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addition to finalizing as “Master-Planned Community of the Year,” the recreational

resort-style community of Baker Ranch in Lake Forest won top honors for The Grove clubhouse --- voted “Best Community Amenity” in Southern California!

The kudos and awards came during last weekend’s SoCal awards by the Sales and Marketing Council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. The SoCal awards honor the highest achievements in home sales, homebuilding, customer service, marketing, merchandising, landscaping, architectural design, and overall community plans.

Baker Ranch earned award nominations for its achievements in architectural design, outdoor living spaces, and landscaping. And, The Grove resort-style clubhouse - the recreational and social heart of Baker Ranch -- was named

BAKER RANCH

THE GROVE AT BAKER RANCH NAMED BEST COMMUNITY AMENITY!

“Best Community Amenity.” Plus, Baker Ranch was just one of three communities in Southern California to be nominated as “Master-Planned Community of the Year.”

Created in partnership by Shea Homes and Toll Brothers, Baker Ranch currently offers homes in six different neighborhoods. Homes are priced from the high $400,000s to over $1 million. Plus, BAKER RANCH RES- IDENTS PAY NO MELLO-ROOS!

The showcase of Baker Ranch is The Grove, a one-ofa-kind clubhouse and recreational center with over 6,500 square feet of covered space serving as the recreational and social heart of Baker Ranch. The Grove includes a spacious Gathering Room perfect for hosting private events, with tall glass doors accessing an outdoor patio area with a bar and fireplace. Residents can also enjoy an expansive demonstration and party kitchen with dinner party area as well as the

open air seating at the covered patio and grill area. The Grove also includes a resort-caliber lagoon swimming pool with spa and children’s splash area, covered poolside cabanas, and a separate “quiet” pool with spa and lounging area.

“We are so honored to be recognized for one of the very special places at Baker Ranch,” said representatives of the Shea Homes and Toll Brothers teams. “The Grove is an award-winning resort-calibre amenity, open exclusively to Baker Ranch residents and their guests. It’s the place where rest, relaxation, and recreation come together in a singular social place of exceptional luxury. The Grove sets the standard for the level of casual and sophistical indoor-outdoor living found only at Baker Ranch.”

Adjacent to The Grove is Baker Ranch Community Park with athletic fields, a community green surrounded by picnic and grill pavilions, children’s

tot lot, basketball court and elaborate play structure with a climbing rock. The Arbors swim center provides yet another pool, spa, outdoor lounges and covered cabanas with an adjacent park, playground and kid’s climbing structure. Plus, there’s a sand volleyball court, a basketball court, grill and picnic areas, swings, rolling mounds and barbeques at Passage Park and Odyssey Park.

More recreational excitement is just around the corner with the nearby Etnies Skatepark and Lake Forest Ice Palace for daily action sports, skating lessons and local hockey games.

Stay healthy with nearby gyms and medical services. And, when the week is over, enjoy a night out with friends and family at the countless Lake Forest restaurants and grills nearby.

Baker Ranch sits adjacent to 900 acres of open space and is linked via a trails network with Limestone Canyon and Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park as well

Start your Baker Ranch Home tour at The Grove, voted “Best Community Amenity” in Southern California

as other regional parklands for fun exploration.

Baker Ranch is also within the Saddleback Valley Unified School District, which offers more California Distinguished Schools than any other district in the state.

To learn more about Baker Ranch, visit www.HomesatBakerRanch.com Or, start your Baker Ranch home tour at The Grove clubhouse and recre ational

center, open daily from 10 am to 6 pm. Baker Ranch is located between Bake Parkway and Alton Parkway in Lake Forest. To reach Baker Ranch from the I-5 or I-405, take the Bake Parkway exit and proceed east. Enter the community at Dimension Drive. To reach Baker Ranch from the 241 toll road, exit Alton Parkway and then follow the signs to Baker Ranch.