Living in Las Vegas is a family tradition for Shawn Eiferman. His father George came here more than 50 years ago. Holding the titles of both Mr. Universe and Mr. America, George Eiferman was a fitness ambassador in Las Vegas, opening gyms and talking the need for fitness and healthy eating long before it was trendy.
Having grown up here —with memories of a new-to-America Arnold Schwarzenegger sleeping on the gym’s trampoline — Shawn Eiferman knows the city better than most. A musician, songwriter and entrepreneur, he lives with his son Vaughn, daughter Danielle and his entertainer/entrepreneur girlfriend Dianne Bizzaro in the Distinctive Homes of Las Vegas community of Canyons Estates for very specific reasons.
“First,” he says, “it was location, location, location. Then, the casita allows us to have a rec room for the kids so, when I need to use the house for my home-based business, they still have a place to play and, to work, I don’t have to be ejected from my own house.
“Then, I love the 18,000-foot lot. That’s a real rarity here in Las Vegas. It’s beautiful and, finally, this is an excellent time to buy a house.”
Eiferman also notes that the amenities that come with the home are very attractive. He specifically cited “the phenomenal storage. There’s a space under the stairwell — we call it the ‘Harry Potter room’ — where I have 30 guitar cases. The floor plan is also phenomenal. It allows us to have a fully equipped home theater.
“I had put a down payment on a one-story home because I thought I’d prefer that. But, when I saw this I was sold. It has a million dollar postcard view of the strip. I could charge admission to our parties.”
A believer in the Green lifestyle, Eiferman says he’s looking forward to his first energy bill. He uses solar power for the pool and the Jacuzzi® he’s installed. To achieve the energy savings, Distinctive Homes employs a variety of products. One of these is Cocoon® thermal insulation, designed to embrace the home in, literally, a “cocoon” of safety — it’s Class 1 fire rated because it increases a wall’s fire resistance up to 55 percent — and comfort. It blocks both air infiltration and convection currents to increase energy efficiency and reduces nuisance noise while it preserves natural resources, as it is made from nearly 80 percent recycled paper. The home also features large Low-E vinyl windows.
All of the appliances are Energy Star® products, as the company has been an Energy Star builder since the inception of that program 16 years ago.
“Our Jenn-Air; kitchen design,” Eiferman reports, “especially the openness of it and the appliances were the reason my friend Jeff Pappas, the consultant for the soon to open Good Vibrations, Beach Boys-themed restaurant up on the Strip, brought the executive chef and the executive team. They used it as a test kitchen for all menu items and then, because of the openness and the great light, used it as a photo studio. All the photos of the food that will be used on the menu were shot there.”
Asked how it was to work with the Distinctive Homes team before he moved in, Eiferman is effusive in his praise.
“Shasta, the salesperson, quickly became part relative you love when they come to visit, part cartoon character because she doesn’t mess around. She was so much fun to deal with, but there was never an ‘i’ undotted or a ‘t’ uncrossed.
“They don’t mess around. They get it done and they’re great to work with.”
Now settled in, the family is enjoying their new home. Eiferman adds, “In addition to the great location, it’s a great neighborhood. There’s a good bunch of kids here, so my children are happy.
“It was a good decision to move here.”
Shawn Eiferman, Canyons Estates Homeowners
"I wanted a one-story home and ideally a place where I could bring my work home -- a place that had an office. And that casita fills the bill. “It''s perfect,” Audrey said. "I love the fact that when you walk into the house, there isn''t anything to break up the rooms. I don’t like choppy houses."
"I came here to look at this house when it was being built. That day it was at least 110 degrees and there was no air conditioning installed yet, but it was only about 80 degrees in the house."
Audrey & Joseph, Canyons Estates Homeowners
"In January we went to a lot of different model homes and knew we wanted to live in the southwest. We liked the loft on the second floor and the open area on the bottom floor and the big bathrooms, walk-in closets. The main thing we liked, few houses, and were going to go in to choose another house. Anthony was at work and I went there and told them and tried to imagine if I could go home to that property.
It seemed a bit cluttered. Street lights were out, cars filling the streets. I don’t know why I did that, as we’d pretty much decided on that, so then I went to Springs Ranch. Pulled into the actual driveway of the actual house it just immediately felt like home.
I went back to France because I had one month left on my contract. We faxed back and forth to Distinctive Homes. We then came back and worked in Jubilee right away. We moved into our new home March 1st.
