I recently read an article written by a local journalist in Wilsonville, Ore..  It discussed a new builder, Polygon NW, showing interest in building  homes in Villebois.  I think that is great news!  What I do not care for in the article is how the author tries to portray Villebois as “the recently troubled master planned community”.  I guess that he is entitled to his opinion but I think that his opinion is no where near reality.  There is no doubt that permits are no where near where they were in 2005 but let’s put this picture into perspective.

Lets take a minute to recap 2009

60 homes were sold in Villebois

47 new homes sold

Villebois won 9 national awards through the National Association of Home Builder

4 Gold Awards

5 Silver Awards

Named Community of the Year (that is throughout the nation, also called the United States of America)

For a “troubled development” 2009  shaped up to be a pretty good year considering the circumstances.  Villebois was the top selling community for new homes in the Portland real estate market and was named the top community in the nation.

Yes, we are in the midst, if not close to the end, of the biggest economic turmoil that this great country has ever experienced.  Instead of playing on peoples fear why don’t journalists try to spread a little bit of good news when it happens or better yet try to find the good in a situation.  People like good news sometimes too.

Maybe that doesn’t sell newspapers.

Click here to view the recent article in the Wilsonville Spokesman about the nationally award-winning Villebois Community in Wilsonville, Oregon.

To learn more about the Villebois community in Wilsonville, Oregon, please visit ChangeHowYouLive.com. You may also speak with Costa Pacific Homes New Home Specialist Andy Green by calling 866.580.2836 or emailing Blog@CostaPacific.com.

Find all of the new homes for sale in the Villebois community by visiting homes.villebois.com.

Here are just a few of the Wilsonville new homes on the market:

http://www.postlets.com/res/2343140

http://www.postlets.com/res/2035098

http://www.postlets.com/res/2035029

http://www.postlets.com/res/2034851

http://www.postlets.com/res/2343478

http://www.postlets.com/res/2343347

For more information about the new homes for sale in the Villebois community, call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. You may also visit www.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.  

Dreyer’s Ice Cream recently hosted its Slow Churned^® Neighborhood Salute ice cream party contest, and the award-winning Villebois community in Wilsonville, Ore. was selected as a Grand Prize winner TWICE out of hundreds of thousands of neighborhoods from across the nation. The neighborhood-wide ice cream social will be held

Earlier this Spring, Villebois residents submitted essays to Dreyer’s, nominating their community and explaining why Villebois should be selected to win FREE Dreyer’s Slow Churned^® Light ice cream and a Party in a Box with all the necessary supplies to host a summer block party for friends and neighbors. Two Villebois residents, Andy Green and Allison Sherman, submitted well-written essays that were selected by Dreyer’s amongst this year’s winners.

Both Green and Sherman received disposable cameras, ice cream scoops and paper products supplied by Dreyer’s in their Party in a Box. The popular ice cream company has requested the cameras be used to chronicle the event with photos that can be posted by Dreyer’s on their website.

“While we residents knew it all along, we are excited that Dreyer’s recognized what a wonderful community Villebois is by awarding us with this party,” says Green. “I can’t think of a better way to bring neighbors and families together than over a bowl of ice cream.”

Located just south of Portland, Ore., the Villebois neighborhood is a transit-oriented, master-planned community that will eventually host 2,600 single- and multi-family homes, more than 35,000 square feet of retail space and 160 acres of parks and communal green space.  

The Villebois Events Committee (V.E.C.) will host the Villebois ice cream party at 7 p.m. on Aug. 15. For more information about the Villebois Village Center, please visit: www.ChangeHowYouLive.com or call 866.580.2836.

When it comes to developing and building complete communities with all of the amenities and luxuries its residents need, nobody does it better than master planner Costa Pacific Communities.

Costa Pacific’s newest neighborhood in the Portland metropolitan area, the Villebois Village Center, in Wilsonville, Oregon, will offer residents access to shops and restaurants, cafes and spas. These extra perks of a master-planned community truly make it seem like a bustling European village.

The newest amenity area residents are abuzz about at Villebois is the Villebois Sunday Market. The new farmers market operates every Sunday from May through October and offers a variety of produce and other Northwest-grown goods for neighbors to sample and purchase.

For more information about the Villebois Sunday Market – including a list of vendors and driving directions to the farmers market – you can visit VilleboisSundayMarket.com.To learn more details about the amazing Villebois Village Center in Wilsonville, Oregon, visit

Host “Handyman Bob” Strong spoke with Costa Pacific Communities’ CEO Rudy Kadlub about the Grand Opening of the Villebois Village Center and the construction that went into the newest homes in the award-winning community.

Click here to listen to the podcast. A link to the show will appear on the right hand side of the screen. Click to listen.

Call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com for additional information about the construction of the homes in the Villebois Village Center as well as updated pricing and availability. Visit ChangeHowYouLive.com for more information about the community.

During the interview, Rudy explained how Villebois aligns with the philosophy that Costa Pacific applies to each of the master-planned communities it develops. Like Costa Pacific’s other award-winning neighborhood, Orenco Station in Hillsboro, Oregon, Villebois was developed on a foundation of connectivity, diversity and sustainability.

Now open, the homes in the Villebois Village Center are suitable for a wide assortment of buyers – from singles to couples, working professionals to retirees. The two types of homes available in the Village Center include the luxurious Seville Rows, priced between $424,900 and $518,900, and the one level flat and two-story townhouse style Carvalho Condominiums, priced between $291,900 and $398,900.

For more information about the new homes available in the Villebois neighborhood, please call Costa Pacific New Home Specialist Andy Green at 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com.

Click the link to listen to the clip: Villebois on KINK-FM

Costa Pacific leads the growing trend of sustainable development amongst builders throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Villebois Village Center was built upon a foundation of sustainability – from the building materials and the natural amenities on-site to the community designs and transportation options.

To learn more about how Costa Pacific Communities has developed the Villebois community through the tenet of sustainability, please call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com.