Tiny neighborhood

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Escape Tampa Bay Village joins the movement toward compact living.

In the near northwest neighborhood of South Bend, twin tiny homes are standing out. “Well, we are in one of the often overlooked neighborhoods,” says Mike Keen. Keen is the manager of Hometown Development, LLC. His group is working to revitalize the neighborhood. “We went from building one house to owning three renovated structures, 20 lots and the big thing we are doing is renovating the bakery building across the street,” says Keen.

(Well, maybe.)

Built Green Homes, Conover Commons, New Craftsman style cottages, by the Cottage Company, Linda Pruitt, Developer, Ross Chapin, Architect, Seattle area, Redmond, Washington State, Pacific Northwest, USA,.

Pocket neighborhoods are a growing trend across the United States and Canada. They create a friendly supportive community for people in many different stages of their life. Ross Chapin, an architect in Washington first coined the term pocket neighborhoods. Several of those are profiled here.

Small-space living pioneer Jay Shafer is the force behind a tiny house village development planned for Sonoma County, CA.

The Cottage Company is known for “building pocket neighborhood communities of compact homes.” They are a company capitalizing on the tiny home trend. They’ve built many quality compact homes in the past that are both attractive and functional, but nothing quite compares to their stunning Kvale Hytte Cottage. This tiny home was built in a community...