By Emily Williams
The Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders will hold its second annual Fall Community Showcase featuring some of the best new home communities the greater Birmingham area has to offer.
The event will take place over the course of two weekends, Oct. 10-11 and Oct. 17-18, and will stretch across the Birmingham area, taking visitors to communities from Trussville to Helena to tour newly built homes in communities that offer amenities such as parks, pools and neighborly events.
The builders who will be featured among the showcased homes include Donovan Builders, Byrom Building Corp., D.R. Horton, Eddleman Residential, Emerald Homes, Harris Doyle Homes, Newcastle Homes Inc., RidgeCrest Properties, Scotch Homes and Land Development Group, Tower Homes and Mt Laurel’s Town Builders Inc.
“The Fall Community Showcase gives people the opportunity to tour some of Birmingham’s most elegant and beautiful new home communities,” said Association Home Tour Chairman Clint Lovette. “With new homes in every price range and city, people often discover exactly where and what they’d like to see in their next home.”
The home tour’s central location will be the Showcase Home in Pelham’s Grey Oaks Community, which was built by Jack Donovan of Donovan Builders. As will be the standard for all homes in the showcase, the Grey Oaks home will feature the latest design trends, decor and technology on the market today.
The association has awarded winners in a variety of categories for the showcase:
• “Best First-Time Homebuyer Community,” Chelsea Park.
• “Best 50-Plus Housing Community,” The Preserve.
• “Best Community Entrance and Overall Landscape,” Mt Laurel won the gold and Grey Oaks took silver.
• “Best Luxury Amenities Community,” Ross Bridge won gold and Carrington Lakes took silver.
• “Most Conveniently Located Community,” The Preserve, followed by Hillsboro and Magnolia Woods.
• “Best Multi-Generational Community,” Ross Bridge, with Mt Laurel taking the silver award.
• “Best Use of Natural Space,” Trussville Springs, followed by Carrington Lakes.
• “Best Move-Up Community,” The Preserve, with Ross Bridge coming in second.
• “Best Marketing or Promotional Campaign,” Mt Laurel, followed by The Preserve.
• “Best Recreation and Leisure Community,” Ross Bridge and Carrington Lakes tied.
“The Showcase provides people with an intimate opportunity to tour some of Birmingham’s most charming and fully featured communities that offer move-up and first-time homebuyer options,” said Association President Kyle Murphy. “With new homes in every size and price range situated in these inviting communities, people will discover exactly the type of community where they would like to live.”
Tour homes will be open on both weekends from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sundays. Maps, home and community previews and Showcase Home information can be found at www.birminghambuilder.com.
Home Tours
These homes will be open for tours during the Fall Community Showcase:
The Preserve: 616 Preserve Parkway.
Ross Bridge: 2101 Grand Ave.
Vestavia Hills: 2955 Green Valley Road and 1530 Oak Leaf Trail, in Magnolia Woods.
Mt Laurel: 6034 English Village Lane and 5 Mt Laurel Ave.
Highland Lakes: 401 South Ledge Drive.
Pelham: 308 Grey Oaks Drive, in the Grey Oaks community. This is the Showcase Home.
Alabaster: 220 Lacey Ave.
Chelsea: 221 Chesser Park Drive, 101 Chelsea Station Drive and 1040 Evans Circle, in Chelsea Parks.
Helena: 100 Hillsboro Parkway.
Gardendale: 317 Rock Drive, which is in Turnberry Heights.
Trussville area: 6420 Spring St., in Trussville Springs, 5659 Carrington Lake Parkway, in Carrington Lakes, and 3291 Chase Court.
