One of the homes built by Celebrity Custom Homes at 4873 Raintree Drive in the Pradera community of Parker sold to out-of-state buyers.  The purchase price is undisclosed.  Celebrity’s home was listed at $1,725,000 and was entered as one of eight “Dream Homes” in the 2010 Parade.  This home will not be open for viewing.

Another Parade home sold almost immediately after it was entered into the Parade.  Built by D. R. Horton and located at 5202 Rialto Drive in Pradera, this home was listed at $601,000.  The purchase price has not been disclosed.

Dan Verdoorn, president of Celebrity Custom Homes, said, “The buyers knew that it was a Parade of Homes’ Dream Home and that helped solidify their purchase decision.  They were looking for a special home and liked the overall ‘wow’ of this house.”

Verdoorn said the home was on the market for two weeks.  The Tuscan-style home has open-space views, extensive outdoor living spaces including an outdoor kitchen, multiple decks and large back patio with fireplace. The home also has a gourmet kitchen with commercial-grade appliances and a finished basement with a fireplace and wet bar.

Celebrity Custom Homes has three other homes in the Parade.  One is a Dream Home in Lone Tree and listed at $1,350,000.  Another home in Lone Tree is for sale at $1,442,000.  The third home is in Pradera and it is listed at $1,260,000.  All will be open for viewing during the Parade.

After D.R. Horton’s home sold, the company immediately entered a substitute home located at 5000 Sedona Circle in Pradera.  It is listed in the Parade for $479,900 and will be open.  In addition to the Pradera home, D. R. Horton has two more homes in the Parade located in Arvada and Frederick.

New Parade New Format

The 2010 Denver Parade of Homes is a new event with a new format, and it runs August 14 through Labor Day (September 6) throughout metro Denver.  Entry to the Parade is free.  The Parade is open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Official Guides for the Parade can be picked up at one of seven participating American Furniture Warehouse stores.

Visitors can see 57 homes in this year’s Parade and can pre-plan trips by using the website’s interactive map function.  See www.ParadeofHomesDenver.com.

All the homes are new, never lived in, and offer the greatest range of prices in the Parade’s 23-year history.  Prices range from $188,900 to $6.3 million.

All the homes are for sale, some are luxury custom homes, others are furnished models, or townhomes, and one features land that is available for sale to build a home.  Home styles range from ranch to Colorado rustic to Tuscan, to townhome, to starter homes, to luxury custom.

The total value of all 57 Parade homes is more than $42 million. The homes are located in 21 cities throughout metro Denver from Loveland to Castle Rock, Golden to Aurora, and to Elizabeth in the southeast.

See Seven (7) Dream Homes

Within the 57 homes are seven Dream Homes all priced from $1 million to $6.3 million.  The Dream Homes are custom luxury homes which are furnished, decorated and landscaped as traditional Parade homes have been in the past.  Entry to see the Dream Homes is a suggested $5 donation to Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).  All monies raised will benefit MDA. Donations can be made at any one of seven participating American Furniture Warehouse outlets, or online at www.ParadeofHomesDenver.com.

For more details about the 2010 Denver Parade of Homes, the builders, home descriptions and photos, locations, maps, and tour planning see www.ParadeofHomesDenver.com.

About the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver (HBA)

The HBA is a trade association representing businesses involved in the residential development, construction and remodeling industry in the eight-county Denver metro region. Members include home builders, land developers, remodelers, architects, mortgage lenders, building material suppliers and subcontractors.

Founded in 1942, the HBA is one of several hundred local home builder associations in the United States. The HBA is also affiliated with the Colorado Association of Home Builders (CAHB) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), which represents more than 211,000 member firms in the United States.

For more information, call 303-778-1400 or visit www.hbadenver.com.

It’s a robust site to help Parade fans check out all 58 homes, review details and photos, and by using the active map can even plan day trips to see the homes.

Check it out at: www.ParadeOfHomesDenver.com.

