02/02/10 – Los Angeles – Small Single Family

James Scott

Comment: Searching feverishly trying to avoid posting plans that are fast, and there’s plenty of them. Anyway I came across this site and there is some interesting designs and information available on small lot subdivisions in the LA area. In the mean time I’ll keep looking.

http://www.modative.com/Small-Lot-Subdivision-Los-Angeles-Free-Downloads/

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Slow Home Test Score: 0

Margo

Comment:

Project Name: Plan, 1661 model

Size: 1661 sq ft

Project Address: Palmdale CA

Project URL: http://www.newhomes.com/houses/homedetail.jsp?regionid=3587&homeid=81624&luxury_homes=false&siteid=1&picform=2&displayarea=1#

Slow Home Test Score: 10

Margo

Comment:

Project Name: 1923 Model

Size: 1923 sq ft

Project Address: Palmdale CA

Project URL: http://www.newhomes.com/houses/homedetail.jsp?regionid=3587&homeid=108412&luxury_homes=false&siteid=1&picform=2&displayarea=1#

Slow Home Test Score: 11

margo

Comment:

Project Name: 1832 model

Size: 1832 sq ft

Project Address: Palmdale CA

Project URL: http://www.newhomes.com/houses/homedetail.jsp?regionid=3587&homeid=81625&luxury_homes=false&siteid=1&picform=2&displayarea=1#

Slow Home Test Score: 11

BradW

Comment: Vista Dunes is the largest multi-family affordable housing project in the country to achieve “Platinum” level of LEED certification. Located in La Quinta CA it is 2 hours from Los Angeles.

Project Name: Vista Dunes Courtyard Homes

Size: 1159

Project Address: La Quinta, CA

Project URL: http://www.vistadunescourtyardhomes.com/video/vista_dunes.html

Slow Home Test Score: 16

BradW

Comment: Attached 2-car garages are in the alley, providing traditional, car-free street scenes.

Project Name: Verandas at Columbus Square

Size: 2394

Project Address: Irvine, CA

Project URL: http://orangecounty.lyonhomes.com/homes/community.php/Verandas_at_Columbus_Square.html?c=241

Slow Home Test Score: 17

vickie

Comment: I know these houses have not been built, but still thought it was interesting to do the test, to see if these plans/ new homes are worth buying.
Because there is no location / designated land development, i didn’t give it the points, although i did for orientation, considering they would address it.

Apparently, LivingHome is the first residential building to achieve the (LEED) Platinum Certification Level. http://www.livinghomes.net/modelHomeLeed.html

Project Name: LivingHome KT1.3W-M

Size: 1,828 sq. ft.

Project Address: n/a

Project URL: http://www.livinghomes.net/pdf/kt1.3.pdf

Slow Home Test Score: 13

Vickie

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Project Name: Acacia at Rolling Hills

Size: 1946 sq.ft.

Project Address: 31990 Frontier Manor St Menifee

Project URL: http://www.newhomeguide.com/New-Homes/Inventory/California/Yucaipa/2426545

Slow Home Test Score: 9

Joti Singh

Comment: SW facing rear yard + master, dining and living will be hot from late day direct sun. Courtyard is a nice space, but due to access will be a seldom used space. My distaste for the chamfered wall in the powder room (mirrored on the right side of the entry for symmetry) was not enough for the bathroom point to be lost. The dining room is clearly a trophy space, due to its scale and relation to the front door – double columns and chamfered niches for sculpture!

Project Name: Coyote Canyon — residence 2420

Size: 2420 sq ft

Project Address: 4842 Dovehurst Way, Fontana, CA

Project URL: http://www.centexhomes.com/Plan.aspx?nbrid=45419&plnid=337753

Slow Home Test Score: 7

vickie

Comment: I gave the point for entry because of the courtyard. valid?

Project Name: Concord Estates, Chardonnay

Size: 2459 sq. ft.

Project Address: 37466 Harvest Drive Murrieta

Project URL: http://www.ryland.com/find-your-new-home/21-southern-california/1360-concord-estates/13155-chardonnay.html

Slow Home Test Score: 8

Joti Singh

Comment: Wasn’t sure about what people would think about the parking. I gave it a yes – although it is not a typical layout, I liked the way it reduced the amount of driveway (you have to see the site plan to see how the adjacent lot helps make it work). The patio is very nice.

