I'm excited about the idea of a closely-knit gathering of energy-efficient, green-built homes, especially if they are affordable and on a small footprint! I am attracted to the notion of rounding up 10-or-so homes on a small-ish enough parcel of land so that people who live there naturally gravitate to contributing their ideas, talents, and leadership skills in a neighborly way. But that's me, and when it comes to added value for my clients, I'm not objective.
What I want to know is what YOU think. Is it important to you to engage the community in which you live? You may find the benefits of neighborly collaboration - sharing in community projects such as community gardens... attractive. If so, let me know because I happily will clue you in to what is happening in Asheville... and will put you in touch with other real estate experts all across the USA who can be of service to you in finding affordable green housing. But, wait a minute...first....
Tell me, how would you define that as "cluster housing"? Does it look the the graphic below? (the graphic shows an artist's rendering of Asheville's Villages at Crest Mountain.)
Look it up at Wikipedia and you will find it described as "...the grouping of residential properties on a development site in order to use the extra land as open space, recreation or agriculture... increasingly becoming popular in subdivision development for its low impact and sustainability appeal.... [and] other advantages, including more green/public space, closer community, and an optimal storm water management." Could this be the remedy for balancing conservation and development objectives, and offering an opportunity for developers and conservationists to meet in the middle, creating more livable communities in the process?
PLEASE DO STAY TUNED as I look for the answer in a number of such enterprises in this series.
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(*)/'(*).......... ............and keep on rolling into the sustainable world you can create today and tomorrow!. WHAT is Cluster Housing, Again? Greenolina in Asheville NC Copyright © 2010 All Rights Reserved
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