Shea Homes Unveils SPACES Today in Arizona

"It's not your grandmother's house."

Shea Spaces - modern, energy-efficient homes that are inspired by everything from the Apple iPod to California's Midcentury Modern homebuilder Joseph Eichler - will be put to the test.
The new development is quite a departure from the norm in tract homes. The overall feel is more urban, but with slightly more backyard space for a young family. The smaller houses feature sleek, modern fixtures and flexible, informal living areas. They reference the Valley's midcentury roots more than the Tuscan architecture common in new suburban homes.

Spaces will nestle into Shea's existing Seville, near Riggs and Power roads in Gilbert, which has a private golf course and sports club, parks, walkways and 14,000 citrus trees salvaged from the former citrus grove once rooted there.

New Shea Spaces homes are clearly modern, with sleek, spare kitchen cabinets with modern stainless-steel handles and rolling, metal-framed, frosted-glass doors throughout.

A big part of the concept is "flex space" - areas that can easily accommodate a bedroom, family room or office, plus a great room that can be configured several ways. There's space for a dining table, living room and reading or game nook, but without dangling light fixtures or other features that limit one area to a particular use.

The master bathrooms feature large walk-in showers with ceiling-mounted rain showerheads, but no bathtub - a request from young customers. The homes also lack a fireplace but come with a 42-inch LCD television.

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The homes are also smaller, ranging from 1,460 to 2,288 square feet. That fits a trend toward smaller new construction. The median floor area of new home starts dropped from 2,216 square feet in the second quarter of 2008 to 2,094 square feet by the third quarter of 2009, according to the National Association of Homebuilders. Concerns about affordability and rising energy costs contribute to the smaller-home trend. But Baby Boomers downsizing to smaller homes and more single-person households are also driving it.

So far, two Spaces communities have opened in California, and two more will open this spring in Colorado. In Gilbert, Shea will build 56 Spaces homes.

The new homes are expected to sell in the mid-$200,000s.

For the full article by Kara G. Morrison of The Arizona Republic visit http://www.azcentral.com/style/hfe/decor/articles/2010/01/14/20100114sheaspaces.html

Shea Homes Offers Hero's a Discount

Shea Homes has rolled out a promotion to help local “heroes” buy a new home in Arizona.

The home builder is offering a 1 percent discount on base price to active and retired military, fire and police personnel, and teachers.

“Shea Homes wants to say ‘thank you’ to the many dedicated Valley citizens who help keep us safe as well as to teachers who help inspire and mold our most important asset, our children,” said Ken Peterson, vice president of sales and marketing for Shea Homes, in a release. “These unsung heroes are of vital importance to us, and Shea Homes wanted to find a way to recognize them.”

Shea Homes has new home communities in Peoria, Litchfield Park, Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Maricopa, Buckeye, Goodyear and Phoenix.

Arizona Communities With New Homes

Arizona offers home buyers a wide variety of new homes and new communities to choose from. The state is home to several builders with new houses priced from the $90s to over $1 million. Below is information about new communities located in the Phoenix Metro area, the city of Maricopa and northern Arizona. Please visit each builder's website for the most up-to-date information about their new homes for sale.

Vineyard Mountain Ranch is a Catalina Homes neighborhood situated in Phoenix, Arizona on 16th street between Baseline Road and Southern Avenue. The community of Vineyard Mountain Ranch has five 1 and 2-story house plans to choose; these houses range from $208,000 - $265,900. The floor plans available in the subdivision are 3 and 4 bedroom plans with as many as 2.5 bathrooms and up to 2,623 square feet. For more information about this Arizona new home community or Catalina Homes, visit the builder online.

Alante at Tortosa is a Shea Homes community located at Honeycutt and Hartman in the city of Maricopa; Maricopa is 20-25 minutes from the Sky Harbor international Airport. This subdivision offers 7 floor plans with between 3 - 5 bedrooms and as many as 2,952 square feet of living space. Houses in this community start in the low $120s and are a mixture of one-story and two-story plans. For more information about Shea Homes, or their Maricopa community of Alante at Tortosa, visit the Arizona section of Shea Home's official website.

Bison Cove is a Bison Homes community situated across the street from the Payson Town Hall. The northern Arizona community of Bison Cove consists of 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condominiums ranging from 1,000 to 1,400 square feet of living space. These Bison condominiums for sale begin in the high $100s and offer luxurious standard features, for more information about this subdivision in northern Arizona, visit Bison Homes online.

New Homes Section is not associated with the home builders above; the information in the article above is considered reliable, but please check with each builder for the most up-to-date information about their housing opportunities.

New Homes Section offers a great deal of information about Arizona new homes, Phoenix home builders and inventory homes. Visit New Homes Section today to discover the Arizona house of your dreams.

Editor's Note: Article provided by Jayson_Gibson

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