Comstock's magazine 1117 - November 2017 | Page 92

FOLSOM & EL DORADO HILLS
“For the last 30 years I’ve been
building in Folsom, and enjoyed and
had success with every one of them,
because people want to live in Folsom,”
- Kevin Carson, president, The New Home Company Northern California
award-winning master-planned commu-
nity by Parker Development Company.
Serrano currently has several proj-
ects underway, for a total of around
230 lots, with each phase at a different
stage in the process. One phase, Village
K5, has 28 lots and is paved and all set
for home construction, with model con-
struction beginning late 2017. The other
phases are further out and will be ready
for home-construction throughout 2018
and 2019.
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Principal Planner Andrea Howard, who
has been with Parker Development Compa-
ny since 1994, mentions projects of Serra-
no’s size aren’t quick undertakings, and that
she’s excited to see things progress.
“It is exciting to see the construction
activities reach the eastern portion of the
specific plan because it fulfills a commit-
ment to carry out the project from inception
to build-out,” Howard says. “While we are
still several years away from complete build
out, it is unusual for a developer to remain
involved in a project of this size for so long.
This is important because we established
a vision for the community nearly 30 years
ago and will carry it on to the very last lot.”
In terms of market demand, Jennifer
Bulotti, marketing representative for Serra-
no, mentioned that they are again starting
to see people move to El Dorado Hills from
the Bay Area. There’s also movement within
Serrano itself.
“In addition to the young ‘up-and-com-
ers’ moving up the hill to Serrano, we are
also seeing a lot of movement within the
market and from the Bay Area to Serrano
as empty nesters consider communities
where their children (and grandchildren)
can afford to live as well in a beautiful area
full of amenities,” Bulotti says. n
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