All 58 homes in this year’s Denver Parade of Homes have now been posted on Facebook.  You can get a sneak peek here: www.facebook.com/paradeofhomes.

Dream Home by Palisade Homes. Photo by Vic Moss.

The home featured here is the most expensive in this year’s Parade, priced at $6.3M.  When the Parade opens Aug. 14 – Labor Day, you can see this home at 9958 Whistling Elk Drive in Littleton.

For more info: www.ParadeOfHomes.com.

M. Marta Sipeki or Z. James Czupor

The InterPro Group

303-759-8989

Marta’s cell: 303-503-5446

Jim’s cell: 303-503-6677

pr@interprogroup.com

The 2010 Denver Parade of Homes Announces

58 new homes open for viewing throughout metro Denver

DENVER, Colo., July 26, 2010 – The Home Builders Association of Metro Denver (HBA) today announced details for the 2010 Denver Parade of Homes, a summer tradition with a new format. The event runs August 14 through Labor Day (September 6) throughout metro Denver.

Visitors can see 58 homes and, for the first time in the Parade’s 23-year history, entry to tour these homes is free. All the homes are new, never lived in, and offer the greatest range of prices.  The homes are for sale, some are luxury custom homes, others are furnished models, some are townhomes, and one features land that is available for sale to build a home.

The Parade features 25 custom and national builders with homes located in 21 cities throughout the Front Range—from Loveland in the north to Castle Rock in the south to Golden in the west, Aurora to the east, and Elizabeth in the southeast.

Within the 58 homes are eight “Dream Homes,” priced from $1 million to $6.3 million.  The Dream Homes are custom luxury homes which are furnished, decorated and landscaped as traditional Parade homes have been in the past.  Entry is a suggested one-time $5 donation to Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).  All monies raised will benefit MDA.

Vicki Pelletier, vice president of operations for HBA, said, “While this is a new format for our Denver Parade it has had great success in other cities.  We believe this format will be a win-win for our visitors because they get to attend free and see a wider range of home styles in more communities than ever before; and for our Parade builders who get promotional leverage to showcase, and hopefully, sell their homes.”

The value of the Parade homes is more than $42 million.  The Parade invites visitors to explore homes in established neighborhoods, on golf courses, on expansive acreage or in popular mid-town locales like Lowry and Stapleton.  Other homes are situated on or near water and many have outstanding views of the Rocky Mountains.  The home styles include ranch, Colorado rustic, Tuscan, townhomes, starter homes and luxury custom.

“This broad range of new homes offers a price point for almost every category from the first-time home buyer, step-up buyer, empty-nester, and to the luxury custom buyer,” Pelletier said. Home prices range from $188,900 to $6.3 million.

Hours, Days and Times

The 2010 Denver Parade of Homes is open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Entry is free except for a one-time $5 donation to visit the Dream Homes.

The Parade is open in 21 cities throughout Metro Denver

The following is a list of cities and the number of homes that can be seen: Arvada (2), Aurora (11), Brighton (1), Broomfield (4), Castle Rock (5), Commerce City (3), Denver (6), Elizabeth (1), Erie (2), Frederick (1), Golden (2), Greenwood Village (1), Highlands Ranch (2), Lafayette (1), Littleton (1), Lone Tree (2), Longmont (1), Loveland (1),  Parker (8), Thornton (2), and Westminster (1).

