Family chooses GenSmart

Fran Onato said she is happy. In late 2013, she moved into her new Pardee home with a GenSmart Suite at Eldorado Heights, a gated neighborhood in the Pardee Homes master-planned Eldorado community in North Las Vegas. The design of the floor plan has enabled Onato and her two adult children and two young grandchildren to live together under one roof, which makes for a happy mom and grandma.

“This is the perfect house for us,” said Onato, who moved to Las Vegas from Hawaii seven years ago. “We all live together yet each of us has plenty of privacy and our own living area. And I get to see them all whenever I want.”

The optional GenSmart Suite, available on three floor plans at Eldorado Heights, provides Onato’s son, a chef at a major Strip resort, plenty of privacy and his own entrance after a long night of work.

Onato and her family were already sold on the Residence Three at Eldorado Heights and sales agent Frank Zalewski helped turn their dream into a reality, she said.

“I wish there were 10 of him,” Onato said. “He worked so hard on my behalf and was such a pleasure throughout the process.”

To show her appreciation, Onato baked Zalewski a pineapple upside down cake and delivered it to the Eldorado Heights sales office right before the Thanksgiving holiday so he could share it with his family.

“I love to bake and my new kitchen provides plenty of counter space and room for me to enjoy baking twice a week,” she said. “And I am so happy with my house and proud to tell everyone where I live.”

Pardee Homes has responded to the trend of young adults living at home, as well as the trend for older family members to also live with their adult children, through its GenSmart Suite concept.

“Research indicates what buyers like Fran Onato have told us — they want flexible floor plans for various living situations, including multigenerational households,” said Pardee Homes Regional Sales Director Rob Tuvell.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Nevada has one of the highest percentages of multiple generations living together, estimated to be 21.4 percent of households.

Pardee Homes’ GenSmart Suite option is offered at three of its Southern Nevada communities, including Eldorado Heights. The floor plan design provides a private entrance and living area to accommodate multiple generations that may be living together under one roof.

Pardee’s gated Eldorado Heights neighborhood features seven new floor plans that range from 2,385 to 4,241 square feet in one- and two-story designs with as many as seven bedrooms and as many as five baths. Floor plans include extra-large kitchen islands, game rooms and a four-car garage. Prices start from the low $300,000s.

To reach Eldorado Heights, take the 215 Beltway north to the Aliante Parkway exit. Travel south on Aliante Parkway to Deer Springs Road, turn left onto Deer Springs and travel east to Gentle Brook Street and turn right. The model homes and sales office are at 1788 Gentle Brook St.

For more information, visit www.pardeehomes.com or call 702-604-3332. Sales offices and model homes are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday.

Exclusively for Pardee homebuyers in this market, Smart Move Advantage, an independent company, will rent a qualified buyer’s existing home for as long as three years.