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What is Good?
Good is our first eco-urban community in Sacramento’s urban core. It consists of 35 individual homes that are LEED ND Certified and located in the Washington Neighborhood of West Sacramento at 4th and B Streets.

Why call it Good?
Good is a name that speaks volumes about what we are trying to do as well as the good that its dwellers will be doing. Doing good is a guiding principle for us when we embark on any new project: we strive to dream big, live small, and do good.

Learn everything about Good
We’ve made a PDF with everything you need to know about Good and how to get one. You can download it here, and if you need Acrobat Reader for viewing PDFs, you can grab that here.

How to see Good
The Good project does not have a sales office in the traditional sense - we think those things are stuffy and boring, and instead we are hosting events and fun get togethers in the homes. We don’t even have Realtors taking big commissions and driving up prices! Its just us, real people who care a whole lot about community and we love meeting new people.

If you want to look around, give us a call at (916) 930-9400 and we can show you our creation.

Good on Green
It is clear that building green is good for our planet. But it is also good for you. It is about a lifestyle, that is not only more responsible, but cleaner, and simpler.

With this in mind, we have designed our Good homes from the inside out with sustainability leading the way.

Play around with the floorplan below (it’s the Extra Small [XS]) to learn more about the green features in Good.

Good Design
Inspired by the architecture in the urban core, our local design team set out to design our Good homes organically modern from the inside out.

We stared out by utilizing every square foot in the unit, and then added beautiful green finishes. The result, you have a space you can live in that is as efficient as it is beautiful. It’s Good.

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Interiors by blankblank
blankblank designs spaces that create unique and lasting experiences, and their partnership with LJ Urban is a great fit – the interiors they’ve designed for this project are beautiful, functional, and inspiring – and will go a long way toward growing a unique eco-urban community at Good.

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Architecture by Mogavero Notestine & Associates
A good architect that knows their stuff – from design to sustainability – is a very good thing and MNA has it all dialed. They have been working with us on this project since 2005, and they have really put their hearts into designing the best project possible. We could go on and on about their awards, past projects and accomplishments but there would not be enough space here for anything else. Summary: Good people who know their stuff and design great things!

The Neighborhood
To us this is the best part about the project. We set out to make society more sustainable and one of the best things you can do to live a more sustainable life is live in a city.

Less time in the car = less pollution and more time with your family and community.

When we went looking for places to build our eco-urban community we looked for the neighborhoods with the most potential in urban locations with grid streets and existing community we could contribute to, Washington is clearly that place. In Washington we get to work with one of the most innovative cites in the region and design the coolest eco-urban village in the country. LJ Urban is one of the largest land holders in the area and we have many more innovative urban projects both commercial and residential planned in the near future. Its eco-urban community on a massive scale!

The Good site layout, designed for community!
The Good site plan, designed for a community!

The Park & Garden
True community does not happen over the internet –it happens in our homes, at the supermarkets and in the parks. Good needed a place for that community to thrive. On the corner we decided that instead of cutting down the beautiful oak trees that are most likely 4 times as old as we are, we would celebrate them and make them the centerpiece for the project.

But we did not want to stop there…we kept looking at the park under the oaks and thinking that it needed something else, something more active and less contemplative…hmm…a garden! For some reason we missed in the first design that a community garden was essential. So true to our belief that everything can be made better with more time (come back in 2025 for some really awesome eco-urban houses), we went back to the drawing board and are going to be putting in a community garden in the park next to the oak trees. Home grown veggies anyone?

Good Construction

A Good Exterior

The Good Kitchen

A Good Interior

If you’d like to print the floorplans youself, you can download download them here. 

Good Blogging
You’ll find blog posts about Good listed below.