White Hawk Village Plan
Pictured to the right is an artist’s rendition of White Hawk. What we refer to as “the village” is the area near the top where the homes are located. As you can see, there are plans for a centrally-located common house surrounded by a circle of 30 homes. As of Winter 2011, four homes are built and occupied with another under construction.
Homes may be single or multi-family units. Part of the appeal of White Hawk is the fact that members can build individually-designed units on private lots within a circular village pattern. Affordability is an important part of our mission. Homes already built range from $95K up (without lot). Lots start at $45k and go up $500 per lot, as an initiative to come in early for a better price. A micro home could easily be built here for around $100K total (with lot). Larger and more complex homes are possible for those with a flexible budget. At White Hawk your home is truly what you make of it!
White Hawk homes are built with sustainability in mind. What that means is up to the imagination and preferences of the homeowners. We do have general guidelines in place. For a copy, email us. Local home designer Rod Lambert has helped the with the homes at White Hawk and is available for additional projects. He can work with individual member families to design their home either by customizing any existing home plan or creating one from scratch. Members are also welcome to work with any designer they wish.
The village center has plenty of room for recreation. Right now it contains a play area, picnic table, and a couple of fruit trees. What else will spring up? More landscaping? A pavilion? Play house? Volleyball net? We look forward to what comes next.
Down at the pond we enjoy campfires, skipping stones, squishing in the mud, and the occasional dip. There is another retention pond close to the highway. The rendering of White Hawk was prepared before any homes were built, so it represents what was envisioned at a particular stage in our development. We have plenty of farmland here and think it would be a fine thing if someday we have an orchard, barn, and greenhouse (as pictured), but what we’ve found so far is that projects take place close to our homes. If you visit, you’ll see the chicken coop, hoop house, gardens, and fruit trees right in our yards. As with the center circle, we look forward to seeing what pops up next on the land.
As you can see in the above rendering, there is a parking lot located directly below the village. This is where we usually park. The general understanding is that we’re a pedestrian-type village. We like to park in the parking lot and walk to our homes. We generally prefer the cars to be away from our homes. We also like to drive up to our homes when our cars are fully loaded, when it’s pouring rain, or when our kids have fallen asleep on the way home. We are receptive to the parking needs of prospective members, so our discussion of how to make our neighborhood both people-friendly and accessible continues.