Opening This Week

MISSION VIEJO: Last phase in the Mission Viejo Co.’s Casta del Sol Fiesta Series; 49 in a total of 1,938 single-family homes designed for retirees; $130,000-$157,000; 4 floor plans; 2, 3 bedrooms; 2 baths; single story with greenhouse windows, patio, fireplace; 1,214-1,495 square feet; monthly homeowners fee, $141; move-ins, next summer; models, sales office open daily, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at 27669 Casta del Sol.

KIRKWOOD: The Meadows, 64 studio, 1- and 2-bedroom condominiums; $60,000-$140,000; 400-1,100 square feet, wood-burning fireplaces, dual-glazed windows, locked ski storage agrea, private deck or balcony, ski lifts within walking distance; monthly homeowners fee, $130-$180; move-ins, mid-January; 3 models, sales office open daily, 10 a.m.-dusk, on Kirkwood Meadows Drive.

ESCONDIDO: Morning View Terrace, 326-unit senior apartment community at 455 W. El Norte Parkway; 5 floor plans, 480-square-foot studio renting for $342 monthly to 948-square-foot unit with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, renting for $513 when resident signs 13-month “baker’s dozen� lease; each apartment has 2 medical emergency call buttons, oven, refrigerator, entry intercom, choice of stall shower or tub, most have microwaves, dishwashers; 2 recreation-social centers, heated pools, spas, laundry room in each building; covered parking, outside gates; rental office and models open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

LEMON GROVE: Phase 2 of Miller’s Ranch, 18 in a total of 138 single-family homes; $89,450-$108,450; VA, FHA, conventional, county bond among financing programs; 4 floor plans; 3, 4 bedrooms; 2, 2 1/2 baths; 1,168-1,735 square feet; 1, 2 stories; a project of Westana Builders/Developers; architect, Aram Bassenian AIA & Associates; sales office open daily except Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., on Mount Vernon Street off Skyline Drive; move-ins at close of escrow.

PALMDALE: Second phase, 31 homes, in Rancho Casa Verde, 4-phase project of D.C.I. Properties planned for 204 single-family homes; 3 floor plans, all 3-bedrooms, 2-bath, 1,180-1,514 square feet; $89,950-$105,950 with city bond financing program for first-time buyers, 5% down and 9.8% fixed interest rate, also FHA, VA financing; models open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Avenue S and Casa Verde Drive (17th Street East).