Mountain View Villas by Marne Logan, CCAM

In the beautiful and picturesque setting

against the Santa Rosa Mountains, Mountain View Villas (MVV) offers a lifestyle and quality of life where community members enjoy peaceful surroundings, gorgeous views and great recreational activities. Located on Gerald Ford Drive in Rancho Mirage, this community has been fully built out since the early 80’s. Located on 40 acres, MVV has 200 one and two-story private villa condominiums that vary in size from 870 to 1,350 square feet. The homes include one, two and threebedroom units and range in price from $120K to $180K. More than 60 percent of the community is dedicated to landscaping, so residents are surrounded by a lush and private park with beautiful mature trees from every view. The architecture throughout the community

is tasteful and elegant with beautifully maintained streets. At night, residents enjoy softly lit palms and citrus trees along the roadways and paths. The MVV board works hard to preserve the warm

family atmosphere and majestic landscaping to keep this lovely community unique.

The MVV amenities include a

wonderful exercise pathway through the park with an inside loop of a half-mile and an outside loop of three-quarters mile. There are seven lighted tennis courts, five swimming pools and four relaxing spas sprinkled throughout the community. The lovely and spacious clubhouse is available for community members and includes Wi-Fi. Monthly assessments are $375.

The MVV board has been working on several energy conservation projects to lower their “footprint” and reduce expense. They converted most of their lighting to LED and replaced pool pumps, skimmers, and heaters with new energyefficient models. They have also converted some of their lush landscape to desert-scape and have plans to do more. The board and community manager have worked with the landscape maintenance company and CVWD to develop and implement a unique water management program that has kept MVV on budget while maintaining their lush park-like setting.

The largest maintenance project underway is the annual inspection of roofs. Each year, they work hard to identify, repair or replace any roofs that need attention. As you drive through the community, you can feel the caring and attentive spirit of the board at work to preserve the value of the community.

The MVV community has a five-member board of directors and six standing committees that include Architectural, Landscape, Clubhouse & Social,

Finance, Strategic Planning, and Leased Land Purchase. Board President Lannie Runck said, “Our board is dedicated to maintaining a unique and harmonious community for our residents to call home. MVV’s relaxing, casual and friendly lifestyle is very special to us.”

MVV’s manager, Lisa Glogow, AMS, from Powerstone Property Management, said, “MVV has a proactive board that has worked diligently over the past few years to revitalize the community. I feel honored to be a part of their progress. The committees are busy and productive, and maintenance is being accomplished to a high standard that shows throughout the property. The board has taken MVV to the next level and constantly strives to make it better. They are planning for a bright future.”

Mountain View Villas is a member of CAI-CV and supports CAI-CV business partners including Adams Stirling, PLC, Asphalt MD’s, Lloyds Pest Control and BRS Roofing.

You can visit MVV at www.mountainviewvillas.net. For more information about MVV, call Lisa Glogow at (760) 797- 7797 or email her at lglogow@powerstonepm.com.