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Could Salisbury’s future include a touch of Raleigh’s Cooke Street?
Although it was completed a few years ago, Raleigh's Cooke Street development is still making headlines! Read below about how city officials in Salisbury, North Carolina are considering using Cooke Street as a [...]
TightLines featured in THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Read this endearing article about a Virginia woman becoming a first-time homeowner with our "Monique" house plan. Project Manager Craig Bethel was recently interviewed by the Hampton Roads newspaper about the plan. BY [...]
TightLines Exhibits at the 2013 Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference
The team at TightLines attended and exhibited at the Governor's Housing Conference this week in Norfolk, Virginia. The conference is the largest and most comprehensive affordable housing event of the year. The conference [...]
U.S. home builder sentiment stabilizes in November: NAHB
(Reuters, November 18, 2013) - U.S. homebuilder confidence stabilized in November after falling for two straight months, though steady home demand was tempered by worries about further fiscal battles in Washington, the National [...]
Bird Houses & New Friends Made at the Cooke Street Carnival
On Saturday, October 19th, TightLines joined thousands of Raleigh citizens to celebrate local arts, culture and music at the annual Cooke Street Carnival. Our team hosted a booth where dozens of bird houses [...]
U.S. Existing Home Sales Fall, Price Appreciation Slows
WASHINGTON | Mon Oct 21, 2013 (Reuters) - U.S. home resales fell in September and prices cooled as higher mortgage rates took the edge off the housing market recovery. The National Association of [...]
TightLines featured in THE FREE-LANCE STAR
CVHC Homes Designed to be Efficient, Affordable BY RICHARD AMRHINE / THE FREE LANCE-STAR October 18, 2013 Drive through Mayfield these days and you’ll see many new homes that have been designed and [...]
NCHFA Housing Credit Funded Projects Awarded
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 [...]
Smart Growth America: Building Better Budgets Quantifies Average Savings and Revenue of Smart Growth Development
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 [...]
Modern Nash Design Planned for Urban Neighborhood in Canada
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 [...]
Open House on June 7th! TightLines New Office in Downtown Raleigh
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, [...]
Senate Finance Committee Releases Paper: LIHTC Reform Options
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 [...]
NC House Bill Would End LEED Certifications for State Government Buildings
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. [...]
It Took A Village: A Habitat Affiliate’s Determination to Build Better
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. [...]
TightLines Designs is moving… next door!
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, [...]
News & Observer Feature: The North Street Community provides one-of-a-kind support to families with disabled members
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 [...]
David Maurer to Present at Habitat International’s 2013 Global Conference
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 [...]
Rosengarten Park: A New Life 100 Years Later
The Rosengarten Park Neighborhood in Raleigh, North Carolina has been given new life. Founded in the early 1900s and close to extinction multiple times over the decades, Rosengarten Park now holds the promise [...]
Sir Walter Raleigh Awards
Jim Goodmon, CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company, presented as the keynote speaker at the 30th annual Sir Walter Raleigh Awards on Tuesday, October 9th. Goodmon spoke to a crowd of more than 200 attendees about the critical role [...]
HUD Green Technical Assistance Deadline Quickly Approaching
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has established a Green Technical Assistance (TA) Corps. Through this pilot initiative, experts on energy efficiency and green building will provide direct technical assistance [...]
TightLines Presents at the 2012 NC Affordable Housing Conference: Housing Works
On Thursday, September 27th, TightLines President David Maurer joined Kimberly Siran of Coaly Design and Director of Kingdom Community Development Corporation Carl Manning to lead a discussion on collaborative design at the 2012 [...]
Precast Concrete Panels: A Quick, Accurate and High Performance Alternative by Lindsay Locke
Precast concrete is a panelized (or prebuilt) system for poured concrete that has become an alternative building technique in residential construction. The system provides benefits to the architect, builder and consumer. Precast concrete [...]
TightLines Presents at Self-Help Loan Pool Regional Workshops Offered by NCHFA
During the second and third weeks in August, North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) offered half day workshop and feedback sessions for current and prospective Self-Help Loan Pool (SHLP) members. At the sessions, [...]
Oddly-Shaped Lot? For the TightLines Team, it is a Piece of Cake
Not all lots are created alike-- especially when it comes to historic, urban infill projects. In recent weeks, the TightLines team has had the opportunity to help clients address the daunting challenges that [...]