TNDs With A Twist?

Builder Delcor Homes is targeting Generation X buyers who want a sense of neighborhood.

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September 8, 2002, 9:00 AM PDT

"'TNDs are very hot these days. Everybody is doing them," says PhilMcCafferty, president of Delcor Homes. 'In this case, we have taken aunique approach -- creating a courtyard TND.' In terms of appearance andamenities, Hometown Village's public areas are designed to recapture the elements of traditional town planning including a bell tower, cul-de-sacs, walking paths, outdoor gathering areas and recreational lakes and ponds.'"

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism

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Sunday, September 8, 2002 in Housing Zone

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