In this month’s Built Green News, the project in the spotlight is the Greenbridge Community in White Center just over the current city/county line built by the King County Housing Authority. It is the next closest neighborhood similar to mine, High Point in West Seattle.

Greenbridge is a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Hope IV redevelopment project in unincorporated King County between White Center and Burien. A model for affordable housing, the community will ultimately consist of 1,000 homes for approximately 3,500 people. In 2007, one of the community’s first homes was Built Green’s 10,000th certified home, and the community also features a Built Green certified YWCA learning center. Minimizing pavement, designing for maximum population, and provision of a diversity of housing types all contributed to making the development dynamic and community focused. Inclusion of rain gardens, soil amendments and preservation of open spaces ensured the ecological integrity of the site. Committing to certify each of the residences as Built Green 3-Star or better ensured that low income families have access to healthy, energy efficient green housing, Beyond the innovative site design, community amenities and Built Green residences, one of the most striking elements of the community are the over 50 public art installations that are integrated into the downspouts, benches and playground equipment. What King County Housing Authority ultimately created with Greenbridge is one of the nations marquis green, affordable housing projects.

Read the Case Study and be amazed and impressed! And if you are interested in purchasing a Built Green certified home in either of these neighborhoods, contact me, your local Built Green Certified Professional Real Estate Agent.