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In This Issue:

Front Page
FHA Zero-Down Loans Receive a Thumbs-Up From Builders
Will You Be the Next Winner of a Digital Camera?
HBAs, Builders Allowed to Continue Communicating by Fax
Layouts for Living
Floor Plans: Desert Jewel
Coast to Coast
Investors Buy Homes at a Record Pace
Politics & Government
Housing Tax Credits in Senate Energy Bill
HUD Secretary Commends Housing Efforts in Congress
Economics & Finance
HUD Renews Mortgage Settlement Reform Effort
Eye on the Economy
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Adding 'No Rot' Deck Rail Support
Business Management
Independent Contractor or Employee? The IRS Checks
Seniors Housing
Communications Key in Selling to Female Baby Boomers
Remodelers
Oh, to Be Young Again ― It’s a Matter of Perspective
Education
Designing Outside the Box — In an Intense Workshop
Education Calendar
Sales and Marketing
Big Builders Hooking Up With Hispanic Home Buyers
Educating Buyers Is as Easy as Gen X, Y (and Sometimes Z)
Marketing to Win the Baby Boomers' Business
Entries Sought for Sales and Marketing Awards
Green Building
Felician Sisters Convent Wins Green Building Award
Regulation
New York Builders Save $3 Million on Storm Water Fee
Commercial
NCBC 2006 Awards of Excellence Deadline Looms
Labor
Funding Report Voices Support for Training Efforts
Building Products
Red Feather Builds Affordable Straw Bale Homes
Builder's Engineer
How I Manage Projects
TV
NAHB-Produced Shows on HGTV & DIY — This Week
Endowment
Ken Klein Named to Endowment Board of Trustees
Association News
Help Tsunami Survivors Rebuild Their Homes
Put the NBN Hammer Cursor on Your Computer and Web Site
Save on DELL™ Computer Products
Save More With BuilderBooks.com Rewards
Calendar of Events

Related Articles

FHA Zero-Down Loans Receive a Thumbs-Up From Builders

Will You Be the Next Winner of a Digital Camera?

HBAs, Builders Allowed to Continue Communicating by Fax

Floor Plans: Desert Jewel

The Mesquite
(www.transwesthousing.com)

Bloodgood Sharp Buster Architects and Planners, Inc.
(www.bsbdesign.com)

Soaring Views, Private Sanctuaries:  Because the Mesquite, located southeast of Palm Springs, Calif. in the Montelena at Indian Wells neighborhood, includes spectacular mountain views, the home is designed so that the main living areas — the family room, morning room and master suite — all are oriented toward the mountains.

The home’s master bedroom is thoughtfully placed at the rear of the home and opens onto the outdoor living area. Buffered from the public spaces by a spacious walk-in closet and comfortable retreat, the master suite is truly a private sanctuary.

The master suite is truly a private sanctuary that opens onto outdoor living space.


Priced at $919,000-$949,000, the Mesquite, built by TransWest Housing, Inc. and designed by Bloodgood Sharp Buster Architects and Planners, Inc., features a “hidden” entry accessed through a gated portico and courtyard that opens into a rotunda. The rotunda not only creates a grand sense of arrival, it also helps to organize the circulation to the public and private spaces of the home.

Inside the rotunda entrance foyer.

Designed for Empty Nesters:  Because the Mesquite is designed for empty nesters, the secondary bedrooms at the front of the home are nicely separated from the public spaces to offer privacy for grown children or visiting friends. These spaces are also the perfect location for an in-home office or hobby room.

A clever three-level step-back on the front elevation successfully minimizes the visual impact of the garage while opening views from the secondary bedrooms.

The great room includes a wood-burning stove — just right for those chilly desert nights.

Convenience Accented by Elegance:  At 3,035 square feet, the Mesquite, with all of the main living spaces oriented along the perimeter, boasts views and access to the courtyard or patio and pool area from every room. The dining room, though modestly sized, gains visual space with views outside and to the courtyard, as well as interior windows to the great room. The spacious kitchen flows easily into the comfortable morning room.

The Montelena at Indian Wells neighborhood is located in a historic community that offers residents all of the lifestyle amenities they expect, plus access to desert recreation.

The main living spaces, oriented along the perimeter, boasts views and access to the courtyard or patio and pool area from every room.

 

The master suite includes a private retreat perfect for a quick escape.

 

Even public spaces like the kitchen offer privacy and elegance.

A gated portico opens to a private courtyard and the Mesquite's "hidden entrance."

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Photos by Jeffrey Aron Photography

Features & Specs

TransWest Housing — The Mesquite

  • Community: Montelena at Indian Wells, Calif.

  • Total Square Footage: 3,035

  • Portico to Private Courtyard Entrance

  • Single Story 

  • Three Bedrooms or Two Bedrooms With Optional Den

  • Master Suite With Retreat

  • Great Room With Wood-Burning Fireplace

  • Gourmet Kitchen

  • 3.5 Baths

  • Two-Car Garage

  • State of the Art Structured Cabling with Telephone and TV in All Bedrooms and Great Room — With Networking Capability

 TransWest Housing, Inc. (www.transwesthousing.com)
— Bloodgood Sharp Buster Architects and Planners, Inc. (www.bsbdesign.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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