Realtor locates home in Whitney Heights area

Angelina Scarcelli is a commercial Realtor who recently purchased a Richmond American home at Whitney Heights.

"I chose Richmond American Homes because they were the best in the market," she said.

Located in northwest Las Vegas, Whitney Heights offers three-story homes priced from the $230,000s.

Scarcelli chose the Lady Frances, one of three three-story floor plans featured at Whitney Heights. Priced from the $240,000s, the 1,500-square-foot home features a living room, kitchen, dining room and powder room on the main floor, with a covered balcony off the dining room. The top level includes a master bedroom suite with private bath, laundry room, secondary bedroom and full bath. The lower level features a powder room and a study or optional third bedroom.

"I like how the downstairs bedroom is on its own private level of the house," Scarcelli said. "It will make a great space for a roommate if I decide to get one later on."

As a first-time home buyer, Scarcelli said she didn't know what to expect.

"I liked being able to actually visit my home in different stages of the building process. I could put on a hard hat and visit the site to see how the construction was coming along," she said. "Having this access gave me complete trust in the people who were building my home."

The Home Gallery offers design resources, including model kitchens, color studios, design samples and professional design consultants. It also provides information on the builder's floor plans and communities throughout Las Vegas.

The Home Gallery is located at 7770 S. Dean Martin Drive, Suite D-10. To take a virtual tour online, visit DiscoverHomeGallery.com.

For more information about Whitney Heights, call 395-3184. To visit, take Interstate 215, the Las Vegas Beltway, to Durango Drive and go north, then turn left on Dorrell. Sales centers and model homes are open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Friday when they open at noon.

Visitors can tour a model of the Lady Frances and two additional floor plans -- the Dentata and the Ivalace.

Priced from the $230,000s, the Dentata is a two-bedroom home offering three baths in 1,400 square feet.

The Ivalace has three to four bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths in 1,700 square feet. The homes are priced from the $260,000s.

For more information, call 877-420-1868 or visit RichmondAmerican.com.