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the place to work out, lounge poolside, barbeque with the family, catch aconcert, chill with friends, or maybe just read that novel you’ve been trying to get to as you sip wine in a comfy chair beside a warming fireplace -indoors or outside.

Welcome to El Prado, the heart of scenic South Orange County’s newest, coolest village of Sendero. The first mixed-use residential village within the new master-planned ranch community of Rancho Mission Viejo, Sendero is slated to celebrate its grand opening early this summer within the new master-planned ranch community of Rancho Mission Viejo. With construction of its clubhouses, paseos, playgrounds, fire pits, bocce courts, gardens, and so much more now underway, El Prado takes center stage in Sendero, functioning as its social soul, complete with an incredible

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range of recreational amenities for all ages.

Sendero will offer 11 different residential neighborhoods, of which four will be within the 55+ gated enclave of Gavilan. The homes of Sendero will be offered in avariety of styles by eight different

builders: del Webb, Meritage homes, Ryland homes, SeaCountry homes,

Shea homes, Standard Pacific homes, TriPointe homes, and William lyon homes. Prices are anticipated to range from the $400,000s to under $1 million. Right now, savvy home shoppers are visiting www. RanchoMissionViejo.com and registering as Pathfinders to be the first to view final floor plans, elevations, pricing, and receive invitations to exclusive previews of model homes at Sendero and Gavilan.

“Because Sendero will be home to people of diverse ages and interests, El Prado

is designed to foster a new sense of social belonging and inter-generational living through an assortment of lifestyle-oriented amenities and programming found in one central place,” said nadine Corrigan, Vice President of Marketing for Rancho Mission Viejo llC. “El Prado will be avibrant village core, helping to create opportunities for meaningful connections among all residents while encouraging individual pursuits of recreation and wellness.”

Situated at the center of the village, El Prado is bounded by lushpaseosleadingtolook-outs and scenic vistas of San Juan Creek, and the ridgelines and hillsides which form the natural borders of Sendero. already under construction within El Prado is the Guest house, serving as a welcome center for homebuyers and guests in the near term, and eventually becoming a community hall.

The Guest house opens onto alarge plaza and village green, providing access to both the all-ages Ranch house and the

Gavilan-exclusive hacienda clubhouses.

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residents can take advantage of a movie theatre and fitness center as well as aswimming pool, children’s water play park, spa, grilling/alfresco dining area, and secluded outdoor fireplace. as the recreational social hub of Gavilan, the hacienda clubhouse will offer residents age 55+ exclusive access to afitness center/massage area, a bar, a studio to accommodate such activities as drawing, yoga, Pilates, and dance classes, and a covered terrace overlooking a resort-style pool with cabanas.

The exciting social and recreational opportunities won’t end El Prado. The eastern end of Sendero features The Out post,

complete with an outdoor kitchen and bar adjacent to a pool, spa, two fire pits, bocce court, outdoor dining space and even a hammock garden. Other amenities planned for Sendero include a15-acre community park, the vegetable and fruit gardens of Sendero farm, neighborhood parks, athletic fields, local and Regional hiking/biking trails leading to the protected lands of The Reserve at Rancho Mission Viejo, and County parks and wilderness areas.

Rancho Mission Viejo is located just 2.3 miles from downtown San Juan Capistrano and five miles from San Clemente and doheny State beach, with easy access to the employment and retails centers of ladera Ranch, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Irvine, and other Orange County areas.

To learn more about Sendero, life on The Ranch, and sign-up as a Pathfinder, visit www.RanchoMissionViejo. com.