The Benefit Homes Project: "Home for Good"

Working 32 years “to ensure a brighter future for the community’s less fortunate, through the heart and hands of the homebuilding industry.” 
 

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Newmark Homes' sells its Woodhaven Plan in the Towne Lake community. Download floor plan.
 

Newmark Homes Breaks Record with Sale of Benefit Home

(November 13, 2011) - With the sale of Newmark Homes’ 2011 Benefit Home, a new record was set for this GHBA fundraiser. When the home sold, the net proceeds were a record $336,250! This breaks the 31-year record for the most net proceeds from a Benefit Home. 

Newmark Homes presented The 100 Club with $40,000 and the GHBA received a check for $296,250, with the majority of those funds distributed between Texas Children’s Cancer Center, the Alzheimer’s Association and HomeAid Houston. Newmark constructed its Woodhaven Plan for the Project with donated materials, labor and services by GHBA members.  

“This is an incredible number when you consider the volatile economy over the past two years,” said Don Klein, chairman of the Benefit Homes Project. “When you have this many companies and individuals stepping up and giving to build a luxurious home of this caliber and price-range for little or no cost, it just shows the industry’s commitment to give to those less fortunate.”

The Benefit Homes are ‘Homes for Good’ – good for the individuals who benefit from these three important charities and good for the families who purchase them. As with the Newmark home, a Benefit Home is loaded with a broad variety of upgrades and amenities not often found in other homes with similar pricing. Newmark constructed its Benefit Home in the premier community of Towne Lake. Caldwell Companies, the developer, donated the homesite. 

“Newmark’s Benefit Home was finished out with $97,000 worth of upgrades at no additional cost to the buyer,” said Don Klein, chairman of the Project. “A homebuyer today would be hard-pressed to find that kind of value anywhere else, especially in such a prime community like Towne Lake. The Project’s vendors were the reason this incredible offer could be possible.” Read more

GHBA Charity Reaches $7 Million

(January 11, 2012) - The recent sale of David Weekley Homes’ Benefit Home in Bridgeland pushed the proceeds raised by this GHBA charity over the $7 million mark.

“Reaching over $7 million in funds raised for local charity in a year of economic challenges is a true reflection of the generous nature of Houston’s homebuilding industry,” said Don Klein, chairman of the Benefit Homes Project and president of Chesmar Homes. “It is also a reflection of a stronger market than is typically reported in the media. The GHBA Benefit Homes Project contributed more than half a million dollars in charitable funds in 2011.”

David Weekley Homes constructed its Bernard Plan for this annual GHBA fundraiser. This 3,245 sq. ft. two-story home offers four bedrooms, 3.5 baths and includes a study, dining room, children’s retreat and a bonus room (download floorplan). The home was finished out with numerous upgrades and amenities throughout.

The majority of the proceeds from the sale of this luxury home will be presented to Texas Children’s Cancer Center, the Alzheimer’s Association and HomeAid Houston.

“Our participation in the Benefit Home Project for 2011 further solidifies David Weekley Homes’ commitment to giving back and fulfilling ‘Our Purpose of Enhancing People’s Lives: Our Community,’” said Rick Moore, David Weekley Homes Houston area president. “We truly believe in making an impact on people’s lives, and this is such a wonderful way for us as a company to do just that.” Read more

In the photo above: David Weekley Homes Bernard Model in Lakeland Heights.