Washington’s biggest planned solar community is getting bigger. With completion of the Salal building in the new Grove neighborhood comes our latest solar array – and it’s a big one. Installers were on the Salal’s roof last week finishing putting up 157 – 280watt high-output solar panels by itek Energy of Bellingham, a genuine Made […]
Not long back we announced Grow Community’s participation in Bainbridge Island’s new Pollinator Improvement Plan. Landscaping throughout our Grow neighborhoods will be “bee friendly,” with a rich mix of native flowering plants to give our little pollinators plenty of food and habitat. Now the PIP is featured in a new podcast on Bainbridge Community Broadcasting. […]
The Grove neighborhood is almost here, and our new model home in the Salal building is now open for tours by appointment. Oriented toward the neighborhood’s namesake greenway, the Salal’s south-facing homes accentuate the view with generous floor-to-ceiling windows. All residences feature single-level living with bedrooms and active spaces on the same floor. Ground-floor garden […]
Grow Community project manager Greg Lotakis joins august company as a “20 Under 40” honoree for 2015. The annual awards, sponsored by the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal and Kitsap Sun newspaper, recognizes “the best and brightest young business leaders who make Kitsap a greater place to live, work and play.” Honorees were feted at a […]
Grow Community was pleased recently to welcome a delegation of officials from the great state of Hawaii. Some 55 strong, the dignitaries were here by invitation of the City of Bainbridge Island, to study communities that embrace the future through sustainability, resiliency and walkability. On Bainbridge, they found a great example of planning and development […]
Bees are the unsung heroes of a healthy ecosystem. By supporting flowering agricultural crops and orchards, they and their fellow pollinators butterflies and birds are responsible for as much as one-third of the human food supply. Enjoy tasty local cucumbers, strawberries, apples or even onions? Thank your neighborhood bee. Grow Community joins the effort to […]
Intentionally designed for unintentional connections – that’s Grow Community. Lou Manfredini (NBC’s Today Show, WGN Radio) and the crew of HouseSmarts visited Grow this past spring, interviewing residents and exploring what is now Washington’s largest solar community just a few steps from Winslow town center. Manfredini liked what he found at Grow, praising the community […]
For the second straight year, Grow Community and PHC Construction have earned the prestigious Built Green Hammer Award. Sponsored by the Master Builders Association, the awards recognize outstanding, environmentally sustainable residential projects. Grow Community earned top honors in the Builder, Multifamily 1-50 Units category. The award was presented this week at the annual Built Green […]
Fall is rapidly approaching, and only eight homes remain for November move-in at the Grove (Grow Community, phase 2). More homes will be available for early spring 2016 move-in. Homebuyers come to Grow looking for community, and through the dust and noise of the summer construction, they can see our vision – and they want […]
Work proceeds apace around the Grow phase 2 worksite this month, with eight buildings underway and in different stages of completion. Framing, drywall and roofing are the story at the Salal, Juniper and Elan buildings, those closest to occupancy projected for this fall. At the Tsuga, the concrete deck will be completed the first week […]
Grow Community is an urban Net Zero neighborhood on Bainbridge Island, just a 35-minute ferry ride from downtown Seattle. With beautifully designed solar-powered homes, shared community gardens and clean transportation options, Grow allows all generations to enjoy a high-quality and healthy lifestyle.
