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Lake Stevens, Wash. – October 2017 – Lennar is excited to Grand Open their newest community to Lake Stevens, Eagle Glen, on Saturday, November 11th. Prospective homeshoppers and members of the public are invited to attend, for the first opportunity to tour this community’s two stunningly-decorated model homes.
“We are so excited to present this community and these model homes to the public,” said Bill Salvesen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Seattle. “These model homes showcase our newly elevated Everything’s Included® package with integrated home automation technology and features. It’s a great opportunity to come out and discover what living in a new connected Lennar home is all about.”
Eagle Glen offers five distinctive floorplans available, each of which showcases Lennar’s all-new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home design featuring an elevated level of Everything’s Included® features that now include home automation. Home sizes range approximately from 2,086 to 3,395 square feet and offer four to five bedrooms and two-and-a-half to three-and-a-half bathrooms.
Lennar is the first builder to offer Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Designs, which meet the standards for strong, consistent connectivity throughout the entire home set by the Wi-Fi alliance, a global network. The process for creating these homes starts from the design process, where a series of commercial-strength Ruckus Unleashed access points are mapped throughout the home and then built in during the construction process. The result is reliable coverage throughout every square foot of the home.
Adding to the significant value that the Everything’s Included® program already offers — such as beautiful quartz countertops, upgraded cabinetry and stainless steel appliances – buyers will now also receive a wide range of smart products from top manufacturers at no additional cost. These include smart climate control from Honeywell’s programmable thermostats, home security with the Ring Video Doorbell, reliable lighting control straight from your smart phone from Lutron, wireless music with a Sonos speaker, connectivity through Amazon’s Alexa, hands free front door locks from your smart phone from Baldwin and Kwikset, commercial strength Wi-Fi from Ruckus and seamless integrated control with Samsung SmartThings.
The event will take place at the Eagle Glen Welcome Home Center on Saturday, November 11, Located at 1525 99th Avenue South East in Lake Stevens. Interested homeshoppers can call 855-761-9436 or visit www.lennar.com/seattle for more information.
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.
Temecula, Calif. – October 2017 – Nicolas Heights is Lennar’s newest community of single-family homes for sale in Temecula and will Grand Open next month on Saturday, November 4. Prospective homeshoppers and members of the public are invited to attend to tour model homes and enjoy complimentary food and fun.
“We are thrilled to open up this new community,” said Tara Conklin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Inland Empire. “Temecula is such a beautiful and highly-sought after area so it’s great to be able to offer new homes for sale here.”
Nicolas Heights provides four distinctive floorplans for homeshoppers to choose from available in a variety of elevation styles. These spacious homes are available in both single and two-story designs, with sizes that range approximately from 2,218 to 3,648 square feet, four to five bedrooms and two to three-and-a-half bathrooms.
Every new home at Nicolas Heights is part of Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® program, which includes a high level of standard features at no additional cost to the buyer. At Nicolas Heights, these include granite or quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, built-in commercial strength wireless coverage that is Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Design, and integrated home automation from today’s most trusted brands.
Nicolas Heights will also offer its residents fantastic community amenities. This gated community offers privacy along with a community park, splash pad and a great location close to multiple parks, shopping spots and dining opportunities.
Interested homeshoppers should save the date for Saturday, November 4 for the first opportunity to tour the model homes. The event will take place at the Welcome Home Center, located at 40469 Linden Court in Temecula. You can also visit www.lennar.com/inlandempire or call 888-213-1794 for more information.
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.
Halloween is creeping closer, and if you entertain an eerie delight for decorating your living space with crossbones, coffins, cobwebs, and all things spooky and sinister, you will find the contents of this article a real scream! Trick out your home with these 10 spooktacular DIY Halloween decorations to treat guests at your next costume party!
Alas, poor Yorick! A fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy…now his cranium serves as a gruesome centerpiece to a wicked room – a grim vase for the daisies he’s pushing up of late.
