A film crew from the French production house TV Only visited Grow Community last week, shooting a half-hour feature for the magazine show Écho-Logis. The program features the best examples of sustainable architecture and construction around the globe – so naturally they found their way to Bainbridge Island and Grow. “We were looking for the […]
Public engagement, eco-friendly designs, affordable options, and diversity of home styles and offerings are hallmarks of the New Urbanism, the most significant planning movement of recent times. Grow Community is a paragon of this forward-thinking ethos, Professional Builder magazine says in its new issue. In the article “The Seaside Effect” (a nod to the first […]
Framing for the Juniper building is kicking into high gear as the Grow Community skyline goes skyward. We’re getting set to pour the topping concrete for the Woodland Homes foundations, and soon the Tsuga will have a floor from which we’ll start building up. The warm temperatures outside won’t last, but thanks to canny construction, […]
Grow Community will be featured on HouseSmarts, the “reality show for real homeowners,” Aug. 1 on KONG-TV in the Seattle area. The HouseSmarts crew and contractor/host Lou Manfredini (NBC’s Today Show, WGN Radio) visited Grow for a day this past spring and really liked what they saw. The popular 30-minute weekly home improvement program “answers […]
Construction on Grow Community’s new phase, the Grove, is moving onward – and upward. The Salal building’s third floor has taken shape, with roof work starting very soon. Next door at the Elan, the second floor is under way. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”5″ gal_title=”June Construction Photos”] Concrete work continues elsewhere on the site, the Juniper building is […]
We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, the Native American proverb goes, we borrow it from our children. The wellbeing of our planet and the quality of life that we’ll leave to future generations is what Grow Community is all about. Every facet of our design, planning and construction asks a simple question: How […]
Grow Community and first-phase architect Jonathan Davis are featured in the new edition of Gray magazine. In an article titled “Community Builders,” the magazine touts Grow for fostering “next-level neighborliness” through innovative layout and design. It all starts with an unsung organizing element: the meandering path that winds around through the site, promoting serendipitous meetings […]
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.
