If you’ve been spending the weekends touring pre-owned home after pre-owned home trying to find a perfect fit but only finding disappointment, we have a solution. Build from the ground up. There are a number of advantages to purchasing a new-build home in Sierra Vista, not the least of which is the ability to get the home of your dreams.
Affordable Customization
Building your home from the ground up means buying a home that fits your needs, not trying to shoehorn your family into a home that will work once you’ve done some remodeling. Sierra Vista builders offer multiple floor plans that can be further customized so you can turn a bedroom you don’t need into the home office you do.
You Choose the Colors
When you purchase a new construction home, you get to choose the paint colors, cabinetry, floors and light fixtures. Most builders offer a menu of standard options based on the latest home design trends. You can choose to upgrade these at the builders’ design center. Either way, your home reflects your design aesthetic, not the previous owner’s.
You Are the First Owner
There’s something to be said for being the first. Everything in your new-build home will be new, so everything will be clean and spotless. You also won’t have to invest in replacing stained bathtubs, lime-green appliances or a cracked patio.
Your Energy Bills Will be Lower
New homes are, on average, 20 percent more energy efficient than homes built 10 years ago. Why? New green energy standards incentivize builders to use higher-efficiency insulation, doors and windows as well as Energy Star appliances. All of which will reduce your energy bills.
It’s All New
Even a remodeled pre-owned home will probably have aging pipes, HVAC systems and roofs. All of these will need repairs sooner than will comparable items in a new construction home.
It’s Under Warranty
As a general rule, builders offer one-year warranties on workmanship and materials, two-year warranties on all mechanical work including the HVAC systems and a 10-year structural warranty. Which means if something breaks, it’s often covered.
It’s Probably in a New Community
Most new-build homes are sold in master-planned communities like Sierra Vista. That means you will have access to some great amenities. It also means that everyone in the neighborhood is new, so making friends is easier.
Ready to purchase a new home in Sierra Vista? Stop by our model homes and find the one that’s right for you.
Sierra Vista residents are lucky to have an array of shopping and dining just up the road at Pearland Town Center.
From fast food — Burger King, Dairy Queen and Popeyes — to more relaxed settings like Fish City Grill, BJ’s Brewhouse and ShoGun Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar, there are plenty of choices when you want someone else to do the cooking for you.
And while these restaurants are tasty, there are several local eateries even closer — and serving up equally delicious food. Here are some only about 10 minutes away for Sierra Vista residents:
Manvel Seafood & Grill
Loosen the belt and get ready to dig into Manvel Seafood & Grill’s tempting menu of appetizers, fried seafood platters, burgers, pasta and a lot more (they even have Chinese food!). For those watching their waistlines, there are also salads and grilled seafood entrees. Don’t pass up the crawfish queso — a house specialty — and the fried shrimp.
Honore’s Cajun Café
Order up some of Brook’s Famous Boudin Balls and a Hurricane and you could almost believe you’re in N’ Awlins when dining at Honore’s Cajun Café. You’ll find all your favorites, including gumbo, etouffee and red beans and rice as well as fried, grilled and boiled seafood. Not a fan of seafood? The menu of freshly made food also includes burgers, pasta and chicken.
Corey’s Kitchen
Corey’s Kitchen serves up the ultimate Southern comfort food. From sausage balls and chicken and waffles appetizers to smothered pork chops and country-fried steak, this menu does not disappoint. Burgers, wraps, grilled chicken and other choices round out the menu. Check out the daily specials and craft sodas!
Nana’s Tortilla Factory
Nana’s is also open for lunch, but it’s breakfast that really has people buzzing. The small restaurant offers 15 varieties of breakfast tacos as well as breakfast platters and gorditas. The most popular breakfast item, however, is Nana’s breakfast burrito stuffed with eggs, bacon, sausage, chorizo, potatoes, cream, beans, pico de gallo and cheese. (Note — you might be skipping lunch.)
Old Bucs BBQ
Our advice if you want to indulge in Old Bucs’ brisket, sausage and ribs — get there early. Bucs is only open Saturdays and Sundays and they remain open until they sell out, which is usually around 1 p.m. Be sure to save room for the banana pudding.
There are so many homebuilders in Texas it can be hard to decide which one is best for you. They all promise to build you a high-quality home that will meet your needs. They all promise superior customer service. But can you really count on them? You can if you choose Colina Homes.
Never Unattainable or Unaffordable
Found in 2007 by Ken Williams and Michael Lucas, Colina Homes has a simple philosophy. Your dream home should not be unattainable — or unaffordable. That means the builder uses only the best quality materials, fashions floor plans that are functional and beautiful, goes above and beyond when it comes to your home warranty and partners with you to provide the best homebuying process possible.
