By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

Davidson-based home-builder John Marshall Custom Homes has added a new tagline to its marketing: North Carolina’s top private builder of environmentally-conscious LEED-certified homes.

Three of the houses built in the past few years by Rodney Graham and his company have been certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program, which stands for “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.” The latest is at 518 Walnut St., in Mr. Graham’s Davidson Springs in-fill development near downtown Davidson. Read the full story

Several home builders and Lake Norman Realty are hosting an open house this weekend in the Davidson Pointe neighborhood off N.C. 115 north of Davidson on Bridges Farm Road.

The open house is Saturday, June 16, from 2-4 p.m., offering tours of homes for sale at Davidson Pointe. Donations will be accepted to benefit the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson. Read the full story

John Marshall Custom Homes Inc. of Davidson is inviting the public to tour a recently completed “green” home this Sunday, April 15, from 1 to 5 p.m. Located at 518 Walnut St. in downtown Davidson, this is the local builder’s third home built to the standards of the LEED for Homes program administered by the U.S. Green Building Council. Read the full story

CORNELIUS - M/I Homes Charlotte opened a new model home in the Antiquity neighborhood in Cornelius, with plans to build about 45 homes on Market Street. The builder already has begun construction, with three homes move-in ready.

Plans range from 2,168 to 2,739 square feet and include amenities such as rear-entry garages and dual master bedrooms – one on the first floor and one upstairs – to appeal to families with grandparents in the home. Prices range from $224,990 to $282,986. So far, none has sold, M/I homes marketing director Stacie Tinucci said, but the builder recently held a grand opening event and more than 50 realtors attended. Read the full story

John Marshall Custom Homes Inc. of Davidson will host an open house Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at a “green” home under construction at 518 Walnut St. It will be the third local that John Marshall Custom Homes Inc. has built to the certification standards of the LEED for Homes program which is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council. Read the full story

By CHIP DAWSON
DavidsonNews.net

Until three years ago, the eastern view from the Cornelius Town Hall steps was underwhelming—a huge evergreen hedge screened the railroad and land beyond. Since then, Catawba Avenue has been extended across the tracks into Antiquity, the hedge is gone and a massive 43-foot-high series of structures rises from over ten acres of land to the southeast. Among them are the Antiquity Heights Apartments, nearing completion with the promise of quality housing at affordable prices only a short walk from the town center.

Danny Ellis, a representative of Charlotte-based GEM Management, says the four buildings will be open in April, weather permitting. Framing is done, roofs are on and windows are being installed. With the bulk of the work now moving inside, only finish grading and landscaping will be subject to winter variations.

According to Ellis, GEM manages 8,000 apartment units across the United States. Based on the high volume of calls, he believes all 94 units will be filled within six months of opening. Read the full story