Talk About Talus 2004

What's inside...
• Ascent at Talus - Phase 1 sold Out!
• Timeless Design Atop a Mountain Hideaway
• Splender at Wilderness Peak
• Discover: Red Alder Grove Information Center
• Coming Soon: Hawksridge and Aliante
• Award - Winning Community

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Builder News Story

After four years and $5 million, all developer Glenborough-Pauls LLC has to show for its effort is a plan and a chunk of largely undeveloped land. In November 2004, Redwood City, Calif., voters overturned a City Council-approved zone change needed for construction of Glenborough-Pauls’ proposed mixed-use development of 1,930 condominiums, with 290 affordable units, and office and retail space.

Homebuilders Combine Talents in New Community
NW Classifieds

When two of the area's most highly regarded custom homebuilders chose to be part of Wilderness Peak at Talus, it underscored what some homeowners have already discovered: this conveniently located gateway to the Issaquah Alps is an exceptional place to live.

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Talus - Mountain Village Offers A Sanctuary for Life
Seattle Times, 9/27/03

Not many homeowners can claim an extraordinary 20,000-acre backyard as an extension of their living environment. That's just an example of the amenities awaiting residents of Talus, one of the Puget Sound region's most innovative-and most frequently praised master-planned developments.

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Talus Receives Vision 2020 Award
Puget Sound Regional Council, 3/17/03

The honorees include innovative projects, programs and plans sponsored by public and private organizations. All of the winning efforts are helping to achieve different aspects of VISION 2020, the region’s united growth management and transportation strategy.

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Work Starts on Repairing Tibbets Creek Mine Damage
Seattle Times, 11/22/02

The Talus clean-up project along this stretch of Tibbetts Creek is meant to restore fish habitat, reduce flooding and eliminate a significant source of phosphorus...to Lake Sammamish."

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Developer, Environmentalists Working Together to Save Creek
KING-TV News, 11/21/02

A major developer has crews working on the banks of a sensitive stream in Issaquah. And for once, environmental groups are happy about it.

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Tibbetts Creek Restoration
KPLU-FM (NPR), 11/21/02

The Talus stream-restoration project is turning the area back to natural forest.

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Voluntary Clean-Up
KPLU-FM (NPR), 11/21/02

Environmentalists hope the example being set by Talus near Issaquah will be followed by others.

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Developer Gives 400 Acres to City for Wildlife Park
Seattle Post Intelligencer, 5/23/02

Talus provides a semi-wilderness hiking experience within minutes of downtown Seattle.

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Landmark Agreement with the City of Issaquah
KPLU-FM (NPR), 5/23/02

The Talus open space will link two wilderness areas and may help to limit pollution in nearby Lake Sammamish.

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Developer Sets Aside 400 Acres of Green Space
Puget Sound Business Journal, 5/22/02

The Talus donated property contains forests, wetlands and nature trails that connect nearby Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park and Squak Mountain State Park.

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400 Acre Parcel to Connect Forests
Issaquah Press, 5/22/02

The Talus urban-village design and resulting land dedication preserved several trails and connections between Cougar Mountain and Squak Mountain parks.

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