Meritage Homes is holding a grand opening of its newest community, La Estancia, Saturday, May 21^st with affordable homes from the $170s.

The whole family is invited out for an afternoon of fun at Meritage Homes’ newest Tucson community, La Estancia, located in southeast Tucson. The grand opening event will include festival-style games, food trucks offering complimentary lunch and desserts, and a DJ keeping you entertained throughout the day. During the event, tour three brand new model homes and pick up a free gift just for visiting. You can also enter to win a new Apple® iPad.

La Estancia offers master planned living in a prime location, just off of I-10 and Wilmot Road and nearby some of Tucson’s most prominent employment centers including Raytheon Missile Systems, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, U of A Tech Park and the Tucson International Airport. Residents benefit from community amenities including a sparkling pool, splash pad, shaded ramadas and play equipment, ready for use. Future plans include sports fields and more.

Homes range from 1,612- to 2,917-square-feet, priced from the $170s. This will be your chance for a first look at La Estancia, the newest master planned community in Southern Arizona.

What:     Grand Opening Event at La Estancia
When:    Saturday, May 21, 2016, 11:00AM – 2:00PM
Where:   La Estancia – 6727 E. Via Boca Grande, Tucson, AZ 85707

Meritage Homes is holding a pre-opening event at La Estancia this weekend that includes an exclusive opportunity to secure one of the first homesites in La Estancia. First phase pricing is from the $170s.

This exclusive opportunity to purchase a new home at La Estancia at pre-opening prices is for this weekend only, as the finishing touches are being put on model homes for the community grand opening. Meritage announced there will be a limited number of pre-opening home purchase opportunities, available beginning April 16, 2016. The Meritage sales team will be onsite at La Estancia for two days only, April 16^th and 17^th, to meet potential homebuyers interested in learning more about the community. There will also be mortgage representatives on hand to discuss home mortgage programs and answer any questions about obtaining a home loan. They can even help with credit repair to put clients in a better situation to purchase a home at La Estancia in the future.

Only a limited number of homesites will be available in the first release. Once sold, it is anticipated home prices to increase for future releases. Don’t miss your chance to get in on the ground floor at La Estancia, when pricing is at its lowest.

For more information, call Meritage at 877-552-4028 for details on how you can secure a priority spot in this first phase.

And, make plans to join Meritage onsite for its first phase pre-opening release event, meet the team and see for yourself this exciting new Masterplan community first-hand.

What:              First Phase Release Event at La Estancia
When:             April 16 and 17, 2016, 10:00AM – 3:00PM
Where:            La Estancia Park – 6733 E. Via Boca Grande, Tucson, AZ 85737 (Between Kolb and Wilmot off I-10)

Privately owned, Sunbelt Holdings of Scottsdale, celebrated the opening of its La Estancia Community in Tucson Thursday, a 2,500-lot masterplan community at I-10 between Kolb Road and Wilmot Road in Tucson. First platted in 1999, and then dormant during the recession, the community has been revived after Sunbelt purchased it in 2013, completed the infrastructure, and put in amenities.

Executives from Sunbelt, John Graham, CEO, and Sean Walters, COO, along with Bob Bambauer, Senior Vice-President for Tucson developmentments, welcomed City dignitaries, builders, lenders, service and real estate professionals to the Grand Opening of La Estancia.

With community amenities of a clubhouse with pool and splash park, playground, lawn and model homes under construction by Meritage as a backdrop, the program began with John Graham talking about Sunbelt’s success over 34-years in Phoenix and the pleasure it is for this first project to be opening in Tucson. Other Sunbelt communities in the Tucson region include Sendero Pass and Sycamore Canyon.

Tucson Mayor, Jonathan Rothschild, returned the welcome to Sunbelt into the community and spoke of the City’s strong growth since coming out of the economic downturn. According to Mayor Rothschild, there has been 700 SFR lots approved by Mayor and Council in the past four months, from December to March and building permits are up 79% year over year.

La Estancia had been planned and long awaited within the Tucson regional masterplan. It is in the top performing Vail school district and conveniently located to some of Tucson’s largest employers.

Councilmember Shirley Scott, who has been instrumental as liaison between Sunbelt and the City, also mentioned the size of her Ward 4 as being 100 square miles that continues to be developed. She welcomed Sunbelt officially and thanked it for its “time, effort and investment in God’s country” and then let the mountain views just speak for themselves.

Meritage Homes is the first builder with a foot in the door at La Estancia and plans to hold its grand opening on Saturday, April 16. Homes at La Estancia span from 1,612 to 2,917-square-feet with first phase pricing from the $170s to $270s with two series of home plans to choose from. Click here and Here to learn more.

Other partners Sunbelt wanted to thank included:

Municipal Partners
City of Tucson Planning & Development Services, City of Tucson Department of Transportation, Tucson Water, and Pima County Wastewater Reclamation

Utility Partners
Tucson Electric Power, Cox Communications, Southwest Gas, Gannon Consulting

Professional Services
WLB Group – Civil Engineering, CollectiV – Landscape Architecture and Theme, Amerson Surveying – Surveyor, Pattison Engineering – Geotechnical Engineers, The Planning Center – Planning Consultants, Paulus Architects – Building Architecture, CCMC – Homeowners Association Management

Contractors
Borderland Construction – Land Development Construction, Fyffe Masonry – Theme Walls, Caretaker Landscape and Tree Service – Landscape and Irrigation, WE O’Neil – Building Construction, Cimarron Circle – Pool and Splash Pad Construction. Christy Signs – Entry Monument and Signs, and Honey Homes – Common Area Sidewalks

Real Estate Partners
Land Advisors Organization, Landmark Title Services, and Meritage Homes