08/02/10 – Los Angeles – Large Single Family >2500 sqft

Posted on: February 8th, 2010 | 58 Comments

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  • MollyK

    Sorry about the first entry with nothing–I hit the wrong key.
    O.k.–John and Matthew,
    Thank you for the best laugh I’ve had on a Monday morning in a LONG time. Wow, what a home design. I do have a question…How did you determine the purpose of each space on the first floor? I know many designs will label the function of each area, i.e., ‘Dining’,'Nook’. I truly can’t imaging anyone making the front entrance into a dining area. Also, I don’t know about you BUT there IS a home in a neighborhood near me that has a small garage dedicated to their golfcart. I saw it with my own eyes…so that little garage in your plan may be just for that purpose. The idea of a golfcart for transportation is not so far-fetched, especially if the carts use a solar panel on the roof. Depending on traffic/congestion in urbans areas a golfcart could be a smart alternative to a car. Something to consider when pondering renewable energy and reducing air polution.
    Enough about that I’m off to hunt LA homes >2500 sq. ft.!

  • margo

    Comment: Walk score of 58. This is an interesting house b/c it’s not the target consumer is not the nuclear family, but rather students. Unfortunately, the floor plan does not show windows.

    Project Name: Montgomery House

    Size:

    Project Address: 1010 W. 21st Street

    Project URL: http://www.robinsonresidences.com/Residences/Montgomery/Floorplans_Montgomery.asphttp://www.robinsonresidences.com/Residences/Griffith/Griffith_FloorPlans.asp

    Slow Home Test Score: 5

  • margo

    Comment: Walk Score of 78. Again, this is a student residence. Interestingly, there is a shared kitchen, but no extra space for a dining room or living room. Bedrooms are large and would act as a sleep/living/study area. Again, there is no indication of windows.

    Project Name: Woodcraft Manor

    Size:

    Project Address: 2111 Park Grove Avenue

    Project URL: http://www.robinsonresidences.com/Residences/Woodcraft/Floorplans_Woodcraft.asp

    Slow Home Test Score: 12

  • margo

    Comment: The layout of this house is better than most I’ve seen in past exercises. Orientation isn’t listed.

    Project Name: Wildflower House

    Size: 3790

    Project Address: Palmdale CA

    Project URL: http://www.losangelesreguide.com/floorplan-detail-listing.php?CID=HPC-151665|9417394

    Slow Home Test Score: 12

  • Paulina

    Comment: Walkscore: 6/100
    What to say? See the floorplan for yourself.
    The only reason I gave the parking a point was that given the size of the house, the garage (three cars in all) does not dominate the front facade, is laid out ok (enough room on each side), and the third car spot could be a good place for storage if you didn’t have a third car.
    Also, the entries had enough space, and were connected together, but there wasn’t a closet in sight.

    Project Name: Sedona @ Dos Vientos Ranch – The Montecito

    Size: 4827 sq ft

    Project Address: Via Sedona, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

    Project URL: http://www.homesbydavidon.com/communities/comm_plan.asp?CID=1538&PID=10044

    Slow Home Test Score: 2

  • Jodi J

    Comment: Walkscore – 2
    - no information regarding lot orietation
    - many degrees of entry (considering the courtyard as part of the entry sequence)
    - courtyard provides strong connection to outdoors
    - all bedrooms have either front or rear facing windows (no sideyards)
    - living space (excluding garage) is wider than it is long providing good access to outdoors

    Project Name: cabernet in concord estates

    Size: 3035 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/13157-cabernet.html

    Slow Home Test Score: 14

  • Mid America Mom

    Comment: This weeks plan- I could not imagine what they were thinking in that kitchen! And if we look at the renderings I bet they do not even have 42″ uppers in there! Oh- the test you fellows are using have POINTS and the one we are performing in the web based test is Yes or NO. You may want to change it to match.