Project Name: Cortile @ Porter Ranch — Residence 4

Size: 1394 sq ft

Project Address: 20100-20198 W Livorno Way Northridge, CA 91326, USA

Project URL: http://www.shapellhomes.com/communities/smartplan.cfm?plan=south-cortile-4.swf&community_id=331

Slow Home Test Score: 10

Claudette N.

Comment: Walkscore: 17/100
This one really maximizes the number of bedrooms (up to 4 in 1,731 sq ft) but trades it off with poor organization and circulation (cutting through the centre of the main floor).

Project Name: Woodbury at College Park, Residence 2

Size: 1,731 sq ft

Project Address: 14545 Purdue Ave, Chino, CA 91710

Project URL: http://www.drhorton.com/corp/GetFloorPlan.do;jsessionid=1CC0D9CD99DAFEE4A067357DEEA0CCB0?dv=25&pr=42042&pl=1140511

Slow Home Test Score: 7

Catherine Taney

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Project Name: Sollara @ Vintner’s Grove — Cabernet Plan 1B

Size: 2,273 sq.ft.

Project Address: 10336 Plumeria Court Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

Project URL: http://inlandempire.lyonhomes.com/homes/model_popup.php/Sollara_at_Vintner%5C%27s_Grove-Plan_1_-_Cabernet.html?c=294&m=982&fpl=1808&level=1

Slow Home Test Score: 9

Paulina

Comment: I selected a plan that was generously located on a well-oriented site. The parking situation is ridiculous – 3 car in a 2157 sq ft 3 Br house. I really don’t like the hallway on the upper level either.

Project Name: Mariposa @ San Joaquin Hills — Residence 1

Size: 2157 sqft

Project Address: 33.559873,-117.698425

Project URL: http://www.shapellhomes.com/communities/smartplan.cfm?plan=south-mariposa-1.swf&community_id=340

Slow Home Test Score: 9

BradW

Comment: These units won numerous awards project of the year awards for sustainable residential development. In consideration of location, it is important to recognize in detached residential development BOTH community and privacy aspects. This development achieves a walk score of 88 while affording each resident private space through unique site planning and building design.

Project Name: Yanonali Court

Size: 1000-2000 sq ft.

Project Address: Santa Barbara, CA

Project URL: http://www.residentialarchitect.com/industry-news.asp?articleID=951084

Slow Home Test Score: 20

Jodi J

Comment: – Walk Score of 5

- used an avaiable south-west facing lot for criteria designated to Plan III style houses by the developer

- entry is just part of the family room – not a defined space

- public spaces located in upper righthand, private spaces take up the front and left-hand side

- lots of corridors

- no info provided on exterior space, access is only through the dining room

- washrooms are well laid out with good use of space

- home’s major obstacles: undefined entry space, too many corridors, limited access to outdoors

Project Name: Pacific Northstar – Plan III

Size: 2208 sq ft

Project Address: 4551 Vahan Court, Lancaster, CA 93536

Project URL: http://pacificcommunities.com/pacificnorthstar/northstar_ifloor/floor_pop_nofullscreen.html?plan=3A&tour=0

Slow Home Test Score: 13

Eunice

Comment: walkscore 46/100 BUT I chose yes because the house is a 16 min walk (checked with google map directions) from Rosa Parks Train Station, and because it is in a neighborhood that is going through revitalization (Compton, South LA). Unfortunately, the big 3 points a good location gets you lead nowhere since this is not a well designed unit at all really.

Project Name: Mozaic — Plan A

Size: 1849 sq ft

Project Address: 2108-2244 Santa Ana Blvd, Los Angeles

Project URL: http://www.leehomes.net/New_Homes/Select_Language/Mozaic/Mozaic/mozaic_0.html, http://www.leehomes.net/New_Homes/Select_Language/Mozaic/Mozaic/mozaic_1.html

Slow Home Test Score: 9

Alejandro

Comment: Blech.

Project Name: Los Arboles

Size: 2020 sq ft

Project Address: 33.696577,-117.719119

Project URL: http://www.taylormorrison.com/Community.aspx?CommunityID=238&DivisionID=15&utm_source=newhomesdirectory&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=LosArboles&utm_campaign=newhomesdirectory_listings

Slow Home Test Score: 9

Rita H.

