Villebois Community Garage Sale in Wilsonville Oregon

4 days to go until our neighborhood garage sale

……Saturday, June 12th, 8am-3pm……

We have over 35 homes signed up to participate!

If you haven’t done so already, please bring your fee over to
11730 SW Grenoble St (please place in the plastic green folder that is buried amongst our toys)

****IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HAVE YOUR OWN GARAGE SALE, PLEASE DONATE YOUR ITEMS TO SOFIA PARK
PROCEEDS WILL HELP FUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS
DROP OFF YOUR ITEMS PRE-PRICED BETWEEN 7-7:30AM

****DONATE YOUR BAKED GOODS AND DRINKS TO SOFIA PARK ANYTIME BEFORE 10AM
PROCEEDS WILL HELP FUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS

The Benefits

Community:

The Rainwater Management Program is a significant component to developing a community that is environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable.  The visible rainwater features, such as ponds, porous pavers and bio-retention cells, incorporate a natural system into an urban setting at Villebois.  These visible rainwater features allow for a greater understanding and appreciation of our natural resource. Overall, this Program fosters relationships between residents and the community, while linking the community with the environment.

Environment:

Pervious Pavers in Villebois

The goal is to mimic the natural condition to benefit the environment in a number of ways.  Instead of entering a system of pipes, rainwater is allowed to enter the soils naturally, thereby utilizing the benefits of the natural soil system.  This includes natural filtration, which allows soils to cleanse the rainwater before reaching rivers and streams.  It also regulates the rate by which water enters the watershed.  By allowing natural filtration to occur, it ensures that rivers and streams are not overwhelmed with large, polluted quantities of water.  At Villebois, planters, ponds, and greenways will allow rainwater to naturally filtrate back into the soils and waterways.  Employing these natural systems helps to preserve the habitat and wildlife that live in these nearby watersheds.  In addition, the increase in grasses and plants used in this system provide new habitat for birds and squirrels;  this would not be possible using conventional methods.

To learn more about the Villebois or its rainwater management program 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.

Villebois, located in Wilsonville, Ore., is a new master-planned community that endeavors to connect its residents to the things that make life fulfilling and exciting.  In doing so, the entire design of the community was guided by three tenets: to preserve and promote connectivity, diversity and sustainability. And the community’s innovative and federally funded rainwater management plan (RMP) achieves all three.  It effectively connects the community’s residents to the area’s natural features through a diverse range of innovative means, which are described in detail in this and future posts.  Most importantly, the RMP manages rainwater in environmentally sustainable ways, helping to restore the land to its natural conditions prior to the development of the community.  That’s good news for Villebois’ residents — and great news for the environment.

The Vision:

Our Goal:

To design and build a community of approximately 2500 homes while restoring local and regional watersheds to the “natural condition” before the development of the Villebois community.

Defining Our Goal:

Research shows that 90% of the rainfall events in Wilsonville consists of a half inch of rain in a 24-hour period of time.  The Villebois Rainwater Management Plan would manage the half-inch of rainfall through natural, on-site processes.

Background:

What is the Natural Condition?

In a natural setting, rainwater falls onto the ground and soaks into the soil.  It is then carried through the soil via natural processes to local rivers and streams.  While acting as a vessel to transport the rainwater, the soil and plants also rid the water of pollutants.

How does our Rainwater Management Plan differ from the Conventional Method?

Normally, rainwater that lands on roofs, sidewalks, and streets runs immediately into a system of pipes, which quickly carry the water into local rivers and streams.  Thus, rainwater reaches these bodies of water in a much larger quantity than before development occurs.  Water that would normally take days to reach rivers and streams is now carried through pipes at a vastly quicker rate.  This alters the amount of water in the system and thereby interferes with habitat and wildlife.

In addition to quantity, water quality is adversely affected as well.  Rainwater collects pollutants from streets and sidewalks, and carries this pollution to the watershed.  Overall, this conventional system can be detrimental to the environment, and Costa Pacific Communities has designed an alternative system that will help to prevent environmental damage at Villebois.

In the Villebois Rainwater Management Plan sustainable techniques such as green roofs, porous pavement and pavers, bio-swales, and bio-retention cells were planned as part of the design to capture rainwater.  Once captured, the rainwater is filtered through enriched soils and cleansed through natural processes.  The rainwater has now not only been cleaned, but is allowed to reach the watershed at its natural rate via its natural soil system.  In effect, the quality and quantity of water leaving the new community has left in the same manner as it did before human interference.

To learn more about the Villebois or its rainwater management program 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.

“We previously lived in SE Portland and we were looking to move to accomodate our growing family. We looked at several different areas and neighborhoods. We were looking for a community that would have all the walkable amenities of the city, preserved green space and parks, access to excellent schools, diverse housing options, and include sustainable development from building materials to greenscaping to neighborhood design. In addition, we were looking for more than a neighborhood, we wanted a community where people are connected to each other. We have that here. You can walk through the neighborhood and see how the intentional design of the houses, parks, and streets encourages people to interact with each other and build friendships. A typical Sunday afternoon is often spent sitting on the front porch with neighbors and watching our kids play in the front yard. Or, taking a stroll through the parks and stopping to play with friends we see along the way. It far exceeded our expectations and I am so happy to call it home.”

Marta & Matt – Happy Villebois Residents

Click here to find out what others are saying about living in their new home and community Villebois Testimonials.

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.

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.

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

Costa Pacific Homes recently announced that its latest development, the Villebois neighborhood in Wilsonville, Oregon, is a finalist for the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) most prestigious builder award: the Community of the Year Award.

This nomination is nothing new for the award-winning master planner and developer. In 1999, Costa Pacific received the prestigious Community of the Year Award for another development it designed: Orenco Station in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Villebois offers area homebuyers a broad assortment of home styles and amenities from which to choose. Based on the intimacy and character of traditional European villages, the Villebois Village Center features everything from condominiums and row homes to apartments and buildings with ground level retail or office space. The Piazza Villebois, a dedicated community space and plaza, will serve as the heart of the Villebois Village Center and will be the future site of community events and other activities.

The NAHB will announce the winner of this year’s Community of the Year Award in January. Stay tuned.

For more information about the award-winning Villebois or Orenco Station communities, please call 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com. You may also visit www.CostaPacific.com to learn more about Costa Pacific Homes’ latest projects.

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.

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.