I recently attended a professional conference in Salt Lake City and was especially curious to see this OTHER of the.“10 Towns that Changed America.” Salt Lake City was originally a planned community of small farms but when I saw the … Read More
by Kim Kash, Greenbelter and Realtor with Caprika Realty A couple of weeks ago I wrote about WHY to buy in a cooperative housing community, and specifically our very own Greenbelt Homes (GHI.) For an overview of the key features and … Read More
by Kim Kash, Greenbelter and Realtor with Caprika Realty Getting educated on the home-buying process is a big job, and there are plenty of great resources out there to guide homebuyers. Anyone starting to do their research may have heard … Read More
Greenbelt is one of three New Deal-era “greenbelt” towns created to provide housing and jobs during the Great Depression. It was recognized as a National Landmark Historic District. for its architecture, planning, landscape, and community attributes, but here we’ll focus … Read More
UPDATE: GHI now (as of 2019) has an approval process for members planting in common areas. Here it is. Time to show off another garden make-over! Unlike the earlier street-side make-over at the end of a back yard, this one’s in … Read More
I’m happy to report a growing resource documenting the natural parts of Old Greenbelt, from the GHI’s Woodlands Committee. Or to be exact, from member Rachel Channon. She’s photographed and then uploaded to Flickr these subjects: Animals and Insects in … Read More
Finally we’re seeing a trend toward smaller homes being built in the U.S., after decades of increasing square footage. For example, the U.S. Census reported that from 2007 to 2010 the average size of a new, single-family home in the … Read More