    Here we are North of LA- Way north. Walk of 12 so if you like to take long walks then you are in business! We have a site plan that shows what lots have what plan but I did not see the North ARROWS. So you can get an orient you want if you purchase first! This home is the narrow and long type so you walk alot to get from one place to another in the home. The front living is nice but the family room has an issue with door to the garage so NO. The kitchen I like but not the nook- there is no room for a decent table. The dining room is nice sized with no traffic but dining overall has to be NO. Entries are not defined well or have a closet. Garage is on back side which is nice but it is too large for two cars. baths are jack and jill upstairs. I do not mind these – not sure your thoughts. That master bedroom seems a little large so NO. Laundry you can work in and is reasonable size. Overall Not a place I would want to live in.

    Project Name: Stetson Ranch

    Size: 2822

    Project Address: 15978 Thompson Ranch Drive Santa Clarita, CA 91387

    Project URL: http://www.khov.com/Home/CA/781/ModelsAvailable/782R1/InteractiveFloorPlan.htm?InitialDisplay=0

    Slow Home Test Score: 7

  • Wayne

    Overall the layout of this house is not bad, as long as there were enough people in the house to utilize the space.

    I’m not sure I like the first floor laundry in such a large house when all of the main bedrooms are on the top floor.

  • Matt KB

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  • Corey

    walk score 8

  • Mid America Mom

    Same development as my last posting. Here is not a walkable area but site plan has this model on various lots.

    Organization. This house is wider on the front then the side. The placement of the bedrooms – only one looks to the more quiet backyard with the remaining looking to the side. The kitchen placement is too far from the dining room and there is no window in it. Circulation. Basically there is one hallway in the center of the home next to the stair. Feels efficient (I am choosing to ignore that space between the family and dining). Entry. We see closets! But they failed off the garage to define it from the nook- another NO. Outdoors. This home has a patio in front and back that look to hold some chairs. The kitchen could have a window but they decided against it. Plenty of cabinets BUT the work triangle has a island in the middle of it- disrupting movement from the stove to Refridge. I am giving them a NO. Two dining areas. The dining room is not too big and nice view to the back. The garage entry door is at the nook. Being 14 wide and the loss of 3 feet is OK. So I will say Yes. Bedrooms. The sizes are adequate and the closets reasonable. Weird wall space in bedroom 4 with that bath. Speaking of bath the master takes up much footage and the tub sits almost in the center! I scored the loft as a study. I love these spaces being on the second floor as it is more quiet up there. The window is fantastic though not the view. The laundry I have to laugh- going on the cheap here. If you take the builder upgrades you get a sink and upper cabinets which I think make it a nice room. The issue with the garage is the door placement. If it faced to the street or to the sideyard then it would be fine.

  • Corey

    walk score 9

  • Jodi J

    - Walkscore of 46
    - no information on lot orientation
    - entry into “foyer” – actually the living/dining room (not defined space)
    - living spaces are connected to exterior; however, angled fireplace in great room makes for a difficult furniture grouping (especially given that entrance to great room is tight against the niche)
    - considreing bedroom 5 (on nmain floor) as the study

  • Mid America Mom

    WAIT!!! looks like the web form is having problems with display as we do not see URL or other info on the property

  • Corey

    walk score 0

  • Matthew North

    Molly K – Thanks for the feedback – I laughed myself when I watched the playback! The space by the front door on this plan was actually labelled as “Dining” on the marketing brochure – believe it or not! The area opposite the kitchen was labelled as “Nook”. You can see how the marketing information falsely labels the spaces and really calls into question the skill of the so called “designer” who drafted the plans. Your point about the golf cart is a good one – I would take it one step further and then say there should only be one small parking space for a solar powered golf cart to get around the neighborhood and ditch the other two car garage all together. That would be really Slow!

  • Wayne

    When I first started doing this test I thought this house was going to score well(Walkability score 91), unfortunately once you enter the house everything falls apart.

    For the price this house seems quite reasonable and with a few adjustments to room size and position I think this house could do well.

  • MollyK

    FYI: the test I’m using doens’t have numeric scores only Y & N. Has something changed?

