Sierra Park at Quincy News 

JUNE 2009 NEWSLETTER

The Sierra Park Neighborhood - A community built with affordable prices
and value conscience amenities for everyday living.

The concept of building a community that offers the first time homebuyer a realistic possibility of actually owning a home has never come to Plumas County until now with the neighborhood developed at Sierra Park.

The combined vision of Owner/Partner Les Ellis with wife Audrey, and now long-time business partners Ralph and Trish Wilburn, resulted in a community that incorporated all of the aspects associated with quality living. From efficient interior amenities to the abundant views of the snow-capped mountains, Sierra Park provides the perfect opportunity for homeowners to live in a thoughtfully planned and secure family environment. A neighborhood they can be proud of and truly call their home.

It all began when Les and Audrey Ellis, vacationing one summer at the Green Horn Creek Guest Ranch in 2000, met Ralph and Trish Wilburn. They shared a passion for the very mountain terrain the Wilburn’s called home and felt they never wanted to leave.

As natives of England, Les and Audrey Ellis quickly fell in love with this new and exciting High Sierra locale and it was not soon after that Wilburn proposed building a project on an ideal piece of property zoned for housing. In 2004 and 2005, the groundwork was set. A project valued at ten million dollars developed consisting of 33 energy efficient homes in a planned neighborhood with beautiful mountain views.

Offering six stylistically different floor plans, Sierra Park offers adequate yard areas, privacy considerations and preferred views to prospective homeowners. Ellis states, “The idea behind Sierra Park is to provide the Quincy area with new, warm and secure homes in a family oriented neighborhood.”

A local endeavor, Sierra Park maintains 97 percent of the work force on a local level, combining the expertise of engineers, contractors and the Plumas County Building and Planning Department to participate in the building of this community.

Plumas Bank, the leading local financial institution has given this project the nod of approval.  Undoubtedly, this is a partnership seen in this economic downturn as a noteworthy investment by institution, developer and potential homeowner.

Upon the planning stages, Ellis wanted to add more value to the homes and quickly discovered there was a need for more energy efficient homes in the Quincy area. Working hard to attain Energy Star® certification, Ellis made certain that each of the homes met this crucial standard.

“Our homes have an Energy Star® rating which means they must be 15 percent above California’s rigorous energy efficiency standard,” says Ellis. 

Research on utility bill savings with energy efficient homes indicates that there is an approximate average of $1,000.00 per year in savings. A savings, Ellis feels is important enough to pass along to homeowners.

Some of the energy efficient features offered in the homes at Sierra Park are:

• Energy Star® qualified furnaces
• Energy Star® dishwashers and refrigerator/freezers
• Rinnia on-demand water heaters
• Vinyl double-glazed windows
• Sized, sealed and installed ducts
• Properly installed insulation of R44 value in the roof, R23 in the walls
• R19 in the floors and sound insulation throughout the interior walls.

Another amenity Ellis has so diligently worked hard to achieve is an insurance backed ten-year home warranty. For Ellis, the purpose was obvious —
“I want people to feel like they are moving into a new neighborhood of warm, family homes where they feel a sense of old-fashioned values and pride of home ownership.”

For new Sierra Park homeowners Jason Marshall and Amber Miller, this sentiment could not be truer. “A home is the biggest investment you can make and we are very happy here at Sierra Park”, says Marshall.

“Anyone thinking of buying a home should ask the people who have moved here”, says Ellis. “Families who have moved into the neighborhood have written numerous testimonials which we have featured on our web site.”

Ellis believes that not everything associated with the economic crisis is in downturn and that there are still good real estate investments out there. “Now is the time to buy a home at Sierra Park. Interest rates are low, and we have great deals available on our six remaining lots in Phase I of our project.”

And there is more to come, with Phase II homeowners will still have an opportunity to buy the home of their dreams and invest in a future for their families.

For more information on the quality homes available at Sierra Park call directly at (530) 283-9301 or visit on line at www.sierraparkatquincy.com.

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We look forward to meeting you and showing you Sierra Park.