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A house warming party is a great way to show off a custom home!

On Sunday February 22nd, one of Solara’s newest residents had a house warming party, hosting the opportunity to show off their new custom home!  This is our largest floor plan being offered at Solara Lofts:  The 2007 SAM award winning K plan, noted  for best designed home over $500,000 category.

The entrance of this custom loft home features a beautiful illuminated glass art piece.

The entrance of this custom loft home features a beautiful illuminated glass art piece.

Guests enjoyed beverages and appetizers in the beautiful custom loft home by Skandia.  This 1640 sqare foot K floorplan was "personalized" for the individual homebuyer.

Guests enjoyed beverages and appetizers in the beautiful custom loft home by Skandia. This 1640 square foot K floorplan was "personalized" for the individual home buyer.

A spacious living room to accommodate several guests.

A spacious living room to accommodate several guests.


Unlike any other new home community in Downtown San Diego, Solara Lofts offers over 20 unique floor plans.  Each can be modified to your lifestyle.

We created walls where there were none; combining a combination of contemporary sliding doors and partial wall soffets to enclose the bedroom areas.  This added the elegance and modern flexibility of a loft, with the privacy of a bedroom.

We created walls where there were none; combining a combination of contemporary sliding doors and partial wall soffets to enclose the bedroom areas. This added the elegance and modern flexibility of a loft, with the privacy of a bedroom.

In the Master bedroom, we created a soffet wall above the sliding panel with integrated speakers and cable for a high definition television.

In the Master bedroom, we created a soffet wall above the sliding panel with integrated speakers and cable for a high definition television.

In the Master bedroom, we created a soffet wall above the sliding panel with integrated speakers and cable for a high definition television.

Custom cabinets were integrated into the window ledges to create storage space for high tech components.

In the Kitchen, we extended the wall space and added a large pantry (shown on the right).

In the Kitchen, we extended the wall space and added a large pantry (shown on the right).

Overall, the house warming party was a hit, and the Solara Sales Team were available to tour interested guests a variety of our model homes being featured in our award winning community.  We encourage you to stop by our showroom located on the corner of 4th avenue and Cedar in the beautiful Cortez Hill neighborhood of Downtown San Diego.  Come and see all the possibilities of a custom home at Solara Lofts!

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Incredible Home Deals At Large…

Pardee Homes has incredible deals in many of their New Home Communities right now.

For instance: Brookview Terrace in the Master Planned Community of Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore CA, has brand new homes in the $150′s.

brookview_terrace_3_clubhouse011Brookview Terrace is an intimate Gated community that offers:

All the available Homes at Brookview Terrace boast:

These Homes are great for:

Best of all, these homes are all ready to move in to right now! No waiting for a bank to approve a short sale or having to fix up a foreclosure.

For Real Estate Agents this is a great way to help your clients purchase a wonderful home and earn up to a 5.5% commission*  just by introducing your client to the community.   (*see Pardee Homes Realtor Rewards Program)

brookview_terrace_3_kitchenFor all the details and to register your clients call Rosemary Glaves, Brookview Terrace Sales/Pardee Homes at 760-305-3472

A Note From The Author: Hi! I’m Rosemary’s husband, Bradley and I’m a Exclusive Properties agent in Carlsbad.  I’ll admit I am very biased when it comes to talking about Rosemary, but it’s her own buyers that continue to give her the highest satifaction marks in the New Home industry nationwide.  Rosemary is an absoulute proffessional and delight to work with, so give her a call.

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Solara Lofts: Quality of Construction & Sustainable by Design

"Modern construction methods are incredibly wasteful of resources. Up to 25 percent of the total waste generated in the United States, India, and other countries is directly attributed to building, construction, and demolition activities. These — often hidden — waste products can be environmentally hazardous and polluting, both as solids and in the atmosphere. "“Modern construction methods are incredibly wasteful of resources. Up to 25 percent of the total waste generated in the United States, India, and other countries is directly attributed to building, construction, and demolition activities. These — often hidden — waste products can be environmentally hazardous and polluting, both as solids and in the atmosphere. ” – Vani Bahl, Associate AIA

“Going Green” has been a conscious global effort in recent years.  This growing campaign has been embraced by most major industries;  specifically, the building industry.

In Downtown San Diego, residential housing has gone “vertical” with the high costs of building materials and the demand for land in key locations.  New construction has been categorized in a variety of concepts ranging from high-rise to low rise, conversion developments to new construction developments, and a variety of concepts in between.