    Slow Home Test score of 12.
    Walkscore of 89/100
    1-story floorplan forced the use of more hallways to create privacy.
    Did not like dining room location-felt disconnected from main living area of house and adjacent to “busy” hallway.
    Bedrooms seemed reasonably sized though closets slightly small.
    Liked addition of sink in laundry even with terrible door swing.
    Obscenely large garage taking up most of view of house front.

  • Jodi J

    - Walkscore rating of 12
    - no information on lot availability/orientation
    - hallways bisect adjacent rooms but do interfere with furniture groupings
    - master bathroom has quite a bit of wasted floor space

  • MollyK

    Wait a minute–M.A.M is right! Something is wrong the web form. My submission has no Project information or Slow Home score. I actually tried to submit a house about 2 hours ago and was kicked out of the setting I was in and then the current setting came up. However,when I clicked on the new “Add A House” icon the Slow Home Test form was actually under other icons on the right side of the screen. I could not see any text I tried to write that was “covered” by the right-hand pictoral icons. HELP!

  • John Brown

    The Slow Home Test is working again. Thanks for your patience.

  • Wayne

    I really dislike the layout of bedroom number 2 in this plan. I’m not sure about the position of the closet. It would be nice to have more natural light in that bedroom even if it came from the side between the houses.

  • Mid America Mom

    AH.. thanks!

  • Paulina

    Comment: Walkscore: 0/100
    This house is confused. It has what could be a very very nice courtyard space right in the middle of its footprint, and yet wastes the opportunity by making that space basically for the master bedroom only. Imagine if that courtyard was better connected to the kitchen or the living room! I assumed that the parlour would actually be used as a study, in which case it makes a decent place to open a book.

    Project Name: Serra @ Portola Springs, Residence 1

    Size: 3500 sq ft

    Project Address: 35 Seclusion, Irvine, CA

    Project URL: http://www.standardpacifichomes.com/new-homes-floor-plans/irvine-orange-county-serra-at-portola-springs-residence-1.html

    Slow Home Test Score: 7

  • Anonymous

    Comment: 55 walk score; orientation unknown; the flow and use pattern seemed weird to me; I like the butler’s pantry; I’m assuming there’s a back yard…

    Project Name: Tremont

    Size: 2875

    Project Address: 17179 Oak Street Santa Ana, CA

    Project URL: http://kb.blufishdesign.com/kbweb.php?id=00450320-150.2805

    Slow Home Test Score: 12

  • Anonymous

    Comment: 12 walk score; orientation unknown; is the “courtyard” actually outdoor space, or just a big great room??

    the previous “anonymous” post (Tremont) is mine – I don’t know what happened to my info.

    -Sarah

    Project Name: San Clemente at Stella Mare

    Size: 3465

    Project Address: 13 Corte Lomas Verdes, San Clemente, CA

    Project URL: http://www.standardpacifichomes.com/new-homes-floor-plans/san-clemente-orange-county-stella-mare-residence-4.html

    Slow Home Test Score: 12

  • Anonymous

    Comment: 35 walk score; orientation unknown; I think that there’s wasted space in the great room (it just becomes one big entry); it’s weird that there’s no dining room in a house this size; I hate the master bedroom setup; it’s nice to see a house with no garage on the front for a change!

    I don’t know why my info keeps disappearing, but Tremont and San Clemente are mine…

    -Sarah Williams

    Project Name: Cornerstone at Laguna Niguel

    Size: 2541

    Project Address: 11 Bainbridge Court Laguna Niguel, CA

    Project URL: http://www.newhomesource.com/homedetail/market-28/planid-748678

    Slow Home Test Score: 11

  • Paulina

    Comment: Walkscore: 18/100
    This is a sprawling house that is poorly organized. There are too many living spaces and a wasteful number of bathrooms.

    Project Name: Alta – Residence 1

    Size: 4800 sq ft

    Project Address: 16 Via Carina, San Juan Capistrano, CA

    Project URL: http://www.standardpacifichomes.com/new-homes-floor-plans/san-clemente-orange-county-alta-residence-1.html

    Slow Home Test Score: 7

  • Paulina

    Comment: walkscore – 11/100

    Project Name: Legends @ Vista Del Verde – Marin

    Size: 3390 sq ft

    Project Address: 18120 Watson Way, Yorba Linda, CA

    Project URL: http://www.newhomesource.com/homedetail/market-28/planid-486711

    Slow Home Test Score: 2

  • Paulina

    Comment: walkscore – 5/100

    Project Name: Riverleaf at Corona, CA – Plan 2

    Size: 2891 sq. ft.

