Quaker Homes in Falmouth, Massachusetts - Bob Vila eps.2904

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Bob visits with John Druley of Quaker Homes in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Druley is developing a parcel of land in Falmouth that will have eight homes, two of them affordable for families earing a modest income. Bob and Druley discuss the reality of housing in Falmouth, where one-acre building lots are required for new housing. A lot, Druley explains, will sell for around $300,000 with no construction. For this development, Druley has invoked Massachusetts' Act 40B to gain relief from zoning restrictions such as the one-acre minimum lot size. In return, Druley must make 20 percent of the homes available as affordable homes, for those earning up to 80 percent of the area's median income. The lots are 10,000 sqaure feet with a 40-foot setback from the road, 10-foot sidelines, and a 45 to 50-foot backyard. The homes are 1,800-square-foot Capes with attached garages, clad in white cedar shingles, with skylights, architectural-style roof shingles, and no-maintenance, energy-efficient vinyl windows. Druley explains that the affordable and market-priced homes must be indistinguisable in design, materials, and layout. The state assigns a 40B auditor to monitor the project and assure that no corners are cut on the affordable homes, and that the developer earns no more than 20 percent profit from the development. Druley explains that the market-priced homes in the neighborhood will sell for between $375,000 and $400,000, which will help offset the $119,900 selling price for the affordable homes.

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Just noticed that was a poor cut on the joyce, you overcut like 2 or 3 inches, come on pros shouldn't be messing up like that, that's how I would do it and I'm a hack

[glassbottleblues]

Damn why couldn't I have thought of that wheelbarrow design, so simple but brilliant!!! So is this Falmouth or Mashpee, they are different towns. Bob says Mashpee in the video but the title say's Falmouth, I'm from Falmouth and i'm curious where these house's are for 135k, that's awesome price for that house

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Taping is an acquired skill!

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"We have Al and Tim here" :) First I was thinking of is Home Improvement (tv series) :D