Revised Price and Specifications for Detached Single-Family Houses (July 2000)

Below are the revised base prices as of July 1, 2000 and typical specifications for all six models of the detached single-family homes in the East Campus/Trinity Heights project.  These base prices have increased by an average of 1.1% over the prices published in December 1999 to reflect escalation in labor and/or material costs incurred by the builder since the start of the year. The actual specifications for a particular house will be included in the signed contracts. To the extent that there is a conflict between any specifications below and any previously issued specifications, the specifications below are intended to supersede the previous specifications. To the extent that there is a conflict between any specifications below and the specifications found in a signed written contact, the contractual specifications will be controlling.

Base Sales Price for Single-Family Homes

Model	Elevation	Heated SF	7/1/00 Base Price	Price per SF	Incr. Over 12/99 Base Price
Baldwin	A B C	1,496	$159,360 $165,600 $168,500	$106.52 $110.70 $112.63	1.4% 1.3% 1.5%
Crowell	A B C	1,640	$174,600 $180,420 $183,170	$106.46 $110.01 $111.69	1.4% over est. n/a n/a
Davison	A B C	1,792	$194,480 $188,740 $190,910	$108.53 $105.32 $106.53	1.4% 1.1% 1.1%
Aycock	A B C	1,985	$209,720 $218,210 $220,390	$105.65 $109.93 $111.03	1.8% over est. n/a n/a
Epworth	A B C	2,076	$210,940 $209,780 $212,230	$101.61 $101.05 $102.23	1.1% 1.1% 1.1%
Few	A B C	2,143	$218,400 $219,580 $220,310	$101.91 $102.46 $102.80	1.3% over est. 1.2 % over est. 1.2% over est.
Avg. Price Increase					1.1%

Typical Specifications for Single-Family House

Foundation

• Brick or block with applied stucco (brick color to be selected by builder)
• Crawl space
• Builder may step side or rear foundation walls as grade permits
• Brick front porch piers
• Brick rowlock caps on front porch piers per plan

• Brick rowlock and concrete floor
• Handrails installed per plan (handrails at front steps to be installed only when building code requires)
• Brick front porch steps

• Horizontal lap fiber cement siding or equal with smooth finish
• Exterior elevations may have special materials or features as shown on plan

• Insulated tilt feature SDL windows with raised interior and exterior muntins
• Screens on three sides (all except front of house)

• 4 panel painted wood front door
• Side or rear door(s) will be painted wood with insulated glass in top half of door (no muntins)
• Optional garage door(s) will be panel metal insulated

• Class A (20 year), 3 tab flat (non-dimensional) roofing shingles by Certainteed Gaf, Owens Corning, or equal
• Shingle color will be black

• Houses will not have gutters
• Rain diverters will be installed at entry doors

• Fireplaces are NOT included in the base sales price
• As options, gas ventless fireplaces (starting around $2,000) and solid masonry fireplaces (approximately $5,500) will be available

• First floor will be ¾" OSB covered with ¾" oak #1 common hardwood flooring finished-in-place in the foyer, living or family room, dining room, powder room, and all adjacent closets and hallways; first floor study or bedroom, if shown on plan, will be carpet
• Optional additional hardwood floors are approximately $9 per square foot
• Armstrong Successor vinyl flooring or equal will be installed in the laundry room, kitchen, breakfast room, and full baths
• Carpet and 4-pound pad will be installed on the steps and in all other areas which have bath vanities without toilet, tub, or shower
• Carpet and vinyl flooring (carpet upgrades start around $400 for the entire house)

• Elongated bowl water closets in all baths, pedestal sink in powder room, and drop-in porcelain bowls on post form laminated tops in baths
• Kitchen sink will be stainless steel double bowl sink with horsepower disposal with Delta chrome fixture and spray attachment or equal (builder's choice)
• Plumbing fixtures throughout each house will be Delta single lever chrome or equal (builder's choice)
• One piece fiberglass tub enclosure in secondary bath(s)
• Americast tub, fiberglass garden tub, or separate tub and shower in master bath, as shown on plan
• Shower in master bath (or, if no shower, then tub) will have 4" x 4" white ceramic tile walls
• Ceramic tile wall upgrades (4" x 4") are approximately $11 per square foot; ceramic tile floor upgrades (1" x 1") are approximately $13.25 per SF
• Shower door(s) are included only where master contains separate shower
• Water heater will be 40-gallon gas heater (electric in optional garage office/apartment and electric on some plans where gas venting not feasible, e.g, Davison Elevation A with wrap-around porch)
• Hose bibs not available on optional garages unless the space above the garage is plumbed and finished
• City of Durham supplies water and sanitary sewer services