All of the nine floor plans Colina offers in Sierra Vista feature stainless-steel appliances, your choice of tile or vinyl wood plank flooring in common areas, granite countertops in the kitchen and marble countertops in the bathroom, covered patios and more. Flexibility is built into all of their designs, so you can easily transform a bedroom or dining room into a home office or upgrade the bath to spa-inspired perfection. The price? Colina homes start from the $200,000s to the $300,000s.
Lasting Value
There is more to the value of your home than countertops and fixtures. A shoddily built home or one that isn’t energy efficient will quickly lose its value and you will not be a happy homeowner. Colin builds homes with superior attention to detail, energy efficiency and craftsmanship. They will stand the test of time, so you spend more time enjoying your home and less time fixing it.
Colina believes in their homes so much they provide a one-year workmanship warranty, a two-year distribution warranty and a 10-year structural warranty so your home is covered in case of defects. But the builder goes beyond those warranties to offer a New Construction Home Warranty Service Agreement. The warranty covers central heating and air conditioning systems, water heaters, plumbing, electric, attic and exhaust fans, and kitchen appliances. It doesn’t begin when you take possession of your home, it begins on the 366th day after the manufacturer’s systems and appliance warranty expires. It’s like getting an extended warranty on all of the items you use the most.
A Commitment to You
Colina understands that the process of buying a home can be overwhelming. That’s why they employ hard-working professionals to guide you through the process. They will be there to answer all of your questions and make sure you get the home you want.
They also help you get into a home with down payment assistance, credit repair and credit building programs, as well as special lending options for first-time homebuyers, teachers, policemen, firefighters, nurses and veterans.
Quality, affordability, service. You can count on it all when you purchase a Colina home.
Finding a new home that checks all the boxes can be tricky. Maybe you’ve found a home that’s the perfect size but has all the wrong features? The ideal paint colors but the wrong layout? CastleRock Communities offers buyers the chance to truly have it all in their new home.
Detailed Customization
Every CastleRock Communities home is meticulously crafted with your style and taste in mind. Don’t believe it? See for yourself! CastleRock offers buyers pre-construction meetings with their assigned construction manager along with pre-drywall walks so you can personally ensure that every detail is perfect (and it almost always is).
CastleRock offers a substantial array of customization options, as well. Offering the most modern features, exclusive designs and color pallets, CastleRock lets you be as hands-on with the construction of your new home as you like. They even have a team of designers ready to help you put all the pieces together.
They believe the best practice is to work with their buyers every step of the way to create a home that is unique to each individual.
Built-in Quality
In addition to the high-level of customization offered, CastleRock Communities also exceeds Energy Star Certification requirements on all of their homes with their exclusive Energy Plus program. They utilize premium installation standards and features in an effort to maximize the durability and comfort of each home.
Quality Control
Quality-built homes are not just a goal for CastleRock Communities, but rather an integral part of their company. There’s a reason they have earned an A+ ranking from the Better Business Bureau and sport a current membership with the National Builder 100.
With more than 100 years of experience combined, the CastleRock ownership team knows what it takes to make a home worthy of their name. Their unparalleled customer service, unexpected flair and quality-focused construction simply mean you are in good hands.
Increased 2020 home sales in Sierra Vista propelled our community onto two annual lists of the top-selling master-planned communities in the nation.
Each year, well-regarded research and consulting firms focused on the housing industry — John Burns Real Estate Consulting and Robert Charles Lesser & Co. (RCLCO) — publish annual lists of the top 50 master-planned communities. Sierra Vista landed on both of them. Rankings are determined by the previous year’s sales.
Sierra Vista nabbed the No. 43 spot on the John Burns list and was ranked at No. 45 by RCLCO. Our builders sold 474 homes in 2020 compared to 346 homes in 2019 — a 37 percent increase!
This was the first year Sierra Vista debuted on the John Burns list. In July, we made the RCLCO mid-year report.
Factors that led to increased home sales included historically low interest rates as well as a desire among home buyers for large homes, homes with offices and the presence of outdoor amenities such as hike-and-bike trails, pools and green spaces.
In Sierra Vista, residents have access to amenities in both our community and nearby Sterling Lakes, including a junior Olympic pool, the Splash Pad Texas Water Park, a fitness center and more. Plans to build a crystal clear lagoon are progressing.
Balmoral, our sister community, also landed on the lists, ranking No. 11 with 841 homes sold.
