Affordable Housing Demonstration: Christian County, Kentucky - A Case Study

摘要

Christian County, site of Kentucky's Affordable Housing Demonstration, located in the southwestern part of the state had a median household income in 1980 of $16,238. Robertson-Tomberlin Homes built the demonstration project called Hermitage Hill. The development offers a two-bedroom model at $28,000; a three-bedroom model at $32,000; and a four-bedroom model at $37,400. Concrete driveways are a standard feature, as are gas forced-air heat, insulation to TVA standards, double plane wood tilt-in windows, and concrete patios. Variations to typical building practice yielded a savings of $8,886 for the entire project. By December 1985 Hermitage Hill sales were well ahead of construction. Eleven homes were complete, five more had been started, and 29 sales contracts had been signed.