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WHAT WE BUILD

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While volunteer laborers do much of the work on each Habitat house, we also utilize licensed subcontractors, such as plumbers and electricians. We build Habitat homes to code and must pass residential building inspections.

Habitat for Humanity builds and then sells a three-bedroom, one-story design of approximately 1200 - 1500 square feet to qualified families. The homes are air-conditioned and have 2 bathrooms. Dependent upon the city/county codes, a house may be built with a garage or a shed. It typically takes four to six months to build a home. Construction on the homes is a cooperative effort between volunteers and buyers of homes.

Moreover, every new Habitat house is EarthCraft certified! EarthCraft is a voluntary green building program which serves as a blueprint for healthy, comfortable homes that reduce utility bills and minimize environmental impacts... a wonderful opportunity for our low-income homebuyers.

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Our Habitat homes now use 15-30% less energy, delivering hundreds in annual savings to our homebuyers. The savings in monthly utility bills is a winning economic situation for homeowners with a tight budget.

The new homes include a variety of energy-efficient features, such as higher performance windows, tight construction and ducts, efficient heating/cooling equipment and Energy Star-qualified appliances and lighting.

Properly installed energy-efficient features deliver better protection against cold, heat, drafts, moisture, pollen and noise, leading to lower maintenance costs over the long term for our lower-income homebuyers.

With a no-interest, 20 to 30-year mortgage, house payments are approximately $550 - $800 per month. Our families totally own their homes upon completion of their mortgage terms.

Each home costs approximately $95,000 ($75,000 for construction of the home plus $20,000 for the lot/land) and is appraised at approximately $200,000 upon completion. This creates a significant asset for a family, a positive aesthetic impact on a neighborhood and adds to the tax base for municipalities. We are constantly striving to increase the number of homes we build, since the number of families in need always exceeds the number of houses constructed.
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Habitat for Humanity Peninsula & Greater Williamsburg
11011 Warwick Blvd | Newport News, VA 23601
​FEDERAL TAX ID: 52-1431619

​For Voice Relay Service (TTY/TTD/TT), dial 7-1-1, then call us at  757-913-5647.

About Us
Habitat for Humanity builds homes, communities and hope in the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg, plus the counties of Charles City, James City, New Kent and York, Virginia.
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371 Chatham Drive | Newport News, VA 23602
Phone: 757-596-5553, Option 4

1303 Jamestown Road | Williamsburg, VA 23185
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