LCHBA Anniversary Home on schedule for August sale

By Jason Gibbs

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LAS CRUCES >> It's about more than pounding nails and pulling electrical wire, although there was plenty of both going on at the Las Cruces Home Builders Association's Anniversary House Friday.

The work is a labor of love intended to give back to the Southern New Mexico community.

Construction on the philanthropical project, underway at 3677 Santa Sabina Ave. in the Metro Verde South development on the East Mesa, is on target for a July finish, said LCHBA Executive Officer Steve Chavira. Dubbed the Anniversary House, the home is being constructed to mark the 55th anniversary of the association. John Moscato of Sierra Note Land Holding along with partners Royal Jones and Dean Rigg sold the lot to LCHBA for a significantly discounted price. Kimball Hakes, president of Hakes Brothers Brothers builders approached Moscato to begin the project.

Contractors and LCHBA members are donating or deeply discounting much of the necessary time, labor and material to bring the home's construction cost in as low as possible.

The goal? Have a market-ready home for sale in August, with proceeds going to Las Cruces charities.

And, it looks like that goal is in sight.

A student crew of electrical engineers from the Independent Electrical Contractors group spent Friday installing electrical wiring throughout the house.

"The build-out is gong very well," Chavira said Friday. "It's going up fast and it's a good-quality home being built."

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LCHBA Anniversary Home on schedule for August sale