garage. I wonder where the sales office will be located then, since StanPac still has an entirely new phase to sell?

I really liked Plan 6 and was seriously considering it. The model home is nice and fully furnished (do you get to keep all the furniture?) but there are a few quirks that I didn’t like, such as the location of the media cabinet (I would put in on the wall where the small desk is) and the downstairs pool room (I would like to have it as 2 separate bedrooms). I also didn’t like the carpet and wood floor selection. However these are strictly personal opinions and I’m sure you’ve visited the model home enough times to feel comfortable living in it. It will have great lighting, as the east side is the community entrance with wide spacing.

I’m not surprised that Brooke wasn’t very flexible on pricing since I heard that the new phase is doing quite well. I guess more people are realizing that this is a great community and these townhouses are huge! Very rarely do you find townhouses over 2,000sqft and such a nice community. The Morningside townhouses south of Mission Gorge Rd. are smaller and the community is not as nice. The Northstar townhouses at Skyranch are also smaller and the community layout is much more cramped. I hated the “C” shape cluster of homes, make for poor lighting and inconvenient entry/exit for cars. Both communities also have higher HOA fee (Northstar has MR as well).

Overall the Canopy Park townhouses are about the biggest and nicest ones you can find right now. If you’re getting a great deal on the model home, I’d congratulate you and welcome you to the neighborhood. But if the price isn’t that much more attractive (bear in mind all the upgrades you’re getting vs. “naked” home), you should consider getting the new Plan 6. By the way, Stoney Creek also has 2 Plan 1 left. It’s smaller than Plan 6 but you’re not sharing wall with neighbor. Both Plan 1 are upgraded with numerous goodies and maybe StanPac is more motivated to sell.

Good Luck!

[PKMAN]

Unixed, we moved in Friday and are loving it already. For us in Stoney Creek (single detached), one of the only bad things is that the driveway is too short and Brooke says HOA may implement no parking on driveway if the vehicle will block any part of the sidewalk. But I talked to a few neighbors and they all oppose it so it probably won’t pass the vote.

If you’re buying the Plan 6 model home and will close in 30 days, that means the existing office will be converted back into garage. I wonder where the sales office will be located then, since StanPac still has an entirely new phase to sell?

I really liked Plan 6 and was seriously considering it. The model home is nice and fully furnished (do you get to keep all the furniture?) but there are a few quirks that I didn’t like, such as the location of the media cabinet (I would put in on the wall where the small desk is) and the downstairs pool room (I would like to have it as 2 separate bedrooms). I also didn’t like the carpet and wood floor selection. However these are strictly personal opinions and I’m sure you’ve visited the model home enough times to feel comfortable living in it. It will have great lighting, as the east side is the community entrance with wide spacing.

I’m not surprised that Brooke wasn’t very flexible on pricing since I heard that the new phase is doing quite well. I guess more people are realizing that this is a great community and these townhouses are huge! Very rarely do you find townhouses over 2,000sqft and such a nice community. The Morningside townhouses south of Mission Gorge Rd. are smaller and the community is not as nice. The Northstar townhouses at Skyranch are also smaller and the community layout is much more cramped. I hated the “C” shape cluster of homes, make for poor lighting and inconvenient entry/exit for cars. Both communities also have higher HOA fee (Northstar has MR as well).

Overall the Canopy Park townhouses are about the biggest and nicest ones you can find right now. If you’re getting a great deal on the model home, I’d congratulate you and welcome you to the neighborhood. But if the price isn’t that much more attractive (bear in mind all the upgrades you’re getting vs. “naked” home), you should consider getting the new Plan 6. By the way, Stoney Creek also has 2 Plan 1 left. It’s smaller than Plan 6 but you’re not sharing wall with neighbor. Both Plan 1 are upgraded with numerous goodies and maybe StanPac is more motivated to sell.

Good Luck!

