Laurel, MD – September 26, 2006. Slenker Communities’s Central Parke® at Victoria Falls in Laurel, Maryland is the top selling 55+ community in the Mid-Atlantic area.

In reviewing data produced by Hanley Wood Market Intelligence of Active Adult communities in the Washington-Baltimore-Delaware corridor over the past 12 months, Central Parke® at Victoria Falls averaged sales of 12.4 units per month. Hanley Wood Market Intelligence is a residential real estate research and consulting service.

“Sales at Victoria Falls have been strong from the beginning,” said Bill Slenker, President of Slenker Communities, a developer of mixed-use, all-age and Active Adult Communities, known as Central Parke® 55+ Resort Communities. “We were not surprised to see that Victoria Falls was the top selling 55+ community. We had over 1,600 people on our waiting list. Since the community opened, we have received rave reviews from both purchasers and our peers in the industry.”

In January, Central Parke® at Victoria Falls was chosen Best Overall Midsize Active Adult Community in the nation by the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) 50+ Housing Council for 2006. This award is the highest honor that a community can receive in a category. Last year, the same organization chose Central Parke® at Victoria Falls Best Community in the early development stages. Central Parke® at Victoria Falls was the only Active Adult community in the Mid-Atlantic region to receive this honor. Central Parke® at Victoria Falls swept all four Active Adult categories for each of its superlative home products at last year’s Monument Awards sponsored by the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association and the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association. This prestigious awards program honors superior home design and community planning.

Location, amenities, maintenance-free living and a variety of home choices designed specifically for the Active Adult have contributed to the success of Central Parke® at Victoria Falls. Jennifer Zachman recently moved from Los Angeles, California to the community. “The location is excellent. You’re halfway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. We looked around and my husband wanted low maintenance. Price, amenities and location drew us to the community. The clubhouse and the ability to meet people attracted us. We have met a lot of terrific people.” more - more - more Page Two of Two: Central Parke® at Victoria Falls is the Top Selling 55+ Community in the Mid-Atlantic Area Resident Nancy Gordon moved from her home in Bethesda to the Laurel community. “I liked the look and feel. It had a classy feel,” said Ms. Gordon. “I liked the fact that there were different builders so it was not a monochromatic look. It had more variety. The Resort Club was a seller as well.”

The Private Resort Club at Central Parke® at Victoria Falls is striking. With its distinctive plum color and Victorian design, the 13,500 square foot Resort club is the social hub of the community offering a state-of-the-art Fitness Center, Indoor Lap Pool, Outdoor Pool and Terrace, Grand Room/Auditorium, Library & Business Center, Catering Kitchen, Massage Room, Whirlpool Spa and Sauna, Card Room, Billiards and Sports Lounge, Arts & Crafts Studio, and Barbecue Area. Victoria Falls also features a waterfall entrance, community parks, and a Mail Pavilion. A two-court Tennis Center and additional neighborhood parks are also planned. Central Parke®’s extensive Carefree Maintenance Program takes care of mowing the lawn, fertilizing, mulching of shrub and flower beds, cleaning gutters, and shoveling snow and clearing it right up to your front door and garage. The Carefree Maintenance Program gives homeowners more time to enjoy the community’s resort-style amenities.

Central Parke® at Victoria Falls offers a variety of home choices from four leading builders. The community features luxury condominiums with elevators and garages, priced from the high $200’s by Sturbridge Homes and single-family homes on cul-de-sacs built by Michael Harris Homes priced from the low $500’s. Craftstar Homes and Drees Homes are building villas, with the Craftstar models including a one- or two-car garage priced from the mid $300’s and the Drees models including a two-car garage from the high $400’s.

Slenker Communities is also developing Central Parke® at Colonial Charles in Charles County, Maryland and Central Parke® at Milford Ponds in Milford, Delaware with plans for more communities underway. For more information, please visit them online at www.centralparke.com or call 703-426-9532.

About Central Parke® 55+ Resort Communities
Central Parke® 55+ Resort Communities is a division of Slenker Communities, a developer of mixed-use, all-age and Active Adult 55+ Resort Communities. Central Parke® 55+ Resort Communities are known for their extraordinary lifestyle, highly desirable locations where residents can live close to family and friends, and extensive collection of homes built by some of the nation’s most respected builders. All Central Parke® 55+ Resort Communities feature homes offering the ease of spacious, one-level living, resort-style amenities, and their signature Carefree Maintenance Program.

Slenker Communities is currently developing three 55+ Resort Communities around the Mid-Atlantic area: Central Parke® at Victoria Falls near Laurel, Maryland; Central Parke® at Colonial Charles in Charles County, Maryland; and Central Parke® at Milford Ponds in Milford, Delaware. Plans for more communities are underway. For more information on Slenker Communities and Central Parke® 55+ Resort Communities, please visit www.centralparke.com, or call their toll-free number at 800-876-7549.