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Certified Green Homes Sell Faster and for More of the Asking Price

Intown Homes — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:14:35 +0000

Certified green homes represented 12.3% of the total new construction market in Atlanta according to the 2nd Quarter 2010 Atlanta Green Home Sales Report. The report’s author, Carson Matthews, says it’s the highest percent of market share for green homes in Atlanta since he began the report in 2008. Green homes sold for 97.1% of asking price in 99 days compared to 92% of asking price for conventional new construction in 110 days on the market. This study looks at detached single family homes that were built 2007 or later and sold as “new construction”. The Green Home Sales Report looks at homes listed between $250,000 and $2,000,000 in Fulton, Dekalb, Cobb and Gwinnett Counties. The green homes have all been certified by a third party Green Building Certification including LEED for Homes, NAHB Green Building Standard, Energy Star and EarthCraft House.

Steve Brock, founder and president of Brock Built Homes, was selected as the 2009 EarthCraft Home Builder of the Year by the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and Southface Energy Institute. Established in 1984, Brock Built Homes has built most of its new homes to EarthCraft standards since April 2007. EarthCraft, created as a collaboration between the GAHBA and Southface, now trains builders and certifies homes in five Southeastern states besides Georgia, including Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama. Since its inception in 1999, EarthCraft Home has certified more than 7,000 sustainably built, energy-efficient homes in metro Atlanta.

Congrats to Brock Built

Intown Homes — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:56:31 +0000

The 29th annual OBIE Awards took place this past weekend on November 7th at the Cobb Galleria Centre, and once again BrockBuilt left with not only six new awards but a feeling of success and great accomplishment. The OBIE Awards are the highest honor given in the Atlanta housing industry. They are held by the Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association.

Brock Built has won many OBIE Awards in the past including Builder of the Year in 2008. They show a timeline of consistent excellence in building and improving their products. Their high standard of quality sets Brock Built apart from other Atlanta home builders, as do their many OBIE awards, which this year include:

Habershal at West Highlands received the Gold Award for the “Single Family – Detached Urban Redevelopment/Revitalization $299,999 and Under” category
The Commons at Historic Westside received the Gold Award for the “Single Family – Attached Urban Redevelopment/Revitalization $299,999 and Under” category
Huff Heights received the Gold Award for the “Single Family – Attached Urban Redevelopment/Revitalization $300,000 to $449,999? category
Habershal at West Highlands, specifically the Brock Built Green House, won the Gold Award for the “Community Service” category
Habershal at West Highlands, specifically the Brock Built Green House, won the Gold Award for the “Green Build – 2,500+ Square Feet” category
Dupont Commons received the Gold Award for the “Best Advertising – Best Billboard” category

Brock Built has recently reduced prices on Atlanta new homes in several communities making it a great time to buy. Visit their website to find reduced pricing and a link where you can discover many more opportunities for down payment assistance and home ownership incentives. In addition, the tax credit has been extended and expanded giving buyers multiple opportunities to move into an award winning community today!

Mayor Shirley Franklin is Honoree of the 2009 Pillar Award.

Intown Homes — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:54:55 +0000

Brock Built would like to congratulate Mayor Shirley Franklin on receiving The Four Pillar Award & Tribute on October 8th. This prestigious award exemplifies the Council’s mission of balance and responsible growth paying tribute to the Four Pillars of “Quality, Responsibility, Vision and Integrity. The Council for Quality Growth has paid tribute annually to an outstanding individual in the metro Atlanta region who meets the Four Pillars. Since her inauguration in 2002, Franklin has worked to build a “Best in Class” managed city by strengthening existing frameworks, implementing progressive changes and making the tough decisions necessary to make Atlanta better.
The Council for Quality Growth is a trade organization that works to ensure continued growth and economic success for generations to come by providing advocacy, information and education to its members. The Council addresses, head-on, strategic economic planning, infrastructure needs and tough quality-of-life issues throughout the metro Atlanta region and state.

Brock Built selected for Excellence in Sustainability Award

Intown Homes — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:38:03 +0000

Brock Built has been selected to receive the Whirlpool Corporation Excellence in Sustainability award for its sustainable insight in the building community. Brock Built, Atlanta’s largest intown homebuilder teamed up with EarthCraft to build The Green House – a sustainable showcase home designed to educate the public about environmentally friendly living. The home was auctions off with proceeds going to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). The reward recognizes projects that show sustainable building practices as set fourth by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), while featuring sustainable appliances from Whirlpool. The award is part of Whirlpool’s Green Touch Program which helps builders design, build and market sustainable homes.

Brock Built has made an impact on the Atlanta residential real estate community for over 25 years. They have a reputation for building quality homes that improve the surrounding communities. The goal is not to change existing communities but to recreate them into more livable environments. Brock Built has seven great communities all within close proximity to Atlanta. Homes ranging from $199,900 – $500,000 there is something for everyone.

Brock Built supports 29th Annual OBIE Awards

Intown Homes — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:50:05 +0000

Brock Built continues to show support to the home builder industry and is participating in the 29th Annual Obie awards again. The Obie Awards is a prestigious awards program that gains industry recognition in hopes of receiving awards for potential homeowners to see added value to our homes.

