The holidays are the perfect time for creating perfect memories.

Isn’t it time you lived in the perfect place for creating memories too?

The Villebois Village Center in Wilsonville, Oregon, will change how you live.

With our brand-new Seville Rows, Carvalho Condominiums and upcoming Les Bois Collection, you can live a carefree lifestyle in the hip and urban, yet relaxed Village Center. Build life-long relationships with your neighbors. Participate in exciting community activities and events. Live a more sustainable life in a green-certified home and eco-conscious neighborhood.

The benefits of living in the Villebois Village Center are endless.

Aren’t you ready for a change?

Listen to what happy residents say about life in Villebois.

Contact Costa Pacific Homes in the Villebois Village Center today! A Costa Pacific New Home Specialist would be happy to take you on a private tour of the distinctive community whenever is convenient for you. Call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com for more information about Villebois. www.ChangeHowYouLive.com

The Villebois Events Committee (V.E.C.) in Wilsonville, Oregon’s Villebois neighborhood recently announced that it will host a Merry & Bright Party in heart of the award-winning Villebois community this Friday, December 4, 2009.

The event will include caroling, cocoa drinking, cookie eating and all around holiday cheer in the Sofia Park Pavilion in Villebois to mark the official start of the holidays. Villebois and area neighbors are invited to ring in the season together this Friday in the community in which the live, work, play and learn.

The V.E.C. will provide hot cocoa and hot cider. Guests are invited to bring a plate of holiday goodies to share as well as a flashlight. Caroling books will also be provided.

The Merry & Bright Party is just one of the many community activities that homeowners throughout the Villebois neighborhood regularly come together to take part in. The Villebois community is designed as a social environment where homeowners get to know their neighbors and develop lifelong friendships.

Click here for a complete list of Villebois neighborhood activities.

Change how you live. Envision yourself living in this social community.

For more information about Villebois or the Merry & Bright Event, please contact Costa Pacific Homes New Home Specialist Andy Green at 866.580.2836 or Blog@CostaPacific.com. The Costa Pacific Homes sales office in the Villebois Village Center is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and Sunday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. You may also visit ChangeHowYouLive.com.

Known for its pedestrian- and bike-friendly nature, the award-winning Villebois neighborhood in Wilsonville, Oregon, offers its residents miles and miles of nearby trails and 160 acres of community green space. A web of paths, nature trails and sidewalks traverse neighborhood parks and green spaces, serving as pedestrian and bike connections between streets and pockets within Villebois. Several major regional pathways also snake through Villebois, including the Tonquin Trail, the Villebois Loops Trail and the Coffee Lake-Wood Trail.

The future of the Tonquin Trail and its connectivity to the rest of Wilsonville and the Portland metropolitan area’s Westside has been one that local residents have watched closely. Metro, the Portland, Oregon area’s regional government, is currently working on the future Tonquin Trail Master Plan, which involves a multi-use regional trail that will connect natural areas, neighborhoods, schools, jobs, shopping centers and transit stops between Sherwood, Tualatin and Wilsonville.

You can now get involved and add your two cents to the planning process of the new Tonquin Trail Master Plan. Attend an open house or share your views online between Dec. 7 and Dec. 21, 2009.

Here are the open house dates:

Tuesday, Dec.8
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tualatin Council Chambers Building
18880 SW Martinazzi Ave.,Tualatin
Co-hosted with Tualatin Parks Advisory Committee

Wednesday, Dec.9
6 to 8 p.m.
Wilsonville City Hall, Council Chambers
29799 SW Town Center Loop E, Wilsonville
Co-hosted with Wilsonville Planning Commission

Thursday, Dec.10
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Sherwood Community Room, Sherwood City Hall
22560 SW Pine St., Sherwood
Co-hosted with the City of Sherwood

Click here to view additional information, including area maps, about the Tonquin Trail Master Plan.

For more information about the Villebois or the Wilsonville trail system, please visit: www.ChangeHowYouLive.com or contact Costa Pacific Homes New Home Specialist Andy Green at 866.580.2836 or Blog@CostaPacific.com. The Costa Pacific Homes sales office in the Villebois Village Center is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and Sunday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

The Villebois neighborhood in Wilsonville, Oregon

The Milken Institute recently released its annual report of the nation’s “best performing” cities and the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area (which includes Portland, Beaverton and Vancouver) ranked No. 37 and Salem, Oregon ranked 58 out of 200 large U.S. metropolitan areas.

The Milken report ranks cities on a variety of factors, including job and salary growth over a given time period as well as the strength of their high-tech industries. Last year, the Portland area ranked No. 28 and Salem ranked No. 66 on the list.

Wilsonville, Oregon, resides about halfway between the city of Portland and the city of Salem. Known as the gateway to both Oregon’s rich, horticultural wine country and its urban area, Wilsonville is certainly a special city.

Located along the scenic Willamette River, Wilsonville is home to a number of high-tech companies, such as Mentor Graphics and Xerox, as well as acres of public parks and gardens, including Town Center Park – an attraction with activities for all ages.

Not only is Wilsonville a great place to work and play, it’s a great place to learn, too: the town is known for it’s superior schools, libraries and earth-friendly initiatives, including a public transit system, a state-of-the-art water treatment facility and a comprehensive urban forestry plan.

Last but not least, the city is an exceptional place to live as well. Home to the award-winning Villebois neighborhood, residents living in Wilsonville love their city.

For more information about the city of Wilsonville or the Villebois community, please call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. You may also visit ChangeHowYouLive.com.

From retirees and grandparents to young couples and families, the Villebois Village Center in Wilsonville, Oregon, is perfect for people of all ages and lifestyles to live, work, play and learn.

