Sustainable Land Development Today - July/August 2008 - (Page 19) Mansion Home Street Scene This slow shift accelerated into high gear when voters approved “FastTracks,” a $4 billion rapid transit system. Transit Oriented Developments were built at rail stations along the rapid transit system near downtown and in the suburbs. Then the subprime mortgage crisis hit the ‘burbs and now the price of a gallon of gas has reached $4.00. In the suburbs east of Denver, housing hit the skids. Foreclosures abound, platted and vacant lots are selling at 50% discount. But all is not dead in the suburbs. Sustainable and walkable In an effort to buck the trend of urban infill, Century Communities is building “Hometown,” a sustainable, mixed-use walkable community in Arvada, a suburban community northwest of Denver. This development includes townhomes, three-plex mansion homes, condominiums, assisted-living and a neighborhood-retail center. Most internal roads are designed as walkable streets with tree lawns and detached walks on both sides. These walkable streets provide access to future restaurants and neighbor- hood shops within a quarter-mile radius of all homes. The various homes are mixed and carefully sited to avoid the monotony of having separate uses in isolated pods, creating a look and feel of lower density with an average residential yield of 11 units per acre. Paramount North by the Brighton Corporation in Meridian, Idaho, a suburb of Boise, is another example of how sustainable walkable communities can be considered in a suburban location. The proposed development will appeal to empty nesters and baby boomers who A FIBER-OPTIC AMENITY IS A PROVEN WAY TO SELL UNITS FASTER. Connexion Technologies invests in your properties using our capital to design, build, deploy and manage a state-of-the-art fiber network. The best part? Being a Certified Fiber-Optic Development differentiates your properties as television, telephone and Internet services are seamlessly delivered to residents at the speed of light. Buyers value this cutting-edge technology in their new home. Find out if your property meets our investment criteria and realize the selling power of fiber. 919.535.7329 | CNXNTECH.COM Circle 145 • or www.SLDTonline.com/webcard www.SLDTonline.com 19 http://CNXNTECH.COM http://www.SLDTonline.com/webcard http://www.SLDTonline.com
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