[PKMAN]

Unixed, we moved in Friday and are loving it already. For us in Stoney Creek (single detached), one of the only bad things is that the driveway is too short and Brooke says HOA may implement no parking on driveway if the vehicle will block any part of the sidewalk. But I talked to a few neighbors and they all oppose it so it probably won’t pass the vote.

If you’re buying the Plan 6 model home and will close in 30 days, that means the existing office will be converted back into garage. I wonder where the sales office will be located then, since StanPac still has an entirely new phase to sell?

I really liked Plan 6 and was seriously considering it. The model home is nice and fully furnished (do you get to keep all the furniture?) but there are a few quirks that I didn’t like, such as the location of the media cabinet (I would put in on the wall where the small desk is) and the downstairs pool room (I would like to have it as 2 separate bedrooms). I also didn’t like the carpet and wood floor selection. However these are strictly personal opinions and I’m sure you’ve visited the model home enough times to feel comfortable living in it. It will have great lighting, as the east side is the community entrance with wide spacing.

I’m not surprised that Brooke wasn’t very flexible on pricing since I heard that the new phase is doing quite well. I guess more people are realizing that this is a great community and these townhouses are huge! Very rarely do you find townhouses over 2,000sqft and such a nice community. The Morningside townhouses south of Mission Gorge Rd. are smaller and the community is not as nice. The Northstar townhouses at Skyranch are also smaller and the community layout is much more cramped. I hated the “C” shape cluster of homes, make for poor lighting and inconvenient entry/exit for cars. Both communities also have higher HOA fee (Northstar has MR as well).

Overall the Canopy Park townhouses are about the biggest and nicest ones you can find right now. If you’re getting a great deal on the model home, I’d congratulate you and welcome you to the neighborhood. But if the price isn’t that much more attractive (bear in mind all the upgrades you’re getting vs. “naked” home), you should consider getting the new Plan 6. By the way, Stoney Creek also has 2 Plan 1 left. It’s smaller than Plan 6 but you’re not sharing wall with neighbor. Both Plan 1 are upgraded with numerous goodies and maybe StanPac is more motivated to sell.

Good Luck!

[PKMAN]

Unixed, we moved in Friday and are loving it already. For us in Stoney Creek (single detached), one of the only bad things is that the driveway is too short and Brooke says HOA may implement no parking on driveway if the vehicle will block any part of the sidewalk. But I talked to a few neighbors and they all oppose it so it probably won’t pass the vote.

If you’re buying the Plan 6 model home and will close in 30 days, that means the existing office will be converted back into garage. I wonder where the sales office will be located then, since StanPac still has an entirely new phase to sell?

I really liked Plan 6 and was seriously considering it. The model home is nice and fully furnished (do you get to keep all the furniture?) but there are a few quirks that I didn’t like, such as the location of the media cabinet (I would put in on the wall where the small desk is) and the downstairs pool room (I would like to have it as 2 separate bedrooms). I also didn’t like the carpet and wood floor selection. However these are strictly personal opinions and I’m sure you’ve visited the model home enough times to feel comfortable living in it. It will have great lighting, as the east side is the community entrance with wide spacing.

I’m not surprised that Brooke wasn’t very flexible on pricing since I heard that the new phase is doing quite well. I guess more people are realizing that this is a great community and these townhouses are huge! Very rarely do you find townhouses over 2,000sqft and such a nice community. The Morningside townhouses south of Mission Gorge Rd. are smaller and the community is not as nice. The Northstar townhouses at Skyranch are also smaller and the community layout is much more cramped. I hated the “C” shape cluster of homes, make for poor lighting and inconvenient entry/exit for cars. Both communities also have higher HOA fee (Northstar has MR as well).

Overall the Canopy Park townhouses are about the biggest and nicest ones you can find right now. If you’re getting a great deal on the model home, I’d congratulate you and welcome you to the neighborhood. But if the price isn’t that much more attractive (bear in mind all the upgrades you’re getting vs. “naked” home), you should consider getting the new Plan 6. By the way, Stoney Creek also has 2 Plan 1 left. It’s smaller than Plan 6 but you’re not sharing wall with neighbor. Both Plan 1 are upgraded with numerous goodies and maybe StanPac is more motivated to sell.

