CENTRAL PARKE AT LOWES ISLAND WINS TWO MARKETING AWARDS!

BURKE, VA. – July 14, 2005. Central Parke® Communities is pleased to announce Beazer Homes at Central Parke at Lowes Island recently won two Major Achievement in Marketing Excellence Awards. Central Parke is a division of Slenker Communities of Burke, Virginia. Beazer Homes’ Regency Model was honored with an Award of Merit for “Best Interior Merchandising” and John Hough and Bob Low were named “Salespersons of the Year.”

Highly successful, Central Parke at Lowes Island opened last May and is already sold out! It is the only Active Adult community in The Cascades, a master-planned community. According to Bill Slenker, President of Central Parke and Slenker Communities, who developed the community, “We knew we had a winner. This was an ideal location. Many of Central Parke’s purchasers have children and grandchildren living in The Cascades. Residents of Central Parke at Lowes Island have the convenience of living near their family, while enjoying their own 55+ community offering resort-style amenities and our Carefree Maintenance Program.” The community is one of several being developed by Mr. Slenker and his team.

Having done extensive research on Baby Boomers and the Active Adult buyer, Mr. Slenker seeks highly desirable locations where residents can live close to family and friends, and then works directly with the builders to ensure that the homes built in his communities include the features Active Adult buyers are looking for. “Homes in Central Parke communities are spacious, offer one-level living, and the latest design details. We developed a Carefree Maintenance Program so people don’t have to spend time mowing the grass. Instead, they can enjoy our resort-style amenities, take a class at the Clubhouse, or spend time doing whatever interests them.” said Mr. Slenker.

Central Parke at Lowes Island is an age-qualified community. Households must have one resident age 55 or better. All residents must be age 19 or older. For more information on Central Parke at Lowes Island, visit www.centralparke.com/li. Directions to the community are as follows: From I-495 (Northern Virginia), take Dulles Toll Rd. W. (267) to Rt. 7 W. Take right onto Algonkian Pkwy. Turn right into community just after Whitewater Dr.

About Central Parke 55+ Resort Communities
Central Parke is a division of Slenker Land Corporation that develops 55+ Resort Communities. Central Parke 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 a “Carefree Living” Maintenance Program.

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