Participating Builders/Number of Homes/Community

A.D. Wolff & Associates

(1) Genesse Estates, Golden (Dream Home)

Ades Design Builders

(1) Pradera, Parker

C & A Companies

(1) The Reserve at Wild Point Ranch, Elizabeth

Capital Pacific

(2) Southshore, Aurora; Briscoe Ranch at the Meadows, Castle Rock

Castleton Construction

(1) Greenwood Hills, Greenwood Village (Dream Home)

Celebrity Custom Homes

(4) Pradera, Parker (2 homes, 1 is Dream Home); Heritage Hills, Lone Tree (2 homes, 1 is Dream Home)

Chartered Homes

(1) Latitude at Vista Ridge, Erie

Coldwell Banker (Vintage Homes)

(1) Spruce Meadows, Broomfield

D.R. Horton

(3) Wyndham Hill, Frederick; Pradera, Parker; Spring Mesa, Arvada

Esprit Homes

(1) Hillside at Meridian Village, Parker

KB Home

(3) Stapleton, Denver; Wheatlands, Aurora; Canyon View, Golden

Lennar Homes Colorado

(7) Rocking Horse, Aurora; Adonea, Aurora; Beacon Point, Aurora; Heritage Todd Creek, Thornton; Eagle Shadow, Brighton; Hover Crossing, Longmont; Red Hawk, Castle Rock

Meritage Homes

(3) Coal Creek Village, Lafayette; The Haven at York Street, Thornton; Meridian Village, Parker

New Town Builders

(2) Stapleton, Denver

Oakwood Homes

(4) Thompson River Ranch, Loveland; Green Valley Ranch, Denver, Morningview in the Meadows (2), Castle Rock

Palisade Homes

(1) White Deer Valley, Littleton (Dream Home)

Pulte Homes

(4) Wheatlands, Aurora; Harvest Meadows (by Centex Homes, a division of Pulte Homes), Commerce City; Anthem Ranch (by Del Webb, a division of Pulte Homes), Broomfield; Anthem Highlands, Broomfield

Richmond American Homes

(5) Wheatlands, Aurora; Buffalo Run East, Commerce City; Canyon Creek, Erie; Cobblestone Ranch, Castle Rock; BackCountry, Highlands Ranch

Ryland Homes

(1) Blackstone Country Club, Aurora

Shea Homes

(2) Reunion, Commerce City; The Hearth, Highlands Ranch

Sopris Homes

(1) Huntington Trails, Westminster

Standard Pacific

(3) Lowry, Denver; Beacon Point, Aurora; Wildgrass, Broomfield

Taylor Morrison Homes

(2) Jordan Crossing, Parker; Whisper Creek, Arvada

Toll Brothers

(3) Beacon Point, Aurora (Dream Home); Tallyn’s Reach, Aurora (Dream Home);

Estates at Pine Bluffs, Parker (Dream Home),

Trammel Crow

(1) Lowry, Denver

Official Parade Guides Available at American Furniture Warehouse Stores

• Aurora: 1700 South Abilene
• Centennial: 8281 South University Blvd.
• Douglas County, Englewood, Parker: 8820 American Way, Englewood
• Firestone, Longmont: 10550 Jake Jabs Blvd.
• Southwest Lakewood: 5390 South Wadsworth Blvd.
• Thornton: 8501 Grant St.
• Westminster: 9410 Wadsworth Parkway

Supporting Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)

All monies donated to visit the Dream Homes will benefit MDA.  Donations can be made at any one of the seven metro area American Furniture Warehouse locations or online at www.ParadeOfHomesDenver.com

Sponsors

The 2010 Denver Parade of Homes is sponsored by American Furniture Warehouse and Wells Fargo Mortgage.

For More Information

For more details about the Parade of Homes, the builders, home descriptions and photos, locations, maps, tour planning, and rules for visiting, visit www.ParadeOfHomesDenver.com.

MORE INFORMATION

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Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ParadeHomes

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About the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver (HBA)

The HBA is a trade association representing businesses involved in the residential development, construction and remodeling industry in the eight-county Denver metro region. Members include home builders, land developers, remodelers, architects, mortgage lenders, building material suppliers and subcontractors.

Founded in 1942, the HBA is one of several hundred local home builder associations in the United States. The HBA is also affiliated with the Colorado Association of Home Builders (CAHB) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), which represents more than 211,000 member firms in the United States.

For more information, call 303-778-1400 or visit www.hbadenver.com.