Good Luck!

[PKMAN]

Unixed, we moved in Friday and are loving it already. For us in Stoney Creek (single detached), one of the only bad things is that the driveway is too short and Brooke says HOA may implement no parking on driveway if the vehicle will block any part of the sidewalk. But I talked to a few neighbors and they all oppose it so it probably won’t pass the vote.

If you’re buying the Plan 6 model home and will close in 30 days, that means the existing office will be converted back into garage. I wonder where the sales office will be located then, since StanPac still has an entirely new phase to sell?

I really liked Plan 6 and was seriously considering it. The model home is nice and fully furnished (do you get to keep all the furniture?) but there are a few quirks that I didn’t like, such as the location of the media cabinet (I would put in on the wall where the small desk is) and the downstairs pool room (I would like to have it as 2 separate bedrooms). I also didn’t like the carpet and wood floor selection. However these are strictly personal opinions and I’m sure you’ve visited the model home enough times to feel comfortable living in it. It will have great lighting, as the east side is the community entrance with wide spacing.

I’m not surprised that Brooke wasn’t very flexible on pricing since I heard that the new phase is doing quite well. I guess more people are realizing that this is a great community and these townhouses are huge! Very rarely do you find townhouses over 2,000sqft and such a nice community. The Morningside townhouses south of Mission Gorge Rd. are smaller and the community is not as nice. The Northstar townhouses at Skyranch are also smaller and the community layout is much more cramped. I hated the “C” shape cluster of homes, make for poor lighting and inconvenient entry/exit for cars. Both communities also have higher HOA fee (Northstar has MR as well).

Overall the Canopy Park townhouses are about the biggest and nicest ones you can find right now. If you’re getting a great deal on the model home, I’d congratulate you and welcome you to the neighborhood. But if the price isn’t that much more attractive (bear in mind all the upgrades you’re getting vs. “naked” home), you should consider getting the new Plan 6. By the way, Stoney Creek also has 2 Plan 1 left. It’s smaller than Plan 6 but you’re not sharing wall with neighbor. Both Plan 1 are upgraded with numerous goodies and maybe StanPac is more motivated to sell.

Good Luck!

[SDEngineer]

I believe Unixed isn’t talking about buying the actual model of the Plan 6 homes – there was one left of the Plan 6 homes in the original phase (the final home in that half of the development available). Pretty sure that’s the one he’s talking about. We looked at it before we decided to wait for the new phase, and it’s got a really nice location in the complex, however, we decided that the interior space was more important to us than the nicer view that unit had.

We looked at the Model 1’s in the SFR development as well, but decided that a small driveway and back yard weren’t worth it to us in comparison to the much larger “family area” in the Plan 6’s. That’s the big reason we’re buying the Plan 6 ourselves is that we really liked the layout of the main living floor – tons of space to entertain in, and my wife loves the huge kitchen.

BTW, we are going to be doing what you were thinking of doing – our entertainment center will be along the small wall in the family room, which allows us to lay out the rest of the room with a nice home theatre style loveseat and sofa along the back and side walls, and still be open to the kitchen/nook area. We think that’ll give it a much more “open” feel than the model has in that area of the home.

We’ve gone back and looked through our unit a couple of times over the past month, and have been quite impressed with the build quality going into them – all copper plumbing, with the exception of waste pipes, which are cast iron, and the sprinkler system (CPVC, which we don’t mind, since it’s only carrying cold water at constant pressure). Subflooring seems excellent – even with only just the plywood in, there’s no squeaks or give in the upper floors.

Cheers,

SD Engineer

[SDEngineer]

I believe Unixed isn’t talking about buying the actual model of the Plan 6 homes – there was one left of the Plan 6 homes in the original phase (the final home in that half of the development available). Pretty sure that’s the one he’s talking about. We looked at it before we decided to wait for the new phase, and it’s got a really nice location in the complex, however, we decided that the interior space was more important to us than the nicer view that unit had.

