NOW Communities, Concord, MA

NOW Communities develops “pocket neighborhoods” – clustered groups of high-performance small-footprint houses gathered around shared open space. With craftsman-like detailing, inviting porches, winding footpaths, and extensive community gardens, these are places to be cherished for generations. Located near strategic transit nodes and achieving a Net Zero Energy standard, NOW developments are an innovative housing solution for the troubling concerns of significantly higher energy prices and the social and economic costs of un-managed suburban sprawl.

NOW’s first project, Concord Riverwalk, is a new neighborhood of 13 beautiful, smart, sustainable homes near West Concord town center in Massachusetts. The project

-- was named 2013 Community of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
-- won a 2011 Urban Development Award from the Congress for the New Urbanism, New England Chapter (CNU-NE)
-- won a 2011 Outstanding Planning Award from the American Planning Association, MA Chapter (APA-MA)
-- won a 2012 Archistar & Design Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), RI Chapter

and was featured in the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, Boston Magazine, AARP Magazine, and on DIY Network’s This New House.