Finch Cottage gets the rainbow treatment

After months of relying on a rendering to describe the Finch and Goldfinch cottages, we now have real houses. And they are obviously going to be very valuable.

Floor plans that show the two different layots and other details are on our Available page.

New cottages in the sunshine

Significant progress on the Finch and Goldfinch cottages this week. The Goldfinch has walls and the Finch as both walls and rafters. Roofing is due next week.
Here's our first look at the charming south face of the Finch. The recessed entry and dormers will be shaded by a pergola and look out onto a sunny meadow.
These two cottages are scheduled to be complete in June, but if the weather holds and workers can continue making this kind of progress they may be ready in time for Mother's Day.

Drumroll please - the custom bar tops have been installed in the Erin cottages.

Here are the hardwood bar tops installed in the Erin cottages.
This is cottage 29. It has wheat colored walls, maple cabinets, charcoal tile counters and jatoba bar top.

Cottage 30 has soothing gray-green walls, alder cabinets, slate colored tiles and ash bar top.


Cottage 31 has wheat walls, alder cabinets, milk chocolate colored tiles and jatoba bar top.

The buyers of cottage 31 - being the first, will soon be choosing which of the three bar tops they would like permanently installed in their cottage.

Breaking frozen ground for two new cottages

Today the ground thawed just enough for workers to pound in the stakes that define the layout of the Finch and Goldfinch cottages.

It's good to be at The Highlands

No event needed to make being at The Highlands special -

walk the wooded trails,

Langley Forest Trail

tour a model home and see the work of local artists,

The Model Cottage

sit on a porch rail overlooking the courtyard and listen to the birds,

The Erin cottages of Snowberry Close

do a little dance!

Manikins caper at the Villa

Join in at 1080 Village Loop, Langley WA.

Grand Opening

Saturday March 21st 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Celebrate the first day of spring with a trip to Langley and The Highlands, where the focus is on Low Impact Development, green building and smaller homes – the perfect solutions for today.

11:00 AM Enjoy local food
Scones and coffee from Langley’s own Village Bakery

Tour a BuiltGreenTM “Erin” model cottage and “The Villa”
View completed cottages and the Villa and see the plans for the Live/Work Studios to be constructed on The Commons.

12:30 – 2:30 PM More local treats
3 Sisters beef hors d’oeuvres by Chef Jess

Visit with conservation and gardening experts
Bring your questions

1:00 – 2:30 Meet award-winning architect Ross Chapin
Hear about his coming book “Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World” (Taunton Press, 2010)

Drawings for great prizes
Home Energy Audit
Edible Landscape Consultation
Share of a Whidbey CSA
Dinner for two at The Inn at Langley

Learn about a special financing opportunity
Unbeatable rates for Highlands buyers

Highlands Art Show
For the month of March, works by local artists are displayed throughout the model home in the first Highlands Art Show. The show has been popular with artists and viewers alike, setting a pattern for future shows and an ongoing partnership between The Highlands and the Whidbey art community.










Participating artists
Tim Leonard – Metal sculpture
Susan O'Brien – Oil paintings on canvas and glass
Elaine Michaelides – Blown glass vases
Dimitri Michaelides – Blown glass sculpture
Sharon Warwick – Ceramics
Natalie Olsen – Weaving and fiber arts
Patrick Brennan – Abstract oils
Earl Olsen – Photography
Yvonne Palka (Highlands resident) – Sumi-e paintings

The Highlands "Open Neighborhood" Event

September 16, 2007 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Though there are no houses to show off yet, the Highlands Low Impact Development (LID) infrastructure is in place. Come take a look at the network of rain gardens and carefully sloped streets that are the base of the water management system in an LID project.

This informal introduction to the Highlands will feature self guided tours of the site, snacks from local farms and a short presentation of Low Impact Development techniques. Staff will be on hand to give guided tours and answer questions about the neighborhood and LID.

The event begins at 1:00 PM with a selection of organic fruit, home-baked cookies and bread, fresh pressed apple cider and locally roasted fair-trade coffee.

The Low Impact Development presentation begins at 2:00 PM.

Arriving and Parking

The Highlands is located at 903 Al Anderson Ave. This is a quiet, residential road and there is very little parking. Non-motorized modes of transportation are encouraged.

Site work is nearing completion

The Highlands infrastructure is currently being installed and lots surveyed. Roads will be paved in August. Construction on the first cottage cluster is anticipated to start in early September.

For an ongoing calendar of Whidbey Island events visit LivingWhidbey.com