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By Evans, R E Blake
Publication: Builder
Date: Thursday, February 1 2001
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BACK TO TOWN: To demonstrate how to meet demand for closer-in housing, Atlanta-based Hedgewood Properties built TNAH 2001 on an infill site in the Longleaf subdivision of Atlanta's wealthy

Buckhead neighborhood: English-style Arts and Crafts cottage meets 21st-century technology in town.

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THE NEW AMERICAN HOME 2001 WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF home building. Far from a futuristic science fiction pod, The New American Home 2001 is an in-town infill house that appeals to moveup buyers and empty-nesters alike. The house showcases the latest in smart-home operations and sustainable building, integrated seamlessly behind a charmingly detailed elevation. A harbinger of things to come in the housing industry, TNAH 2001 offers builders a perfectly executed example of how to combine timeless design and high technology within the constraints of building in a closer-in location.

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