21 October . 2016
Newland Communities Scored Triangle-Wide Awards in Parade of Homes
Cherith Mangum
Clairemont Communications
TRIANGLE, N.C. - October 21, 2016 - Briar Chapel and Wendell Falls, the Triangle’s master-planned communities by Newland Communities, topped the Triangle Parade of Homes with nine combined awards across Wake, Durham, Chatham and Orange Counties. Hosted in October 2016 by the Home Builders Associations of Wake County and Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties, the Parade of Homes featured a total of 15 green homes located in Newland’s two Triangle communities.
“We’re excited and honored to partner with such talented builders now in two master-planned communities in the Triangle,” said Shannon McSwiney, marketing director, Newland Communities. “Their commitment to providing innovative home designs and upholding superior construction standards allows us to fulfill our vision and offer an unrivaled quality of life to our residents across central North Carolina.”
Builders in Briar Chapel, located in Chapel Hill, claimed five awards in this year’s Parade of Homes, including Golds awarded to Garman Homes, Homes By Dickerson and David Weekley Homes, in addition to a Silver presented to David Weekley. Wendell Falls, situated in Wendell, secured three Golds awarded to Homes By Dickerson and M/I Homes, as well as a Bronze to Fresh Paint.
The Triangle Parade of Homes, North Carolina’s largest open house presented by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh–Wake County and the Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties, was a self-guided tour offered from noon to 5 p.m. on October 1-2, 7-9 and 14-16.
About Briar Chapel by Newland Communities®
Briar Chapel is a new-home community in Chapel Hill, N.C. As one of the largest green communities in the Triangle, Briar Chapel offers a healthier way of life through 900 acres of preserved space, 24 miles of hiking and biking trails, two community gardens, and more than 20 parks. Briar Chapel fosters neighbor interactions through its design and amenities, including the LEED Silver certified Briar Club, pools and a waterpark, fitness facilities, outdoor art and two on-site schools. The Briar Chapel Information Center is located at 1342 Briar Chapel Parkway, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. Learn more about Briar Chapel twitter.com/BriarChapel and facebook.com/BriarChapelNC. For more information visit www.briarchapelnc.com or call 888-249-9429.
About Wendell Falls
Wendell Falls is a new-home community in Wendell, N.C. As the gateway between the rich agrarian heritage of the Coastal Plains and the growing prosperity of the Research Triangle, Wendell Falls offers an urbane way of life with 237 acres of parks and open space, 10 miles of trails and pathways, an outdoor pool and pier and future access to North Carolina’s Mountain-to-Sea Trail. The community encourages friends and families to enjoy the culture of a traditional small town while benefitting from the Triangle’s progressive quality of life, complemented by future on-site shopping and entertainment, and direct access to the heart of Raleigh-Durham. The Wendell Falls information center is located at 320 Vintage Point Lane, Wendell, NC 27591.
About Newland Real Estate Group, LLC
Newland is a diversified real estate company leveraging a national platform and over 40 years of experience to perform challenging and diverse development, investment, management, and advisory services across a wide range of real estate. The company’s mixed-use development business, Newland Communities, actively owns, operates and develops premier residential master-planned, commercial, retail, and urban mixed-use real estate across the U.S. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Newland and its affiliated companies have completed, or have underway, more than 140 diverse real estate developments, more than 20 million square feet of commercial and retail space, and 175,000 residential units in 14 states. For more information, visit www.newlandcommunities.com.
About NORTH AMERICA SEKISUI HOUSE, LLC (NASH)
NASH was established in 2010 as the U.S. business operations unit and a full subsidiary of SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD., Japan's largest homebuilder and a leading diversified developer since 1960. SEKISUI HOUSE, LTD. has built more than two million houses to date and expanded its operations to Australia, China, Singapore, and the U.S. NASH establishes joint ventures to build innovative and sustainability conscious master planned communities across the US. NASH is headquartered in Arlington, Va., and SEKISUI HOUSE is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. For more information, visit www.nashcommunities.com.