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6, 2007
FOREST GROVE--Renaissance Homes has
opened a 2,000 square foot clubhouse with swimming pool
at its $132 million, 294-home Pacific Crossing here
on Goff Road just off Highway 8. At the same time, it
has put the finishing touches on the community’s
Rolf Selberg Park, an acre of trees, playground equipment
and picnic area for use by Pacific Crossing residents,
which includes the clubhouse.
Already one of the firm’s best
selling neighborhoods, Renaissance Realtor Lee Wells
said he expects the finished amenity to be popular with
people interested in what the Forest Grove planning
department describes as the area’s largest residential
development in at least 20 years.
Since opening in February, there have
been 28 sales and Wells said he expects the first six
homes to be occupied in August. Homes at Pacific Crossing,
which is Renaissance’ largest metropolitan area
neighborhood to date, range from 1,786 square feet with
two bedrooms and two baths to 4,331 square feet with
four bedrooms and 3.5 baths. Base prices range from
$379,900 to $549,900 and there is a mix of two and three
car garages. One plan is available with an optional
five-car tandem garage.
Relatively large lots ranging from
5,000 to 8,000 square feet have allowed Renaissance
to offer an unusually wide range of housing, including
single floor, master bedroom on main floor and daylight
basement models.
There has been substantial interest
in single floor and daylight basement homes. The larger
lots have allowed Renaissance to include three single
level plans of 1,786 square feet, 1,811 square feet
and 2,124 square feet, including two relatively new
designs.
Pacific Crossing’s gently rolling
topography provides “great views of the nearby
coast mountains. Our buyers really like the views and
our design center, where they can choose interior and
exterior colors, materials and features also seems to
be a big hit,” said Wells. The Renaissance Design
Center won the national gold award from the National
Association of Home Builders as best design center in
the country.
Although there has been some interest
from people new to the area, Wells said most buyers
so far have come from other west side communities, where
they also work. Some people, he said, are even commuting
to downtown Portland.
All homes are being built to Renaissance’ “Living
Green” standards under partnerships with the Earth
Advantage and Energy Star programs.
Additional information on Pacific Crossing
is available from Wells at 971-563-6358or on the web
at www.renaissance-homes.com.
Renaissance Homes is one of the metropolitan
area’s largest residential builders. Besides Forest
Grove, it currently has neighborhoods underway in Beaverton,
Sherwood, Wilsonville, southwest Portland, West Linn,
on the OGA golf course at Tukwila, Vancouver, Camas
and in Bend.
Renaissance Homes
16771 Boones Ferry Road
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
Voice: 503-636-5600
Fax: 503-635-8400
Emergency Service: 503-496-0711 or 866-567-6225
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