Source: DIY Floral Skull Centerpiece by Erica of Honestly Yum
Eye of newt, toe of frog, wool of bat, and tongue of dog – all these and more you need for a charm of powerful trouble. Stock your shelves with the vital ingredients of a witch’s potion-brewing practice, and conjure up a little hocus pocus with a book of spells.
Sources: DIY Halloween Poison Bottles by The 36th Avenue; How to Make Potion Bottles for Halloween by Katie of The Crafty Blog Stalker; DIY Potion Bottles by Magia Mia; Halloween Books by Lindsey at Better After; DIY Witches’ Spell Book by Andrea of Salty Canary; DIY Hocus Pocus Book by Mizerella
Recreate the magic of the Great Hall at Hogwarts with these floating candles. Levitating beneath a conjured starry sky, these enchanted nightlights are perfect for illuminating a dark hallway with mystical charm that leaves guests spellbound; better still, a festive dining room with a rich table spread will now have the proper allure, as these candles cast a magical ambience that goes well with cauldron cake and a mug of butterbeer.
Sources: Harry Potter Floating Candles by Leah Leatherby on The Sway; Tutorial for Creating the Night Sky for Harry Potter Floating Candles; How to Make Floating Harry Potter Candles and Starry Sky Video by Pins and Things
There is nothing fair about this mirror! Guests will check their complexions and be shocked to see the ghastly face of a spirit gazing back at them through the dark glass. You will enjoy spinning an elaborate tale about the ghoulish figure who is forever trapped behind the looking glass – or are they? Perhaps all they need is an unsuspecting victim with a vanity case to take their dismal place.
Sources: DIY Spectral Mirror from Country Living; DIY Haunted Ghostly Mirror by Rebecca E. Parsons; DIY Ghostly Mirror Tutorial by Mitzi; Antiquing a Ghostly Mirror for Halloween by Brenda Young
Unless you have a green thumb like Morticia Addams, skip the man-eating Cleopatra, and look after a bouquet of these friendly, all-seeing perennials. A vase of these ocular orchids makes an amusingly creepy centerpiece to your haunted space, guaranteed to catch the eyes of visitors.
Sources: Halloween DIY Creepy Eye Flowers by Jill Hayes; DIY Halloween Décor – Eyeball Bouquet by Kari Byington; Just Eyeball It: How to Make Creepy Realistic Eyeballs by Jen of EPBOT
What’s Halloween without candy? Serve up tasty sweets to trick-or-treaters and party-comers from this witch’s cauldron. Should the kiddies ask, tell them the witch’s last spell went awry when she tripped and fell in the pot.
Source: DIY Boot-I-Licious Halloween Décor by Toni of Design Dazzle
Cast a frightening glow from these bleeding candles, set upon the smiling noggins of Yorick’s companions. Better still, for a more dramatic effect, gouge out the eye sockets of the concrete skull with a hammer drill to make it unsettlingly seem as though the skull is shedding tears of blood.
Source: DIY Skull Candle Holder by Jenn from Endlessly Inspired; DIY Concrete Skull Candle Holder by Handan from The Navage Patch; How To Drill Into Concrete by Steffani Cameron on Bob Vila
Be you Batman, a chiropterologist (i.e., someone who studies bats), or a simple lover of these adorable flying mammals, you will go absolutely batty over this bat mobile! Perfect for filling the empty spaces below high ceilings, imagine a colony of bats circling the cobwebbed chandelier of your high foyer, dramatized with orange floodlights – spooky!
Note: Select “English” from the Google Translate dropdown menu, located to the right of Rebecca’s bat mobile article. The translation is not spot-on, but accompanied by the images, you will be able to recreate her bat mobile.
