Fxguy said:These units fall under Irvine High School. I'm a newbie here. Would this be a deal breaker for anyone here? Also, is IHS a good school? I saw the post with the scores and it's at the bottom for Irvine high schools.
Thanks for your feedback.
Fxguy said:These units fall under Irvine High School. I'm a newbie here. Would this be a deal breaker for anyone here? Also, is IHS a good school? I saw the post with the scores and it's at the bottom for Irvine high schools.
Thanks for your feedback.
blueribbon said:Fxguy said:These units fall under Irvine High School. I'm a newbie here. Would this be a deal breaker for anyone here? Also, is IHS a good school? I saw the post with the scores and it's at the bottom for Irvine high schools.
Thanks for your feedback.
Its both ways. If your kids can handle the tough competiton at Uni and NW then its okay. If not, they can feel the pressure of having good grades and not making the cut to top universities. Its like saying "only if you are an APAAS student, you can become the next CEO of a company"
USCTrojanCPA said:blueribbon said:Lantana and Trellis Court have the lowest MR so far in Irvine. The regular Cypress village(upto sand canyon) folks pay a bit more for MR compared to these 2 neighborhoods. Sales says they have some bonds which these don't and vice versa.
Yeah, my buyers and I was pleasantly surprised that the MR was only around $2,400/yr. I think these will sell well because they are nice floor plans with space used very efficiently (standard with CalPac).
id_rather_be_racing said:USCTrojanCPA said:blueribbon said:Lantana and Trellis Court have the lowest MR so far in Irvine. The regular Cypress village(upto sand canyon) folks pay a bit more for MR compared to these 2 neighborhoods. Sales says they have some bonds which these don't and vice versa.
Yeah, my buyers and I was pleasantly surprised that the MR was only around $2,400/yr. I think these will sell well because they are nice floor plans with space used very efficiently (standard with CalPac).
I'm happy to update that Mello Roos will actually be only $1,700/yr. I don't think I've seen any other newer communities with lower MR in Irvine.
Also, one thing to note is the other side of Ridge Valley Road will be the proposed ice rink (where the Ducks will practice) & retail center currently slated as "Base Camp".
id_rather_be_racing said:I'm happy to update that Mello Roos will actually be only $1,700/yr. I don't think I've seen any other newer communities with lower MR in Irvine.
Also, one thing to note is the other side of Ridge Valley Road will be the proposed ice rink (where the Ducks will practice) & retail center currently slated as "Base Camp".
totoros said:id_rather_be_racing said:I'm happy to update that Mello Roos will actually be only $1,700/yr. I don't think I've seen any other newer communities with lower MR in Irvine.
Also, one thing to note is the other side of Ridge Valley Road will be the proposed ice rink (where the Ducks will practice) & retail center currently slated as "Base Camp".
According to the sheet I got, there are two special assessments - CFD's 86-1 for $747/year and 09-1 for $1,700/year. Do these go up by a certain % every year like some of the other places?
ps9 said:Typical Calpac sales office with nice staff. Even the office is efficient compared to other builders. Plan 1 is pretty good already. Hard to believe they were able to squeeze in high ceilings in all the floor plans (shame shame to all other builders). I wouldn't buy a plan 1 because it's missing a bedroom, but then what other 1700 sq ft home has a loft, high ceilings and a decent sized bedroom down? Not many, especially in Irvine.
Plan 4 was next and easily my favorite. Wide open layout and has almost everything on my needs list except it enters into a wall. Question for you guys (IHS), why so many steps and different levels? The powder room is 3 steps up, the loft is a step down then a step up again as I recall.
Plan 3 is also pretty good, don't like the stacked laundry though. Plan 2 is best bang for the buck, with 4 bedrooms, but missing loft.
Double HOA and looks like mello is indeed $1700/year.
Cornflakes said:The front doors on these TC homes are nice. Any idea where to get them?
irvinehomeshopper said:Cal Pac is known for efficiency and often a coat closet and the 4'x4' space in front of it cause extra footage. When said and done the plan lost 40 sf of space between the closet and the vestibule in front of it. Would you pay $16,800 for a coat closet or $16 for a coat stand from Ikea?
lisa429 said:irvinehomeshopper said:Cal Pac is known for efficiency and often a coat closet and the 4'x4' space in front of it cause extra footage. When said and done the plan lost 40 sf of space between the closet and the vestibule in front of it. Would you pay $16,800 for a coat closet or $16 for a coat stand from Ikea?
Fair enough, but what about storage? Where would you keep things like extra paper towels, your vacuum cleaner, things like that? Anyone know if there sufficient room in the garage for built-ins?