HOA Living Cover Story

Victoria Falls

By Ashley Layton PCAM

Victoria Falls is a beautifully designed planned unit development (PUD) with gorgeous homes built on manicured streets that take you back to a calmer, gentler era. Developed by one of the Valley’s premier developers, Peter Solomon, Victory Falls breaks from the traditional Valley neighborhood and offers dramatic estate sized homes on generous lots, surrounded by lovely landscaping and views of mountains in all directions.

Victoria Falls is located in Rancho Mirage, off Gerald Ford Drive, west of Monterey Avenue. As you pass through the gated entrance, you are greeted with a beautiful waterfall and vibrant flower beds. You immediately know you are in a professionally managed community where pride of ownership is evident throughout. Once inside, the Valley’s hustle and bustle seem far removed. Here you’ll find time to share a patio lunch, capture with amazement the panoramic view of the mountains or perhaps enjoy a splashy celebration in your backyard pool. Combining value, quality and location are at the core of what Victoria Falls offers homeowners.

This stunning community is adjacent to Mission Hills Country Club, a short drive to shopping and restaurants at The River, and close to Eisenhower Medical Center. Victoria Falls was built between 1998 and 2003 and has 338 semi-custom homes on lots ranging from 12,000 to 22,000 square feet. This upscale neighborhood has exquisitely appointed homes featuring professionally designed interiors that offer homeowners numerous floor plan possibilities, including two guest house designs. The community is now fully built-out with family-friendly single-story and twostory homes ranging in size from 2633 to 5051 square feet. The homes are styled with early Californian luxury in mind. Most of the homes have casitas, attached two or three-car garages, golf cart garages, and private pools and spas.

The amenities at Victoria Falls include four tennis courts, two pickleball courts, two basketball half-courts plus strategically placed green belts to ensure quiet privacy for residents. The HOA monthly assessments are $290.00 per month and include Spectrum cable and high-speed internet.

Victoria Falls has an insightful board that has invested over $300,000 in capital improvements in the past year and has plans for more projects to maintain the community’s unique appeal to working professionals and their families. Director of Community

Management for Powerstone Property Management, Michelle Lopez, CMCA®, AMS®, CCAM® said, “Victoria Falls homeowners take great pride in their community and are fortunate to have a dedicated board of directors and committee members that are focused on enhancing the development and improving home values.”

The five-member board of directors is supported by 5 committees: architectural, emergency preparedness, finance, landscape, and social. Victoria Falls is managed by Powerstone Property Management’s, Director of Community Management, Michelle Lopez, CMCA®, AMS®, CCAM®. Michelle can be reached directly at 760-469-4315 or by email at mlopez@powerstonepm.com. Michelle gives credit to her team of professional advisors from CAI including Fiore Racobs and Powers, Prendiville Insurance Agency, Alliance Bank, Association Reserves, Conserve LandCare, Asphalt MD’s, Brabo & Carlsen, Patrol Masters, Cartwright Pest Control, Ivan’s Painting & Maintenance, and Signarama.

Victoria Falls is one of CAI-CV’s newest Medallion Communities, an honor that is bestowed only on the Valley’s best managed HOAs who strive to run their communities according to CAI’s best practices. Victoria Falls was also awarded CAI-CV’s 2020 Community Association of the Year Award. Congratulations to Victoria Falls!

Ashley Layton, PCAM, is Vice President of Premier Community Association Management. She can be reached at (760) 345-2449 or by email at alayton@brcpcam.com. Our thanks to Michelle Lopez, CMCA, AMS, for contributing to this article.