American West showcases executive homes

Home shoppers looking for executive homes should visit American West Woodbridge in Coronado Ranch and American West Kensington in Highlands Ranch. These two communities showcase American West's designs and construction.

"Home shoppers continue to discover that they can get more for their money when buying a brand-new home from American West," said Larry Canarelli, president of American West. "American West offers more included features than other builders and offers our buyers the best value per square foot in Las Vegas. We believe the families of Las Vegas deserve the superior quality, innovative craftsmanship and outstanding customer service American West is committed to providing our homebuyers."

The two- and three-story homes at Woodbridge and Kensington range from 3,019 to 4,770 square feet. Homes at Kensington start at $298,500 and homes at Woodbridge start at $309,500.

Depending on the plan, models feature four to six bedrooms, 2½ to four bathrooms, formal living and dining rooms, lofts, game rooms, master suites, dens and guest suites.

The 4,770-square-foot home has an elevator.

With three expansive stories connected by a central elevator, the five- bedroom, 3½-bath home is ideal for a growing family. The first floor includes a game room, bedroom, laundry center and storage area.

The main floor features a formal living and dining room with an adjacent covered balcony. The kitchen, also located on the main floor, has a dining island, butler's pantry and nook. There's a powder bath on the main floor. Three additional bedrooms, a full bath and a master suite are located on the third floor. The master bath has a walk-in closet, double vanity and separate tub and shower.

American West is known for its new-home designs, which is shown in the 3,068-square-foot single-story with bonus room above garage, or BRAG, space.

The single story with BRAG space is a new design that offers homebuyers the livability of a single-story home, but also features a BRAG space that offers options for the additional living area.

The BRAG space can be left as one large bonus room with unlimited possibilities such as a theater room, billiards room, storage area or it can be built with a guest suite with a walk-in closet, full bathroom, game room or study area.

The main living space includes formal living and dining rooms, a family room, large gourmet kitchen with dining island that can seat as many as 10 people, master suite and two additional bedrooms.

Standard features throughout all the homes include granite kitchen countertops, pendant lighting over islands, cultured marble bath vanity tops, custom paving stones and front yard landscaping.

Energy conservation features include a 14-SEER air-conditioning unit, vinyl dual-paned low-e windows, radiant-heat barrier roof and Prime Wrap house wrap. All homes are certified NV Energy Plus.

To visit Woodbridge, take the Las Vegas Beltway to Rainbow Boulevard and head south. Turn left on Wigwam Avenue. For more information, call 702-853-4590.

To visit Kensington at Highlands Ranch, take Interstate 15 south to Blue Diamond Road and exit west. Turn south on Decatur Boulevard, follow the signs to the model homes. For more information, call 702-853-4580

Model homes are open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. For additional information, visit American West at www.AmericanWestHomes.com.