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Project Name: Boarwalk @ Riverpark,

Size: 1758 sq.ft.

Project Address: 639 Forest Park Blvd, Oxnard, CA

Project URL: http://www.sheahomes.com/assets/MyHD/u_30/Boardwalk/BoardwalkResidence3.pdf

Slow Home Test Score: 11

Anonymous

Comment: As an aside to my Yanonali Court posting above, B3 Architects founded by Barry Berkus has built an interesting home in front of Case Study House #9 in the Pacific Palisades. This complex is for sale at 14 million USD. Here is a link for the curious – http://www.dailyicon.net/2009/01/eames-and-saarinens-case-study-house-9-is-for-sale/

The famous Eames house is adjacent to this property.

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BradW

Comment: Sorry the previous anonymous post was from me.

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Matilde

Comment: Circulation unnecessarily lengthy from entry to kitchen – as well, back entry and front entry are immediately adjacent but thoroughly separated (for no functional reason). I assumed the outdoor living space is a large back yard (given by site plan). Otherwise, the overall proportion of the house and the organization of the shared and private spaces was pretty good.

Project Name: Cambria Hills — Residence 3

Size: 2345 sq ft

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Project URL: http://www.khov.com/Home/CA/12188/ModelsAvailable/12188R3/InteractiveFloorPlan.htm

Slow Home Test Score: 7

Preston

Comment: Walk Score – 68 / 100

Project Name: Ivy Lane @ Laurel Gate, Plan 2

Size: 2201 sq ft

Project Address: 6501-6615 Lincoln Ave, Buena Park, CA

Project URL: http://www.lennar.com/New-Homes/California/Orange-County/IvyLaneLaurelGate/Plan-Two

Slow Home Test Score: 13

Preston

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Project Name: Laurel @ Wolf Creek,

Size: 2,548 sq ft

Project Address: 31919 Bitterroot Ct, Temecula, CA

Project URL: http://www.standardpacifichomes.com/new-homes-floor-plans/temecula-inland-empire-laurel-at-wolf-creek-residence-2.html

Slow Home Test Score: 7

Preston

Comment: Duplicated living rooms (one’s called “Family”) even though they are immediately next to eachother. Weird walking path from entry to kitchen or from stairs to Bedroom 3. Walk in closets for ALL! HUGE laundry. Dining table in the way if you want to go outside. Optional deck with french doors wouldn’t fit furniture because doors swing.

Project Name: Laurel Park, Plan 3C

Size: 2,306 sq ft

Project Address: 17448 Winter Pine Way, Canyon Country, CA

Project URL: http://www.pardeehomes.com/fair-oaks-ranch/laurel-park/floorplans/plan-3/

Slow Home Test Score: 5

Jodi J

Comment: – Walk Score of 8

- no infomartion provided on lot or orientation

- good connection to outdoor space via two sets of sliding glass doors

- kitchen is very spread out, appliances are disjointed. Limited continuous counterspace

- bathrooms well laid out (effienct use of space, windows in each)

- 2 of the 3 bedrooms have front or rear exposure (only one side yard)

Project Name: Windmills – Residence 1 “The Siena”

Size: 1940 sq ft

Project Address: 1531 Windsong Drive, Tulare, CA 93274

Project URL: http://www.bennettdev.com/dev-windmills-residence-01.asp

Slow Home Test Score: 11

Alejandro

Comment: Directly under the flightpath of the airport across the street.

Project Name: Wyeth Cove–

Size: 2054 sq ft

Project Address: 1450-1498 N Benson Ave, Upland, CA

Project URL: http://www.livewyethcove.com/ifloor/index.html?myPlan=2

Slow Home Test Score: 8

Alejandro

Comment: Wyeth Cove was Residence 2 (sorry!)

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Claudette N.

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Project Name: Olivegrove @ Riverbend — Plan 1

Size: 2048 sqft

Project Address: 237 W Tulip Tree Ave, Orange, CA

Project URL: http://www.lennar.com/New-Homes/California/Orange-County/OlivegroveRiverbend/Plan-One

Slow Home Test Score: 6

Jodi J

Comment: – Walk Score of 2!

