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COLONY PARK IN ANAHEIM COLONY HISTORIC DISTRICT CELEBRATES CHINESE NEW YEAR TODAY

ANAHEIM, CA — There’s an old Chinese proverb, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” and in the case of Brookfield Homes’ Colony Park neighborhood in the Anaheim Colony Historic District, many homebuyers have dared to live their dream the minute they took their first step inside the community. These buyers have helped make Colony Park one of the most successful communities in Anaheim. From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today, the community will host a celebration to commemorate the Chinese New Year—complete with food and refreshments—and will be holding a drawing for a family four-pack to Disneyland. 2008 is the Chinese Zodiac’s Year of the Rat… and since the Chinese astrological cycle begins with the Year of the Rat, it’s the perfect time to start a whole new journey at Colony Park!

When homebuyers visit the community this weekend, they will be welcomed into the warmth and beauty of Colony Park itself, with its unique private park, open-air pavilion and nine professionally decorated model homes. Intended to be a pedestrian-friendly community in a central downtown location, Colony Park offers numerous green spaces and walkways that connect homeowners to Anaheim’s main thoroughfares. In addition, Compass Park—the centerpiece of the community—provides the perfect outdoor setting with a private pool, park, fireplace, barbecues and a cabana-like sitting and dining area. A future 1-acre public park, featuring an Art in Public Places walk, will further connect residents to the surrounding neighborhood.

Colony Park encourages its residents to not only live smart and live central, but also to live green. As a GreenPoint Rated community, Colony Park will help take the guesswork out of evaluating green features and allow home buyers to compare newly built homes on a level playing field. Colony Park will achieve a GreenPoint Rated certification as each home is built, because of Brookfield’s carefully planned green design that conserves natural resources while promoting walkability and sustainability. The homes will receive “points” for incorporating environmentally friendly elements such as drought-resistant native plants, irrigation controllers, Energy Star appliances and paints that emit low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Many of these features help reduce the demand on Earth’s resources… and homeowners’ wallets.

The neighborhoods of Harmony and Legacy present homes inspired by Early Californian and French Normandy architectural styles found within Anaheim Colony Historic District. Inside each home, home shoppers will discover the signature style, warmth and details that Brookfield is known for: Whirlpool stainless steel appliances, Kohler fixtures, private attached garages for extra storage and convenience, as well as intercom systems, providing communication between the front door and any phone in the home, which all come standard.

At Harmony, five professionally designed and merchandised models pay tribute to the Brookfield homebuilding tradition. Harmony’s stylish flats and townhomes feature one to three bedrooms, up to three and one-half baths, and approximately 1,073 to 2,060 square feet. Prices start from the mid to high $300,000s. More information can be found by visiting or calling the Harmony Sales Center at (800) 501-1517.

When visitors tour the four professionally designed and merchandised models at Legacy, they’ll find a new definition of classic. These traditional townhomes offer three and four bedrooms and up to four and one-half baths. With approximately 1,688 to 1,970 square feet, the homes at Legacy will allow residents to live, work and play in comfort for years to come. Prices start from the mid to high $400,000s. More information can be found by visiting or calling the Legacy Sales Center at (800) 726-1512.

Homeowners at both Legacy and Harmony will also enjoy the added advantages of a low tax rate, no Mello Roos and low HOAs. Additional details can be found by visiting the web site at www.livecolonypark.com. Colony Park is located in the Anaheim Colony Historic District. From the 5 Freeway, exit Harbor Blvd and head north. Turn left on South Street and cross Anaheim Blvd. Turn left on Melrose Street and follow the signs to the Sales Information Centers.

About GreenPoint Rated—GreenPoint Rated is a third party rating system sponsored by Build It Green, a professional non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy- and resource-efficient buildings in California. GreenPoint Rated removes the guesswork from evaluating a home's green features, allowing homebuyers to compare newly built homes on a level playing field. A GreenPoint Rated home is graded on five categories: Energy Efficiency, Resource Conservation, Indoor Air Quality, Water Conservation and Community. For more information about GreenPoint Rated, log onto www.GreenPointRated.org.

About Brookfield Homes—Brookfield Homes Southland is independently and locally operated with offices in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties, and is part of one of North America’s largest homebuilding companies, Brookfield Homes Corporation. The parent company also has community development and homebuilding operations in the San Francisco Bay area, San Diego, Sacramento, Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii and Washington DC. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Brookfield Homes is a public company. Additional information regarding Brookfield Homes Southland is available at brookfieldsouthland.com.