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desert surroundings and are linked by the 3.5- mile Discovery Trail, allowing residents to travel the length of the community without ever crossing a street. The Discovery Center at Vistancia is the gateway to 14 unique neighborhoods and more than 60 model homes, comprising Arizona’s largest collection of model homes in one location. It is also at the Discovery Center that interested homebuyers can check out the new home technology offered by Shea Homes in partnership with LiTera LLC. Those purchasing the system in a new Shea Home can now communicate, view and access security systems and any Internet-enabled device anytime anywhere with options that give customers access and control of technology from their phone, TV or computer. Shea Homes has just rolled out these packages at a few new communities with Entrada at Vistancia in Peoria acting as the main hub for personal demonstrations. These one-on-one technology presentations are available seven days a week at Entrada. Vistancia Village is a community for fami- lies of all ages. Life centers around the Mountain Vista Club, a 15,000-square-foot complex with a basketball gymnasium, three pools, tennis courts and an event lawn. And if you have a love for trekking, you can take the discovery trail, which straight from the gymnasium and pools right up to the new marketplace where you can quickly buy some water at the well-known grocery chain store, Safeway. Apart from that, it also features banks and restaurants as well as a new gas station, which is very much needed out there in the boonies. Trilogy at Vistancia is an age-restricted, lifestyle resort community. The center- piece of Trilogy is the Kiva Club, featuring Café Solaz and the Alvea Spa. The Club is also home to a state-of-the-art athletic club and aerobics studio, indoor lap pool and outdoor resort pool. The Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia is a par-72 Gary Panks designed championship course which is open to the public, offering an exceptional golf
experience for players of all levels.
Peoria City of Peoria: 623-773-7000 www.peoriaaz.gov Peoria Chamber of Commerce 623-979-3601 www.peoriachamber.com
Blackstone Country Club at Vistancia is a private community of superb residences and custom homesites. The Jim Engh designed golf course is his first in Arizona and has already been included on Travel and Leisure Golf Magazine’s list of “Top 100 Golf Communities” in the country. The Haci- enda, a magnificent clubhouse, offers a rich array of amenities for members, including gourmet dining, an event lawn, locker rooms, a wine cellar and tasting room. A midday traffic jam in Sun City is like a traffic jam nowhere else. First, the jam will consist of no more than five vehicles. Secondly, the participants probably know each other by first name. And finally, they’re likely to involve street-legal golf carts.
The four families from Peoria, Illinois, who stopped their wagons in the middle of the Arizona Territory in 1886 and decided to build a new life here in the desert were the first to begin the trend of Midwestern migration that continues to this day. A rapidly growing population and recent annexation have made Peoria one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. Peoria spans more than 178 square miles, and boats one of the best school districts in the state, as well as affordable housing and close proximity to downtown Phoenix. Peoria’s medical services and health care facilities are among the most comprehensive in the Valley, while the Arrowhead Towne Center and the adjacent North Valley Power Center offer excellent variety of department stores, specialty shops and restaurants from which to choose. The Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres train each spring at the Peoria Sports Complex, located just a quarter mile away from the Arrowhead Towne Center. Many beautiful hotels and numerous restaurants adjoin the Sports Complex. Peoria is also the home of Lake Pleasant, a 24,000-acre water wonderland surrounded by desert flora and fauna, with hiking trails, campgrounds, a lake overlook and boat ramps. VISTANCIA Vistancia is a 7,100-acre community recently voted “Best Master Planned Community” by Ranking Arizona. Vistancia’s three villages offer distinct lifestyle choices and amenities. The villages blend into the lush high Sonoran
Sun City, Sun City West Surprise Regional Chamber: 623-583-0692 surpriseregionalchamber.com
Stress-free “traffic jams” are part of the daily routine in this model retirement commu- nity by Del Webb that began in 1960. Webb picked an 8,900-acre plot in the Sonoran Desert that was just a half-hour drive from downtown Phoenix. Sun City has now grown to more than 46,000 residents. In 1978, Webb selected a site just four miles away and broke ground on Sun City West. Sun City West features homes that are just a little more upscale than the original Sun City and is slightly less crowded. To ensure its residents that the communities maintain their positions as haven for retirees, no one under 18 years of age are allowed to live in the Sun Cities for more than 90 days.
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