The news at Costa Cardonal is all about community - new homes, some with permanent residents
who have no other residence but Costa Cardonal, others with owners who come when they can to
enjoy the serenity of the desert and the conviviality of like-minded neighbors. Still more homes
are in planning stages with completion dates during the coming year. We, the creators of Costa
Cardonal, welcome the new friends we have made, and look forward to the day when our community
is complete and self-sustaining - and we are out of the business of sales! We finally see the
emphasis changing from a real estate project to a neighborhood, where both the desires for
privacy and the pleasures of friendship are respected - and where nature reigns supreme.
See our new "Meet the Owners" page to meet some of our owners and residents.
who have no other residence but Costa Cardonal, others with owners who come when they can to
enjoy the serenity of the desert and the conviviality of like-minded neighbors. Still more homes
are in planning stages with completion dates during the coming year. We, the creators of Costa
Cardonal, welcome the new friends we have made, and look forward to the day when our community
is complete and self-sustaining - and we are out of the business of sales! We finally see the
emphasis changing from a real estate project to a neighborhood, where both the desires for
privacy and the pleasures of friendship are respected - and where nature reigns supreme.
See our new "Meet the Owners" page to meet some of our owners and residents.
Two new homes bring our current total to FOUR! In the last year or so, two new homes have
been constructed at Costa Cardonal. Both beautiful, but each different in style, size and
purpose, the two homes will grace our community's landscape. Both homes were built by local
contractor Sr. Efren Hernandez (see www.bajaconstructions.com).
been constructed at Costa Cardonal. Both beautiful, but each different in style, size and
purpose, the two homes will grace our community's landscape. Both homes were built by local
contractor Sr. Efren Hernandez (see www.bajaconstructions.com).
And three more homes are in planning stages! Within the next year, three more homes will be
built at Costa Cardonal, bringing the total constructed homes to seven. We are now beginning to
see how our project will look as it transitions from beautiful desert to beautiful desert
community.
To see a map of existing and planned (by 2009) homes, see the "Meet the Owners" page.
built at Costa Cardonal, bringing the total constructed homes to seven. We are now beginning to
see how our project will look as it transitions from beautiful desert to beautiful desert
community.
To see a map of existing and planned (by 2009) homes, see the "Meet the Owners" page.
Casa Dos Tortugas The vacation
home of the Kittels (see their
letter) is a charming southwestern
style casa. It gracefully flows down
the beachfront lot on which it is
located in a series of tiers. The
home is full of touches that echo the
settlement homes of the southwest
and the Mexican traditions. While
not large, it is beautifully organized
so that the family (a couple with two
young children) will have all the
space they need - when they aren't
outside enjoying the beach!
home of the Kittels (see their
letter) is a charming southwestern
style casa. It gracefully flows down
the beachfront lot on which it is
located in a series of tiers. The
home is full of touches that echo the
settlement homes of the southwest
and the Mexican traditions. While
not large, it is beautifully organized
so that the family (a couple with two
young children) will have all the
space they need - when they aren't
outside enjoying the beach!
Drew and Marina created their home's design themselves and did intensive searches for the
aesthetic elements and practical considerations that have made their home a delightful,
comfortable and ecology-sensitive place for them to live.
aesthetic elements and practical considerations that have made their home a delightful,
comfortable and ecology-sensitive place for them to live.
Casa Sirena Jean and Ed, owners of a
centrally located Oceanview lot, have taken
advantage of their purchase at Costa
Cardonal to change their lives completely!
They have retired from their professions,
sold their home in Oregon and have moved
permanently to their new home at Costa
Cardonal. They engaged a well-known "green
building" architect (Nathan Good, Salem OR)
to design for them a home with ample studio
space so that each of them are now able to
follow their creative interests.
centrally located Oceanview lot, have taken
advantage of their purchase at Costa
Cardonal to change their lives completely!
They have retired from their professions,
sold their home in Oregon and have moved
permanently to their new home at Costa
Cardonal. They engaged a well-known "green
building" architect (Nathan Good, Salem OR)
to design for them a home with ample studio
space so that each of them are now able to
follow their creative interests.
Their home is dramatic, with clean lines formed by multiple levels of overlapping roofs.
Open-air porches and verandas have been placed at various levels, and a great room occupies a
central position. Jean and Ed have made a big commitment to the environment in the design of
their home, so that their lifestyle will have the least impact possible on our beautiful and
precious environment.
Open-air porches and verandas have been placed at various levels, and a great room occupies a
central position. Jean and Ed have made a big commitment to the environment in the design of
their home, so that their lifestyle will have the least impact possible on our beautiful and
precious environment.
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