REAL ESTATE BRIEFS

The Brightstar Team | COMPASS has started construction on Phase 2 at Vernon in Ormewood, with new homes from the $600,000s built by Southwyck Homes. Located near the Glenwood Park, Memorial Drive, and the Atlanta BeltLine, the three or four bedroom homes offer up to 2,400-plus square feet of living space. Luxury features found in these homes include gourmet kitchens with stainless steel appliances, open living areas with 10-foot ceilings and gas fireplaces, extensive hardwoods, owner’s suites with dual walk-in closet and spa-like baths with oversized dual vanities. For more details, visit OwnVernon. com.

►Alair Homes Decatur won three Regional Contractor of the Year (CotY) Awards for remodeling work on homes located in two Intown neighborhoods – Grant Park and Little Five Points. The winning projects competed against submissions from nine Southeastern states, plus Washington, DC to take home the honors from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). The three winning Alair Homes Decatur projects – a residential kitchen in Little Five and two residential interiors in Grant Park – will now be entered in NARI’s national CotY awards. Alair Homes Decatur was founded in 2001 by Peter Michelson as Renewal Design Build. For more, visit www.alairhomes.com/decatur.

Bellwood Homes will build new homes on selected sites in the Grove Park, Almond Park and Carey Park neighborhoods on the Westside. Priced from $289,000, the one and twolevel home designs will range in size from 1,700 to more than 2,000 square feet. Bellwood Homes will exclusively partner with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty to handle sales. Visit bellwoodhomesatl.com for more.

Wealthtech platform Groundfloor has launched a new pilot program to spur the development of more accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Atlanta neighborhoods where they are currently permitted. The new initiative is designed to support developers who seek financing for the renovation or new construction of ADUs, and enables investors to fund these projects through Groundfloor’s platform. Approved through amended zoning ordinances, ADUs are often used to provide extra income for the homeowner, new spaces for multigenerational living, and more affordable rents that can mitigate gentrification, all while using existing space in growing communities. For more information on how to finance ADUs or other real estate projects, visit borrowers.groundfloor.com.

▲The 6th annual Georgia Tiny House Festival will be held at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, GA on March 20-21. According to event chair John Kernohan, the festival will have safety guidelines and social distancing measures in place. The festival will be the 20th for-charity tiny house event of the United Tiny House Association (UTHA), which has raised and donated over $693,000 from the proceeds of its festivals to over 100-plus different non-profits and local communities where UTHA has held it events. For more information, visit unitedtinyhouse.com.

Harry Norman, Realtor has announced its top performing agents for 2020 in the categories of top volume closed and rookies of the year. The honorees include The Hester Group of the East Cobb Office for #1 Overall and #1 Mega Team in volume closed companywide; Erin Yabroudy & Associates of the Buckhead Office for #1 Large Team in volume closed companywide; Kim Parmenter Team of the Atlanta North Office for #1 Small Team in volume closed companywide; Evelyn Heald of the Luxury Lake & Mountain Office for #1 Individual Georgia in volume closed companywide; Mary Stuart Iverson of the Buckhead Office for #1 Individual Metro in volume closed companywide; Skylar Brillante of the Intown Office for companywide rookie of the year; and Holly Young of the Buckhead Office for companywide rookie of the year.

Top producing Atlanta Compass agent, Nicholas Brown, has launched his new team, &Brown. Recently, Brown secured $25 million in business in partnership with luxury real estate developer Benecki Homes. For more information, visit and-brown.com.

Stacy Strobl and Kenny Lynn, regional owners of EXIT Southeast, have opened EXIT Realty West Midtown under the direction of Lisa Williams and Michael Williams. For more information, visit exitsoutheast.com.