Former New Yorkers `Raven' about `Giants' at Siena

Among the hundreds of millions of football fans gathering around television sets today to watch the Super Bowl will be four former New Yorkers who recently discovered they live across the street from each other in the age-qualified Siena village within Summerlin.

Aurora and Benjamin Capozzi and Harold and Vivian Bloom will be cheering for the Giants at the community's Super Bowl party today. Although they lived most of their lives on opposite coasts -- the Blooms in Washington, D.C., and the Capozzis in California -- they share a fondness for New York.

"Actually, there are a lot of people from New York living at Siena," said Aurora Capozzi, a retired interior designer whose husband worked for an oil company. "None of us miss the weather."

The party will be held in the social center, a 12,000-square-foot facility that is also the site of hobby and craft classes, as well as card and billiard rooms. It also has a full-time activities manager.

The Blooms enjoy working out in the health and fitness center.

"We could hardly wait for the beautiful indoor pool to open and now that it has, we plan to be practically camped out there," said Vivian Bloom, a former accountant whose husband retired from the federal government. "We've already made so many wonderful friends here."

The fitness center also has exercise equipment, a wellness center, saunas, steam rooms, and massage rooms. Outside are lighted tennis courts, bocce courts, and a swimming pool and spa. A full-time fitness director oversees activities.

A 40,000-square-foot community center will feature arts and crafts facilities, meeting rooms, a library, grand ballroom and theater with seating for more than 400, card rooms, a billiards room, and a computer and business center.

All homes are single-story, ranging from 1,200 to more than 3,100 square feet. Fourteen floor plans from five Mediterranean-style home collections are featured. Prices range from the mid-$150,000s to more than $650,000. Options include guest houses and courtyard fireplaces.

One-third of a planned 1,900 homes will align the community's 18-hole championship golf course. The course is open to the public on a daily-fee basis; residents receive special rates and preferred tee times.

The community features a guarded entry and security guards patrol the neighborhoods 24-hours a day.

To visit, take Sahara Avenue or Interstate 215 to Town Center Drive then go south, following the signs. The sales office is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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