Cotton Groves Booklet

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this new adventure in order to provide

The North Collin County Habitat for

affordable housing for more families

Humanity® (NCC Habitat) is part of

in need of a place to call home.”

a global, nonprofit housing

– Celeste Cox

organization operated on Christian

North Collin County Habitat for

principles. We put God’s love into

Humanity (NCC Habitat) is excited to

action by building homes and

be a part of an emerging eco-

communities. We are dedicated to

friendly trend in global real estate

eliminating substandard housing

development. By repurposing a

locally and worldwide. We

segment of an increasing inventory

encourage positive relationships

of unused shipping containers, NCC

throughout the community by

Habitat reimagines a would-be

advocating for fair housing policies

chapter moving

waste product into a viable and

and by providing training to help

forward on a 35-unit

sustainable building resource, one

families improve their shelter

that has proven to withstand the

conditions.

power of the high seas. In the wake

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Habitat for Humanity Innovates Affordable Housing North Collin County

development McKinney, TX: A 2.75-acre parcel of land was recently placed under

of recent severe weather, this announcement is uniquely timely.

The JDL Group focuses on increasing the value proposition of

contract by the North Collin County

In addition, Cotton Groves will be

real estate projects in the

Habitat for Humanity® for its latest

the first development to utilize

Metroplex and surrounding regions

and most innovative affordable

repurposed shipping containers for

by fusing the shared expertise and

housing project. The development,

the entire neighborhood. NCC

resources of land developers, design

situated at the corner of Bumpas

Habitat is proud and honored to

and engineering experts, municipal

Street and Fitzhugh Street on the

participate in such a pioneering

and financial institutions, and other

eastside of McKinney, Texas, will

project.

industry groups.

transform this abandoned, overgrown lot into a groundbreaking 35-unit affordable townhome community to be named

“Celeste Cox, Kimberly Kimmons, Bryant Knepp, Elizabeth Johnston, and the rest of the Habitat team have been a pleasure to work with. The City

the Cotton Groves.

of McKinney has embraced the

“The North Collin County Habitat for

concept and ‘affordable housing’ is

Humanity Cotton Groves project is a

about to take on a whole new

great example of a new concept in

meaning with the Cotton Groves

urban development for affordable

development. The project will be cost-

housing. The need in Collin County for

effective, affordable, and sustainable

single family residential developments

all at the same time. But most

continues to grow as the cost for land

importantly, the Cotton Groves will be

and new home prices soar beyond the

a place where history, legacy, and

reach of families earning the median

family come together to create

household income. Habitat for

community.”

Humanity is very excited to embark on

– JD Lee

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2.75-acre strip pf Land at the corner of Bumpas St. and Fitzhugh St. in McKinney, Texas






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