Submitted by Rob Rice Homes
Buyers who are particular in their taste and are searching for an exquisite home in a picturesque but conveniently-located neighborhood will find what they are looking for in the tucked-away community of Evergreen Heights.
There, buyers can customize their home before it is built with a pre-sale. From the ground up, they have dozens of choices in design and finishes that are standard features at this much sought-after Rob Rice Community.
Stunning area, ideally located
Nestled into gentle hills and framed by lush evergreen pines Evergreen Heights is a short commute to Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) with easy access to I-5. Despite its woodsy feel and farmland surroundings, the community is within minutes of shopping in the Hawks Prairie business center. There is a nearby golf course, a regional athletic center and it is a one-block walk for the kids to Evergreen Forest Elementary school.
Sidewalks there are convenient for morning runs or evening strolls. Abundant green space preserves the area’s natural feel with a park that provides play space for kids beyond their own ample, fenced yards. Homes are attractively landscaped and built on varying topography that lends to unique venues and privacy for each home.
Make Your Home Uniquely Yours
Buying a home as a “pre-sale” at Evergreen Heights you can pick your lot, choose your floor plan and decide among the choices of 15 different slab granite countertops, 16 hardwood floor finishes, 3 different finishes to alder hardwood cabinets, a choice of carpets, door and window styles, designer backsplash tiles, upscale lighting fixtures, rich exterior stone, and contemporary interior and exterior paint colors.
The many options are all available, without adding to the home’s price unless a buyer chooses to upgrade beyond the builder’s many selections.
“In my 15 years as a Realtor, I have never seen this kind of flexibility with so many choices and premium features without adding cost,” says Jessica Volkman, the community sales manager at Evergreen Heights.
Jessica has observed that the community attracts many who want a top quality home that can be customized to their liking. One woman moved from a home on five acres to her chic rambler to be near her son’s family that lives in a larger two-story home in the neighborhood.
For many retiring military, Evergreen Heights is a perfect “last-stop” location as it has everything in convenience, community, and quality home construction that anyone would ever want to land on and stay put.
And, many visitors to the neighborhood are looking to downsize but upscale their living and find their answer in the homes at Evergreen Heights with all of their quality finishes, fixtures and features.
Enjoy Making Your Home Yours
The choices for a pre-sale buyer at Evergreen Heights are unmatched anywhere else.
1) Choose Your Lot and Your Floor Plan
Set on larger lots in this jewel of a community, the distinctive homes in Evergreen Heights are based on seven different floor plans, both one and two story. All of the stunning home plans are carefully selected by Rob Rice, a highly respected local builder who has built more than 3000 homes in the last 29 years in the Puget Sound area.
2) Consult with a Designer
Design choices are not just picked from a board in a model home.
Rob Rice Homes provides a consultation with designer Deanna Collins of Signature Interiors and Design. Deanna advises the homebuyer on the many different premium counters, flooring and carpeting available for their new home.
“We take our time with we each homebuyer, sometimes 2-3 hours in our showroom helping them make their own specific choices of the 15 different slab granite countertops and 16 hardwood floor finishes that are available,” says Deanna, who has worked with the local builder for nearly 8 years. “In the end, the home exhibits their particular taste and preferences.”
3) Even More Choices
Rob’s wife, Helena Rice, helps coordinate with Deanna on other design options such as exterior and interior paint colors, exterior stonework, designer backsplash tiles, cabinetry finishes, lighting fixtures from Olympia Lighting, window lattice patterns, and even the types of garage, entrance and interior doors.
“We provide an incomparable list of choices, I don’t know where else this is done in our area,” says Helena. “Every choice is from a long list of top quality features that we integrate into a home that is uniquely theirs, both inside and out. The results are exquisite.”
Rob Rice is Thurston County’s largest local home builder and was voted the Best of South Sound for 2013. He and his wife Helena live in Olympia with their two sons; Alex Michael and Carson. Rob is a graduate of Washington State University with degrees in construction management and architecture.
For more information about a Rob Rice Homes community please visit our website.
