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New Homes in Portland
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Many of the builders
of new homes in the Portland metro area do not list their homes in the Multiple
Listing Service (MLS), therefore you can never find them when searching
the MLS Web site. As a service to our visitors, we have created this
"New Homes" page.
Please be aware that I can help you with finding a new
home from builders and advising you on neighborhoods, communities, schools,
etc. If you're interested in a new home, call me at (503) 497-2984
or send me an e-mail at Susan Marthens.
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New Home Guide
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The OregonLive Web site has a
New Homes
Guide page with links to many of the builders and developments in the
metro area. OregonLive is affiliated with The Oregonian, the
state's largest newspaper.
The Oregonian issues a monthly supplement called
New Home
Monthly every month. It is issued by the Advertising Department
but still full of useful information about new homes. Some of the
stories are available online.
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New Home Builders Rating by J.D. Power
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 Centex
Homes ranks highest in customer satisfaction among major local home builders,
followed by Arbor Custom Homes at No. 2 and Legend Homes at No. 3, according
to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction
Study.
For 10 years, the J.D. Power survey has measured customer
satisfaction in 34 U.S. building markets. Portland-area builders were included
only if they closed at least 150 home sales in 2005 in Clackamas, Clark,
Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington and Yamhill counties. Fourth on the
list of Portland builders was D.R. Horton, followed by JLS Custom Homes
and Don Morissette.
Visit the J.D. Power
and Associates Web site...
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Downtown/South Waterfront Condo Projects
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We have create a page tracking all the new condo developments
in the Pearl and downtown as well as the new South Waterfront project:
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Wilsonville Village in the Woods
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Costa Pacific Communities is currently master planning Villebois, a
"Smart Growth" European-inspired village envisioned for 500 acres at the
site of the former Dammasch State Hospital in Wilsonville, Oregon. The new
community has been named Villebois, which means "village near the woods,"
to draw on the area's French Prairie history and inspiration from the charming
villages of Europe. Villebois will be pedestrian-friendly and transit-oriented,
with connections to the proposed Westside commuter rail, have a mix of uses
including a Village Center with neighborhood shops, numerous parks, trails
and open spaces, and appealing architecture featuring a variety of single-family
and multifamily housing options.
Villebois began taking formal shape in late September 2004
with the groundbreaking of an 850-house, $250 million project called Arbor
Custom Homes at Villebois. That project, being developed by
Arbor Custom Homes
and its parent company, West Hills Development, will be broken into several
phases expected to take place during the next six years. The first phase
calls for construction of 40 fully detached single-family houses, 20 townhouses
and a large park. Eventually, Arbor Custom Homes and West Hills will develop
159 acres of the property.
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Western Suburbs
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Centex
Homes Centex builds homes in over 20 USA states. In the
Portland area, Centex builds in Western suburbs (Aloha, Beaverton, and Hillsboro).
They build condos and townhomes. Prices begin at $115's for condos
and $130's for townhomes.
Legends
Homes Builder in Western suburban area (Beaverton, Hillsboro,
and Lake Forest). Legends builds single family detached and townhomes.
Prices for townhomes begin at $140's - the townhomes are located in the
Orenco (Hillsboro) area and near the light rail (MAX). Single family
detached homes begin at $290's.
 Orenco
Station Located in Hillsboro, Orenco is a planned community offering
a mix of homes (rowhomes, lofts, condos, cottages, etc.). The prices
go from $120's to $340's. It has stacked up a impressive list of
awards.
Orenco Station is right on the light rail line and a new shopping area is
part of the complex. This includes a quality food store -
New Seasons Market.
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South and Southwest Builders
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Renaissance Homes
One of the largest builders in the Portland metro area, Renaissance usually
has 6-8 sites they are developing. Renaissance is a leader in green building
and builds all of their homes PGE Earth Advantage Certified. In the Fall
of 2004, they were building in Bethany, Sherwood, Southwest Portland, West
Linn, Wilsonville and Woodburn with upcoming sites in Camas, Wilsonville
and Northwest Portland. Mainly a builder of single family detached homes,
they also have a few townhome projects in the works. Prices begin in the
mid $200's and go up to well over $ 900,000.