    Project Address: 8512 Vienna Dr, Corona, CA

    Project URL: http://www.standardpacificinland.com/riverleafFP2.php

    Slow Home Test Score: 7

  • Paulina

    Comment: walkscore- 6/100

    Project Name: Riverwood at Corona – Residence 4

    Size: 3423 sq. ft.

    Project Address: 8272 Pebble Creek Dr, Corona, CA

    Project URL: http://www.standardpacifichomes.com/new-homes-floor-plans/corona-inland-empire-riverwood-residence-4.html

    Slow Home Test Score: 7

  • orangeopolis

    Comment: walkscore: 40/100
    This house is not too bad on the main floor. The side front entry is interesting because it creates a living space across the front. The defined front entry between the formal living and dining space is effective. I don’t really like formal living and dining rooms but if they are important to you this house would be good. The back family room, kitchen and nook are well organized and seem to work well. I like the back entry and pantry. The upper floor is a different matter. The master bathroom is really awful and the closet is a big waste of space. Too big a floor area for the amount of hanging space. The loft is a bit wasteful and I am worried about the two bedrooms that face into the side yards.

    Project Name: Brookville @ River Village – Residence 2

    Size: 3060 sq ft

    Project Address: Vista Del Rio Dr, Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381

    Project URL: http://www.lennar.com/New-Homes/California/Los-Angeles/Brookville-At-River-Village/Residence-2

    Slow Home Test Score: 13

  • orangeopolis

    Comment: walkscore: 40/100
    Very different scoring from the last one. The side entry on this house could be good because it leaves the front of the house for a living space but there is no defined entry. I think this means that the front living room will feel awkward. The back of the house feels like an apartment. It is cramped and you have to walk through the kitchen and around the table to get to the back living space. The master bath is supersized but doesn’t have enough vanity space. The second floor is better but there doesn’t seem to be enough room for two sinks in the family bath.

    Project Name: Brookville @ River Village – Residence 1

    Size: 2756 sq ft

    Project Address: Norte Dr, Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381

    Project URL: http://www.lennar.com/New-Homes/California/Los-Angeles/Brookville-At-River-Village/Residence-1

    Slow Home Test Score: 5

  • Anonymous

    Comment: The walkscore here was 71/100. The Organization seems fine on the first floor, but then I saw the second floor and, oh no – it gets wacky up there. The master bathroom is really bad. In living, I’m not sure about the competing fireplace and tv, either of which put the furniture orientation at opposition to the view outdoors. Overall, some parts are ok, others are really unforgivable – too bad since the high walkscore is hard to come by for these giant houses.

    Project Name: Sollara @ Vintner’s Grove – Sauvignon (Plan 3)

    Size: 3173 sq ft

    Project Address: 8592 Harvest Pl Rancho Cucamonga, CA

    Project URL: http://inlandempire.lyonhomes.com/homes/model_popup.php/Sollara_at_Vintner%5C%27s_Grove-Plan_3_-_Sauvignon.html?c=294&m=984&fpl=1812&level=1

    Slow Home Test Score: 9

  • Anonymous

    Comment: Walkscore: 6/100
    Take a sec and google the address for this one – look at the street view of the road just north of this house. Seriously. I can’t imagine living in the middle of the desert (this sure seems like it’s just that). Overall, a big, h-shaped, poorly designed, energy sink of a house. Nice laundry though.

    Project Name: Pacific Legacy – El Solario

    Size: 2920 sq ft

    Project Address: 7218 W Avenue A2 Lancaster, Los AngelesCA 93536

    Project URL: http://www.pacificlegacyhomes.com/antelope_acres/elsolario_residence.html

    Slow Home Test Score: 3

  • orangopolis

    Comment: Walkscore 68/100. There is no indication of orientation. The front entry is directly into the living space and the garage door opens directly into the hallway. There are two living spaces – the front one won’t get used. The kitchen is good but the dining room is too enclosed and the so called nook is either too small or superfluous. The second bathroom is too small and the master is too big.

