What do I need to know about Barley & Pfeiffer Architects?

Barley & Pfeiffer Architects is recognized nationally for their pioneering use of environmentally responsive building design and construction techniques. This includes healthful low toxicity environments in medical facilities and private homes, energy-conserving design and construction, rainwater harvesting for residential and commercial use, and for the production of unique corporate images. Through the use of innovative ideas combined with real world practicality, Barley & Pfeiffer Architects has completed over 400 projects nationally since it's founding in 1987.

Barley & Pfeiffer Architects' projects have been featured nationally in Fine Homebuilding, the Dallas Morning News, Better Homes and Gardens, Texas Co-op Power Magazine, Texas Architect, the Austin American Statesman, the Austin Business Journal, and the new national publication Environmental Design and Construction. The firm has won awards from City of Austin Green Builder Program, several community revitalization awards from the Austin Board of Realtors, the Austin Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and the National Propane Gas Association. In their yearly awards for the ten best projects completed by a small architectural firm, Texas Architect chose Barley & Pfeiffer Architects as one of the recipients for their Scofield Farms Community Center project.

For more information, please visit www.barleypfeiffer.com

What do I need to know about the Austin Energy Green Building Program?

Austin has a style all its own: part Texas individualism, part 60's idealism, a willingness to embrace hi-tech, yet a love of things simple and common sense. Located in the heart of the state, we rest at a historic cultural crossroads. Around us are rolling hills, azure lakes and rivers; below us, one of the country's most pristine aquifers.

It was in this environment that some very forward thinking individuals created the Green Building Program, the country's first comprehensive program to encourage using sustainable building techniques in residential, Multi-Family, commercial, and municipal construction. Sustainability means meeting our present needs without compromising the needs of future generations; more simply put – green building.

For more information, please visit www.austinenergy.com

What does it mean to be part of a condominium community?

To fully understand what it means to be a part of Verdance Condominium Community, Inc. you should fully review the Condominium Information Statement, which is available from Austin City Living at 1145 West 5th Street, Suite #101.

Why should I choose Verdance over a loft downtown?

Verdance is conveniently located within walking distance of the University of Texas, Seton Medical Center, Shoal Creek, and many popular shopping and dining destinations. Downtown Austin is only a short drive, bus ride, or bike ride down Lamar Boulevard.

Verdance is a mid-rise building that is longer than it is tall, allowing for a better physical connection with the surrounding neighborhood. Front entry porches along Grandview Street are standard on the two-story condo units, which was intended to promote a sense of community with other residents and neighbors. Two entry lobbies for the third floor condo units are also accessed from Grandview Street, further reinforcing Verdance's sense of community and convenience.

Access from the garage level is made simple at Verdance by allowing for immediate passage into two-story units from private and semi-private stairway entries. Private elevators are available exclusively on select two-story unit floorplans. Third floor condo units are accessed from a shared elevator entry in the garage structure, which also accesses the street level lobby entries where the mailing center is currently planned.

What brands of appliances and fixtures are included?

Stainless Steel Appliances

  • 36" Built-in Refrigerator by Dacor
  • 30" Built-in Electric Oven by Dacor
  • 36” Glass Top Electric Cooktop by Dacor
  • 36” Pro Style Venthood by Dacor
  • Multi-Setting Dacor Dishwasher
  • Kohler, Sterling & Delta Plumbing Fixtures
  • Delta Grail Kitchen Faucet
  • Energy Star Electric Fixtures

What other types of finishes will be included in my home?

  • Aluminum Clad Wood Windows & Exterior Doors by Jeld-Wen
  • European Cabinets and Vanities
  • Lever Style Interior Door Handles by Schlage
  • Seville Classic Stone Tile by Materials Marketing
  • Humphrey Heights Carpet by Mohawk

How much parking is available at?

Condo unit residents will all be provided with one or two dedicated spaces in the concrete parking structure underneath the building, depending on the condo unit chosen, which will be accessed from 32nd Street via a security-enabled automatic entry door. Guest parking will strictly be restricted to Grandview Street.