Green Extreme Homes, a North Texas non-profit, the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, and the City of Plano announced the groundbreaking ceremony for a new transit-oriented housing development located at Avenue G and 14th Street in downtown Plano, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m.
The development represents a collaborative partnership and strategic planning to create a green, energy efficient community that is affordable and near public transportation. Through this development, the organizations will create much needed workforce housing and revitalize the area by replacing a distressed housing property that has been vacant for several years.
When complete, the development will consist of 60 housing units that will be sold to individuals or families with moderate incomes, many of whom currently live outside the Plano area where they work, due to a lack of affordable homeownership opportunities. The housing development will feature one, two and three bedroom units, ranging in size from 800 to 1,200 square feet.
The unique housing development is the first of its kind in Plano, and will adhere to the Department of Energy’s “Challenge Home” guidelines, featuring green, energy efficient construction and products. As transportation costs continue to rise, the need to build communities in close proximity to neighborhood services such as grocery, retail shopping and public transportation—the DART RAIL station is a six minute walk from the development.
Executive Director, Jean Brown remarks “The mission of Green Extreme Homes is to build quality, energy efficient affordable housing that provides a more sustainable future for the homeowners. The homes will have fantastic curb appeal and will feature state-of-the-art energy efficient materials and products to keep the home’s energy use at a minimum, creating more opportunity for successful homeownership as well as economic benefits for the City and surrounding community.”
