Avalon gives buyers the best in master-planned living

Standard Pacific Homes offers the elegant gourmet kitchen shown above in Avalon. Grand Haven builds homes with a Hill Country flair, right, in the Pflugerville neighborhood.
For home buyers seeking a neighborhood that bridges small-town charm and allure with all of the comforts and conveniences a family could possibly need, Pflugerville's new Avalon master-planned community delivers the best of both worlds in a setting that is phenomenal.
Avalon provides a warm, vibrant community environment perfect for growing families and empty nesters alike. It offers a wide selection of elegant home designs from Grand Haven Homes and Standard Pacific Homes complemented by a wealth of family-friendly amenities.
Grand Haven's distinctively authentic and award-winning designs have captivated home buyers in six communities across the Austin area, and Avalon is no exception.
With homes starting just less than $200,000, Grand Haven offers one- and two-story residences on spacious 65-foot lots. The Courtyard series homes, coupled with the 65-foot series, offer buyers a wealth of personalized choices. The largest plan, the 6530, starts at $269,990 and features more than 3,400 square feet and a double master bedroom option for versatility.
Each Grand Haven Home includes the popular Lifezones solutions, with five distinct zones that provide buyers with the opportunity to personalize their homes and gear "zones" to their lifestyle — from master suites with Newport spas to gourmet kitchen collections and outdoor living spaces.
Standard Pacific's architecturally unique single- and two-story homes are available in Avalon Village on 55-foot lots and Avalon Park on 65-foot lots. Home buyers have other options ranging from three bedrooms and two baths to five bedrooms and four bathrooms depending on their needs.
The builder has nine separate floor plans from which to choose in Avalon Village. Sizes range from 1,500 square feet to 2,900 square feet, and prices start in the low $170s. At Avalon Park, there are eight floor plans sized from 2,100 square feet to 4,050 square feet and priced from the low $200s. These floor plans offer generous standard features like full sod and full sprinklers and uniquely detailed architectural features such as two-story family rooms, pop-up ceilings and art niches.
While the atmosphere and home offerings of Avalon are nothing short of exceptional, the community's convenient access to business, shopping and entertainment in Pflugerville, Austin and Round Rock truly separate this development from any other.
For work, Avalon sits within minutes of leading companies such as Dell, Applied Materials and Samsung, with downtown Austin and the Capitol less than 20 minutes away. For play, Pflugerville's Music in the Park events, as well as numerous restaurants, boutiques and other retail establishments, provide something for every member of the family to enjoy.
Within the neighborhood, residents may take advantage of Avalon's 150-plus acres of green space, featuring a well-appointed activity center, separate swimming and tot pools, miles of hiking and biking trails and a community park with picnic tables and playscapes. For golfers, it doesn't get any better than the award-winning, 18-hole championship Blackhawk Golf Course that is alongside the community.
An added allure of Avalon are the schools from the acclaimed Pflugerville Independent School District. Students will attend Murchison Elementary, Kelly Lane Middle School and Hendrickson High School. Avalon is also proud to announce that the Pflugerville ISD has recently purchased land within the community.
Avalon is one of the few communities in the area to be serviced by Time Warner Cable, which is currently offering home buyers a special promotion for its digital cable, RoadRunner and digital phone services in the neighborhood.
To visit Avalon, travel north on Interstate 35 to the Pflugerville exit Texas 45E. Follow Texas 45E to Kelly Lane and continue for approximately one mile to the main community entrance. To learn more about Avalon, including additional amenities as well as utilities and HOA details, visit avalontx.com.
For more information about the builders, visit grandhavenhomes.net and standardpacifichomes.com.