- no information on orientation or lot

- numerous corridors/hallways because of internal courtyard

- corner fireplace in family room makes for a challenging furniture layout

- multiple points of access to the exterior, including front porch from bedroom 3, interior courtyard, access from the breakfast nook and and master bedroom

- dining room is a good size, however if the optional french doors are installed, the space actually becomes a large circulation space and funiture placement becomes a huge challenge

- awkward powder room (toilet verus sink placement)

- jack and jill watercloset is tight for space

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Project Name: Chardonnay in Concord Estates

Size: 2459 sq ft

Project Address: 37466 Harvest Drive, Murrieta, CA

Project URL: http://www.ryland.com/find-your-new-home/21-southern-california/1360-concord-estates/13155-chardonnay.html

Slow Home Test Score: 8

Claudette N.

Comment: Bedroom 2 and 4 are not so good. Bed 2 has a sideyad window only. Bed 4 has a miniature closet, and it seems can’t fit a bed bigger than a single or double pushed against the wall (or window depending). Oh, and Bed 3 has a bad angled closet…

Project Name: Olivegrove @ Riverbend — Plan 3

Size: 2478 sqft

Project Address: 220 W Tulip Tree Ave, Orange, CA

Project URL: http://www.lennar.com/New-Homes/California/Orange-County/OlivegroveRiverbend/Plan-Three

Slow Home Test Score: 3

Tiff

Comment: The Master Suite is oh so Baroque. Kitchen looks good. Useless living room at the front in the bay window that faces West (just try reading in there without the a/c on in the afternoon/evening). Nook blocks the only access to the outdoor space. ‘Covered patio’ is basically a sunshade with standing room. Wasted space in bed 2, oversized master with wasted space. You would need a giant sized tv and stand to fit into the niche made between the window and the fireplace to get the point (I assumed that having a house of this kind today means just that). Light would be pretty good into the house, especially since major spaces face east. Dining room is in a weird spot by the stair storage and has only a sideyard view (I guess so that your neighbors can see how many friends you have over for dinner – and are salivating over the lobster you’re eating).

Project Name: Crescent Heights Plan One (ALT)

Size: 2,527 sq ft

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Slow Home Test Score: 9

Tiff

Comment: Oop’s! That URL is http://www.livecrescentheights.com/ and it’s 6135-6199 N Richfield Rd, Placentia, CA

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Rita H.

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Project Name: Silverthorne

Size: 1,655 sqft

Project Address: 34232 Larksburg Ct, Sun City, CA

Project URL: http://www.pardeehomes.com/canyon-hills/silverthorne/floorplans/plan-1/

Slow Home Test Score: 5

Joti Singh

Comment: Walkscore: 32/100
Buried dining room, beds 2-4 have crummy locations, chamfer on bed 4? Unless you like your mailman, no privacy for bed 4 window. Overall proportion is too square. Front entry is decent but is a strange shape, and back entry is too small because of laundry. Perhaps the bench or closet or whatever inside, past the laundry could suffice, but does this mean you walk with your boots on through the laundry room? Rotated kitchen island is laughable. Optional cabinets are too (how big is YOUR kitchen???) Gave study point because there is none, unless you don’t need 5 bedrooms, then you could pick one to be the study – I’d choose bed 4 because of the window location.

Project Name: GoldenFields At StoneRidge Ranch — Buttercup (Plan 2)

Size: 2145 sq ft

Project Address: 27146 Oak Ridge Dr, Moreno Valley, CA

Project URL: http://www.beazer.com/new-homes-for-sale/Inland-Empire-CA-Golden-Fields-at-Stoneridge-Ranch-new_home-Buttercup_at_Golden_Fields_-_Plan_2-135982.aspx

Slow Home Test Score: 5

Sarah

Comment: 15 walk score; orientation unknown; I am assuming there is a backyard for outdoor living; not much counter space in kitchen; not too bad otherwise! For me, there is some wasted space in the great room and master bedroom, and I would have liked an island in the kitchen (if it were a bit wider).

Project Name: Agave Trail – Plan 1

Size: 1709

Project Address: Avenue S Street & Sierra Hwy Palmdale, CA

Project URL: http://www.drhorton.com/corp/GetFloorPlan.do;jsessionid=ABD81992F903090B259EA99EC8CB34D4?dv=D8&pr=45120&pl=1169243

Slow Home Test Score: 15

Catherine Taney

Comment: Takes a bit to scroll through the site, sorry.
walkscore was 58 /100.
I selected a plan that was well-oriented (E facing rear yard).

