Safe: Make It Right homes are designed with safety in mind and are built to weather the next storm or flood. All homes are elevated at least 5’, built to withstand winds of at least 130 mph and fitted with easy to install hurricane fabric, made of Kevlar, to protect windows and doors during storms.

Healthy: Make It Right homes are built to strin-gent LEED Platinum standards and use only the healthiest materials for both the homeowner and the environment. Paints and resins contain no harmful gasses and we only use formalde-hyde-free wood products. Some residents have reported improved asthmatic symptoms as a result of better indoor air quality.

Durable: Metal roofs, fiber cement siding and mold and termite resistant framing lumber are examples of long-lasting, durable materials chosen specifically to minimize the burden of home maintenance and repairs.

Benefits of a Make It Right HomeA Safe, Healthy & Affordable Community in New Orleans Lower 9th Ward

Founded by Brad Pitt, Make It Right is building at least 150 affordable, green, storm-resistant homes in New Orleans’ Historic Lower 9th Ward. With 90 homes built as of January 2013, this once devastated neighborhood is growing again!

Benefits of a Make It Right Home

Affordable: Now is the time to buy! Cash down required can be as little as $1,500 and a dedicat-ed Homeownership Counselor can help eligible buyers qualify for up to $75,000 in downpayment and closing cost assistance.

Power bills can be as low as $30 per month due to our solar panels, energy-efficient designs and materials. These energy savings can add up to thousands of dollars over the life of the home when compared to a traditionally built home.

With these savings and mortgage rates at all-time lows, total monthly payments including utilities can range from $700 to $1,200!

Exterior Home Features• Homes are designed by award-winning

local, national and global architecture firms• Buyers can choose from seven house designs• Long-lasting, energy-saving metal roofs• 4kW solar panel systems • Homes elevated 2 feet above FEMA mandate• Durable Nichiha Sierra Premium™ fiber

cement siding• Eco Blue Shield™ mold and termite resistant

framing lumber • Pervious concrete pavement reduces flooding• Low-maintenance native landscaping• Handicap accessible options• Spacious porches and decks

Interior Home Features• ECO™ by Cosentino recycled glass countertops• Shaw EnviroCore® hardwood & carpets • Buyers can select from a range of paint

colors, flooring and cabinetry• ENERGY STAR microwave, stove, refrigerator

& front loading washer & dryer included• Energy-saving Noritz tankless water heaters• Low-E windows and spray foam insulation• Caroma dual flush toilets and Pfister water

conserving plumbing fixtures• High ceilings and cross ventilation• Benjamin Moore Natura® Zero-VOC paint• First year of ADT security system paid

Frequently Asked QuestionsQ. Who can buy a Make It Right home? Residents of the Lower 9th Ward prior to Hurricane Katrina and their immediate family members, law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMTs and pre-K-12 teachers.

Q. How much do homes cost?Total monthly payments, including utilities, range from $700 to $1,200! As little as $1,500 is required for downpayment and two, three and four bedroom homes are $130,000, $150,000 and $170,000, respectively. Duplexes are $200,000. Homeownership Counselors guide families through the homebuying process and up to $75,000 in downpayment and closing cost assistance is available to eligible buyers.

Q. What is the average size of a Make It Right home?1,100 sq. ft. to 2,000 sq. ft.

Q. How long does the process take?A. A few months or more than a year, depending on the family’s finances and the state of the title to the lot on which your home is built. Construction averages four months.

MAKE IT RIGHT

Call 504.620.3230 now to become a homeowner!makeitright.org

Becoming a

Make It Right Homeowner

Welcome Home!• U.S. Green Building Council previously

named the Make It Right community the “largest, greenest neighborhood of single family homes in the world”

• Monthly neighborhood association meetings

• Make It Right eco-playground, Oliver Bush and Sam Bonart playground facilities

• Eco-Skatepark sponsored by Lil Wayne, Make It Right, Mountain Dew, California Skate Parks at the Lower Ninth Ward Village

• Sankofa Farmers Market• Emerging urban farming opportunities and

community gardens• Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School

(K-12)• Trinity Lutheran Senior Citizens Center• NORD Summer Youth Camps• Convenient proximity to major retail,

grocery stores, banks, churches, hospitals and a growing number of local stores, restaurants and cafes

Coming Soon• Sanchez Copelin-Byrd Center and Pool • Mega Park sports complex• Dr. Martin Luther King High School

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