Arizona Active Adult Retirement Community Wins National Housing Honors

GOODYEAR, Ariz., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- CantaMia, the innovative active adult community in Goodyear, Arizona has earned two prestigious awards from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The community was presented with top award for "Best For Sale Community Over 200 Homes" and the silver award for "Best Green Community" at the NAHB International Builders Show staged this week in Orlando, Florida.  The competition was sponsored by the NAHB 50+ Housing Council, which serves NAHB members involved in all aspects of 50+ housing.

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 "We are extremely honored to have CantaMia win two significant NAHB awards, being judged against our competitors nationwide. This recognition of our commitment to create something fresh for the Baby Boomers marching toward retirement is very meaningful in this competitive industry," said Carl Mulac, President of Avatar Properties, Inc., the community builder and developer.

CantaMia, loosely translated, means "My Song, a celebration of the unique journey one takes when the career goals have changed and the children have been raised.  The 587-acre boutique-size, gated community is being developed within the master planned community of Estrella, in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

CantaMia features 16 different floor plans from which to choose, including single family homes with optional guest casitas, as well as smaller "lock and leave" attached homes.  All homes come equipped with solar and green building features making them 60 percent more energy efficient than an average new code-compliant home.  The community has also earned the Environments for Living® Certified Green designation, as well as being an Energy Star community.

"We love living in CantaMia," noted Lori Rust, who moved to CantaMia this past year with her husband Kevin. "We toured the United States for several years, visiting scores of active adult retirement communities, and country club communities, researching the lifestyle and golf options. When we found CantaMia we knew we had found our new home," she said.

CantaMia features a 30,000 square foot Village Center, the hub of the active lifestyle. Complete with a demonstration kitchen featuring healthy cooking classes, Zumba, Tai Chi, a significant fitness facility, indoor lap pool, outdoor resort pool, pickleball, bocce and more, the Village Center makes it easy for new friendships to blossom.  For more information, please visit the website at www.CantaMia.com.

Avatar Properties Inc. (AVTR:NASDAQ) is engaged in homebuilding, land development and other real estate operations in Florida and Arizona.  Its principal operations are conducted at its 55+ active adult communities – Solivita near Orlando and CantaMia near Phoenix.  It also builds homes for people of all ages in Central Florida and Phoenix through its Joseph Carl Homes brand.  

Media Contact: Martha Wagoner of Master Planned Communications, LLC, +1-602-861-8006, [email protected]

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