WHY IT WORKED: These homes were just what buyers wanted, priced to sell—even when the pool of interested prospective homeowners began to dry up. Irving Gill–inspired architecture helped make Shea Homes’ first attached product at Windingwalk a success with first-time buyers, empty-nesters, and move-up homeowners.
PROJECT CREDITS Project: Saguaro at Windingwalk, Chula Vista, Calif.; Sales started: April 2006; Sales through mid-January 2007: 70; Units planned: 100; Price: $380,000 to $440,000; Unit size: 1,279 to 1,585 square feet; Builder: Shea Homes, San Diego; Developers: Brookfield San Diego Builders, San Diego; Shea Homes, San Diego; Architect: The McKinley Associates, San Diego; Landscape architect: Gillespie, Moody, Patterson, La Jolla, Calif.; Interior designer: Ryan Young Interiors, San Diego
Learn more about markets featured in this article: San Diego, CA.
