URBANEER 510 ADU Model Unit on Display for Tours Spring/Summer 2020.
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Today, housing innovator URBANEER, Inc. joins the fight against the
national housing crisis with its launch of their first 510 sq. ft.
accessory dwelling unit (ADU) to be manufactured by Champion Home
Builders, a subsidiary of Skyline Champion Corporation, as part of its
Genesis brand of products and distributed in the Northern Virginia
market by Backyard Cottages, located in, Arlington, VA.
“URBANEER and Champion Home Builders have defined Living 2.0 – smarter,
compact, affordable living solutions that will relieve the pressure on
housing in and near city centers,” said URBANEER lead investor Raul
Fernandez, Vice Chairman and Owner of Monumental Sports and
Entertainment. “URBANEER’s technology and design transform 500 square
feet into 800 square feet of smart living for consumers. URBANEER,
Skyline Champion, and Backyard Cottages are changing the way we live,
work, and play,” he continued.
Pierce Tracy, CEO of Backyard Cottages says “We are excited to bring
this new URBANEER 510 ADU product to the Washington DC market next
spring. There is an immediate need for new, affordable housing stock in
the DC area, and we see this detached ADU sector as a large, new
opportunity to help serve that need in this region for years to come.
The URBANEER 510 model will be unlike other ADU options on the market.
Our ability to showcase one of the first units built in the country next
spring will provide an opportunity for our local residents to see the
innovation and quality of these units first-hand. For homeowners, these
‘Backyard Cottages’ help with affordability by providing rental income,
or can be used for a family member to live in. The flexibility of uses
provides value to the homeowner, as family’s needs will change over
time.” Backyard Cottages is a subsidiary of Classic Cottages LLC, one of
Northern Virginia’s premier single-family custom home builders.
“We look forward to bringing our offsite construction method to this
space and we are extremely excited to be working with these two
exceptional partners,” commented Wade Lyall, EVP of Business Development
for Skyline Champion.
URBANEER is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan and convenes the best of the
Michigan industrial ecosystem to create a cross functional approach to
re-inventing the traditional paths of housing design, construction, and
delivery. “Champion Home Builders is the perfect partner to help
URBANEER realize its vision to offer all types of consumers a line of
compact, configurable and connected homes. We have been working on our
fully integrated compact designs for over six years with engineers,
architects, industrial designers, manufacturers, and environmental
psychologists and are thrilled to see them beginning to be offered in
Virginia,” said Bruce Thompson, URBANEER Co-Founder and CEO.
URBANEER has patents on its movable wall with wireless power and
re-configurability of space. An URBANEER space incorporates technology
to support wellness, security and connectivity for the occupant. Its
homes incorporate these elements into the architecture specifications,
which are then shared with Champion Home Builders for manufacturing and
sale to builders and developers as part of its Genesis brand.
The first URBANEER 510 ADU will be on exhibit at the International
Builder’s Show this January 2020 at the Champion Home Builders’
“Genesis” exhibit in the Outdoor Exhibits area, spaces P10 and P12.
About URBANEER
URBANEER transforms the way homes are designed, built, and
managed. The company’s suite of intelligent homes and home furnishings
leverage innovation and technology to create multifunctional spaces that
offer maximum flexibility of use. By using prefabricated components,
wall systems, and multipurpose furnishings, URBANEER has made
construction more efficient, resulting in reduced spatial needs and
associated real estate costs.
URBANEER is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The area is home to
top three global manufacturers for office furniture, top tier global
automotive suppliers, global appliance manufacturers, plus offers
leadership in the healthcare and information technology industries
worldwide. For more information visit our site at urbaneerliving.com.
About Skyline Champion Corporation
Skyline Champion Corporation Skyline Corp (NYSEMKT:SKY)
was formed in June of 2018 as the result of the combination of Skyline
Corporation and the operating assets of Champion Enterprises Holdings,
LLC. The combined company employs more than 7,000 people and is the
largest independent factory-built housing company in North America. With
more than 65 years of homebuilding experience and 36 manufacturing
facilities throughout the United States and western Canada, Skyline
Champion is well positioned with a leading portfolio of manufactured and
modular homes, park models, and modular buildings for the multi-family,
hospitality, senior and workforce housing sectors.
In addition to its core homebuilding business, Skyline Champion operates
a factory-direct retail business, Titan Factory Direct, with 21 retail
locations spanning the southern United States; and Star Fleet Trucking,
providing transportation services for manufactured housing and other
industries nationwide.
Skyline Champion builds homes under some of the most well-known brand
names in the factory-built housing industry including Skyline Homes,
Champion Home Builders, Athens Park Model RVs, Dutch Housing, Excel
Homes, Homes of Merit, New Era, Redman Homes, Shore Park, Silvercrest,
and Titan Homes in the U.S.; and Moduline and SRI Homes in western
Canada.
Learn more about our products and services on the following company
brand websites:
Manufactured and Modular Homes
www.championhomes.com
www.skylinehomes.com
www.genesishomes.com
Park Model RVs
www.athensparkmodelrvs.com
www.skylinepm.com
Modular Buildings
www.championcommercial.com
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Media Contact:
Bruce Thompson
Bruce@urbaneerspaces.com
616.334.1793
Media Contact:
Sarah Janowicz
248-614-8216
investorrelations@championhomes.com
Source: Skyline Champion Corporation