UNCOMMON INSIGHTS

Tanzanite Homes has been recognized in the Innovative Housing category at the 2024 Sacramento Business Journal’s Best Real Estate Projects Awards! The ceremony, held on September 5 at The Officer’s Club at Lions Gate Hotel, honored some of the most groundbreaking developments of 2023-2024, and we couldn’t be more excited to see Tanzanite Homes standing alongside these impressive projects.

Tanzanite Homes isn’t just another housing development—it’s a visionary approach to community living. As the first build-to-rent project in Natomas, this community exemplifies modern minimalism paired with intentional design. Each home is part of a larger goal: creating spaces that foster connection while maintaining the privacy and comfort of single-family living. 

Thoughtful details like private outdoor spaces, front stoops, and alleyways invite meaningful interaction without compromising on individual space. This recognition celebrates the collaborative effort and passion that went into crafting such a unique living experience.

Below is the profile published in Best Real Estate Projects of the Year, a feature by the Sacramento Business Journal, showcasing the innovation and impact that make Tanzanite Homes truly special.

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INNOVATIVE HOUSING: TANZANITE HOMES

The Tanzanite Homes living community in Natomas is unique in many ways. Being the first build-to-rent project in Natomas, its distinctive minimalistic aesthetics and the guiding philosophy of community building is what architect Jeffrey DeMure says set the project apart.

"The team had a vision of creating a community. There's front stoops, there's alleys, there's private outdoor living space, there's units that aren't stacked on top of each other," DeMure said. "Bringing the community to this solution was a huge part of what we wanted to do." 

The Tanzanite Homes project is a mixture of single-family detached homes and duplex units, all surrounding communal spaces that encourage community interaction. 

With a modern minimalistic approach, the weight of individual details becomes even more important; the choice of accent colors, the texture of the exterior walls, or the shape of the windows all need to be just right to give the homes their distinctive flair.

"My biggest goal for what I do, not just on this project but in everything that we do, is to not have it be homogenous, ubiquitous and shrink wrapped, to have it have a sense of distinctiveness," DeMure said. 

DeMure says that the distinctiveness of this approach can be challenging to sell, but he credits developer Dan Nethercott's confidence in his vision as being the driving force behind the project. 

"I predict that this will become a new category of for rent housing. These small-home, curated neighborhoods, adequate amenity, great natural light," Nethercott said. "It's a very efficient way to live environmentally, and it's a happy way to live."

– Patrick Hyun Wilson, contributor
Sacramento Business Journal

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We want to extend a special thank you to New Growth Living and all the amazing people who made this project possible. The collaboration, vision, and commitment behind Tanzanite Homes is what made this award a reality. We’re immensely proud of Tanzanite Homes and the trailblazing vision that brought this community to life.

Here’s to more projects that challenge convention and create places people are proud to call home!