SOLD! SOLD! SOLD!; WAIT'S OVER FOR FIRST DOS VIENTOS BUYERS.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Daily News Staff Writer After 10 years of marriage and paying rent, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. residents Ken and Sue Jacoby Jacoby may refer to: People with the surname Jacoby:
They parked their car by the development's entrance on Lynn Road at 5 a.m. Tuesday and began four days of alternating 12-hour shifts standing guard to make sure no one cut in line ahead of them. ``We were determined,'' Sue Jacoby said. ``We felt a sense of panic about trying to get a house.'' So an El Nino-soaked Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. did nothing to dampen the couple's spirits when they laid down a $5,000 deposit to purchase a four-bedroom house that will be ready for occupancy this summer. Greystone Homes of Burbank hopes to sell its planned 335 homes within three years, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Chuck Dragicevich, the company's division president. ``This has been more of a success than we possibly could have imagined,'' he said. Those among the 126 prospective buyers who have turned in applications but missed a chance to secure a home Saturday will be given priority during the next purchasing phase, planned for two or three weeks from now, Dragicevich said. When the development is complete, Dos Vientos will contain 2,350 homes, covering about half of the 2,400-acre property. It is the largest planned development ever for the Thousand Oaks area. Planned by Calabasas-based Courtly court·ly adj. court·li·er, court·li·est 1. Suitable for a royal court; stately: courtly furniture and pictures. 2. Elegant; refined: courtly manners. Homes Inc., which sold land to Greystone and other developers, the project faced opposition over environmental issues, such as traffic, noise and open space. But none of the buyers had any complaints. ``They didn't overdevelop o·ver·de·vel·op tr.v. o·ver·de·vel·oped, o·ver·de·vel·op·ing, o·ver·de·vel·ops 1. To develop to excess: muscles that were overdeveloped by weightlifting. 2. ,'' said Linda Collet, who with her husband, Mark, was the first buyer. ``There's so much open land out here.'' The Collets owned two homes, including their current residence in Newbury Park, before their Dos Vientos purchase. Linda Collet said she thinks they will live in their latest purchase forever. ``My husband told me we're not moving,'' she said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Sold markers dot Camino De La Luna on the first day of the sale. (2--Ran in Conejo Edition only) Nuria Gadbury and her husband, Keith, look at one of the models at Dos Vientos Ranch. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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