Source: DIY Halloween Bat Mobile by Rebecca
Poor little pixies! Some lost their way home in the night, flew into your spiders’ webs and met a fatal fright. Others your child caught, and like the fireflies he kept, their lights faded out one by one because air is important if you want to keep a pet. Worst of all, and it is sad but true, your cat caught one or two and left them on your front door stoop. So, now you have proof that fairies are real, so long as no more flutter near your home, where things this time of year are surreal.
Tutorial: I could not find an online source with step-by-step instructions for this DIY project, but the process is very simple. You can find tiny skeletons and butterflies at the craft shop or dollar store. Cut the wings off the butterflies and hot glue them to the back of the skeletons. Then, should you like to cage these deadly pixies, you can repurpose an old birdcage or lantern from the local antique store.
Source: Skeleton Fairies on Pinterest
Lay your spirits to rest – no, your drinks, not the other kind of spirits – upon this macabre token of the brevity of life. Only this one time of the year can we jest about death; every other season declares it bad form. Funny thing it is to fear the end; you might try to hide, and you might try to pray, but we all end up the remains of the day – thank you, Danny Elfman!
Sources: DIY Coffin Table Video from Hallmark; DIY Coffin Table by Martha Stewart
Last one in is a scaredy cat.
What a beautiful October day at Colonial Heritage in Williamsburg, VA for Lennar to help host our 2nd annual “Take me to the Pool” event for our 4 legged friends. Over 75 dogs of all sizes and ages brought their owners to the pool for one last splash! It was a very successful event with longstanding and brand new homeowners getting an opportunity to see some old friends and form new friendships. Lennar and Williamsburg Realty teamed up to sponsor this event and provided corn dogs and hot dogs in honor of our furry friends. A BIG thank you to the Nautical Dog for providing door prizes. The Heritage Humane Society was on hand accepting a variety of donations including food, treats, toys, supplies and money. All proceeds from this event will be used to provide aid for rescue pets from Hurricane Irma.
Since 2015, Lennar’s active adult community Colonial Heritage Golf Club has been ranked as the number one Golf Course in Virginia by Golf Advisor! This past July Golf Advisor ranked all of the Golf Courses in the United States and based off of thousands and thousands of online reviews, Colonial Heritage was ranked the number one Golf Course in the Country! http://www.golfadvisor.com/articles/power-rankings-july-2017-16503.htm
What a huge honor!! Golf courses get reviewed based off of the following criteria: Pace of play, course layout, course conditions, hospitality from the staff, and amenities.
This accolade does not come without the extreme hard work, dedication, and customer service first philosophy of the team. Come and visit our beautiful community and enjoy a round of golf on our number one ranked course and see the new homes for sale at Colonial Heritage in Williamsburg, VA.
The best way to celebrate the upcoming holiday season is in a new home, and there is one homebuilder that is determined to help you do just that. Lennar Tri-State (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B) is pleased to offer its Annual Sales Event from now through October 31, 2017, featuring discounted pricing and perks on newly built homes throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. A limited number of homes at select communities qualify for this special promotion, which also highlights closing cost credits and no mortgage payments until 2018.
“Since there are a limited number of homes that are eligible for this Annual Sales Event, we encourage you to make an appointment today to learn how you can take advantage of this extraordinary savings so you can move into your dream home just in time for the holidays.” said Anthony Mignone, President of Lennar’s Tri-State Division. “And for those who have always felt held back by student loans, we are pleased to unveil our new Student Loan Debt Mortgage Program, which will help reduce student loan balances or payments when purchasing a new Lennar home. It really is a fantastic program that will allow individuals with student loans to finally achieve their dreams of homeownership.”
Since 1954, Lennar has had the privilege of helping hundreds of thousands of families across America move into the next stage of their lives with a new home. “From first time and move-up homebuyers to active adult lifestyles and multigenerational living, we’re here to accommodate your changing family needs,” said Mignone.
In New Jersey and Pennsylvania specifically, Lennar prides itself on catering to individuals, families and active adults of all ages and stages by offering award-winning communities that are beautifully designed and ideally located to ensure year-round enjoyment.
