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Community Spotlight Monterey Country Club Association, Inc
Monterey Country Club Association, Inc.
By Marilyn Ramos
Monterey Country Club Association, Inc., is a beautiful community located in the heart of Palm Desert at 275 Avenida Del Sol. It is conveniently located off of Monterey Avenue and just a few minutes away from popular locales including the Westfield Palm Desert mall, College of the Desert, the El Paseo dining and shopping district, the McCallum Theatre, the Civic Center Park and the COD Street Fair.
The community was built in 1978 by developer Bill Bone of Sunrise Company. It is comprised of 1,206 one-story Spanish-style condominium units over an expanse of approximately 384 acres. There are seven models with multiple variations of each model and square footage ranging from 1,300 square feet to 2,200 square feet. Real estate prices run between $275,000.00 to $500,000.00. The community has always been a very popular subdivision and as of this writing only 13 of the 1,206 units are on the market.
The Association has a seven member board of directors and numerous active committees including an Architectural Committee, Landscape Committee, Finance Committee, Facilities Committee, Community Watch Committee, Emergency Preparedness Committee and Communication Committee. The Association is professionally managed by Albert Management. Certified General Manager, Trish Forté, CAMEx®, CCAM-LS.CI®, CMCA® , AMS®, has held the position of General Manager for five years. There is an on-site management office with a nine member staff. The on-site office has meeting rooms and a library. Trish commented that, “Monterey is a beautiful place to live and our residents are like family.”
The Association’s monthly assessment is currently $545.00, which includes bulk cable and bulk internet services. The Association oversees 37 pool sites and all common area landscaping. Association members have the ability to obtain a variety of memberships at Monterey Country Club which has numerous amenities including 27 holes of golf, a driving range, a clubhouse, a swimming pool, dining, tennis courts, pickleball courts, a fitness room and other recreational facilities.
The Association enlists the assistance of several CAI-CV business partners as needed including Pacific Premier Bank, Sunshine Landscape, Roof Asset Management, AMS Paving, MC Builders Painting, Powerful Pest Management, Allied Universal, Guralnick & Gilliland, Brabo & Carlsen, and SCT Reserves.
The Association always has numerous projects underway and recently completed a multi-year flat roof replacement project. It is currently undergoing a clay tile roof replacement project and a painting project.
If you would like to know more about the Association you may contact Ms. Forté at (760) 346-9778 or via email: trish.forte@albertmgt.com.
Marilyn Ramos is a paralegal for the law firm of Guralnick & Gilliland, LLP. Marilyn can be reached at (760) 340-1515 or by email at MarilynR@gghoalaw.com.
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