San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
SPRING TOUR OF HOMES
To feature beautiful David Weekley, Empire Communities, Rialto Homes
The 2020 Spring Tour of Homes by the Greater San Antonio Builders Association runs through May 31 – and this year, will showcase some truly breathtaking homes by acclaimed local builders.
All visitors to participating homes along the tour will also be entered for a chance to win a custom pool package by Keith Zars pools, valued at $50,000, in a sweepstakes partnership with the Greater San Antonio Builders Association.
This year, David Weekley Homes will participate in the tour with two unique homes: The Rockmoor in Shavano Highlands and The Ashleigh in Sunday Creek in Kinder Ranch 55’.
The Rockmoor (3807 Glenellen) begins at a $560s price point and features approximately 3,060 square feet with one or two-story options.
This model home features three bedrooms, three full baths, and one half-bath as well as a four-car garage. Comfort and craftsmanship meet at The Rockmoor, with its spa-experience bathroom and luxurious walk-in closet, and each guest suite offers a private bathroom and immense closet space. Each bedroom has its own bath, ideal for guests or older children. A gourmet kitchen includes a deluxe walk-in pantry and a presentation island.
The Rockmoor’s location, in the Shavano Highlands community, is ideal: Shavano Highlands is a private gated community with estate-sized homesites and gorgeous landscaped entrances. Located off Loop 1604 near I-10 and Highway 281, Shavano Highlands buyers have easy access to Salado Creek Greenway hiking and biking trails – as well as shopping, dining and local entertainment.
Over at Sunday Creek in Kinder Ranch 55’, prospective buyers can check out The Ashleigh, another David Weekley model home.
“The Ashleigh is an ideal home design whether you’re just starting out or downsizing,” said David Newman, division president. “With three bedrooms, two full baths, one half-bath and a study supporting the spacious, open concept of ... kitchen, family and dining areas, it checks all the boxes a family may need.”
The Ashleigh, located at 28913 Windlesham Way, is priced starting at the $330s, and also features a luxury bathroom and spacious walk-in closet, as well as extra garage storage space. Its study is an ideal work-fromhome office.
Sunday Creek in Kinder Ranch 55’ is located near Guadalupe River State
Park and Canyon Lake. Home buyers can enjoy walking trails, a playground, soccer field and sports court, and a junior Olympic swimming pool and sun deck. Home buyers will incur no city taxes and students can attend acclaimed Comal Independent School District schools. Highway 281 provides shopping, dining and entertainment galore.
And David Weekley is offering a special Buy Now, Get More incentive for home buyers who purchase a David Weekley home between May 15 and June 15 to get a decorator allowance between $15,000 and $35,000, depending on the community.
Visits to the two David Weekley model homes during the Tour of Homes are currently by appointment only, to ensure the safety of the community and potential home buyers during the COVID-19 crisis. For more information visit www. davidweekleyhomes.com.
Rialto Homes, founded by Kobi and Eyal Avnon in 2006 with a focus on constructing semi-custom homes in the greater San Antonio area, has a much-sought-after Shavano Highlands model home in the Spring Tour of Homes.
Called The Juliet, this 4,156-square-foot one-story beauty, priced at $993,007, is located at 3726 Coggeshall in San Antonio. It features four bedrooms, four and a half baths, a study, game room, projector-equipped media room and formal dining room. It also offers a fireplace in the family room, butler’s pantry with wet bar, and wine refrigerator. A courtyard and extended covered patio with outdoor kitchen and fireplace are ideal for entertaining.
In addition to Salado Creek Greenway access, gated entries and beautiful, mature trees, Shavano Highlands buyers with families will also appreciate acclaimed local Northside Independent School District schools, such as Blattman Elementary School, Rawlinson Middle School and Clark High School. Cornerstone Christian School is also just around the corner.
When purchasing a Rialto Home in Shavano Highlands, each home at unit 5 backs up to a green belt. Lots are just under one-third of an acre and homes range from 2953 square feet to 4575 square feet. SmartHome automation comes standard with Rialto Homes, and homes are certified Pure Wellness homes, as well as HERS-rating certified with a two-year energy usage guarantee. And Rialto Homes builders adjust floor plans to meet the buyer’s needs.
“We strive to deliver impressive quality and value to our clients,” said Eyal Avnon, partner at Rialto Homes. “At the forefront of our product design is the desire to showcase timeless designs with distinctive curb appeal, virtually endless interior selection choices and a degree of value engineering which allows our customers to get more of what they want for less money.”
For more information on touring The Juliet, call Elizabeth Salazar at 210-8459336 or visit www.rialtotexas.com. Viewers can drop in or schedule an appointment.
Empire Communities, another trusted name in San Antonio, is excited to offer three homes in the Spring Tour of Homes.
The Braunig model, located at 3 Cattle Drive in Castroville, is in Potranco Ranch, with half-acre lots and no city taxes making it an ideal location. Hill Country shopping, restaurants and other amenities are close by. Potranco Ranch floor plans offer many options to personalize floor plans and sizes range from 2,700 square feet through 3,900 square feet, with prices ranging from the $390,000s to the $480,000s.
The Braunig model is a fivebedroom, three-bathroom single-story home with a spacious floor plan, rotunda, fireplace and playroom.
Over at Kallison Ranch (14409 Gold Rush Pass), buyers can visit the San Saba model, a three bedroom, 2.5-bathroom home with an option for four bedrooms and three baths. The home is one and a half stories, with an open floor plan and spacious family room. Kallison Ranch is located just minutes away from 1604 and the Alamo Ranch Shopping Center. Empire Homes in Kallison Ranch range from the $250,000s to the $300,000s.
The Rollingwood model is located at 4207 Colina Crest. This three-bedroom, three-bathroom, one-and-a-half story home features a three-car garage. Located in Monteverde at Cibolo Canyons, where homes range from the $280,000s to $350,000s, it offers an open-concept floor plan and large family room, with homes located in a secluded, gated section of the master-planned community.
Empire offers closing cost incentives when buyers use a preferred lender and also offers a current promotion on movein-ready homes offering buyers up to $15,000 in savings. To visit Empire homes during the Tour of Homes, appointments must be made; one family per visit is permitted and masks are required.
For more information on Empire homes, visit www.empirecommunities.com.