We looked at the Model 1’s in the SFR development as well, but decided that a small driveway and back yard weren’t worth it to us in comparison to the much larger “family area” in the Plan 6’s. That’s the big reason we’re buying the Plan 6 ourselves is that we really liked the layout of the main living floor – tons of space to entertain in, and my wife loves the huge kitchen.

BTW, we are going to be doing what you were thinking of doing – our entertainment center will be along the small wall in the family room, which allows us to lay out the rest of the room with a nice home theatre style loveseat and sofa along the back and side walls, and still be open to the kitchen/nook area. We think that’ll give it a much more “open” feel than the model has in that area of the home.

We’ve gone back and looked through our unit a couple of times over the past month, and have been quite impressed with the build quality going into them – all copper plumbing, with the exception of waste pipes, which are cast iron, and the sprinkler system (CPVC, which we don’t mind, since it’s only carrying cold water at constant pressure). Subflooring seems excellent – even with only just the plywood in, there’s no squeaks or give in the upper floors.

Cheers,

SD Engineer

[SDEngineer]

I believe Unixed isn’t talking about buying the actual model of the Plan 6 homes – there was one left of the Plan 6 homes in the original phase (the final home in that half of the development available). Pretty sure that’s the one he’s talking about. We looked at it before we decided to wait for the new phase, and it’s got a really nice location in the complex, however, we decided that the interior space was more important to us than the nicer view that unit had.

We looked at the Model 1’s in the SFR development as well, but decided that a small driveway and back yard weren’t worth it to us in comparison to the much larger “family area” in the Plan 6’s. That’s the big reason we’re buying the Plan 6 ourselves is that we really liked the layout of the main living floor – tons of space to entertain in, and my wife loves the huge kitchen.

BTW, we are going to be doing what you were thinking of doing – our entertainment center will be along the small wall in the family room, which allows us to lay out the rest of the room with a nice home theatre style loveseat and sofa along the back and side walls, and still be open to the kitchen/nook area. We think that’ll give it a much more “open” feel than the model has in that area of the home.

We’ve gone back and looked through our unit a couple of times over the past month, and have been quite impressed with the build quality going into them – all copper plumbing, with the exception of waste pipes, which are cast iron, and the sprinkler system (CPVC, which we don’t mind, since it’s only carrying cold water at constant pressure). Subflooring seems excellent – even with only just the plywood in, there’s no squeaks or give in the upper floors.

Cheers,

SD Engineer

[SDEngineer]

I believe Unixed isn’t talking about buying the actual model of the Plan 6 homes – there was one left of the Plan 6 homes in the original phase (the final home in that half of the development available). Pretty sure that’s the one he’s talking about. We looked at it before we decided to wait for the new phase, and it’s got a really nice location in the complex, however, we decided that the interior space was more important to us than the nicer view that unit had.

We looked at the Model 1’s in the SFR development as well, but decided that a small driveway and back yard weren’t worth it to us in comparison to the much larger “family area” in the Plan 6’s. That’s the big reason we’re buying the Plan 6 ourselves is that we really liked the layout of the main living floor – tons of space to entertain in, and my wife loves the huge kitchen.

BTW, we are going to be doing what you were thinking of doing – our entertainment center will be along the small wall in the family room, which allows us to lay out the rest of the room with a nice home theatre style loveseat and sofa along the back and side walls, and still be open to the kitchen/nook area. We think that’ll give it a much more “open” feel than the model has in that area of the home.

We’ve gone back and looked through our unit a couple of times over the past month, and have been quite impressed with the build quality going into them – all copper plumbing, with the exception of waste pipes, which are cast iron, and the sprinkler system (CPVC, which we don’t mind, since it’s only carrying cold water at constant pressure). Subflooring seems excellent – even with only just the plywood in, there’s no squeaks or give in the upper floors.

Cheers,

SD Engineer

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