November 18, 2008

New Green Lynnfield Townhouses


According to the Boston Herald, developer Linda Pizzuti has built a 20-unit Colonial-style townhouses, featuring the latest in Green technology. The complex, known as Pyburn Mews, is one of the North Shore’s first projects to receive both Energy Star and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.

They are priced from $420,000 for 2-bedroom units to $580,000 for 3-bedrooms. Five townhouses will be designated as “affordable” will be sold by a special lottery. Pictured above is Unit 58, including eco-friendly elements such as strand-bamboo wood flooring, chemical-free carpeting, high-efficiency heating/cooling and Energy Star-certified windows, lights and appliances. Each townhouse’s garage even boasts a special outlet for recharging electric cars. Photo by Ted Fitzgerald.