Barrington Village - Reuse, Recycle, Reinvent

The Wall Street Journal Online has a piece today about Raleigh's Barrington Village and its developer, Builders of Hope. This neighborhood is one of the smartest uses of human and social capital and environmental responsibility I've ever seen. The idea is beautiful in its simplicity:

1. Instead of knocking down old homes to make way for new ones, homeowners donate the homes to Builders of Hope.
2. Builders of Hope moves the house free of charge.
3. The owner keeps a demolished home out of the landfill, gets a tax deduction, and avoids the evil eye of neighbors for tearing down the home.
4. Builders of Hope relocates the house to its development, rehabs it, makes it energy efficient, and sells it to someone that needs affordable housing.
5. Along the way, they employ homeless workers in the construction, giving them experience and skills they can then use to find other jobs.

Everybody gives a little, everybody gets a little - a beautiful way to protect our environment, housing stock, and build human capital.

New Listing - North Raleigh Split Level

We just listed this home at 5708 Tully Court in Raleigh. It's a late 1960's split level - 1875 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Living room, dining room, and kitchen on the main level; 3 bedrooms on the upper level; and fourth bedroom and family room (with fireplace) on the lower level. It's just off Six Forks Road in north Raleigh, equidistant to I-440 and I-540 - the area has a good stock of this split level design in this age range, which makes for some nice, convenient neighborhoods with fairly affordable homes. This one is an REO, so it's being sold as-is and will need some work.

See more details and pics at 5708Tully.ISellDurhamHomes.com.