    Project Name: Ashberry @ Laurel Gate – Plan 2

    Size: 2782 sq ft

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

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

    Slow Home Test Score: 11

  • Catherine Taney

    Comment: walkscore squeaked in the location point – 51/100. Orientation was not indicated, the rooms don’t look like they’re taking advantage of natural light. Entries are ok. Circulation undermines the dining room, creates wasted space. Family room is good, living room formal but ok location. Kitchen is good except for weird pantry location. Dining space is sideyarded and right next to the entry – the nook would most likely be the only ‘dining’ space used. Bedrooms 2 and 3 get the sideyard treatment to make room for the master bedroom and its corner fireplace. Really really bad master bath. Why does every bedroom need an ensuite bathroom??? Study is not accounted for, and even if you used the living room at the front as a study, it’d suffer from being too open to the entry and front hall to be a good quiet, private space. Overall, moderately fast, escaping fast by that generous walkscore.

    Project Name: Villa Rosa @ Woodbury – Plan 3

    Size: 3161 sq ft

    Project Address: 28 Dusty Rose, Irvine, CA

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

    Slow Home Test Score: 8

  • Eunice

    Comment: Walkscore 42/100. I could have been meaner, but I wasn’t. The kitchen has a bad fridge placement, but I think it can be overlooked. Even though I really despise the Baroque curved staircase and rotunda entrance, I was generous for the entry point as well: the front entry has a closet and is connected to the back entry (the closet is shared between the two). The laundry is the only really well designed space (though it could have been even better with a window). All in all, a house plan to avoid.

    Project Name: The Summit @ San Joaquin Hills – Residence 1

    Size: 3575 sq ft

    Project Address: 27552 Manor Hill Rd, Laguna Niguel, CA

    Project URL: http://www.shapellhomes.com/communities/smartplan.cfm?plan=south-summit-1.swf&community_id=341

    Slow Home Test Score: 3

  • Alejandro

    Comment: This is a sprawling bungalow with lots of wasted space. I don’t know which way it is oriented so I gave it a zero. The front entry is very formal but the back entry is only a hallway. This deserves a zero. There is a lot of circulation space – another zero. The two living spaces are okay but do we really need two spaces that are so big and right beside each other? The formal dining room is okay and so is the nook. The kitchen is supersized with a double island that makes working very difficult. The master bedroom is also supersized with a sitting area that only looks to a side yard. The master bathroom is beyond supersized. It is ridiculous and the walk in closet seems like a waste of space. Too much floor area for the amount of hanging space. Also, why is it located in the front of the house? The other bedrooms are bathrooms are okay. Finally, why oh why do we need four garages that face each other around the entry. Coming to the front door of this house is going to feel like you are in a parking garage.

    Project Name: Corona View – Catalina

    Size: 4010 sq ft

    Project Address: 1073 Young Circle, Corona, CA 92881

    Project URL: http://www.newhomesource.com/homedetail/market-30/planid-470677

    Slow Home Test Score: 5

  • Joti Singh

    Comment: Really wish I could have given it less. The optional den/office is ok, I don’t mind the bedrooms, and the laundry is well designed. But that’s it. Everything else is pretty much a mess – the entries, the living room dislocated from the outdoor space, the nook that opens onto the driveway… speaking of which, 4 cars?!?

    Project Name: Stone Haven – Residence 1

    Size: 3591 sq ft

    Project Address: 22016 Sagebrook Road Chatsworth, CA 91311

    Project URL: http://www.rwrhomes.com/media/pdf/fp/SH_FP1.pdf

    Slow Home Test Score: 3

  • Claudette N.

    Comment: This is one of those Dubai-esque canal communities. I like the street name though – sounds exotic.

