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Developer and Builder Collaborate on a New Kind of Neighborhood
by MHInsider
Developer and Builder Neighborhood Collaborate on a New Kind of
CrossMod® Homes in East Tennessee Bring More Attainable Options for Individuals, Families
A new neighborhood in East Tennessee shows how a different construction process and builder/developer partnership can offer a unique solution to increase affordable housing inventory. The Cottages at Dandridge is a neighborhood developed by Rocky Top Home that includes 18 Clayton Built® CrossMod® homes.
“When I first learned about CrossMod homes, I knew I wanted to be a part of building them,” Rocky Top Homes President JP Parks said. “You can't tell a difference between these homes and ones built using traditional on-site methods, and they can be developed much quicker.”
CrossMod homes are built to HUD Code and have site-built features, including a permanent foundation, elevated roof pitch, garage, or porch.
And buyers can get conventional financing for CrossMod homes.
“We are dedicated to finding new processes to help open doors to a better life,” Jake Wilson, Clayton’s director of national business development said. “CrossMod homes offer us the opportunity to work with local developers, like Rocky Top Homes, to quickly provide more essential, affordable homes in neighborhoods and cities across the country.”
CrossMod homes are a viable solution to many of the needs in the current housing market, particularly providing an increase to home inventory.
The average time for a new site-built home is between six and eight months. That number is 6.7 months for build-for-sale homes and goes to more than 14 months for owner-built homes.
Clayton builds its CrossMod homes in factories across the United States and sells them through real estate agents. In the case of the Cottages at Dandridge, 10 homes have been finished in as many months.
The home-building process began in a nearby climate-controlled facility where each home was efficiently constructed, inspected, and taken to the neighborhood where Rocky Top had completed the land preparation for permanent installation process.
CrossMod homes offer buyers forward-thinking designs, energy-efficient features, and high-end materials.
Park said the Dandridge neighborhood partnership with Clayton has inspired the group to locate more tracts of land to continue development of CrossMod homes in East Tennessee. MHV
