January 29, 2009

Kent wants to see how cottage housing stacks up

Photo courtesy of The Cottage Co./Ross Chapin Architects [enlarge]

Redmond’s Conover Commons Homes were completed in 2007 and are all sold. The homes, co-developed by The Cottage Co. and Ross Chapin Architects, are 4-Star BuiltGreen and walking distance to Mark Twain and Woodlands parks.

KENT IS LOOKING for a few developers and builders to help the city try out a different type of housing. A housing type that would appeal to empty nesters, young couples and professionals, and those looking for a more neighborly community with shared open space and where cars and garages are moved into the background, said Fred Satterstrom, Kent's director of community development.

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