They knew I had to work via email and fax and Distinctive Homes was very cooperative with us to finalize our new home purchase.
I love the bricks and the paver stone driveway; the guest room has a walk-in closet; this is important; there’s enough storage area to include pantry and clothes. Big laundry room; included landscaping with the home; all we had to do was call the landscaper; they will add our patio with the paver stones in the back.
We could have a family here; when we looked we planned for the future; the home came with everything. We didn’t have time to go shopping; Smaller community, which I like. It’s going to feel like a smaller community; We love that there are no street lamps but, instead, the lights on the houses are the source of light on the houses. Close and easy for us to get to work; Made loft with TV room; "
Brooke & Anthony
"There were so many custom options that we kind of went crazy and had a great time. Distinctive Homes was very attentive. They provided access to designers who help you with everything. We were able to choose the kind of tile we wanted and even how many inches from the wall the carpeting would be. It was really fun"
The Crawford Family, Taos Estates III Homeowners
“The homes at Springs Ranch has good Feng Shui, Asian philosophy which is the ancient art of placement to achieve health, wealth, love, prosperity, happiness and harmony. This is very important to us that all of the requirements are met. Everything fit at Springs Ranch.”
Long time friends Jennifer and Hsiao-Lin each purchased a home at Springs Ranch
“We looked at over 50 communities searching for an open and spacious floor plan and finally found it at Springs Ranch. Once we saw all of the included features we knew we had found our dream home.”
Daniel and DanielleSprings Ranch
“The Taos Estates III made an immediate impression on us, just the
exterior alone with the Paver Stone driveway and walk. There was a
definite
'wow' factor. All of the features that are included really impressed
us.”
Charles, homeowner
“Our beautiful home at Taos Estates III is everything we could have hoped for and more. We love the loggia in our 2489 plan which looks out over the backyard bringing the natural beauty and serenity of the outdoors into the center of the home.”
Arthur and Sharon, homeowners
“The serenity of Taos
Estates allows you to remove yourself from the fast paced environment
of the city and provides the perfect tranquil atmosphere.”
Annette, homeowner
“We moved here from Southern California where we were priced out of the housing market and were very pleased when we found Springs Ranch. We were impressed with the area, the design of our home and especially the price. My husband who is a chef loves the kitchen which overlooks the living room and dining room and being a mother with two children I especially love the oversized laundry room.”
Terry and Kyoung
“At Taos there is a sense of rural community with the feeling of openness, mixed with modern development and urban amenities.”
Steve & Erin, and son Cooper, homeowners
“Distinctive Homes demonstrates the characteristics of not just a good home/developer, but a great one. Anyone can supervise contractors to build a house, but few are able to perform the customer service that is necessary to make the homeowner truly satisfied with their new home. We are completely satisfied with our new home and hope that Distinctive Homes will continue its high level of customer satisfaction.”
Joanne & James, homeowners
“My Distinctive Homes customer service representative has promptly and efficiently taken care of most of my home warranty issues. When immediate attention has not been possible, he has kept me well informed about the process and/or timeline for repair (This has been greatly appreciated). He has directly made the end of my first year of home ownership a very comfortable experience. Thank you for the wonderful home and thank you for a great 'worker in the field'.”
Jeb & Jena, San Marino Estates Homeowners
“We are writing to express our sincere appreciation for the manner in which Distinctive Homes has met and exceed our expectations. We made the decision to buy a home with Distinctive Homes because of the many standard features included with the home along with the quality of construction in building an energy efficient home (so important when buying a home). In the past we had positive experiences of purchasing homes from other builders, but our experience with Distinctive Homes has been nothing less than a five star experience. The sales representative that we dealt with was friendly and very helpful in making our buying experience a world class experience. Thanks for the enjoyable experience and we hope you will be around for when we buy our next home.”
The Lefgren Family, Canyons I Homeowners
"I liked the openness of the floor plan overall, while Tiara loved the kitchen, which was an important aspect for her. We both liked the overall look of the neighborhood. They did a lot of things we didn't see anywhere else, such as the paver stone driveways and walks, plus the area just felt right."
Steven and Tiara, Springs Ranch Homeowners
"I really liked the layout of the home with the large laundry room and spacious loft. I use the loft as a theater room. We're not such an accelerated schedule, so there's more care and time that goes into each home. It's a higher quality of construction and that quality is there consistently throughout every home, mine and my neighbors's. Consistency is very important to us."
Matt and Sasha, Springs Ranch Homeowners