After many delays due to the rainy spring weather, the site is finally dried out and we are ready to go vertical at our El Norte Parkway community in Escondido! Framing is such an exciting time where we see the build progressing quickly. To prepare for this, we have been hard at work on site infrastructure,
Last month, over 50 people — from donors and volunteers to local elected officials — gathered at Habitat’s newest 10-home site in Escondido to raise the very first wall at our El Norte Parkway community. Attendees got the opportunity to participate in one of our favorite traditions — filling the newly-raised wall with signatures and
Curious what we've been up to at our newest 10-home site in Escondido? Take a look here! We've been busy since breaking ground in May. We recently completed the underground stormwater retention infrastructure, which ensures water stays on the property, creating healthier streams and rivers and reducing flooding. The system captures stormwater, which is either:
Crews recently equipped the ground with various tanks to manage the retention of stormwater. They installed a large basin to capture initial rainwater, which will flow into a large underground water detention system called an R-Tank®. The system creates a void and underground capacity to capture stormwater. The water is then routed to the drainage
Last month, we were joined by volunteers, donors, and community partners at a housewarming event in National City where we welcomed six new families to their forever homes. These homes were built in partnership with the families and sold to them at a price they can afford. The 1,100 to 1,400 square foot, 3 bedroom/2.5
Every once in a while, a Habitat homeowner decides to sell the home they purchased — when they do, Habitat buys the home back and resells it to another qualifying buyer. It‘s how we keep the homes we build affordable in perpetuity.This is currently the case at a home we built and sold 17 years
Things are moving along in Escondido at our new site on El Norte Parkway! Since we broke ground in May, we have been busy readying the site for the ten duplex-style homes that we will build there in partnership with homebuyers. Foundations are poured, and we are continuing with site work, including installation of wet
On May 10, we broke ground on our newest Habitat community on El Norte Parkway in Escondido. These ten 1,300 square foot, 3-bedroom/2.5-bathroom duplex-style homes will feature attached 2-car garages, private yards, drought-tolerant landscaping, and energy efficient appliances and plumbing fixtures. The houses will be sold to local families earning between 50% and 80%
New digs coming soon to Escondido! On Tuesday, May 10, we’re breaking ground at our ten-home El Norte Parkway build site. Tune in with us virtually at 10:00am via Facebook Live to help us commemorate this special day and learn more about the newest Habitat community coming to North County. follow us on facebook
Our Director of Real Estate Development and Construction Operations, Roxann, gives us the latest from the field: The six Habitat homes in National City are moving right along — drywall is complete in two units and the Habitat and volunteer crews continue to rock the other four. Insulation is complete in all six homes, and
