Grand Opening this Saturday at Shea Homes' Emerald Heights in Brea

BREA, Calif. - June 13, 2013 - PRLog -- BREA, CA – Don’t miss the grand opening on June 15th of Emerald Heights, a brand new luxury home neighborhood coming to the phenomenally successful community of Blackstone in the hills above Brea.  Shea Homes will present a stunning collection of sophisticated, large single-family detached homes with 3,015 to 3,313 square feet in four to six bedrooms and up to 4.5 baths. Room options to fit your family’s lifestyle will include play rooms, media rooms, entertainment rooms, guest studio, chef’s kitchen and much more.

Designed to provide all the advantages of the classic Southern California indoor/outdoor lifestyle, families will find everything they are looking for at Emerald Heights.  Richly-detailed Tuscan, Italian Renaissance and Italian Country architectural styling leads to fine amenities such as distinctive hardwood maple cabinetry throughout, great rooms, sumptuous master suites and whole-house energy saving features.

At Emerald Heights, the options available give you the opportunity to customize your home to fit your lifestyle.  Choose a ‘private’ home office in the Plan Two or create a welcoming guest suite in the Plan Three. Invite all your friends to celebrate holidays in style…and sip some very special wine in the Plan Four with an optional Chef’s kitchen adjacent to casual dining, great room and outdoor retreat.

Located in the highly-successful master planned community of Blackstone, you’ll find the perfect balance of rural charm and urban convenience with its rustic setting near Carbon Canyon Regional Park and Olinda Historical Trails. The community is close to the 57, 91 and 60 freeways to easily reach employment centers and other destinations throughout Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside Counties.  Discover plenty of spectacular amenities, open space, shopping, an abundance of parks, a wealth of recreational choices and the high-achieving schools of the Brea Olinda School District.

Olinda Elementary, a California Distinguished School and National Blue Ribbon School, serves K-6 students. Students also benefit from state-of-the-art facilities at the school’s brand-new campus, which opened in January 2012. The school has a state rank of 10 out of 10 with an Academic Performance Index of 943.

California Distinguished Schools of Brea Junior High and Brea Olinda High boast a 95% of college-bound graduates. In addition, the high school has produced over 40 National Merit Scholars in the last six years, and students may take over 20 Advanced Placement courses along with a variety of elective choices. Adding spirit to academic excellence, the high school hosts 22 varsity sports teams, many of which regularly win league and state championships.

For families who love to live and play, Blackstone puts outdoor enjoyment just steps from every home. The community’s fun-filled recreation center includes a junior Olympic pool and spa, and kids can splash away at the recreation center’s water activities center and wading pool. In addition, there are six intimate pocket parks including one with a tot lot.

To visit Emerald Heights take the 57 Freeway, exit at Lambert and head east for approximately one mile to Kraemer.  Turn left on Kraemer which turns into Santa Fe Road.  Turn left on Turner Ridge Drive, right on E. La Goleta Place and left on San Ardo Drive.  Parking will be available in the Sales Information parking lot, located at 641 N. San Ardo Drive.  Further details are also available by calling 714-528-8271 or visiting http://www.sheahomes.com.

Shea Homes Southern California is a division of Shea Homes Limited Partnership, one of America’s largest privately held homebuilders.  As a member of the Shea family of companies, which is celebrating its 132nd anniversary in 2013, Shea Homes has won numerous prestigious awards for quality, integrity, innovation and customer satisfaction. Shea Homes’ pursuit of excellence is typified by Shea Superiology, the art and science of designing and constructing homes that offer homeowners superior value by maximizing their quality of life, minimizing their costs and making a positive contribution to the environment. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.SheaHomes.com.

* Schools serving residents of Blackstone are subject to change. For more information on school assignments, please call the Brea Olinda Unified School District at (714) 990-7800.
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