North Plains, Ore. – June 2017 – Lennar is hosting a Model Grand Opening in North Plains this Saturday, June 24, for Kemmer Meadows — their newest community to the area. Prospective homeshoppers and members of the public are invited to this free event, which runs from noon to 4 p.m., and will be the first opportunity to tour the gorgeous model homes.

“We’re very excited about this upcoming Grand Opening event,” said Sia Howe, Marketing Manager for Lennar Portland. “These new homes boast beautiful open layouts, gourmet-inspired kitchens, luxurious master suites and a variety of stylish and valuable Everything’s Included® features.”

With three distinctive floorplans for homebuyers to choose from, new homes at Kemmer Meadows are anticipated to start in the $400,000s. The Marquam plan at Kemmer Meadows is a two-story home that boasts 2,892 square feet of living space. With five bedrooms and three bathrooms every member of the family gets their own space. A downstairs bedroom is a perfect spot for overnight guests. An upstairs loft provides an additional living space. The three-bay garage provides plenty of storage space.

The Larwood plan spans 2,448 square feet of space that includes four bedrooms and three bathrooms. A downstairs bedroom is perfect for overnight guests or to convert into a home office or den. An upstairs loft is a great secondary living space. The gourmet-inspired kitchen includes a built-in tech space. The Larwood also includes a three-bay garage.

The Willow plan will also be offered at Kemmer Meadows. This home provides 2,303 square feet of living space that includes three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. A super-sized upstairs bonus room provides versatility by easily functioning as a fourth bedroom. The downstairs includes a study and open-concept living area that includes the gourmet kitchen, nook and great room. This home also has a three-bay garage.

Every home at Kemmer Meadows is part of Lennar’s Everything’s Included® plan. Originally created as a way to simplify the new home buying process, it puts today’s most popular upgrades and features into every new home as standard. So that new Lennar homeowners can enjoy their dream features without having to pay extra.

The Model Grand Opening will take place this Saturday, June 24 from noon until 4 p.m. at the Kemmer Meadows Welcome Home Center, located at 10267 NW 307th Avenue. For more information visit https://www.lennar.com/new-homes/oregon/portland/north-plains/kemmer-meadows.

With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders. Lennar has a longstanding history of building homes of enduring quality in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.

If you’re entering the home market this season, there’s a lot to consider — from floorplans, to budgets, location and of course a primary question being, “Is a new home or a resale home right for me?” While resale homes may be lower in cost prior to any repairs or renovations they might need, a new Lennar home offers a wide variety of benefits you simply can’t get out of a resale home.

“We know that in some ways, a new Lennar home enriches a family’s life in more ways than we can really measure,” said Jeff Roos, Division President for Lennar West Region. “They offer on-trend design created specifically for the way people live today, along with the popular features and upgrades modern homebuyers seek — all at no additional cost thanks to Everything’s Included®.”

When you walk into any new Lennar home, the first thing you’ll notice is the open-layout, a design trend that continues to dominate in the real estate industry. When you have a dining area, kitchen and great room that effortlessly connect without any walls, you end up maximizing the interior space for an overall better flow and more open feel. The Everything’s Included® package also provides designer-selected cabinetry and interior paint schemes, popular upgraded countertops with matching backsplashes per community, beautiful appliances and more features that enhance the home’s style and appeal.

Because new Lennar homes are built with improved materials and advanced technology, they often promote a healthier indoor air environment than you might find in most resale homes. A new home means there’s less of a need to worry over mold. Advanced and innovative ventilation systems keep certain areas—typically prone to dampness—dry by maintaining more direct airflow to these areas in a way that also pushes contaminates out of main living spaces. Low volatile organic compound (VOC) paint also adds to an overall healthier indoor environment.

A lot of money can be spent alone on increasing the energy-efficiency of a resale home. New homes must abide by improved energy standards and codes from the building process and incorporate many features that increase the homes overall energy-efficiency. Items like low-E windows, water conserving fixtures, programmable thermostats, LED lighting and more.

Buying a new home has never been easier than when you go with Lennar, too! Anyone who’s braved it at an open-house event for a resale home knows how crowded and intense the atmosphere can be. When you go through Lennar, there are no bidding wars! Available at many new communities, Lennar’s special VIP or interest list programs allow homebuyers to select and reserve their homesite months in advance. Additionally, every Lennar community offers a variety of floorplans in different sizes, so you can find the home that’s right for you.

So, what are you waiting for!? Lennar builds in only the most sought-after areas that offer easy commutes, nearby shopping and recreation opportunities along with highly-ranked school districts. Start your search today by visiting www.lennar.com.

With hundreds of communities nationwide and homes designed for first-time, move-up and luxury homebuyers, Lennar has grown to become one of the nation’s leading and most respected homebuilders. Lennar has a longstanding history of building homes of enduring quality in only the most well planned and desirable locations throughout the country.

The team at Ruckus Wireless recently had an opportunity to visit a Lennar smart home. Wendy Stanton for Ruckus describes the experience and how Ruckus and Lennar are working together to create a truly connected home. 

Smart homes utilize connected technologies to provide conveniences for the modern family. Connected appliances, lighting, heating, air conditioning, TVs, computers, entertainment audio and video systems, security and camera systems communicate with multiple devices and can be controlled from any room in the home, remotely by a mobile device, and Amazon Alexa or from a timer. With Wi-Fi Alliance rolling out its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home designs last week, the connected home has officially hit the speed ramp and we’ll soon see connected homes going mainstream.

Speaking of which, in a recent visit to a Lennar home, I got to experience a smart home in action. Lennar is the nation’s leading home builder known for its “Everything’s Included” offering—meaning what you see is what you get, including fast, reliable Wi-Fi. The part we’re most excited about is that each of these homes is fully equipped with Ruckus Unleashed™ access points (APs) for Wi-Fi and an ICX® Ethernet switch. Using heat maps to individually analyze each home’s floor plan, Lennar strategically places Wi-Fi APs to ensure the best coverage. Unleashed, our affordable wireless LAN solution, is deployed in minutes, making it ideal for a national homebuilder like Lennar. The company builds tens of thousands of homes every year, and Unleashed is available at an affordable price, making it perfect for a large-scale residential installation.

The ICX switch’s power-over-Ethernet (PoE) and power-over-Ethernet-plus (PoE+) make powering of these high-capacity APs and other devices along with data connection easy. The ICX switch offers simplified management, a compact size and silent operation, allowing it to easily blend in with the design of the home without disruption. The two products together create the perfect marriage to provide each Lennar home with high-performance—yet flexible and reliable—Smart Wi-Fi technology.

 

Read the full article: Get (House) Smart: Ruckus Connects Lennar Homes with Wired and Wireless Networking – The Ruckus Room