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Sun City Amenities

LOCATION

Situated in California's Coachella Valley, Sun City Palm Desert lies at the heart of the Palm Springs Desert Resorts area, approximately 20 miles east of the city of Palm Springs. The community is located north of Interstate 10 at Washington Street.

GOLF AMENITIES

Designed by Billy Casper and Greg Nash, the 36-hole, par 72 championship golf courses will play approximately 6,700 yards and includes multiple tee placements accommodating many skill levels.

Residents enjoy discounted green fees and no initiation or transfer fees.

RECREATION CENTER

There are two Recreation Centers and clubhouses, one for each 18 hole course. The centers include an approximate 62,000-square-foot facility, a 30,000 sq. ft. clubhouse, featuring over 80 clubs and activities, indoor pools, billiards, library, and restaurants.

BALLROOM

Fitness and exercise centers
Arts and crafts centers
Post Office onsite
Social and learning centers
Library
Service bar/lounge areas
Communication center
3 restaurants
Indoor pool and spa
Computer Room
T.V viewing areas
Billiards, cards and multi-purpose room
The outdoor facilities feature:
Tennis and bocce ball
Horseshoe areas
2 Outdoor pools and spas
Outdoor patios and barbecues
Approximately 45 acres of grass park areas, including walking/jogging trails and open spaces for your enjoyment.

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FEE

Common area community association fee will be approximately $121 per month.

ENTERTAINMENT

Every year, more than 3 million travelers visit the Valley, making it one of America's premier vacation destinations.

Major attractions include the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Oasis Water Resort, the Living Desert, the Indian Canyons, and the Empire and Eldorado Polo Clubs.

Major resort hotels are found throughout the valley, and provide world-class accommodations fit for the most discriminating taste. A wide range of other accommodations are also available.

There are also man cultural and performing arts facilities in the area, including the McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts and the Palm Springs Desert Museum.

SHOPPING

The cities of Palm Desert and Indian Wells provide a full array of supermarkets, convenience stores, retail business and fast food restaurants - all with in a few minutes drive.

Macy's, Robinson's May Company, and J.C. Penney, are all housed within the enclosed Town Center Mall, eight miles southwest of Sun City Palm Desert.

Less than eight miles south of Sun City Palm Desert is the "Rodeo Drive" of the desert - El Paseo. Unique shops, sidewalk cafes, and four-star restaurants line both sides of the picturesque boulevard. The Gardens on El Paseo includes Saks Fifth Avenue and many specialty shops.

Costco and Home Depot are approximately six miles west of Sun City Palm Desert.

SIZE

Covering nearly 1,600 acres, Sun City Palm Desert is Del Webb's first private gated, master-planned, active adult community for persons age 55 and better. Plans are for approximately 5,000 detached and attached single-family residential units. Population is projected to include 10,000 residents upon completion of the community.

COMMERCIAL FACILITIES

The master-planned community will feature approximately 67 acres dedicated to commercial use outside the gates at the development's southern end, with planned access from inside the community.

Several shopping centers in immediate area.

EDUCATION

The area's community college, College of the Desert, is less than 10 miles from Sun City Palm Desert and also houses a satellite campus of Cal State San Bernardino

RELIGIOUS FACILITIES

Worship centers representing all major faiths are situated throughout the Coachella Valley.

MEDICAL FACILITIES

The famous Eisenhower Medical Center is located in Rancho Mirage, a p proximately 6 miles from Sun City Palm Desert. This center houses the Betty Ford Clinic, Barbara Sinatra Children's Center and Heart Institute of the Desert. Kaiser Permanente is providing service to members in the Coachella Valley as of February 1, 1997, through the Desert Medical Group and Oasis Medical Group. Desert Hospital, site of Coachella Valley's trauma center, is in Pa m Springs, approximately 20 miles from Sun City Palm Desert.

The Del E. Webb and Eisenhower Health Center is located just outside our entry gates.

JFK Memorial Hospital is approximately 8 miles southeast of Sun City Palm Desert, in the city of Indio. This private facility offers twenty-four hour emergency care, and is staffed by over 92 physicians who represent all major medical specialties. New JFK Medical Offices are located less than 2 miles from Sun City Palm Desert on Washington.

AIR TRANSPORTATION

Palm Springs Airport is 15 miles from Sun City Palm Desert. This airport is served by major commercial carriers, including Alaska, American, Northwest, Delta, United, and others. Ontario International Airport, a p proximately 85 miles away, is easily accessed by Interstate 10. Los Angeles International Airport, 150 miles to the west, provides direct worldwide air service.

TAXES

Annual real estate taxes are estimated to be 1.4% of the purchase price of the home.

UTILITIES

Lowest electric rates in the Coachella Valley with no shortage of power.

Natural Gas.

 

Experience

Gregory Bauer
Owner/Broker/REALTOR®
(DRE License #00786845)

31 years of full time experience in the Residential Real Estate Market. 16 years selling exclusive homes in the Westside of Los Angeles from Malibu to Beverley Hills. Greg has been selling selling homes in the Palm Springs area for 15 years.

John Gillette
REALTOR®/Sales Representative
(DRE License #01331286)

9+ years of full time experience in California Residential Real Estate sales, specializing in the luxury home market of the Coachella Valley.