Features

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Standard Features

EXTERIOR

  • Architectural design for the New Orleans lifestyle
  • Choice of ten attractive plans, designed to fit every lot size
  • New Orleans style porches
  • Handsomely detailed stairs, railings, and columns
  • Molded trim at porch, front windows, and front door
  • Transom light over front door
  • Long lasting fiber cement clapboard siding
  • Concrete sidewalk and driveway strips

INTERIOR

  • 9 foot high ceilings
  • Central air and heat
  • Wired for cable and telephone
  • Laundries and generous closets
  • 1/2' sheetrock walls and ceilings
  • Ceiling fans
  • Carpeted living areas
  • 3 1/4' baseboard in all rooms
  • 3 1/4' casing on all door and window frames
  • Painted off-white

BATH

  • Ceramic tile flooring and tub walls
  • Elongated toilets
  • Ceramic tile tub surround
  • Cultured marble vanity tops
  • Thermostatic tub and shower valve
  • Raised panel cabinets
  • Large mirrored medicine cabinets
  • Sink vanity with storage drawers

KITCHEN

  • Ceramic tile flooring
  • Lever faucet with spray
  • Vented range hood
  • Raised panel cabinets
  • Laminate countertops
  • Dining counters (per plan)
  • Stainless steel sink
  • Outlet under sink for garbage disposal

SAFETY

  • Built to the latest codes and standards
  • Elevated above post-Katrina requirements
  • Sturdy piling foundation
  • 110 mile per hour roof guarantee

INVESTMENT VALUE

  • Site-built wood frame construction, traditional craftsmanship, and timeless style
  • Higher resale value than modular / mobile homes
  • Built at or above FEMA-mandated base flood elevation to protect your home from future water damage
  • Higher is safer: elevated up to 8' above grade at no extra cost for additional protection and lower flood insurance premiums*.
* Assumes homeowner is eligible for ICC elevation funding.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

  • ENERGYSTAR rating means 30% less energy use than standard new houses, enabled by advanced weather sealing, ventilation, insulation, heating, and air conditioning technologies
  • All construction materials chosen to minimize exposure to dangerous chemicals and gases
  • We will continue efforts to improve the environmental quality of our homes

TERMITE RESISTANCE

  • Elevated above the ground on treated pilings, which block termites access to your house from the ground.
  • All lumber below first floor treated with ACQ (copper azole arsenic-free)

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