At the heart of the neighborhood will be a bustling mix of row homes, loft-style condominiums, shops, restaurants and sidewalk cafés that will embody the character of a European village. The community is far more than a place to live. It is a place that can actually change how you live.

For more information about the Villebois community, please call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. You may also visit ChangeHowYouLive.com to learn more about this exceptional new neighborhood.

Costa Pacific's commitment to sustainability at Villebois in Wilsonville, Oregon

Allied Waste of Wilsonville is starting a new recycling program in the Villebois community in Wilsonville, Oregon. Allied Waste will be delivering 32-gallon roll carts the week of November 16, 2009, dropping-off the carts at the end of your driveway. Collection of recycling materials will start the following week.

What should I do with the two bins I use now for recycling? You will need to keep one bin to recycle glass. Allied Waste will pick-up the other bin on the day recycling material is collected, or you can keep the bin to store items you may use once in a while. If you want Allied Waste to pick-up the bin, please set it at the curb, empty of waste, next to the new roll cart.Instructions for what can and cannot go into the new roll cart will be attached to your new roll cart.

Our community now keeps between 55-60 percent of its waste out of the landfill. The new roll carts will enable you to keep even more waste out of the landfill.If you want a larger, 60-gallon roll cart, call Allied Waste in December at 503.682.0336. The company will exchange your cart at no charge. 

For more information about the new recycling program introduced in Wilsonville or the Villebois community’s commitment to sustainability, please call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. You may also visit ChangeHowYouLive.com.

Imagine…riding the WES commuter train home from work, on your short walk to your new home, you pass trails and sidewalks shaded by towering trees, there are families in the park, laughing playing together. You stop to pick up some fresh pastries in Piazza Villebois or fresh vegetables at the Villebois Sunday Market.

As you step out onto the cobblestone street, you exhale “Life is good.”

The award-winning Villebois community in Wilsonville, Oregon, has been designed to feel and live like a cozy and vibrant village, with timeless European-inspired architecture and 160 acres of parks and beautiful landscaping.

At the heart of Villebois resides Piazza Villebois, where friends from the entire community come to relax and mingle together on the streets; you will always see a friendly face in Piazza Villebois.

An exceptional, award-winning diverse design and sustainable, social community, Villebois is proud to live a green lifestyle with its innovative rainwater management plan. In Villebois, you are connected to the area’s natural features.

Change how YOU live.

Go to ChangeHowYouLive.com and visit the Villebois Living section, then come and visit in person just west of downtown Wilsonville. For directions visit ChangeHowYouLive.com or call 866.580.2836. You can also email Blog@CostaPacific.com for more details about this exceptional, new community.

Villebois residents of all ages and lifestyles discuss what their families enjoy the most about the unique Wilsonville, Oregon, neighborhood from the close-knit social atmosphere to the variety of community events and activities that bring neighbors together.For more information about the Villebois community, please call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. You may also visit ChangeHowYouLive.com.

Monsters, fairies, witches and clowns: Join neighbors in Wilsonville, Oregon’s Villebois community for the best parade in town! On Halloween, all costumed Villebois residents and anyone else who cares to join – kids or adults – are invited to congregate at the Sofia Park Pavilion in the Villebois neighborhood to march, stroll, ride or roll on a short parade route to kick off the Halloween festivities. The parade starts at 6 p.m. and ends with refreshments and activities. The Villebois community hopes you can join in a ghoulishly good time!

Homeowners throughout the Villebois neighborhood regularly come together for a variety of fun and exciting community activities.

Here are just a few of the many events planned at Villebois:

-          Villebois Sunday Market – Wilsonville’s only farmers market runs every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May through October

-          Easter Egg Hunt – Bring the kids and search for treats in Sofia Park

-          Community Garage Sale – Feel good about getting rid of the items you no longer want

-          4^th of July Parade – Watch neighbors get creative with floats and decorations as you celebrate our nation’s independence  

-          Campout Movie Night in the Park – Join neighbors as you watch old favorites on a projection screen in Palermo Park

-          Oktoberfest – Enjoy German fare while celebrating the festival with friends

-          Potluck Concert in the Park – Bring your favorite side dish and dine al fresco with other Villebois homeowners while listening to local musicians

-          Christmas Caroling – Celebrate the holidays by caroling throughout the neighborhood

-          Bunco and Poker Nights – Try your hand at game night with one of the many groups in the community

-          Ladies Night Out – Meet new friends while you tour area restaurants and bars or meet at neighbors’ homes each month

-          Book Clubs – Join one of the community book clubs and catch up on the latest bestsellers

-          Weekly potluck block parties

Call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com today to learn more about life in Villebois. Or visit www.ChangeHowYouLive.com.  

Join the Villebois Social Network! GetConnectedVillebois.com

At Costa Pacific Homes, we created an expansive network of online social media and other websites that showcase the extraordinary Villebois neighborhood. The Villebois experience is now only a click away.

Become our Friend on Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn and keep in touch with friends and neighbors. Stay up-to-date on the latest news and events happening within the community by following our Blog at blog.costapacific.com, Twitter page at twitter.com/villebois or Facebook Fan page.

Send us your videos of the neighborhood and we’ll link them on our YouTube page. You can even share your photos of Villebois with us and we’ll post them to our online photo galleries on Flickr and Picasa. Help us capture the breathtaking beauty and picturesque qualities of Villebois throughout each of the seasons – from the dog days of summer to the snow-filled days of winter.

Join the Villebois Social Network and get connected today! For more information about the Villebois Social Network, call 503.855.4661 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. Or visit GetConnectedVillebois.com.