OLSON HOMES DEPOT WALK COMMUNITY AWARDED 2008 BUILDER’S CHOICE GRAND AWARD BY BUILDER MAGAZINE

When it comes to crafting LEED CERTIFIED Green communities, this is Olson Homes’ has the formula down.  The Olson Company has been awarded the “2008 Builders Choice Grand Award” as the Country’s Best Green/ Sustainable Community by Builder Magazine for its Depot Walk community located in Orange, California.

“This highly prestigious national award is especially gratifying on the anniversary of our company’s 20th year of building environmentally friendly in-town communities in established neighborhoods throughout California,” according to Steve Olson, Chairman/ CEO of The Olson Company.  

Depot Walk features 32 brownstone homes incorporating sustainable design and construction techniques and the use of recycled materials that have also garnered this project a coveted LEED Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Sustainable features include rooftop photovoltaic (solar) panels that provide 50 percent of each home’s electricity needs, plus tankless water heaters, dual flush toilets, drought-¬resistant landscaping, limited use of turf, satellite-controlled irrigation systems, and permeable concrete for parking and walkways.

Located adjacent to a popular regional MetroLink transit stop utilized by daily commuters throughout Southern California, Depot Walk residents enjoys close walking proximity to retail, dining, entertainment, jobs and services in Old Towne Orange. “This community is the quintessential model of our business niche that has made Olson Homes highly desirable by our homebuyers and city partners throughout California,” noted Olson.

About Olson Homes: Depot Walk is built by Olson Homes, California’s largest builder of new urban and sustainable living communities. Headquartered in Seal Beach, California, Olson Homes continues to build stylish new homes in some of California’s most exciting neighborhoods. Since 1988, the company has brought the good life in town, in style and in reach by revitalizing “in-town locations” with a variety of attainably-priced homes including live-work, transit-oriented developments, lofts, brownstones and homes with historic architecture. Olson Homes has constructed thousands of new homes during its twenty-year history, putting a convenient, comfortable and vibrant urban lifestyle within reach of millions of Californians. Its reputation is unsurpassed in working with cities to create new neighborhoods within mature communities—which has earned the company many awards over the years, including America’s “Builder of the Year.” Further information about Olson Homes can be obtained online at www.OlsonHomes.com.

Other Communities by The Olson Company include: Almaden Walk – San Jose, Citrus Walk – Ventura, Cypress Walk – Pacifica, Garden Walk – Hayward, Depot Walk – Orange, Juliette Walk – Buellton, Lotus Walk – Garden Grove, Soco Walk – Fullerton, Village Walk – San Lorenzo, and Willow Walk – Compton

Contact:

Alan Sherin, Director of Web Marketing
The Olson Company
562-370-9348
http://www.olsonhomes.com