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Small Starter Homes

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This streetscape shows the benefit of front elevation variety when building from stock house plans. This is the single greatest mistake home builders make when building subdivisions, as they typically lack character, diversity, and interest. This photo shows how the exact same house can look...
Small Starter Homes
Another streetscape view of a single floor plan built multiple times but avoiding the cookie-cutter look of production home builders. Simple, affordable changes to siding and roof shingle color, porch column & roof design, and front elevations materials - siding, premium shake shingle, and brick...
Small Starter Homes
Small starter homes are in big demand in many housing markets. Starter homes do not have to be unattractive, as this photo shows. Simple brick details add high quality lasting value that will give the owner/buyer or renter a sense of pride in their simple home. This 3 bedroom 2 bath home is ADA...
Small Starter Homes
2 small starter homes - unit at right is ADA compliant and is the same floor plan as the 1st photo in this set. The 2 story unit is the siding version of the next photo in this set with a brick front. All of these house prototypes are designed with multiple front elevations to allow a developer...
Small Starter Homes
I have become an expert in the design of small starter homes over the last 15 years. Over 350 of these homes have been built in the St. Louis Metro area, including in Illinois. These homes are often built as low-cost rental homes using low-income housing tax credits, but they do not look like low...
Small Starter Homes
Same small starter house with a different color combination
Small Starter Homes
Small, simple starter house with a 2 story floor plan that measures 20' wide by 34' deep. Custom versions can be larger, and one version has been designed that is more narrow. Vertical siding on top 10' with shake shingle siding below. All of this siding is vinyl.
Small Starter Homes
This version of the #350 floor plan has vertical board & batten siding below shake shingle siding above. Columns are PermaCast fiber cement.
Small Starter Homes
All homes in this photo set are small starter homes built to infill in existing older neighborhoods. Over 300 of these homes have been built in the St. Louis region including St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Webster Groves, and in Illinois Cities of Alton, Granite City, and Carbondale. All of...
Small Starter Homes
This starter home features the raised basement concept. Homes like these are often built using low income housing tax credits that require a 15 year period of rental. The idea of this home is that it is an ideal rental to be sold after the rental period. The owner can then easily expand this...
Small Starter Homes
This small house is designed for a narrow lot or a corner lot that has 2 large front yard setback lines. It also features a "raised basement" concept that is very marketable way for a first time home buyer to have very inexpensive basement space to finish to expand the house living area. This...
Small Starter Homes
The #250 small house built on a corner lot that has 2 large front yard setback lines. It is the same plan as the "raised basement" concept shown in another photo, but with a different front porch design This house is 3 bedroom, 2 bath, and 1,200 square feet.
Small Starter Homes
Small starter 3 bedroom homes - this floor plan can be built with 1.5 or 2.5 baths and has several front elevation options
Small Starter Homes
Small starter 3 bedroom homes - this floor plan can be built with 1.5 or 2.5 baths and has several front elevation options
Small Starter Homes
Simple brick details are a cost effective way to make a very basic small house have very nice curb appeal
Small Starter Homes