Project Name: Stonegate, Residence 1 A

Size: 1474 sq. ft.

Project Address: 7111 Trask Ave, Westminster, CA

Project URL: http://www.livestonegate.com/

Slow Home Test Score: 11

Rita H.

Comment: walkscore – 12/100

Project Name: Pacific Highland – Plan One

Size: 2,351 sq ft

Project Address: 39001 Pacific Highland Street Palmdale, California 93551

Project URL: http://www.pacificcommunities.com/pacifichighland/plan1.html

Slow Home Test Score: 5

Sarah

Comment: 12 walk score; orientation unknown; I am assuming there is a backyard; light in rooms depends on where the actual house would be built; one of the bedrooms could be a study… I think I was too nice with this one, but I can’t find anything that really bothers me enough to give it a zero! Ir actually reminds me a bit of the house on the video this morning, but without the weird angled fireplace.

Project Name: Mountain View Ranch

Size: 2277

Project Address: Mountain View Ranch Dr. & Chalone Dr. Palmdale, CA

Project URL: http://www.drhorton.com/corp/GetSingleImage.do?pr=41995&pl=1166211&liststart=&imageid=1280047

Slow Home Test Score: 17

Rita H.

Comment: walkscore – 37 / 100

Project Name: Pacific Park West — Plan One

Size: 2,153 sq ft

Project Address: 1713 Park Vista Way, West Covina, CA

Project URL: http://www.pacificcommunities.com/New_Homes/California/West_Covina/parkwest_ifloor/floor_pop_nofullscreen.html?plan=1A&tour=0

Slow Home Test Score: 6

Rita H.

Comment: walkscore: 11 / 100
This is the worst one I’ve found so far.

Project Name: Pacific Tapestry — Plan Two

Size: 2,359 sq ft

Project Address: 4564 Juniper Ct, Lancaster, CA

Project URL: http://www.pacificcommunities.com/pacifictapestry/models.php?id=2

Slow Home Test Score: 3

Matilde

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Project Name: Trillium @ Sundance — Plan 2M

Size: 2,180 sq. ft.

Project Address: 1350 Tulip Cir N, Beaumont, CA

Project URL: http://www.kbhome.com/Plan~PlanID~00425603-250.2180.aspx

Slow Home Test Score: 4

Sarah

Comment: 5 walk score; orientation unknown; master bedroom only has 1 window; other bedrooms are quite small; wasted space & awkward doors in master bath – the entry is my least favorite part.

Project Name: Pacific Northstar – Plan 3

Size: 2208

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Project URL: http://pacificcommunities.com/pacificnorthstar/northstar_ifloor/floor_pop_nofullscreen.html?plan=3A&tour=0

Slow Home Test Score: 11

Matilde

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Project Name: Trillium @ Sundance — Plan 5M

Size: 1,670 sq. ft.

Project Address: 1388 Tulip Cir N, Beaumont, CA

Project URL: http://www.kbhome.com/Plan~PlanID~00425603-150.1670.aspx

Slow Home Test Score: 4

Braden

Comment: Walkscore 46 /100 – Although it’s close to a Von’s grocery store, it is cut off from Yucaipa City (?) Center by a gulley. Even still, you’d most likely drive to Von’s since this is a golf-oriented, luxury development where all can afford to drive and do. I don’t understand why the upper floor has to have the chamfer – probably designed to save space, but it in fact creates wasted space. Master bath has bad counters, too much floor area. Family room clearly designed for multiple lazyboys and a sectional – and maybe a rocking chair. Living room would be a room for show, as you’d never be in there to mess it up. Den is odd placed right at the front door with those french doors to it. Laundry is ruined by rear entry from large garage.

Project Name: Crofton @ Chapman Heights, Residence 1

Size: 2,448 sq ft

Project Address: 34.040581,-117.066182 (Yucaipa, CA)

Project URL: http://inlandempire.lyonhomes.com/chapmanheights/communities/crofton/floorplans.php?res=1&fp=1

Slow Home Test Score: 4

Paulina

Comment: Walkscore 48 /100 But no since Lancaster, CA is basically a residential community only. The only nearby work might be at a small shop or at Palmdale USAF Plant 42.

