Sun City Festival sweeps builder awards

This item was submitted by Crystal Patriarche of Pulte Homes.

Sun City Festival, a 3,300-acre master-planned community in Buckeye, swept the competition in four categories for The National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Best of 50+ Housing Awards.

The awards showcase the latest trends in active adult housing and honor excellence and innovation in the design, development and marketing. At an awards ceremony on May 20, Sun City Festival won:

• Gold Award for Best Clubhouse

• Gold Award for Best Interior Design for a Clubhouse

• Gold Award for Best Advertising (TV Spot)

• Silver Award for Best Master Planned Community

NAHB awarded Sun City Festival during the Best of 50+ Housing Awards gala that was held in conjunction with NAHB's 2008 Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium in New Orleans.

"It's quite an honor for Sun City Festival to win in these categories amongst so many other great communities across the nation," said Chris Kelly, vice president of operations for Pulte Homes. "These awards are highly regarded in the industry and we are proud for our residents and for the hard work and innovation of so many people who helped develop this spectacular community."

Sun City Festival is planned to include 7,200 homes and offers the resort-style living and amenities that today's active adults value and expect from Sun City.

The range of amenities includes state-of-the-art recreation center and an 18-hole championship golf course; resort-style pool, fitness center, outdoor trails, pickle ball and bocce ball courts, multi-purpose rooms and courts, clubs and classes for various interests and the ASU Lifelong Learning Academy.

Open for sales, Sun City Festival features nine model homes with prices starting in the low $200,000s. The community is set close to the White Tank Mountains in the emerging West Valley. For more information about Sun City Festival, call 866-450-9322 or visit www.delwebb.com/festival.