Tour 15 new houses in Parade of Homes starting Friday

WASHTENAW COUNTY The Parade of Homes, an opportunity to tour a diverse range of newly built houses throughout Washtenaw County, will be held from Friday to Sunday.

The event is conducted by the Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor (BRAG).

Among the locations in the tour are a house in Chelsea, three in Dexter, one in Saline, and one in Ypsilanti, with the majority in Ann Arbor. Several houses are also in Livingston County. A list of the houses, their locations and details about each are available on BRAG's website.

Pete Nowakowski, marketing and communications director for BRAG, said the Parade of Homes is not only for those looking to have their own custom or model house built.

Anyone is welcome to participate, he said, including residents who want to see the different features of the new houses or see the decorations, as well as home improvement experts and architecture aficionados.

Among the featured houses are a 7,500 square-foot luxury house, a modern artistic custom retreat, and the latest house built by the Ann Arbor student builders, he said.

It's a chance to see a range of different styled houses with some of the latest new technology and features, Nowakowski said, such as a motorized porch screen. He said by looking around, residents may also find something they would like to have done in their current home.

"It's just really cool to see some of that stuff," he said.

Click here for a link to interactive interactive map of Parade of Homes' locations. An interactive map for directions to Parade of Homes houses in Washtenaw County is also available.

The parade also helps familiarize area residents with some of the local neighborhoods and gives the house builders some of the recognition they deserve, Nowakowski said. Continued...

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Tour 15 new houses in Parade of Homes starting Friday