Project Name: Sandalwood 2 — Sandalwood 2

Size: 1650 sq ft

Project Address: 2214 E Cypress St, Lancaster, CA, 93535

Project URL: http://www.richmondamerican.com/Shop+and+Buy/Floor+Plan.htm?mr=Los%20Angeles&pl=13661&cm=1541

Slow Home Test Score: 12

Paulina

Comment: Walkscore 6 /100

Project Name: Meadowbrook @ Adeline’s Farm — Plan 2

Size: 2290 sq ft

Project Address: 32463 Spun Cotton Drive, Winchester, CA

Project URL: http://buyonline.sheahomes.com/SheahomesFloorPlan?community_id=349&community_name=Meadowbrook%20at%20Adeline%27s%20Farm&plan_code=0502

Slow Home Test Score: 11

Sherry

Comment: http://www.planetizen.com/node/23535

Here’s an interesting piece on the planning of Los Angeles from the 1970s.

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Corey

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Project Name: BELLA ROSA AT LAS HACIENDAS

Size: 1551 sqft

Project Address: 16020 Papago Place Victorville, CA 92394

Project URL: http://www.kbhome.com/Plan~PlanID~00350371-149.1558.aspx

Slow Home Test Score: 14

Corey

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Project Name: FOUR SEASONS AT BEAUMONT – HERITAGE 1

Size: 2037 sqft

Project Address: 1528 Four Seasons Circle Beaumont, Riverside County, California 92223

Project URL: http://www.khov.com/Home/CA/770/ModelsAvailable/Heritage/InteractiveFloorPlan.htm

Slow Home Test Score: 10

Corey

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Project Name: CORONADO AT WOODBURY EAST – PLAN ONE

Size: 1715 sqft

Project Address: Towngate and Sand Canyon Irvine, CA 92618

Project URL: http://www.kbhome.com/Plan~PlanID~00450326-1685.aspx

Slow Home Test Score: 14

Dominique

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Project Name: KB home

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Project URL: http://theslowhome.com/slow-home-project/020210-los-angeles-small-single-family/#comments

Slow Home Test Score: 0

Dominique

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Project Name: http://www.newhomes.com/houses/homedetail.jsp?regionid=3587&homeid=108410&luxury_homes=false&siteid=1&picform=2&displayarea=1#

Size: 1165 sq/ft

Project Address: N/A

Project URL: KB home

Slow Home Test Score: 6

Wayne

Comment: There was no top floor with this plan but I decided to do it anyway because I hate the fact that I hang up my coat in the the bathroom. Why would you position a bathroom where everyone will think it is a closet. I like the idea of a bathroom near a door which opens onto a backyard but not at the front door.

Project Name: Cobblestone

Size: 1618sqft

Project Address: 1983 Annadale Way Pomona, CA 91767

Project URL: http://www.newhomesource.com/homedetail/market-24/specid-602280

Slow Home Test Score: 8

Dominique

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Project Name: Potomac

Size: 2889 sq/ft

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Project URL: http://www.newhomes.com/houses/homedetail.jsp?regionid=3587&homeid=108410&luxury_homes=false&siteid=1&picform=2&displayarea=1#

Slow Home Test Score: 8

Mid America Mom

Comment: Cannot help but look out to that planned community I recall from ages ago- Irvine. Looks like they are full steam ahead on building on the newer sections of the village.
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Cannot find site plan or orientation.
GOOD. This plan has a dedicated office. Nice front entry with a closet and space to move. The kitchen has a nice triangle NOT interrupted with an island or peninsula.. and this island can hold at least 4 stools! Notice the window is WIDER than the sink – trying to let more light into the space.
BAD- the hallway upstairs is long. the master bath is obnoxious in size. meanwhile the master walk in closet looks to TOO tight. Bedrooms are too large (we could fit another bedroom up there).

Project Name: Woodbury East- Santa Cruz- Village of Irvine

Size: 2283- Residence 3

Project Address: Irvine CA, 92606

Project URL: http://www.villagesofirvine.com/Villages-And-Residences/Woodbury-East-Floorplan.aspx?type=home&Id=196

Slow Home Test Score: 9

Dominique

Comment: Master bathroom is odd.

