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City and State Officials Launch The Gatsby: L.A.'s First All-Solar, All-Green Community

Posted on: Thursday, 28 May 2009, 20:04 CDT

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Hailed as metro L.A.'s first certified green, all-solar Smarthome(TM) community, The Gatsby Hollywood received city and state commendations for its sustainable design at today's VIP Opening Event.

Los Angeles 4th District Councilman, Tom LaBonge and Director of California's Department of Housing and Community Development, Lynne Jacobs, joined Hollywood city representatives and Dan Thompson, CEO of MasterCraft Homes Group and developer of The Gatsby Hollywood, for the opening event.

"California is leading the way in sustainable building and The Gatsby Hollywood exemplifies our progress. We're bringing sustainable building to the state level and I know I can refer doubting inspectors to The Gatsby Hollywood to prove how sustainable building works," said Lynne Jacobs.

Councilman LaBonge expressed gratitude to Dan Thompson for The Gatsby's timeless design. "This corner [Fountain and Wilcox] has been historic for a long time and I thank Dan and his team for turning it into a design that says 'community'," said LaBonge. LaBonge then presented to Thompson a commemorative plaque and commendation signed by Los Angeles City Council President, Eric Garcetti, declaring The Gatsby Hollywood as the City of Angel's first all-green, all-solar community.

Thompson thanked The Gatsby's architects for designing a community with historic architectural influences and contemporary interiors.

Although exteriors pay homage to another era, they include state-of-the-art features, like an integrated solar roof system. The system protects the earth by drawing renewable energy from the sun and converting it to electricity each home can use.

As a ComfortWise(R) Green and Certified California Green community, The Gatsby is constructed with technology that improves indoor air quality and includes products that reduce energy consumption by at least 15% and save at least 20,000 gallons of water per year. During construction 50% of the waste was recycled and lumber was culled from sustainable forests.

MasterCraft Homes Group built The Gatsby under the city's 2004 Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance, allowing developers to build new single-family detached homes on a land parcel in areas zoned for multifamily housing. The legislation helps meet the increasing infill housing need and encourages community development in neighborhoods near job centers.

The Gatsby presents approximately 1,525-square-foot floorplans with two bedrooms, a den, three baths, attached two-car garages, and private rooftop decks. Prices start at $749,000. For more information, visit TheGatsbyHollywood.com or call (323) 469-0883.

SOURCE MasterCraft Homes Group

Source: PR Newswire

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