Friday, December 14, 2012
Five families received keys to their new houses on Thursday.
After months of planning and construction, five families got a new home to call their own on Thursday. Habitat for Humanity dedicated its five newest homes Thursday at the build site at Bartmer and Kingsland in University City. The families will officially close on the homes Tuesday. The homes were built to LEED Platinum standards. Each home is a four bedroom, 1.5 bath, two story home. These are the first Habitat homes in U City. Habitat St. Louis' CEO Kimberly McKinney previously told Patch there has been interest in the area for several years. "For several years we followed the path of going into communities where we were the only act in town," she said. "Now we're working in communities where we are a part of the puzzle. Each new …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Five families will receive the keys to their new homes at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13.
After months of planning and construction, five families will have a new home to call their own on Thursday. Habitat for Humanity will dedicate its five newest homes at 11 a.m. Thursday at the build site at Bartmer and Kingsland in University City. The homes were built to LEED Platinum standards. Each home is a four bedroom, 1.5 bath, two story home. These are the first Habitat homes in U City. Habitat St. Louis' CEO Kimberly McKinney previously told Patch there has been interest in the area for several years. "For several years we followed the path of going into communities where we were the only act in town," she said. "Now we're working in communities where we are a part of the puzzle. Each new homeowner has to put in 350 hours of …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
A look at the five new Habitat homes during the first week of construction.
Last week, volunteers, officals and prospective homeowners helped kick off Habitat for Humanity's first University City project by raising the walls during a ceremony marking the start of construction on five new homes. This week, a massive "blitz build" began to get the walls and roofs up on the new four bedroom, 1.5 bath, two story homes. Beginning Monday, workers will be trying to make as much progress on the LEED-certified homes near the intersection of Kingsland and Bartmer. Each day this week, University City Patch will track the progress of the homes. Here is how the new structures looked after Day 2 of the blitz build. Read our previous coverage of the Habitat build:
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
A look at the five new Habitat homes during the first week of construction.
Last week, volunteers, officals and prospective homeowners helped kick off Habitat for Humanity's first University City project by raising the walls during a ceremony marking the start of construction on five new homes. This week, a massive "blitz build" began to get the walls and roofs up on the new four bedroom, 1.5 bath, two story homes. Beginning Monday and continuting through Saturday, workers will be trying to make as much progress on the LEED-certified homes near the intersection of Kingsland and Bartmer. Each day this week, University City Patch will track the progress of the homes. Here is how the new structures looked after Day 1 of the blitz build. Read our previous coverage of the Habitat build:
