GRAND OPENINGS : Sycamore Village Debuts in Simi

Sycamore Village, a third community on the 4,000-acre master-planned Wood Ranch in Simi Valley, will open Saturday with 11 models representing housing prototypes by three builders.

Planned for 1,200 homes, the new community is themed around a 200-year-old, 100-foot-high sycamore tree. The natural landmark was saved and preserved when a major boulevard was routed around it.

The Wood Ranch developer, Olympia/Roberts Co., began implementing the Gold Nugget award-winning plan 10 years ago with a specific plan for 4,028 dwelling units in four villages.

The Wood Ranch development features a 7,000-yard, 18-hole championship Wood Ranch Golf Club designed by Ted Robinson, a 24-hour security patrol, a temporary fire station, expected to be in a permanent building next year, jogging and equestrian trails and a proposed child-care center. An elementary school will be part of the Sycamore Village community.

Coinciding with Sycamore Village’s opening is the start of grading on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, across the road and scheduled for completion in 1991, one year before the new village is built out.

Developers who will showcase their home models Saturday include Roberts Group VII, Shea Homes and J. M. Peters. For Shea Homes, this represents a first effort in Ventura County.

Roberts Group VII will develop three projects at Sycamore: Sycamore Hills, with a 122-home total in five phases and prices ranging from $265,900 to more than $339,900 and move-ins in September for the first 37 homes.

High Meadows will have 152 homes, selling from $310,900 to $410,900, with two-story plans up to 2,763 square feet and 5 bedrooms and 3 baths; September occupancy for the first 22 homes.

Ridgemont will release 20 homes of 75 homes in the first of four phases. Expected price range is $250,000 to $350,000 and sizes up to 1,934 square feet; first move-ins in December.

Shea Homes will develop its Legacy Collection, a high-end, 116-home neighborhood, priced from the mid-$500,000s. All plans have two stories, 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths and three garages, and are sized up to 4,131 square feet; first move-ins in November.

J. M. Peters’ Autumn Ridge is offering 53 of 122 homes in its first phase and offers two-story, 4-bedroom units with 3-car garages, with space varying from 2,798 to 3,619 square feet and prices ranging from the mid-$400,000s to the mid-$500,000s.

Country Club Village neighborhoods are offering townhouse and apartment units with up to 3 bedrooms for sale by D. T. Smith Inc. and Marlborough Development Corp. from $199,000; rentals offered by Lincoln Properties Co. and Lexford Properties start at $725 a month.

Single-Family Homes With European Theme

Villagio, a European-themed, single-family residential community, will debut this weekend at Carmel Mountain Ranch in San Diego.

Designed with an Italian flair by Aram Bassenian of Bassenian/Lagoni, the project is located within the 1,500-acre master-planned community developed by Presley of San Diego and Home Development Group, a subsidiary of Home Federal, with its northern boundary at Camino del Norte and North City Parkway to the south.

Homes at Villagio are priced from $197,900 to $259,900, have 3 to 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths and 2-car garages and are geared to the needs of young families.

Additional features include storage, breakfast nooks, interior laundry rooms and fireplaces in family and living rooms. A 6,640-yard Carmel Mountain Ranch Golf Course is the main common recreational facility.

When completed in 1995, Carmel Mountain Ranch will provide nearly 5,000 new homes in 15 developments and about 12,000 job opportunities in the project’s business and research park, major hotel and restaurants.

Fieldstone to Release Single-Family Homes

At its grand opening this weekend, Fieldstone at Westridge in Rancho Penasquitos is releasing 16 single-family homes designed by Robert Bowlus & Associates in a Mediterranean style.

The north San Diego County project, with 242 homes on build-out, features 3- to 5-bedroom units with 2 and 3 baths and 3-car garages. They are sized from 1,875 to 2,700 square feet and prices range from $253,990 to $311,990.

Fieldstone at Westridge homes feature ceramic tile entries, spacious master suites, vaulted ceilings, skylights and multiple fireplaces.

Builders at Westridge, including Westana Builders and J. M. Peters Co., are contributing about $33 million for overall community improvements and benefits.

Sales offices are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except Thursday. Fieldstone model homes are located at 12475 Brickellia St., San Diego.