Brock Built has won numerous awards in the past and hopes to continue the tradition this year. Judging for Obie Awards is this upcoming weekend and winners will be recognized in November. Brock Built entered several of their communities including Habershal at West Highlands, Dupont Commons, Huff Heights and The Commons at Historic Westside. Brock Built is known for its urban redevelopment / revitalization, extreme green building as well as EarthCraft homes.

Brock Built continues to build and sell new homes during these tough economic times which show its support and dedication to the housing industry. Brock Built has longevity in this industry for over 25 years and will continue to withstand during these tough times and stand behind their homes with piece of mind for the homeowners with a 2-10 warranty.

At the Insperience Studio

Intown Homes — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:29:50 +0000

Brock Built was awarded The Green Touch 2009 Excellence in Sustainability Award July 21, 2009 at the Insperience Studio for their dedication to educating the public thru the Going Green House they built. Brock Built chooses products that have an excellent reputation among consumers and is on the leading edge of production and design for new sustainable technology.

Brock Built is Atlanta’s largest intown homebuilder. They teamed up with Earth Craft and several others to build a sustainable showcase home designed to educate the public about environmentally friendly living. Brock Built has a reputation for building quality homes that improve the surrounding areas. The Green House was no exception; the home was auctioned off with proceeds benefiting the local not-for-profit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. In the Green House Jenn-Air and Whirlpool appliances were chosen for their excellent ENERGY STAR qualifications, high quality finish and user friendly features.

Brock Built Celebrates 25 Years

Intown Homes — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:25:20 +0000

On Sunday, June 7th, 2009 Brock Built celebrated 25 years of building homes with their employees and families. Brock Built hosted a employee family carnival at West Highlands Park. There was fun for all ages! Employess were recognized for up to ten years of service with Brock Built.

Some of the entertainment included tug-of-war, hula hoop contests, dunking booth, horse shoes, and old fashion fair games. Some of the yummy treats that employees and family could snack on included funnel cakes, cotton candy, icecream, hamburgers, hotdogs and much more!

West Highlands is a intown mixed used development featuring craftmans style homes priced from the $190′s to the $400′s. The neighborhood includes a large park, trails, pond and playground which is all wonderful green space to enjoy the outdoors, but be close to city entertainment. Call Dahlia for more information to learn about our new cottage series from the $190,000′s and find out if you may qualify for up to $75,000 in down payment assistance.

Atlanta’s Screen on the Green

Intown Homes — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:04:38 +0000

Screen on the Green is an annual summertime event in Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park hosted by local Atlanta television station Peachtree TV. The series consist of classic and up-to-date free movies shown on a large screen outdoors in the park each Thursday at sunset for five weeks ending June 25, 2009. Featured movies for 2009 are: Back to the Future, Dreamgirls, Field of Dreams, Home Alone and Ghost Busters. High-back chairs, tents, glass containers, pets, and grills are not allowed. Outside food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed in the park. Alcoholic beverages cannot be brought into Centennial Olympic Park but will be served on site

Brock Built has townhomes and single family homes available at Huff Heights, Historic Westside, Dupont Commons and Habershal at Westhighlands in Atlanta. Homes starting in the $190′s – $500′s offering convenience, innovative design, craftsman style homes all at an affordable price. If you want to bring suburbia living to the city visit any of our great communities and get the best of both worlds.

Brock Built Wins National Community Service Award

Intown Homes — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:59:33 +0000

Brock Built was awarded May 20, 2009 the National Community Service Award in Washington, DC. Brock Built was honored for its’ exemplary building of the extreme “Going Green” house. Steve Brock and Bryan Ponder attended the award ceremonies.

Brock Built partnered with WSB-TV, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, The Atlanta Housing Authority, The City of Atlanta, neighborhood groups as well as the community in the construction a truly sustainable single family home for charity. The green house ultimately benefits children of all ages by providing funding from the sale of the home to Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) to serve critical pediatric medical care needs of children regardless of the family’s ability to pay.

Brock Built was honored to receive this National Community Service Award for the second year in a row and will continue the high level of community service as part of the local Atlanta WSB-TV “Going Green” campaign. “In addition to building an indpendently certified environmentally sustainable demonstration home, we believe in contributing to the larger community even in the most difficult of economic times as a model of what can be achieved with the support of Atlanta’s business community.” said Steve Brock, CEO of Brock Built, LLC.

Introducing Our New Cottage Series

Intown Homes — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:46:17 +0000

For those homebuyers that want to live inside the perimeter, possibly purchase their first home, Habershal at West Highlands is introducing a new cottage series. Three different floor plans include 2-3 bedrooms, 1 and 2 car garages, that will be close and convenient to everything the city has to offer, but affordable. Best of all these cozy homes will be built to Earthcraft standards starting in the $190′s. Habershal is the newest phase of the Award Winning Master Planned Community of West Highlands. It is a quaint community setting in the heart of the Westside and offers a great location and expansive green space. Plan a weekend picnic, walk the dog or play Frisbee, the options are endless.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get in on these groundbreaking prices for a new construction Intown Atlanta neighborhood. Habershal also has up to $60,000 in down payment assistance available in addition to the $8,000 tax credit and the just released $1,800 state tax credit. Now is the time to buy!