The 2023 Triangle Parade of Homes showcased nearly 200 of the best new builds in the area. This year, I toured roughly a dozen of the biggest and best homes. Here are the highlights.
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7317 Grist Mill Rd
$2,999,990 | 5700 Sq Ft | 5 Bed | 7 Bath | Raleigh Custom Homes
Located in North Ridge Country Club this home features a beautiful light filled office, huge kitchen, covered porch and pool.
1400 Rock Dam Ct
$6,999,900 | 9000 Sq Ft | 5 Bed | 8 Bath | Raleigh Custom Homes
The showstopper of the Parade located on North Ridge Golf Course complete with a stunning pool, golf simulator, poker room, game room, movie room, sauna, and steam room! Usually homes this big and expensive feel over the top with glitz and glimmer but this one actually still felt livable.
2116 Ridge Rd
$3,300,000 | 6200 Sq Ft | 5 Bed | 5.5 Bath | Exeter Building Company
This home featured a grand entrance and long front to back layout style. The office was definitely one of the best!
2312 Airline Dr
$2,950,000 | 5400 Sq Ft | 5 Bed | 7 Bath | Speight Built, LLC
With some of my favorite finishes of the tour this home featured unique cabinets, an elevator and a full finished basement.
2105 Manuel St
$2,500,000 | 4500 Sq Ft | 5 Bed | 4.5 Bath | DJF Builders
An impressive natural stone wall and floating staircase welcome you into this glitzy mansion.
822 Pebblebrook Dr
$2,999,990 | 5800 Sq Ft | 5 Bed | 6 Bath | Raleigh Custom Homes
Located in he shadows of North Hills, this house finally offered a tiny bit of walkability. Outside of the driveway wrapping the front entrance, this is one of the best exteriors of the Parade. Inside, this one didn’t disappoint with a nice layout, bright office, indoor-outdoor living, pool, and a FROG with semi-separate entrance.
727 Lake Boone Dr
$2,350,000 | 4500 Sq Ft | 4 Bed | 5.5 Bath | DJF Builders
Look at those custom corner windows! Can’t imagine how much that costs to cool in the summer, but they do look nice.
807 Chamberlain St
Last but not least, finally a home with decent walkability located adjacent to the Village District. This stunner also featured an upper level porch which is a personal must have. The finishes, primary bath and built-ins were also some of my favorites of the Parade.
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Visits to the Parade Homes from the super communities of Wendell Falls, Chatham Park and 751 South.
A Missing Middle House! I can’t believe I forgot to get pictures, but there was a Missing Middle Entry in Durham. This lot featured two 1200 SqFt houses with two ADU’s on a typical lot. My main gripe with the Parade in the years that I’ve gone has been the lack of walkable, urban environment or Missing Middle Housing that has been showcased. Thank you, AG Homes.
The units themselves were well equipped and perfectly showcased how to easily get 4 units on a typical lot. My only gripe was how many parking spots the City made them put in the front yard despite tons of on-street availability. I hope we see more next year.
Phil Veasley is a registered Professional Engineer in NC and GA. Opinions and insights are my own and are not representative of my employer or any organization. Any ideas displayed on this site are purely that – just ideas to help improve the future of the built environment and begin discussions.
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