Courtesy of Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders
Parade of Homes
1039 Evan Circle in Chelsea is one of the homes on display in the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders' Fall Parade of Homes.
The Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders will kickoff its fourth annual Fall Parade of Homes this weekend.
The event will take place at multiple homes throughout Birmingham between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Nov. 4 and Nov 5, as well as Nov. 11 and Nov. 12.
Modeled after the 61-year tradition of the Spring Parade of Homes, the fall parade is a city-wide open house that showcases not only the homes but neighborhoods and builders, as well.
Through the free event, potential homebuyers have an opportunity to explore homes in cities near Birmingham, as well as the communities they are a part of.
“[Homebuyers] get to see a community they might not have known existed,” Colt Byrom, vice president of Byrom Building Corp., said. “And, they get to physically walk in the houses. A lot of people search for houses online now, but they can walk inside and see the houses.”
This year’s parade will feature over 45 homes and 10 villages in Homewood, Hoover, Mountain Brook, Chelsea, Highland Lakes, Mt Laurel, Clay and Trussville, as well as Odenville, Helena, Maylene, Calera and Pelham. Each home will have a builder or representative on site to answer questions about the home and neighborhood.
Homes along the 280 corridor include:
- 624 Lime Creek Way, Chelsea
- 641 Lime Creek Way, Chelsea
- 2008 Lime Creek Drive, Chelsea
- 120 Willow Branch Lane, Chelsea
- 137 Willow Branch Trail, Chelsea
- 997 Willow Branch Trail, Chelsea
- 3024 Oak Ridge Way, Chelsea
- 2016 Lindsey Lane, Chelsea
- 1039 Evan Circle, Chelsea
- 604 Grayson Place, Chelsea
- 635 Grayson Place, Chelsea
- 105 Linden Lane, Highland Lakes
- 1004 Columbia Circle, Highland Lakes
- 1040 Regency Way, Highland Lakes
- 1044 Regency Way, Highland Lakes
- 1064 Regency Way, Highland Lakes
- 1096 Regency Way, Highland Lakes
- 2000 Regency Way, Highland Lakes
- 324 Olmsted Street, Mt Laurel
- 49 Nolen Street, Mt Laurel
“We are trying to showcase not only the home, but the community as well,” Byrom said. “This event gets potential buyers out to see that community they could be a part of.”
The GBAHB has also added a special event called Chefs On Parade. On Thursday, Nov.9, patrons can travel to three homes in the parade and dine on a chef’s specialty dish. Each chef will be from a restaurant in the community nearest to the home in the parade. The Chefs on Parade event is $25.
For more information, visit birminghamparadeofhomes.com online. See the list of participating homes at birminghamparadeofhomes.com/entries.
