TightLines Designs is pleased to be providing design services for multiple projects that were awarded housing credit funds by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) for the 2013 cycle. NCHFA finances the statewide construction of affordable rental apartments using federal and state housing credits, low-interest loans, and tax-exempt [...]
Local governments across the country have compared development strategies to understand their impact on municipal finances. These studies generally compare two or more different development scenarios, and help local leaders make informed decisions about new development based on the costs or revenues associated with them. Many municipalities have found [...]
TightLines Designs recently collaborated with client Steve Orlesky on an exciting project in the City of Thunder Bay-- an area of northern Ontario, Canada. Our team worked closely with Steve to develop a modern variation of the standard Nash-- a two-story Craftsman style home in our single family portfolio. [...]
Save the Date: First Friday Open House Gallery Walk Downtown Raleigh June 7, 2013 (5-7 pm) TightLines Designs Office 115.5 E Hargett St, Suite 300 Raleigh, NC 27601 With over 80 participating venues, First Friday features a self-guided tour of galleries, studios and museums as well as alternative exhibition [...]
The Senate Committee on Finance released "Economic and Community Development: Senate Finance Committee Staff Tax Reform Options for Discussion" after a closed-door Committee meeting on May 15. The document, which summarizes tax reform options related to the economic and community development portions of the tax code, is the sixth [...]
By John Murawski — jmurawski@newsobserver.com RALEIGH — A proposal to promote the use of North Carolina-grown timber in state government buildings could prevent state offices from receiving the prestigious LEED green building certification. The legislation, which has the backing of the Weyerhaeuser Corp. and the N.C. Forestry Association, easily [...]
After an exhaustive search to find a deserving family for an upcoming house build, the Family Selection Committee of the Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Cottage Grove, Oregon found themselves faced with an unprecedented challenge. The selected family desperately needed a house that could accommodate children and a single mother affected [...]
On April 12th, our team will make the long journey down and back up a few flights of stairs to our new home located at 115.5 E Hargett Street, Suite 300 in Raleigh, North Carolina. We are super excited about the new space, which is located on the 3rd [...]
Our team is honored and humbled to provide the design services for this groundbreaking project in Durham, NC. The North Street community is the only urban neighborhood in NC and possibly the US set aside for families with developmentally disabled individuals as well as able-bodied families willing to assist [...]
TightLines Designs Principal David Maurer will be a presenter at Habitat for Humanity International's 2013 Global Conference. The conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia from March 11-14 and will be attended by more than 2,000 representatives from Habitat affiliates across the U.S. and nearly 80 countries around the [...]