Comprising 119 Federal-style brick townhouses on a seven-acre (2.84-ha) site, Inverness Square is located on a former brownfield close to a regional commuter rail line. One of the first of its kind in Murray, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City, the new urbanist infill community has helped revitalize a formerly blighted area through environmental remediation and enhanced streetscapes. In addition, the project, developed by Hamlet Homes, was intended as workforce housing with opening prices starting at $140,000.
The Boulders is a cluster of nine single-family homes built around a hillside garden court located on an infill site ten minutes from downtown Seattle in the Greenlake neighborhood. Environmentally friendly wool carpeting, Marmoleum bathroom flooring, and low-VOC paint are intended to enhance the development’s appeal to environmentally informed buyers. A manmade stream takes advantage of the site’s slope while helping mask traffic noise. With houses originally priced between $750,000 and $800,000, the project has attracted affluent buyers–a mix of empty nesters, childless professional couples, and part-time parents.
A 144-unit gated single-family community, with a net density of 9.4 dwelling units per acre. High density is achieved by organizing units in four- or six-unit clusters around private drives and through zero-lot-line site design to maximize usable open space. Project amenities include a pool, spa, and bath-house and a network of pedestrian walkways/jogging paths adjacent to the community.
Located on a sloping hillside in a neighborhood that is highly protective of its historic architecture, Corbett Crescent/Bancroft Condominiums is a 53-unit development consisting of 31 townhouses and a four-story building containing 22 condos. The townhouses are arranged in a crescent-shaped layout that was inspired by the Royal Crescent, built in 1775 in Bath, England. The layout was designed to create community space, preserve views, and resolve topography challenges. The 2.25-acre (0.91-hectare), $21.3 million project was developed through a joint venture between Rifer Development and the previous owner/user, Wy’east Color.
