May 11 2007
Building Homes For A Lifetime: Interest In Accessibility Is Rising - Yahoo! News
At Yahoo News a local builder got a shout out this morning. Building Homes For A Lifetime: Interest In Accessibility Is Rising mentions custom-home building Charlottesvillian Randy Rinehart and his practice of building accessible custom homes for the elderly.
That 10,500 Americans turn 55 every day is a fact not lost on Randy Rinehart, 60, a custom builder in Charlottesville, Va. “About half of the eight homes we build each year are for active adults,” he said. “It’s not unusual for these people to walk in and pay cash for a $2 million house.”
I wonder how some smalltown person building 8 houses a year get’s an expert mention in an out of town publication? Kinda fun.
Nice find. Charlottesvillians are everywhere.
I have been looking at accessible homes for my future husband (we are engaged) to rent in the Charlottesville area with no luck. I have investigated and studied the reports by the cCity regarding the growth of need versus the availability by 2010 and 2020. I have deeply researched the concepts behind Universal Designs. There isn’t anything available in the Charlottesville area.
It’s not always the older generations who need accessible housing. Many younger people due to accidents, war, birth defects or disease processes leave many without a place that accomodates them, provide for their limitations or allows loved ones to care for them in their own homes.
We are a relatively young couple. I have already been through caring for one husband for 22 years who was blind and bedridden and my high school sweetheart of 25 years has asked me to share his life and his Multiple Sclerosis.
Charlottesville is a wonderful, magical place to live and it is a shame that when we marry next year we will have to live in two separate places.
All I want to do is make a difference and encourage developers, politicians, city officials and the average person to care about those who can still contribute so much despite their limitations.
Thank you and please help me make a difference!