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ANAHEIM, CA — Owning a green home isn’t simply a matter of saving energy and water, reducing waste or the health benefits—it also makes financial sense. Research has shown that green elements such as tankless water heaters, drought-resistant native plants or Energy Star appliances add to a home’s value in the long run. That’s good news for future homeowners at Brookfield Homes’ Colony Park, a popular community of townhomes and flats in the Anaheim Colony Historic District.

Designed to be 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.

“It’s basically a report card for new home construction,” explains Tenaya Asan, Program Manager for Build It Green, the Berkeley, Calif.-based non-profit organization that runs the GreenPoint Rated program. “A GreenPoint Rated home is graded on five categories: Energy Efficiency, Resource Conservation, Indoor Air Quality, Water Conservation and Community. If the home meets minimum point requirements in each category and scores more than 50 total points, then it earns the right to bear the GreenPoint Rated label. Because GreenPoint Rated communities are evaluated by independent, certified raters, building professionals and home owners can feel confident that the rating has integrity and value.”

Colony Park will achieve a GreenPoint Rated certification on each home as it is built, as a result of Brookfield’s carefully planned green design that conserves natural resources while promoting walkability and sustainability.

Since Colony Park is an “in-fill” community that utilizes an existing site within an existing neighborhood, Colony Park helps preserve the city’s established green spaces. The community also adds its own private community park and a 1-acre public park.

Colony Park will also receive “points” for its central location on the northeast corner of South and Olive Street. Colony Park supports mass transit and alternative modes of transportation—including walking and biking—since it offers numerous pathways that connect to Anaheim’s main thoroughfares. That means fewer cars on the road, fewer emissions and better air quality!

By implementing recycling and reuse practices, Brookfield not only increased recyclable goods, but also prolonged the life of existing landfills. Approximately 65% of the construction and demolition waste at Colony Park went to a recycling facility.

The townhomes and flats at Harmony and Legacy—two Brookfield neighborhoods found within Colony Park—are also designed to minimize their impact on the environment. The 1,073 to 1,967 square-foot residences at both neighborhoods significantly exceed the state mandated Title 24 requirements, which means all of the homes are energy efficient. Energy Star appliances, low water-use dishwashers, high efficiency furnaces, tankless water heaters, and low-flow toilets will reduce the demand on Earth’s resources and homeowners’ wallets; while double-paned, aluminum-framed, low-E glass windows save money and energy too. Since the windows reduce the transmission of sound, heat/cold and solar radiation, homeowners at Colony Park will enjoy the added bonus of living inside a quiet, comfortable space.

Life indoors will be further enhanced by Colony Park’s use of low-emitting materials that protect air quality. The paints utilized at Colony Park have low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), so the possible health hazards to loved ones and to community air quality are greatly reduced.

In addition, a majority of the landscaping at Colony Park will be Earth-friendly. Throughout the community, drought-resistant native plants will be used in place of water-hungry plants, while state-of-the-art irrigation controllers and precision sprinklers all maximize water use and minimize waste. And because the plants naturally thrive in Southern California’s soil and temperatures, there’s minimal need for pesticide use.

Clearly, Brookfield’s environmentally friendly plan will make it easy for future Colony Park homeowners to help save the planet, and in turn, save money in the future. As an added financial benefit, homeowners at both Harmony and Legacy will also enjoy a low tax rate, no Mello Roos and low HOAs.

Models are now open at Harmony and Legacy at Colony Park. More information, as well as floorplans can be found online at LiveColonyPark.com. Additional details can also be found by calling the Harmony Sales Center at (800) 501-1517 or the Legacy Sales Center at (800) 726-1512. Prices for Legacy start from the mid to high $400,000s. Prices for Harmony start from the mid to high $300,000s.

To visit Colony Park from the 5 Freeway, exit Harbor Blvd. From Harbor Blvd., turn right on South Street and left on Melrose Street. Parking will be available on your right. To visit from the 91 Freeway, exit Anaheim Blvd., exit 28. Follow the signs to Anaheim Blvd. From Anaheim Blvd., turn left on South Street and left on Melrose Street. 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. 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.