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David and Suanne Louton toured the model homes at EntratabyIrvine Pacific at Orchard Hills Village, they

instantly realized their search for anew home wasover.

“We were looking at condos, and couldn’t find places we were attracted to,” explained David. “One day we were near Orchard Hills and toured the three model homes at Entrata, and just fell in love with Residence1.”

“It was love at first sight!” added Suanne. “I used to live in Costa Mesa and never realized that I didn’t feel at home until I moved to Irvine. I didn’t realize what I was missing - it just feels like home. Itiscomfortable,close to everything and it’s beautiful.”

Entrata’s distinctive interiors - including stylish, open floorplans - immediately drew their attention.

“Suanne loves to cook and we love to socialize,”noted David. “As soon as we walked in, we sawthe completely open floor plan witha Great Room, dining and kitchen

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all in one room, with high, open ceilings and we literally spentthe next couple of hoursinsideimaging living hereand howwewould decorate it.”

“We love the direct access to a two-car garage - right now we only have aone-car garage without direct access,” noted Suanne.

“the room sizes are nicely sized and the squarefootage is perfect. We owned large houses in the past where we were tied to the upkeep. this condo allows us to do whatwedo, whichishike and enjoythe outdoors.”

Located in Irvine off Culver Boulevard and Portola Parkway, Entrata at Orchard Hills is bordered by miles of trails and paseos which loop around and connect to a trail that provides access to the greater open space around Loma Ridge. there are numer ous

overlook points along the trails that offer stunning views of the community, the orchards and beyond.

“We really love our porch, which overlooks what I believe is the best view around of the hills and can’t wait to go out there every morning, have coffee and enjoy looking at nature,” said David.

Suanne added, “there are 50,000 acres of protected wilderness where you can do longdistance hiking, biking and equestrian. We arehoping to plan hikeswith our neighbors because the trailhead is directly across the street from our house. You can go on the docent-led hikes right across the street from us!” thenearby Jeffrey Open Space trail links the more than 16,000 acres of permanently protected parkland and open space. the trail begins just past Portola Parkway and travels to the Quail Hill open space in the southern part of the city. Residents are able to enjoy a three-mile-long stroll

on the Jeffrey Open Space trail without having to cross a single street and connecttothe 22-mile Mountains to Sea trail, the backbone of the 50,000 acres of permanently protected land across the Irvine Ranch.

“the Jeffrey Open Space trail is really interesting,” said Suanne. “We’ve ridden our bikes and it’s really cool how the signs explain the history of Irvine. We love the outdoors and we love hiking, so this is the perfect place for us to buy anew home.”

top shopping and dining options are within walking distanceofEntrataatOrchardHills™ Shopping Center, which features Haggen, Peet’s Coffee&tea, Zov’s neighborhood Café and much more.

“You have a drug store, a grocery store, youcan get amassage, there are some really nice restaurants and it’s all close enough thatwecan walk or ride our bikes there,”said Suanne.

Irvine Pacific offers researchdriven homes within the award-

Irvine Pacific neighborhood part of the “top selling master planned community”in the region

winning Villages of Irvine®, utilizing quantifiable consumer feedback and interaction to create new home solutions with innovation, technology and intelligent energy efficiency while integrating long-term planning and building expertise.

“the home buying process is much better than it was in the past,” said David. “We really enjoyed working with our sales

associate at Entrata, she wasn’t a salesperson - more of a friend helping youbuy anew home.”

“they are very professional and they stay on top of things,” added Suanne. “It’s a very easy process.”

Prospectivehomebuyers interested in Entrata at Orchard Hills Village can visit www.IrvinePacific.com formoreinformation, or contact a new Home Consultant at (949) 720-3234.