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Builders With Multiple Locations
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Arbor
Custom Homes They usually have 6-8 projects underway and most
are on the Westside and Southwest side of Portland.
Buena Vista
Buena Vista builds home in the Portland metro area and in Washington state.
Buena Vista, Spanish for “Beautiful View”, has been building homes for almost
20 years. In the Fall of 2004, Buena Vista had projects in Beaverton,
Cooper Mountain, Happy Valley, Northwest Portland, Sellwood (SE Portland),
Tigard, and Wilsonville.
DeCal Custom Homes
DeCal founder Calvin Baty is co-owner and CEO of Decal Custom Homes of St
Helens Oregon. His Mom, Carolyn Baty, is President. The Decal Family and
their partner, John Schleining and his family, jointly own the company.
They claim that 48 percent of Decal's homes are pre-sold. In the Fall
of 2004, DeCal had projects in West Linn, Gresham, Sandy, Forest Grove,
McMinnville, Happy Valley, Lafayette, and two in Portland.
D·R·Horton
One of America's largest developers, Horton usually is building and selling
from 10-15 sites in the Portland metro area. Horton's web site lists 16
other DR Horton companies. Their developments are usually in the western
and southwestern suburbs as well as Vancouver, Washington. In the
Fall of 2002, their Oregon projects included: Beaverton, Forest Grove,
Sherwood, Tigard, and West Linn. They also had five sites in the Vancouver
area. Horton's prices for townhomes range from $120's to $160's. For
detached homes, the range was $140's to $400'ss
 Don
Morissette Homes A local builder, DM Homes development in 2002
were located in these suburbs: Gresham, Tigard, Tualatin, Wilsonville.
Morissette's also has projects in Northwest and Southeast Portland as well
as in Bend. Don Morissette builds single family detached homes and
they cost from $250's to $360's.
J.C.
Reeves Reeves is a builder of homes all over Portland as well
as Salem, Oregon. They also have projects in Vancouver, Washington.
In the Fall of 2002, their projects included: Clackamas, Cedar Mill
and Miller Crossing (NW Portland), Mt. Scott, Sherwood, Tualatin, West Linn,
Wilsonville, and Vancouver. Their prices range from $189,900
in Sherwood to $800,000 in Northwest Portland.
Riverside Homes Riverside builds homes in Oregon and Washington.
In the Fall of 2002, Riverside has developments in just about every part
of the Portland metro area to include Beaverton, East Portland, Hillsboro,
Sherwood, and Vancouver (Washington). Riverside builds single family
detached homes. Prices begin at the $190's and go up to $230's.
Many of Riverside's homes are certified
Earth Advantage
meaning they are at least 15 percent more energy-efficient than Oregon code
requires.
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Infill Builders
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 An
infill builder is someone who builds high-quality new houses in established
areas and make sure they blend gracefully with the architectural character
of the neighborhood. An example of homes that fit the neighborhood
are the rowhomes Guy Bryant built on Northeast Fremont Street between 46th
and 47th avenues.
Here are three builders who specialize in infill homes:
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Geo A. Zifcak & Co. Builders. Telephone (503)
255-9119.
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Intex Construction
Located at 7235 Bonita Road, Tigard, OR 97224. Telephone (503)
452-3780.
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Terrafirma Building
Located at 4303 N. Albina Avenue. Telephone (503) 282-2271.
The Living Smart
Project Recently the City of Portland has witnessed growth in
the popularity of affordable homes built on the small in-fill lots. In a
number of neighborhoods, where the typical development occurred on 5,000
square foot lots, the underlying historic plat and zoning regulations allowed
in-fill development on 25-foot wide by 100-foot deep parcels. Built on these
narrow lots, 15-foot wide houses have become important in meeting the City’s
need for entry-level single-family homes. The Living Smart Project arose
from growing neighborhood opposition to in-fill development that appeared
out of scale with the surrounding neighborhood and triggered the demolition
of existing houses.
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