All homes are designed under Lennar’s Everything’s Included® mantra, providing included features that are options from other builders as deluxe standard equipment in every home. “This groundbreaking Everything’s Included® approach offers thousands of dollars of features at no additional cost,” said Mignone.
Lennar prides itself on being an industry innovator that is constantly focused on providing the highest quality homes with the best possible value. “Since Lennar is the second largest builder in the community and the only publicly traded company with an A rating, homebuyers can rest easy knowing they have found a homebuilder that they can trust and will be by their side throughout the entire homebuying process,” said Mignone. “As an added benefit, Lennar offers homeowner orientation programs and new home warranties on every home. We also proudly support the communities we serve through the Lennar Foundation and Focuses Acts of Caring Grants.”
To learn more about Lennar’s Annual Sales Event or to visit a Lennar new home community, visit http://www.lennar.com or call 609-349-8258.
About Lennar Corporation
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s largest builders of quality homes for all generations. The Company builds first time, move-up and active adult communities under the Lennar brand name. Universal American Mortgage Company and North American Title provide mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of the Company’s homes and others. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about the Company may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website, http://www.lennar.com.
Seattle, Wash. – October 2017 – Lennar is opening their newest community in the highly-desirable area of West Seattle, High Point, next month on Saturday, November 18. Interested homeshoppers are encouraged to join the VIP list and save the date for the first opportunity to tour the model homes.
“We are so excited to open up this community next month,” said Bill Salvesen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Seattle. “We’ve brought some of our brand-new floorplans and will be offering our elevated Everything’s Included® package here with home automation, along with our Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home design.”
The event will offer complimentary eats from the Asian fusion Yummy Box food truck, face painting activities, music and of course tours of the two gorgeous model homes. In total, High Point offers 46 homesites and features eight all-new distinctive floorplans to choose from. Home sizes range approximately from 1,840 to 2,171 square feet.
Every home will also showcase Lennar’s Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Design, which features wireless access points that are mapped out and built into the home to offer seamless coverage throughout every square foot. It’s a part of their new Everything’s Included® package that now offers home automation products from today’s most trusted brand at no additional cost to the buyer. These include smart climate control from Honeywell’s programmable thermostats, home security with the Ring Video Doorbell, reliable lighting control straight from your smart phone from Lutron, wireless music with a Sonos speaker, connectivity through Amazon’s Alexa, hands free front door locks from your smart phone from Baldwin and Kwikset, commercial strength Wi-Fi from Ruckus and seamless integrated control with Samsung SmartThings.
Additional Everything’s Included® features also come as standard, such as stainless steel appliances, granite or quartz kitchen countertops, front and backyard landscaping, full backyard fencing, energy-efficient features and so much more.
Prospective homeshoppers can stay informed by joining the VIP list. For more information, visit www.lennar.com/seattle.
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.
October 2017 – Lennar first created their Next Gen® –The Home Within A Home® design in 2011 as a direct response to the rise in multigenerational living across the country. Today, approximately 20 percent of families nationwide live in a multigenerational household, which is typically defined as three generations or more under one roof.
“We’ve seen many different family types benefit from living in a multigenerational home. These families really love and value being able to see one another everyday,” said Jeff Roos, Regional President for Lennar West. “Whether it’s a family with young kids whose live-in grandparents act as full time nannies, young adults still living at home or aging grandparents who may require closer supervision — Next Gen® floorplans are all about keeping these families together in a functional environment for both parties.”
Every Next Gen® home design includes an attached private suite that comes with its own separate entrance, living room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette. The layout also includes an interior lockable door between the two homes, which allows for as much direct access or privacy between the two residences as desired.
Lennar’s Everything’s Included® program, a signature package offered in every new home, also helps make these homes an incredible value. It works by including today’s popular features and upgrades as standard, so that they come at no additional cost to the buyer. From luxury kitchen countertops, energy-efficient features, beautiful cabinetry and kitchen appliances, homeowners enjoy a high level of standard items that other builders would typically charge extra for.