Project Name: Poromac

Size: 2889 sq/ft

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Project URL: http://www.newhomes.com/includes/openFloorPlan.jsp?location=/nhimages/ca/losangeles/f.potomac.1833.jpg&title=Potomac%20C

Slow Home Test Score: 8

Mid America Mom

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Project Name: Woodbury East- Monterey- Village of Irvine

Size: 1878- Residence 3

Project Address: Irvine CA, 92606

Project URL: http://www.villagesofirvine.com/Villages-And-Residences/Woodbury-East-Floorplan.aspx?type=home&Id=190

Slow Home Test Score: 6

Matt KB

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Project Name: El Solario 1b @ Pacfic Legacy

Size: 2920

Project Address: 7235 W. Avenue Lancaster CA 93536

Project URL: http://www.newhomesource.com/homedetail/market-24/specid-510252

Slow Home Test Score: 13

Matt KB

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Project Name: PROJECT – Solona

Size: 2078

Project Address: 7218 W. Avenue A-2

Project URL: http://www.newhomesource.com/homedetail/market-24/planid-793263

Slow Home Test Score: 16

Matt KB

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Project Name: Stetson Ranch In Santa Clarita

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Project URL: http://www.americanhomeguides.com/floorplans/details/HPC-148688/9410138.html

Slow Home Test Score: 16

Wayne

Comment: Master bath is much to big. Why does the laundry room share a common wall with the master bedroom?

Project Name: Norava

Size: 1881 sqft

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Project URL: http://www.newhomesource.com/homedetail/market-24/planid-387040

Slow Home Test Score: 13

Wayne

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Project Name: The Greens

Size: 2483 sqft

Project Address: 16431 West Nicklaus Sylmar, CA 91342

Project URL: http://www.newhomesource.com/homedetail/market-24/specid-600095

Slow Home Test Score: 12

Joti Singh

Comment: Walkscore is 71/100.
Successfully minimizes the number of primary rooms with sideyard windows (there are none), overall proportions are pretty good but the wall in the kitchen, which I guess is placed to give more definition to the entry space and to hide the view into the kitchen from the entry, makes the circulation route to get into the kitchen such that it undermines the dining area. If you pushed the table over toward the living/family room there wouldn’t be enough room left over to arrange a sofa (notwithstanding that corner fireplace!) The inswinging door to the yard further hampers the dining area. I don’t think that the desk in the kitchen or the tech center on the second floor near the laundry are nearly good enough to be used for study. I gave the orientation point for a mostly N facing set of primary spaces (except that one bedroom that faces south), and no primary space faces west (hot sun).

Project Name: Canterbury Lane — The McCloskey

Size: 1629 sq ft

Project Address: 13201 Norfolk Ct, Moorpark,CA

Project URL: http://buyonline.sheahomes.com/SheahomesFloorPlan?community_id=198&community_name=Canterbury%20Lane&plan_code=001A

Slow Home Test Score: 14

Claudette N.

Comment: Walkscore: 45 / 100
Study needs doors to give privacy from entry. Long circulation routes, especially on second floor due to stair placement. Good individual spaces, missed out on circulation, orientation and location.

Project Name: Bungalows at Temecula Lane,

Size: 1807 sq ft

Project Address: 31260 Black Maple Dr, Temecula, CA

Project URL: http://www.drhorton.com/corp/GetFloorPlan.do?dv=25&pr=44158&pl=1159707

Slow Home Test Score: 11

Claudette N.

Comment: Walkscore 80/100!
long circulation route with stair pushed off to one side of the plan (especially on floor 2). Outdoor living poorly connected to interior spaces, even though probably a good size. Tech is on a stair landing – not a nice space to be trying to get work done. Really nice kitchen and dining space relationship! Living room is good too. Not a single sideyard space (primary or otherwise)!

Project Name: Sycamore Stream,

Size: 1961 sq. ft.

Project Address: 189 Admiral Way, Costa Mesa, CA

Project URL: http://www.newhomesource.com/homedetail/market-28/specid-722963

Slow Home Test Score: 16

Joti Singh

Comment: Walkscore: 9/100

Project Name: Newbridge @ Avonlea — Residence 2

Size: 2290 sq ft

Project Address: 7150 Sheffield St Corona, CA 92880, USA

Project URL: http://buyonline.sheahomes.com/SheahomesFloorPlan?community_id=331&community_name=Newbridge%20at%20Avonlea%20&plan_code=0502

Slow Home Test Score: 7

Joti Singh

Comment:

Project Name: Newbridge @ Avonlea — Residence 4

Size: 2344 sq. ft.

