The New Model Colony's Vision Comes to Life as Edenglen Celebrates Its Grand Opening

  
    
  
  
    
      The vision was bold. The reality could be -- bolder!
    
    
      Saturday, April 28, 2007 marks the official grand opening of the very 
      first community within the City of Ontario’s 
      visionary New Model Colony, expected to ultimately encompass 8,200 acres 
      and offer a diversity of 30,000 homes, several million square feet of 
      retail and commercial uses (including offices and industrial/business 
      parks as well as two major power retail centers), a bounty of 
      recreational and sports facilities, schools, a large village green, a 
      public library, and miles of local and regional trails.
    
    
      Noted as being one of the largest infill developments west of the 
      Mississippi, the New Model Colony will soon welcome its first community 
      -- Edenglen. Slated to hold its grand opening on Saturday, April 28, 
      2007, Edenglen is part of the very first development phase within the 
      New Model Colony.
    
    
      “The New Model Colony is envisioned as an 
      exciting environment that will be close to our job base, allowing 
      residents to live, work and play in a vibrant, hub of activity,” 
      said Ontario Mayor Paul S. Leon. “Edenglen 
      represents the reality of this vision and sets a benchmark for creating 
      new landmark neighborhoods in Ontario.”
    
    
      Thoughtfully planned and architecturally designed to reflect the City of 
      Ontario’s historic Euclid Avenue downtown 
      area, Edenglen occupies 61 acres along the south side of Riverside 
      Drive, east of Mill Creek Avenue, north of the future extension of Chino 
      Avenue, and west of an interconnecting trail system planned for Edenglen 
      which parallels Milliken Avenue.
    
    
      Edenglen is planned with a total of 542 homes built by the two of 
      southern California’s finest homebuilders, 
      Brookfield Homes (NYSE:BHS) and Standard Pacific Homes. The community is 
      grouped into five neighborhoods of garden court condominiums, 
      classically designed townhomes and single-family and executive style 
      residences architecturally styled in Traditional, Spanish Colonial, 
      Bungalow, Territorial Ranch, Monterey, Spanish, and Cottage designs. 
      Tree-lined sidewalks, tapered streets, a lush median with signature 
      cedar and other heritage trees will create a sense of permanence from 
      the day the community opens.
    
    
      Situated in the heart of Edenglen is the namesake Pinheiro Park, 
      complete with a central park and clubhouse, swimming pool, outdoor 
      amphitheatre, playgrounds and tot lots, half basketball courts, outdoor 
      dining areas, walking trails, and more.
    
    
      The Clubhouse, with its wraparound porch overlooking Pinheiro Park, will 
      be another popular destination, offering a media lounge, game room, and 
      multipurpose room. Photovoltaic panels will allow solar power to heat 
      and cool the clubhouse and pool cabana. Also included in the community 
      will be several neighborhood pocket parks, including a Bark Park for the 
      four legged friends, as well as several pocket parks and a number of 
      wi-fi hotspots.
    
    
      “It’s truly an 
      honor to be the inaugural community for the City’s 
      incredible vision,” said Brookfield President 
      Adrian Foley. “As the first community within 
      Ontario’s New Model Colony, Edenglen will 
      offer its residents a lifestyle that is fresh and unlike anything the 
      City has every seen -- while also reflecting the great architecture, 
      history and traditions of this 21st century 
      city. Edenglen will provide residents the opportunity to be part of the 
      founding families that will change the face of Ontario over the next 
      decades. And, with its location in a city where employment opportunities 
      have grown at an expediential rate over the past few years, Edenglen 
      will provide housing options for those people who are employed here yet 
      currently live elsewhere. And, overtime, Edenglen will become a great 
      place to call home for people who have the vision and desire to be a 
      part of something much bigger and bolder – 
      the New Model Colony.”
    
    
      The grand opening of Edenglen, which includes the unveiling of 12 model 
      homes and Pinheiro Park, is slated to commence at 10 a.m. and continue 
      to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, 2007. Home shoppers are invited to 
      preview the five new neighborhoods with anticipated pricing from the low 
      $300,000s to the mid $700,000s. To learn more about Edenglen, visit www.edenglen.com.
    
    
      About Brookfield Homes
    
    
      Brookfield Homes Southland is independently and locally operated with 
      offices in the Greater Los Angeles/Orange County area and 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 area, Virginia, Maryland, and Hawaii. Listed on the 
      New York Stock Exchange, Brookfield Homes is a public company. 
      Additional information regarding the company and its forthcoming 
      Edenglen community is available by visiting www.brookfieldsouthland.com.
    
    
      About Standard Pacific Homes
    
    
      Standard Pacific Homes, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, has 
      built homes for more than 85,000 families during its 40-year history. 
      The company constructs homes within a wide range of price and size 
      targeting a broad range of homebuyers. Standard Pacific operates in some 
      of the strongest housing markets in the country with operations in major 
      metropolitan areas in California, Florida, Arizona, the Carolinas, 
      Texas, Colorado, and Nevada. The company provides mortgage financing and 
      title services to its homebuyers through its subsidiaries and joint 
      ventures. For more information about the company and its new home 
      developments, please visit www.standardpacifichomes.com.
    
    
      About Ontario
    
    
      Established in 1891 as a Model Colony, the City of Ontario was one of 
      California's first planned communities. Today, Ontario offers a variety 
      of housing with quality neighborhoods and comfortable homes nearby 
      stores, schools, parks restaurants, theaters and a range of various 
      services.
    
    
      Just 35 miles from Los Angeles and uniquely positioned within the hub of 
      Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, the City of 
      Ontario is Southern California’s Next 
      Urban Center. It features an exceptional pro-business environment, 
      competitive commercial lease rates, technical amenities, a skilled and 
      abundant work force, and an innovation corridor of fourteen colleges and 
      universities. Three mixed–use projects are 
      underway in the City bringing 24/7 lifestyle to a growing sector of 
      young professionals. Ontario is home to LA/Ontario International Airport 
      (ONT), the second busiest air passenger facility in Southern California, 
      handling 7.2 million people in 2005, and growing each year. ONT is 
      projected to reach 30 million annual passengers by 2025. For more 
      information, visit www.ontariocalifornia.us.