Champion Homes has completed a partnership in California to create a village of 67 attainable, off-site built homes in a constrained market.
The effort, in conjunction with developer Ted Moon, resulted in Blythe Village in Fresno, Calif., in what the partners said they believe could be a model for an improved housing market in many cities.
Blythe Village is a build-to-rent project that leverages the speed and cost efficiencies of manufactured homes.
“To solve the affordable housing crisis, we must prioritize speed and scale,” Moon said. “Through our collaboration with the City of Fresno and Champion Homes, Blythe Village proves we can rapidly deliver the high-quality, three-bedroom homes the market has lacked.”
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Blythe Village was held on Feb. 2. Speakers included Moon, Fresno Mayor Jerry P. Dyer, Councilmember Annalisa Perea, and Champion Homes Executive Vice President Wade Lyall.
“The ability to use manufactured housing for scale and speed-to-market has a real impact,” Champion Homes Director of Business Development Chuck Bleth said. “We’re proud of our team’s dedication to accelerating this project in terms of both product development and production capability.”
The goal of the project is to increase affordable housing in the city as a part of Mayor Dyer’s “One Fresno” Housing Strategy, addressing the community’s housing crisis.
“I am so proud of the Blythe Village project and all it represents as part of my administration’s efforts to address our city’s housing crisis,” Dyer said. “This project is yet another example of the creative, out-of-the-box thinking necessary to provide housing solutions that are responsive to our community’s needs, fulfilling the One Fresno vision of making Fresno the inclusive, prosperous, beautiful city where people take pride in their neighborhoods and community.”
Each three-bedroom, two-bathroom home offers a pathway to attainable housing for growing families that need more space than can be provided in most apartments.
The homes range from 933 to 1,120 square feet, showcasing Champion’s innovative construction techniques.
Blythe Village is the first time the company has done a build-to-rent project with manufactured homes at this scale.
“Showcasing quality, speed, and affordability, Blythe Village is a premier example of how manufactured housing can be a key solution to the nation’s affordable housing crisis,” Bleth said.
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