    Project Name: Port Meridian @ Sea Bridge – Residence 2

    Size: 2850 sq ft

    Project Address: 4113 Caribbean St, Oxnard, CA

    Project URL: http://www.drhorton.com/corp/GetFloorPlan.do?dv=D8&pr=43799&pl=1160558

    Slow Home Test Score: 10

  • Joti Singh

    Comment: Orientation looks forgotten (no North arrow either). Many sideyard spaces, duplicated rooms that are immediately adjacent to one another. Best parts (the only ones) are the laundry (is this a trend??) that even has a window, the study with a bathroom neatly located nearby, and the outdoor living space.

    Project Name: The Meadows @ Porter Ranch – Residence 3

    Size: 3073 sq ft

    Project Address: 20750 Sardinia Way, Northridge, CA 91326

    Project URL: http://www.shapellhomes.com/communities/smartplan.cfm?plan=south-meadows-3.swf&community_id=333

    Slow Home Test Score: 3

  • MollyK

    Comment: Attempted posting at 12:07 PM. You can read my few comments at that posting time.

    Slow Home Score: 12

    Project Name: Carrington at Eastvale Downs–Plan 2600

    Size: 2600 sq ft

    Project Address: Corona, CA

    Project URL: http://www.centex.com/Plan.aspx?nbrid=46360&plnid=370297

    Slow Home Test Score: 12

  • Matilde

    Comment: walkscore: 5/100
    total: FAST (needs italics for full effect)

    Project Name: Oak Crest @ Fair Oaks Ranch – Plan 4X

    Size: 3960 sq ft

    Project Address: 27219 Rose Mallow Ln, Canyon Country, CA

    Project URL: http://www.pardeehomes.com/fair-oaks-ranch/oak-crest/floorplans/plan-4x/#top

    Slow Home Test Score: 4

  • Matilde

    Comment: Saved by the walkscore! (78/100)
    FASSST (zoom!)

    Project Name: Pasadera @ Glenwood – The Train Residence`

    Size: 2718 sq ft

    Project Address: 17 Old Mission Rd, Aliso Viejo, CA

    Project URL: http://buyonline.sheahomes.com/SheahomesFloorPlan?community_id=300&community_name=Pasadera%20at%20Glenwood%20&plan_code=0002

    Slow Home Test Score: 5

  • MollyK

    Comment: Walkscore: 89/100

    2nd floor had long hallways to accomodate numerous bedrooms. Too bad.
    1st floor nice open feel but kitchen work triangle too big w/small island; dining room was out in left field (literally) far away from main living area.
    Master bedroom and closet obscenely big. How many bedrooms does one house need!!!
    Garages in front will usually score “0″ with me.

    Project Name: Carrington at Eastvale Downs–Plan 2916

    Size: 2916 sq ft

    Project Address: Corona, CA

    Project URL: http://www.centex.com/Plan.aspx?nbrid=46360&plnid=400201

    Slow Home Test Score: 10

  • Matilde

    Comment:

    Project Name: Montecito @ Rancho Conejo — Residence 2

    Size: 3685 sq ft

    Project Address: 1235 Arroyo View St, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

    Project URL: http://www.shapellhomes.com/communities/smartplan.cfm?plan=south-montecito-2.swf&community_id=329

    Slow Home Test Score: 5

  • Eunice

    Comment: walkscore 8/100. Overall proportions seem to respond to light. I was generous on the entry point. Took ‘super family room’ option + bonus room. Wasted space due to proportions of both. Kitchen has a really bad fridge and cooktop location. Pantry is marooned. Bed 3 is sideyard view only. Wasted space in the master. I assumed the living room would be used as a study, and the ‘super family room’ as the primary living space.
    Total: moderately fast thanks to my generosity on the entry

    Project Name: Stanford Square – Residence 1

    Size: 2650 sq ft

    Project Address: 6656 Biola St, Chino, CA

    Project URL: http://www.stanford-square.com/residence1.html

    Slow Home Test Score: 8

  • MollyK

    Comment: Walkscore: 89/100
    Best circulation of three posted floorplans. Not as many defined hallways.
    Disconnected dining room earns “0″.
    All bedrooms too big. extra bedrooms almost as big as master.
    A couple of bathrooms were cramped with no counter space, yet rooms are big. Go figure.

