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Wow Buyers With Value-Packed, Curated Design Packages
By Allison King What if the steps to buying a home could be simplified and streamlined while offering more than expected — all wrapped up in an exceptional experience? This was the question that...
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Our Summer Issue Is Here!
Builders in Their Communities The Summer Best in American Living is here! In this issue, we visit the forward-thinkers who are building locally, but thinking globally. Watch a team of North Carolina...
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Home of the Week: Basecamp SFH
Chicago’s Basecamp is a transit-oriented, single-family community that integrates private, semi-private and public spaces with a modern, yet contextually compatible aesthetic. Individual lots are...
View ArticleColumbia Heights Village: A Model of Affordable Urban Housing
Project Team Architect/Designer: Hord Coplan Macht Remodeler: DFS Construction Developer: CRC Companies Interior Designer : MSA Interiors Inc. Columbia Heights Village (CHV) is a large affordable...
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Deconstructing the Millennial First-Time Buyers & Their Design Preferences
By Tess Wittler What influences the new home buying decisions with millennials? This was a question that Ali Wolf of Meyers Research and Cassie Cherry of Danielian Associates Architecture + Planning...
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Home of the Week: Summer House
Before we meet Summer House, the 2018 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) deadline is Friday, Sept. 7! Your win could be waiting–enter now! Summer House is a 35-unit California community of flats...
View ArticleSpotlight on Community: Riverworks
Project Team Architect/Designer: Barton Partners Builder: Penntex Construction Developer: Toll Brothers Apartment Living Interior Designer: Mary Cook Associates Located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania,...
View ArticleSupply and Demand
by Jon Chandler Some years back, while we were in the middle of a protracted argument in Oregon about adding additional land for development, there was an article in the paper in which environmental...
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Home of the Week: Rockhill
This original 1,600-square-foot, Alamo Heights, Texas, ranch-style home was built in 1953. It is a 2017 Best in American Living Awards Silver winner for Entire Home Remodel up to $250,000. The owners...
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Home of the Week: Skye Palm Springs Plan Two
Custom character was key in creating this authentic homage to mid-century design traditions. The classic exterior showcases well-organized geometric forms, simple materials and a neutral palette. The...
View ArticleClubhouse Makeovers and Trends
Throughout America, many of the top private golf and country club communities are recapitalizing and reimagining their amenities. For the most part, these investments are an ongoing effort to stay...
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Strata Clubhouse
Project team Architect/designer: KTGY Builder: Lennar Multifamily Developer: Lennar Multifamily and Resmark Interior designer and merchandiser: Possibilities for Design Landscape architect/designer:...
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Home of the Week: Whiteside Residence
This Highlands, N.C., home is designed to maximize views along the Whiteside mountain ridge, and a linear floor plan ensures breathtaking views from almost every room. The ridge-top location is exposed...
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Bringing the Urban Vibe into Suburbia
By Tess Wittler Research continues to show that a growing segment of the population, regardless of age, is yearning for a more connected, vibrant lifestyle of urban living. They want to walk down the...
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Home of the Week: Lighthaus
The owners wanted the experience of living in a “glass lantern” in their family retreat on Lake McQueeney (Texas), along the Guadalupe River. The compact, three-story home was designed to feel both...
View ArticleSpotlight on Community: Sweet Briar Farms
Sweet Briar Farms by Jim Chapman Communities, a private gated age-restricted neighborhood in Woodstock (Cherokee County), has already accepted 37 contracts since it opened for pre-sale in February...
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Home of the Week: Juniper at Beacon Park
This contemporary spin on American heritage architecture won a Best in American Living Platinum Award for Detached Home, 2,501-3,000 Square Feet. Located in In Irvine, Calif., Juniper blends well...
View ArticleSpotlight on Community: Tate at Tanglewood
Located in Houston’s upscale Tanglewood/Uptown neighborhood, Tate at Tanglewood is a NAHB Green Bronze certified, 431-unit infill residential apartment community with brick and metal warehouse-like...
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Home of the Week: Moderne Boca
Boca Raton’s local planning policy encouraged a move toward contemporary architecture and nontraditional planning, which was originally a challenge for this Best in American Living Awards Gold winner...
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Affordability won’t save the new home market. Customer-centric attainability...
A speedbump. A hiccup. A slight pause. A small slow down. At the Fall Meeting of the Urban Land Institute last week in Boston, the narrative was consistent. Ten years into the recovery from the Great...
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