Project Address: 7150 Sheffield St Corona, CA 92880, USA

Project URL: http://buyonline.sheahomes.com/SheahomesFloorPlan?community_id=331&community_name=Newbridge%20at%20Avonlea%20&plan_code=0401

Slow Home Test Score: 7

Claudette N.

Comment: Walkscore: 28/100

Project Name: Castillo @ West Hills — Residence 5

Size: 2129 sq ft

Project Address: 28723 Calle De La Paz Valencia

Project URL: http://www.lennar.com/New-Homes/California/Los-Angeles/Castillo-At-West-Hills/Residence-5

Slow Home Test Score: 11

Claudette N.

Comment: Walkscore: 46/100 — long, hilly circuit to get to destinations nearby (this is a flaw in the programming that walkscore is apparently working on using google’s walking directions function since the current programming doesn’t account for circuitous routes in determining distance – it imagines you’re a crow).

Project Name: Cornerstone @ Laguna Niguel —

Size: 1862 sq ft

Project Address: 5 Rutland Ct, Laguna Niguel, CA

Project URL: http://www.shapellhomes.com/communities/smartplan.cfm?plan=south-cornerstone-1.swf&community_id=339

Slow Home Test Score: 11

Eunice

Comment: Walkscore 48/100, but I gave the point due to the proximity to the Irvine business complex and Tustin metrolink <1.1 mi., also, the area is redeveloping on a former marine corps site (a lot of development nearby, but not adjacent due to military site size).

Project Name: Verdanas @ Columbus — Residence 1

Size: 1877 sq ft

Project Address: 33.715374,–117.820185

Project URL: http://laventura.lyonhomes.com/homes/model.php/Verandas_at_Columbus_Square-Residence_1_.html?c=241&m=888

Slow Home Test Score: 15

Eunice

Comment: Parlour and den are silly spaces. Maybe if the parlour was separated better from the entry it could become a very nice study / studio – having lots of light, a view of the outdoor space, and lots of room to work (although it is a bit far from the powder room…) I like the courtyard(ish) space that brings light in, but these spaces feel much too separate, much too individual for me.

Project Name: Verdanas @ Columbus — Residence 3

Size: 2394 sq ft

Project Address: 33.715547,-117.820044

Project URL: http://laventura.lyonhomes.com/homes/model.php/Verandas_at_Columbus_Square-Residence_3.html?c=241&m=890

Slow Home Test Score: 13

Paulina

Comment: Some nice outdoor spaces – under the ‘loggia’ off the den, and the courtyard off the dining room. Community is at the head of 2 converging highways – walkscore was 3/100 – go figure! Oh, and I hate that master bath layout.

Project Name: Manzanita @ Portola Springs– Plan 1

Size: 2200 sq ft

Project Address: 71 Autumn Sage, Irvine, CA, 92618

Project URL: http://www.richmondamerican.com/Shop+and+Buy/Floor+Plan.htm?mr=Orange%20County&pl=10939&cm=1276

Slow Home Test Score: 5

Braden

Comment: walkscore is 68/100

Project Name: Iris Gardens – Plan 14

Size: 1841 sq ft

Project Address: 33935 Lily Rd, Yucaipa, CA

Project URL: http://www.kbhome.com/Plan~PlanID~00350425-1841.aspx

Slow Home Test Score: 12

Paulina

Comment:

Project Name: El Dorado Ranch– Residence 4

Size: 1608 sq ft

Project Address: 3414 Rosegold Ave, Rosamond, CA 93560

Project URL: http://www.khov.com/Home/CA/06314/ModelsAvailable/06314PLAN4/InteractiveFloorplan.htm

Slow Home Test Score: 5

Paulina

Comment:

Project Name: Livingston @ Spencer’s Crossing — Residence 3

Size: 2269 sq ft

Project Address: 35768 Quail Run St, Murrieta, CA 92563

Project URL: http://www.lennar.com/New-Homes/California/Riverside-County/LivingstonAtSpencersCrossing/Residence-3

Slow Home Test Score: 8

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