    Project Name: Carrington at Eastvale Downs–Plan 3568

    Size: 3568 sq ft

    Project Address: Corona, CA

    Project URL: http://www.centex.com/Plan.aspx?nbrid=46360&plnid=400205

    Slow Home Test Score: 12

  • Mid America Mom

    Comment: From my second post of the day (11:48 AM)- in case not recorded.

    This plan was the 2006 ELAN Best Single-Family Detached Home 2,001-3,000 Sq. Ft. Award Winner.

    Project Name: Stetson Ranch

    Size:

    Project Address: 15978 Thompson Ranch Drive Santa Clarita, CA 91387

    Project URL: http://www.khov.com/Home/CA/781/ModelsAvailable/782R2/_Properties_AUTH.htm

    Slow Home Test Score: 11

  • Mid America Mom

    Comment: Hello! Again we have a development with no site plan on the internet so orientation cannot be determined. And it is in a suburban type area and car dependent.

    Good about this plan: This plan has very few windows to the sideyard which is nice. All rooms have a window to the front or back. I feel organization and circulation are decent. The front bedroom could be a nice study. Not so good. Supersized master bath and the first floor is not big enough for all the pieces. The kitchen has issues. 1. The island is in the middle of the triangle from stove to refridgerator. 2. The island – I swear it is at least 4 by 4 foot- overkill. 3. Sink is not on outer wall with a window but on a peninsula to the great room. Entry in front is TOO big for the home with much wasted space and the one from the garage has no closet or definition. Garage is just too big though it does not over dominate the front of the home.

    Project Name: Rivermist

    Size: 2657 (plan 1)

    Project Address: 7538 Morning Mist Drive Corona, CA 92880

    Project URL: http://www.mbkhomes.com/home_finder/neighborhood/details.php?neigh_id=1027&page_id=D

    Slow Home Test Score: 10

  • Mid America Mom

    Could not resist John and Matthew….here is what I would do to improve the score for rivermist plan 1-
    http://www.mbkhomes.com/home_finder/neighborhood/details.php?neigh_id=1027&page_id=D

    Clean up the front entry. Bring the wall from the bedroom to the stair. In that wall put the entry closet and entrance to the room there. This would allow us to make the bath bigger. For the kitchen I would place it where the nook is- a smaller U. The kitchen sink would be on the outside back wall with a window. The stove I would bring to an eat in island and the refrigerator would be at the end near the garage. The garage entry would be moved to the present pantry space and I would place a closet in that area. The pantry would shift to where the refrigerator is. Upstairs I would just shrink that master bath and closet space.

  • Vickie

    Comment: Walk score of 55, but didn’t give the point. I don’t think anything below 60 is worth it.
    It seems the bathroom for the master bedroom is miles away!

    Project Name: Three Oaks at Windcroft

    Size: 3977 sq.ft.

    Project Address: 19539 Highland Terrace, Walnut, CA

    Project URL: http://www.newhomesource.com/homedetail/market-24/specid-790639

    Slow Home Test Score: 13

  • Vickie

    Comment: Walk score of 91 – there was no specific address to this new development, this score may be inaccurate.
    The entry into kitchen/ dining room is very poor.

    Project Name: Corte Bella, Amalfi Hills, RESIDENCE 4

    Size: 3,021 square feet

    Project Address: Yorba Linda

    Project URL: http://www.shapellhomes.com/communities/floorplans.cfm?community_id=335

    Slow Home Test Score: 12

  • Vickie

    Comment: Bonus Room = Study room

    Project Name: Sycamore at Wolfcreek

    Size: 3133

    Project Address: 46232 Lone Pine Drive, Temecula

    Project URL: http://www.woodside-homes.com/data/docs/3911_plan_1.pdf#zoom=60

    Slow Home Test Score: 9

  • John Brown

    M.A.M.
    Thanks for the suggested changes to the rivermist house. I agree, it can be hard to resist changing things around when you see some of these plans.

    Thanks again for all of your hard work.