We’re pleased to announce another recent addition to our new home communities in the Raleigh market: Mulberry Park. We’ll be beginning construction in the community late this spring.

Mulberry Park benefits from an awesome location, being close to Alexander Place Promenade and the Brier Creek area. The community is located off Mount Herman Road and Shady Grove Road on the border between Raleigh and Durham. Plus, Mulberry Park is just a short drive from RTP and Duke and Rex Hospitals.

Of the 200 Mulberry Park homesites, Standard Pacific has acquired 106. We’ll be building two-story townhomes with four different floorplans to choose from. More about the new townhomes:

• Priced from the $160s – $200s
• 1,570 – 1,785 sq. ft.
• 2 car garages
• Brick exteriors

Standard Pacific Homes of the Carolinas has begun development in our newest community, The Enclave at Stone Creek Village in Cary. We’re excited to add to Stone Creek Village, an already well established neighborhood with a major retail area.

The Enclave will feature 32 new townhomes that offer a truly urban living experience. Features of each new luxury townhome will include:

• 3 bedrooms / 2 stories
• 2.5 – 3.5 baths
• Tuck-under basement
• 2 car garage
• Porch overlooking Cary Greenway Trails
• Optional elevator on end units
• Dual master suite options
• Full bath option on lower level
• Full brick exteriors

The first model townhomes will be ready late this summer. Until then, we’d love you to stop by and check out the existing neighborhood to see the urban lifestyle The Enclave at Stone Creek Village has to offer.

Big things are happening for Standard Pacific Homes Carolinas! Just a couple weeks ago, we announced that our Charlotte division had acquired the Glenmore community in South Charlotte. Today, we have more news: our Raleigh division has acquired the remaining 110 homesites in Northampton, our first community in the Wake Forest market!

Northampton was formerly owned by St. Lawrence Homes, which launched the community in 2003. We couldn’t be more excited to develop the remaining homesites and create beautiful, high-quality Wake Forest homes that we know you will love.

A few details about Northampton:

• Our new homesites range from 69 to 75 feet wide and will feature single family homes
• We’ll offer 10 different floor plans, including two ranch plans
• Three-car garages, carriage garages and 3rd floor attic are optional on select plans
• 170 residents currently live in the Northampton neighborhood
• The community already has a fully functional swim and recreation center
• Jones Dairy Elementary is within walking distance

Standard Pacific has already begun construction in Northampton, starting with the 3,644 sq. ft. Ashford model. The planned opening of this home is set for early spring of this year — we hope you’ll stop by and take a look!

The Parade of Homes, hosted by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh, is taking place over the next three weekends. October 3 – 4, 9 – 11 and 16 – 18, come out between 12 and 5 to see the Standard Pacific homes participating in this year’s event:

• Laurel Park Bedford Model – 1613 Laurel Park Place, Cary
• Brightleaf at the Park Montclair Model – 1815 Morehead Hill Court, Durham
• Seagrove’s Farm Kingston Model – 113 Briarfield Drive, Apex
• Brier Creek Madison Model – 9171 Wooden Road, Raleigh

Hope to see everyone out there!

Standard Pacific of the Carolinas recently opened their second phase of the Shiloh Grove community, located in Morrisville, minutes from RTP.  The new homes are part of the award-winning Designer Collection, which includes:

• Four different floor plans
• Square footage ranging from 1,581 to 1,777
• Homes starting in the mid-$160’s
• Two-story floor plans
• One-car garage
• 9-ft. smooth ceilings on both levels

Shiloh Grove is a swim club community with scores of trees and ample amounts of green space with walking trails.  Shiloh Grove’s first phase features the Village Collection, which is comprised of two and three story townhomes with two to three bedroom plans including a popular master-down living option, ranging between 1,293 and 1,460 square feet.  Townhomes in the Village Collection start in the upper $140’s.

Our friends over at Renaissance Park are throwing a party and if you live in the community they want you to attend! There’s going to be food, door prizes and even a magician.

Date: Aug 8, 2009

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Renaissance Park Pool

Want to learn more? Click HERE to find out all the details.

Photo Credit: MrLunch Flickr CC

Here are some details for those of you who might want to hit the sand for serves and spikes.

• Teams can be from 4-6 players
• Teams can only play 4 players at a time
• Teams must be co-ed with at least one man and one woman on the court at all times
• Teams of strangers are encouraged to form so players can meet new people
• Games will be played on Saturdays (unless otherwise noted)
• Deadline for signup is 6/30/09
• The first games will be on 7/11/09

Want to sign up? Send your info to David Vanderweide at dvanderweide@yahoo.com and please include:

1. Name of team captain with phone number and email address
2. Name of team members with email addresses
3. List of weekends you can’t play

(Info taken from “Around the Dome” the official newsletter of www.renparkonline.com)

Photo: Jayel Aheram via Flickr CC