Seattle Families Love Natural Lifestyle at Tehaleh

With 7.5 miles of trails, breath-taking views of Mt. Rainier and great square footage for the price, Seattle-area families are finding countless reasons to relocate to Tehaleh, Puget Sound’s top-selling new home community.

For a limited time, the popular new-home community is partnering with the best team in Major League Soccer, the Seattle Sounders FC, for a free Sounders FC scarf giveaway. While supplies last, home shoppers who visit Tehaleh will receive a festive Sounders FC scarf. And this Saturday, October 11th, starting player Gonzalo Pineda will be on site from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to greet visitors, sign autographs and take pictures.

Sounders FC giveaways are just one of the exciting things catching Seattleite’s eyes at Tehaleh. With the most builders and home choices currently selling in one community, visitors will love touring the 13 model homes and nine quick move-in homes from five renowned builders: Richmond American Homes, Lennar, Pulte Homes, Quadrant Homes and Trilogy at Tehaleh. No visit of these homes is complete without adventuring in the community’s seven parks and discovering the miles of trails.

Annie and Andrew Stewart moved to Tehaleh from West Seattle earlier this year, after finding a larger home for their two kids, ages 3 and 5. The couple did a lot of research to look for their dream home.

“We looked at pretty much every house in West Seattle, Auburn and Lake Tapps,” Annie Stewart said, “But nothing was reasonably priced, large enough, or a good enough value for our money.”

Stewart fell in love with more than just her beautiful, spacious home. The community feel, natural beauty and centrally-located Donald Eismann Elementary—a public school located within the community—sold her so much that Stewart convinced her best friends, the Harris family, to move there as well.

Riely and Isaiah Harris lived in West Seattle as well, but longed to raise their four children, ages 7, 6, 4 and 2, in a strong community. The Harrises and Stewarts had several get-togethers through their church while living in West Seattle, and wanted to find that feeling of close neighbors in a new location.

“Our church was our community in West Seattle and we had to drive to get there. At Tehaleh, we have a real, walkable community, right outside our front door.” said Harris.

Now that they’ve moved to Tehaleh, the Harris and Stewart families are socializing, not only with each other, but with the whole neighborhood. They enjoy weekly neighborhood barbecue dinners where families get together and the adults visit while their children play. The ability to host neighbors in their spacious homes and backyards has affirmed the families’ decision to relocate to Tehaleh.

Both families selected quick move-in Richmond American homes within a month of each other, and moved in earlier this year. The generously sized kitchens, open floor plans and room for the kids to be active indoors and out, have given them the best value for their investment and an ideal lifestyle for their young kids.

“I really feel like I’m doing my kids a service,” Harris said, “This is a great place to grow up. They can ride their bikes down the street, build a fort in the woods or run races down the walking paths and I don’t have to be watching them every second.”

The Harrises and the Stewarts are happy they made the move from West Seattle. Community amenities like the many parks, trails, green belts and delicious hand-crafted Italian coffee in the café at The Post are all added benefits to owning a home in a natural paradise. Though they’ve only lived there a short time, both families say they made a great choice, investing in their forever home and the strong community at Tehaleh.

It’s easy to see why the Harrises and the Stewarts fit in at Tehaleh. Riely’s husband is a police officer, Annie’s husband is a firefighter and both women are in the nursing field. They are in good company at Tehaleh; the community is home to many first responders and their families.

Tehaleh is owned in a joint venture between two strong companies; North America Sekisui House, LLC (NASH), the U.S. business unit and full subsidiary of Sekisui House Ltd., Japan’s largest homebuilder and leading diversified developer, and American Newland Communities, LLC, whose development business, Newland Communities, is the master developer of Tehaleh. Collectively, the NASH-Newland partnership owns or manages more than 30 communities across the country.

Model homes are open daily for tours. Tour any home through October 28th to receive a Sounders FC scarf.

“It feels like a retreat when you go home,” Stewart said, “When you drive up and see the mountain view; it’s amazing to know that this is home.”

View these homes: Open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily at 19001 Cascadia Blvd. E., Bonney Lake

Prices: Base prices starting in the mid $200,000s

Information: Tehaleh.com or 253-205-8190

Tehaleh Builders: Lennar, Pulte Homes, Quadrant Homes, Richmond American Homes, Trilogy at Tehaleh

Model Home Count: 13

Model Home Hours: Open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily