New homes with old style

-- Noaki Schwartz

Prospective home buyers want old-fashioned charm with all the modern

amenities. That is just what Chris Yellich of Pacific Bay Homes hopes to

prove this weekend with one of the first showings of a new development

inside One Ford Road.

And based on last weekend’s overwhelming response -- 500 groups of home

buyers came to look at the new dwellings -- he seems to be right.

“Last weekend was the first weekend for public showing,” he said, adding

that in the past the homes were shown on an appointment-only basis.

When completed, there will be 374 units in the development, ranging in

style from quaint, Southern California beach-type homes to houses with an

East Coast feel to them, Yellich said. Communities have names reflecting

those differences, such as Providence, Stoneybrooke and even Balboa.

“Many of the models have that old Newport Beach charm that you may not

necessarily find out on the coast anymore,” he said.

The response from people that have toured the 18 model homes has been

positive.

“People were pleasantly surprised at the quality level and the

amenities,” he said.