• Gas forced air heat
• Electric air conditioning
• Number of zones designated per plan
• Mechanical system included in base sales price is NOT sized for optional heated areas
• Optional garage office/apartment will have an electric heat pump

• Fixtures for foyer, dining room and kitchen to be chosen by buyer from selections offered by builder
• All interior and exterior lighting per plan
• Smoke detectors and bath fans per building code
• Ceiling fan prewires included in the family room and master bedroom; ceiling fans are NOT included in the base sales price
• Exterior electrical receptacle on front and rear of each house

• Prewires include two "Cat-5" phone lines downstairs and one in each bedroom upstairs (total of 4 or 5, depending on model)
• Two cable TV prewires
• Buyer may choose locations for prewires, if done prior to start of construction

• 3-year Duke platinum plus (or comparable future plan) ADSL connection from GTE INCLUDED in base sales price (service provided by Duke's contractor)
• Upon move-in, internet installation and setup of up to two computers in house INCLUDED in base sales price (service provided by Duke's contractor).

• Craftsman-style interior trim package which includes craftsman crown in the dining room and the formal living room (some plans do not have a formal living room)
• Baseboard and interior door and window castings will be oversized throughout each house
• Closets will have vinyl coated shelving

• Four panel hardboard

• All locksets will be Kwickset, Schlage, Weiser, or equal (builder's choice)
• Dead bolt locks on front entry door only
• Keyed locks on all other exterior doors

• Flat panel wooden door per decorator sample selected by buyer (optional upgrades also available for selection by buyer)
• Wall cabinets will be 30" high with applied crown molding
• Countertops will be laminate in kitchen and bath(s)
• Upgrade options start around $375

• Standard appliances are General Electric or equal (builder's choice) and will include a free-standing self-cleaning electric range/oven, a 30" recirculating range hood, and a postscrubber dishwasher
• Kitchen sink will have a garbage disposal by Badger or equal (builder's choice)
• Ice-maker hookup for a refrigerator is included in the base sales price
• WASHER, DRYER, REFRIGERATOR AND MICROWAVE are NOT included in the base sales price

• 9' ceiling downstairs and upstairs
• Smooth finish
• Ceiling height in a room over a garage or in a finished walk-up attic will be per plan

• Attics may be framed with structurally designed wood trusses, wood I-beams, or dimensional lumber per plans
• Plans which show mechanical equipment in attic and no walk-up stairs will have a disappearing stairs unit and 64 square feet of flooring
• Walk-up attics available only as shown on Davison plan
• Unfinished walk-up attics are unheated and include ½" osb flooring

• Yard will be professionally landscaped with front foundation shrubs and seeded lawn
• Buyers will receive landscaping booklet prepared by project's landscape architect with suggested plantings
• Two-car gravel parking adjacent to alley
• Rear concrete patio adjoining house (approximately 120 square feet)
• Car park and patio will have stepping stones between them, stones to be chosen by builder

• Detached 2-car garage or a detached 2-car garage with finished space above for home office or apartment are available as optional features and are NOT included in base sales price
• Prices for the optional garages have not been finally established, but are likely to be approximately $15,000 for a garage only, approximately $35,000 for a garage with a finished office/apartment in an open floor plan above, and approximately $37,000 for a garage with a finished office/apartment with a bedroom above.
• Optional garages will be unfinished with exposed framing
• Each optional garage will have two 8' x 7' panel metal garage doors (no glass panels), one window, one 2'8" metal service door with window, 2 outlets, 2 overhead keyless light fixtures, and prewires for garage door operators (GARAGE DOOR OPERATORS NOT INCLUDED, but available as an option)
• A hose bib on an optional garage is included only on a garage with finished office/apartment containing plumbing fixtures

• Standard mail box or mail drop
• There will be a "Fence Letter" setting forth the details of fencing attached to each contract; in some cases, it will be included in the base sales price and in others buyers will receive a credit for agreeing to provide their own fencing.  For more information about fencing, please click here.
• Houses on corner lots may require additional architectural features which MAY NOT be included in the base sales price.

Any required exterior steps on a house or garage will be built with treated lumber and will not be painted.

To see the Trinity Heights townhouse base prices and standard specifications, please click here.