You can find Next Gen® homes across Lennar communities nationwide, including the San Diego, Southern California, Fresno, Bakersfield, Northern California, Washington, Portland, Phoenix, Tucson, Reno, Las Vegas and Colorado markets. For more information start your search by visiting www.lennar.com/nextgen.
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.
Inland Empire, Calif. – October 2017 – Lennar is excited to launch their new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Design and included home automation features at several of their communities across the Inland Empire. Prospective homeshoppers are encouraged to come out and experience life in a new Lennar connected home that now offers home automation by visiting any of the communities the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Design is now offered.
“We’ve known that smart home features are popular and in demand among today’s savvy buyers,” said Tara Conklin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Lennar Inland, “Which is why we are thrilled to now offer it in our newly enhanced Everything’s Included® program, along with other stylish and valuable features, all at no additional cost!”
Lennar is launching their home automation program at several communities and cities. Heritage Heights in Menifee, Meadow Creek in Moreno Valley, Rosena Ranch in San Bernardino and The Preserve in Chino.
Lennar is the first builder to offer Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Design, which meet the standards for strong, consistent connectivity throughout the entire home set by the Wi-Fi alliance, a global network. The process for creating these homes starts from the design process, where a series of commercial-strength Ruckus Unleashed access points are mapped throughout the home and then built in during the construction process. The result is reliable coverage throughout every square foot of the home.
Adding to the significant value that Lennar’s Everything’s Included® approach to homebuilding already offers — such as beautiful granite or quartz countertops, upgraded cabinetry and stainless steel appliances – buyers will now also receive a wide range of smart products from top manufacturers at no additional cost. These include smart climate control from Honeywell’s programmable thermostats, home security with the Ring Video Doorbell, reliable lighting control straight from your smart phone from Lutron, wireless music with a Sonos speaker, connectivity through Amazon’s Alexa, hands free front door locks from your smart phone from Baldwin and Kwikset, commercial strength Wi-Fi from Ruckus and seamless integrated control with Samsung SmartThings.
To see where these communities are located, schedule a model home tour or to learn more, visit www.lennar.com/inlandempire.
Often taken for granted, lighting is an integral feature of new homes. From their design esthetic to energy efficient properties, the attributes of lighting in new homes can far surpass used homes. In a new Builder Online article, Lauren Shanesy highlights the findings of a recent consumer lighting preferences survey.
What lighting features are most important in your new home? Let us know in the comments below!
Here, Legrand breaks down the results into five key preferences that are important to homeowners when choosing lighting products:
The majority of homeowners (91%) say that reducing energy use at home is important. However, about 1 in 5 Americans overall (21%) do not know that installing lighting controls can help reduce energy use.
Along with the growing presence of tech-focused products, appliances, and solutions that simplify day-to-day living, interest surrounding smart home features for lighting is high. Survey findings identified lighting as a priority smart home feature, with two thirds of Americans (67%) reporting that if they were creating a smart home, they would want to be able to control lighting via an app or online.
Another key consideration for Americans is safety, particularly as it pertains to childproofing the home. Only about one quarter of Americans (28%) and only about one third of parents with a child under the age of 18 (35%) know that tamper-resistant outlets eliminate the need to child-proof electrical sockets.
Builder-grade wall plates, switches, dimmers, and outlets are standard in most homes, yet many homeowners may wish for sleeker designs. The majority of homeowners (82%) believe there are more stylish lighting control options out there than what is pre-installed in their home.
Roughly half of homeowners (47%) admitted that making home improvements is not a priority for them due to how much it cost. Price seems to also be a prominent consideration for those homeowners who may be looking into smart home features. Seventy-four percent of homeowners believe that upgrading a home to be a smart home would be too expensive.
Source: 5 Things Homeowners Want in Lighting Products | Builder Magazine
