Natomas. It's the place where the Sacramento Kings and their fans have ridden the waves of playoff frenzy inside Arco Arena. It's the place where the innovative Inderkum High School opens in coming months as a public school site with an American River College educational center and public library.

And it's the place where new retail and office buildings have emerged as the residential market has boomed in recent years.

Natomas, an area in a 3-mile radius within Sacramento, has proved a multimarket draw for buyers, says Dave MacIntosh, regional director of the Meyers Group, a real estate research firm.

"From a strategic standpoint, you can sell to two buyers: buyers who work locally in Sacramento or ... the buyer who has to commute down the 80 corridor to the Bay Area," he says. "That's why I think Natomas has done so well and continues to do well."

Since September 1999, more than 7,000 homes have been planned and nearly 6,000 of them sold, according to a report from the Meyers Group.

And another 4,000 dwellings, including condominiums and detached homes, are in the preliminary planning stage, a Meyers report reads.

Here's a look at some of the developments still available to buyers:

Avalon

Builders: JMC Homes
Product: single-family homes
Location: off Natomas Boulevard and Marby Drive
Details: (916) 515-0967

Gossamer Springs

Builders: Winncrest Homes
Product: single-family homes
Location: Regency Park Circle
Details: (916) 515-0699

Heritage Lane

Developer: Tim Lewis Communities
Builders: Tim Lewis Communities
Product: single-family homes
Location: off Northgate Boulevard in South Natomas

The Caribbean Collection at Heritage Park

Builders: US Home Corp.
Product: single-family homes in an active-adult community
Location: off Elkhorn Boulevard and Northborough Drive
Details: (916) 419-0434

The Coastal Collection at Heritage Park

Builders: US Home Corp.
Product: single-family homes in an active-adult community
Location: off Elkhorn Boulevard and Northborough Drive
Details: (916) 419-0434

The Martinique Collection at Heritage Park

Builder: US Home Corp.
Product: single-family homes in an active-adult community
Location: off Elkhorn Boulevard and Northborough Drive
Details: (916) 419-0434

The Mendocino Collection at Heritage Park

Builder: Renaissance Homes
Product: single-family homes in an active-adult community
Location: off Elkhorn Boulevard and Northborough Drive
Details: (916) 419-4434

The Monterey Collection at Heritage Park

Builder: Renaissance Homes
Product: single-family homes in an active-adult community
Location: off Elkhorn Boulevard and Northborough Drive
Details: (916) 419-4434

The Napa Valley Collection at Heritage Park

Builder: Renaissance Homes
Product: single-family homes in an active-adult community
Location: off Elkhorn Boulevard and Northborough Drive
Details: (916) 419-4434

The Riviera Collection at Heritage Park

Builder: US Home Corp.
Product: single-family homes in an active-adult community
Location: off Elkhorn Boulevard and Northborough Drive
Details: (916) 419-0434

IvyGlen

Builder: Griffin Industries
Product: single-family homes
Location: El Centro Road and Bonfair Avenue
Details: (916) 928-7190

Laureate at Natomas Park

Builder: US Home Corp.
Product: single-family homes
Location: off Elkhorn Boulevard and Northborough Drive
Details: (916) 928-0474

Park Lane

Builder: Pulte Homes
Product: single-family homes
Location: Regency Park Circle
Details: (916) 419-5195

The Palisades, Sterling Hills and Terrace Park (opens Monday)

Builder: D.R. Horton Homes
Product: single-family homes
Location: off Elkhorn Boulevard and Commerce Parkway
Details: The Palisades, (916) 870-8543; Sterling Hills and Terrace Park, (916) 419-5529

Parkside

Builder: Cambridge Homes
Product: single-family homes
Location: 5523 Honor Parkway
Details: (916) 419-8890

Parkview Executive

Builder: Kimball Hill Homes
Product: single-family homes
Location: San Juan Road and Guillemot Drive
Details: (916) 419-7130

Amber Lane at Regency Park

Builder: Winncrest Homes
Product: single-family homes
Location: off Regency Park Circle
Details: (916) 515-0698

Jubilee at Regency Park

Builder: US Home Corp.
Product: single-family homes
Location: off Elkhorn Boulevard and Northborough Drive
Details: (916) 928-6015

Magnolia Place at Regency Park

Builder: Winncrest Homes
Product: single-family homes
Location: off Regency Park Drive
Details: (916) 419-4428

WillowGrove

Builder: Griffin Industries
Product: single-family homes
Location: El Centro Road and Bonfair Avenue
Details: (916) 928-7182

Source: the Meyers Group's new-home projects and subdivision summary reports

 

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Quick look at Natomas

Population: 75,773
Median age: 33
Median household income: $54,017
Median new-home price: $332,787
School district: Natomas Unified School District, www.natomas.k12.ca.us

Entertainment and recreation: neighborhood and community parks, shopping centers, theaters, Sacramento Kings games and concerts at Arco Arena, Old Sacramento, River Cats baseball at Raley Field, downtown Sacramento, Music Circus, Sacramento Ballet, Second Saturday Art Walk in midtown Sacramento

Rivers: American and Sacramento

Annual events: Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee, Ice Rink at Downtown Plaza, free concerts in Cesar Chavez Park, festivals, trade shows, fairs

Sources: 2000 Census; the Meyers Group, January to March 2004; Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce

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