Solara Lofts, an award winning community in the Cortez Hill neighborhood of Downtown San Diego, stands alone as the only available new home development categorized as an “adaptive reuse building.”

Solara Lofts:  A Beautiful New Home Community completed in 2007.

Solara Lofts: A Beautiful New Home Community completed in 2007.

A recent article published in Architecture Week, written by Vani Bahl states:  “Today’s renewed interest in “green” architecture should heighten attention to the ethic of preservation, as a cornerstone of sustainability. Now that the idea of recycling waste has permeated our culture, I believe we should adopt the slogan, “recycle wasted architecture.”

Solara Lofts is a combined effort -designed by RJC Architects and developed and built by Skandia that was adapted from a Type 1 Commercial Structure, into a beautiful new residential boutique mid-rise community.  A complete gut rehab of its original commercial design, Solara’s sustainable skeletal frame has been reused and incorporated into its new design.

Benefiting from its heavy-duty Type 1 structural component of steel and commercial grade concrete slabs between floor levels. Solara Lofts also incorporated the original commercial parking structure which provides the community with an abundance of  side-by-side parking. In Downtown San Diego, parking has become a premium, and Solara Lofts has a surplus of this valuable commodity!

With an emphasis on Quality of Construction, Skandia had a vision for a new community that was not only Eco-friendly, but luxurious in its design. The end result is Solara Lofts, unlike any other new home community in Downtown San Diego.

To Learn more about the benefits of adaptive reuse buildings check out the recently published article in Architecture Week called:  Ethics of Adaptive Reuse.

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Why Solara Lofts is the Perfect Choice for Homebuyers – Right Now!

If you are considering purchasing a new Downtown Condo at Solara Lofts, your timing couldn’t be any better than NOW!

On Wednesday, the Senate voted a to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to home buyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry.

What does this possibly mean to you as a First Time Home Buyer?

To learn more about this economic stimulus visit the following link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/us/politics/05stimulus.html?_r=3&hp

Combine this HUGE STIMULUS INCENTIVE with our recently released “SOLARA LOFTS-BUILDER BEST PRICING” and the HISTORIC LOW INTEREST RATES

and the message is clear:

“THE TIME TO BUY IS NOW …

BEFORE THE HOME YOU ARE CONSIDERING IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE!”

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The Most Flexible Condos in Downtown San Diego

Solara Lofts is unlike any other new home community in Downtown San Diego with respect to our ability to offer custom floor plans.

Skandia, the builder and general contractor, allows you to “personalize” your home… “Just the way YOU want it!”

Introducing:  THE FLEX LOFT!

The concept of “Flex Loft” derives simply from the flexibility in the space itself. By offering flexible options to this open loft type floor plan, the possibilities are limitless… Custom built out bedrooms, half walls, contemporary movable partition walls, platform room separations, custom closets, and built in home office work spaces are just a few of the ways Skandia can personalize your home.

The Flex Lofts are surprisingly affordable- starting from the high $200,00s and offered in several different shapes and sizes. Call the Solara Lofts Sales Studio for details on specifics and availability (619) 231-2400.

We teamed up with SPACE San Diego and Parker Rose Design Company on this beautiful loft home.

Here’s what your new condo could look like:

Flex Loft 405- Featuring custom pony wall room divider

Flex Loft 405- Featuring custom pony wall room divider

The Custom "Pony Wall" Bedroom Space allows room separation and the open feeling of a loft.  Allow us to work with you to personalize your own home.

The Custom “Pony Wall” Bedroom Space allows room separation and the open feeling of a loft. Allow us to work with you to personalize your own home.

All Flex Loft Baths have beautiful GRANITE COUNTER TOPS with Double Sinks!

All Flex Loft Baths have beautiful GRANITE COUNTER TOPS with Double Sinks!

This is one of our newly featured “Builder’s Best” priced homes.

An exceptional value that includes a custom pony wall bedroom division, a built in home office workspace, a custom closet, European cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, Eurostar Tilt & Turn Windows, custom paint, parking, and more!

As the buyer, you have the option to purchase this home partially furnished with the Razel II Bed and beautiful Expandable Table from SPACE. You can even purchase this Parker Rose Designed model home, “Turn Key.” Ask our sales team for details on all of our Custom Flex Loft Options.

Beautifully staged by Parker Rose Design!

Beautifully staged by Parker Rose Design!

All Solara Homes Include Eurostar Tilt & Turn Windows!

All Solara Homes Include Eurostar Tilt & Turn Windows!

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