Nolina - Nolina Benefit Home Raises $300,000 for Charity

A recent home sale in Nolina is doing more than providing a new homebase for the Haslam family — it’s raising more than $300,000 for charity.

Proceeds from the sale of the Benefit Home, an annual project of the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin (HBA), is being split equally among HBA, HomeAid Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center. Chesmar Homes built the home with HBA members’ donations of construction management, materials, supplies, labor and funds. Johnson Land Ventures, developer of Nolina, donated the lot for the home.

“The home just broke ground this spring, so we’re excited it sold quickly just as Chesmar was finishing construction,” said Michael Cox, President of Johnson Land Ventures. “A project like this raises meaningful money to help support the efforts of the beneficiaries. MD Anderson was our charity of choice, and we hope the $100,000 the organization will receive will further research for finding life-saving treatments to combat cancer.”

Chesmar selected its Maddy floorplan as the Benefit Home. The 2,609-square-foot design offers four bedrooms, three baths, island kitchen, covered patio and an upstairs flex room.

“The Maddy is one of the larger designs we offer in Nolina and has been popular with home buyers, so we were hoping for a quick sale that would generate the most proceeds,” said Adam Stockton, Austin Division President of Chesmar Homes. “We are very pleased to again partner with Johnson Development on a second Benefit Home.”

The $300,000 raised this year will make a significant impact at the three beneficiaries:

Founded in 1953, the HBA serves the homebuilding industry by working with government, public, business and community organizations in seven counties — Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Lee, Travis and Williamson. It began the Benefit Home project in 1991 and since then has raised more than $3 million for charity.

HomeAid Austin works to address homelessness through construction, community engagement and education. Projects include the Community First! Village Greenhouse Project, tiny homes at Mobile Loaves & Fishes and renovations of Magdalene House and Roxanne’s House.

MD Anderson has been recognized as one of the top two hospitals in cancer care every year since U.S. News & World Report began its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” rankings in 1990. The hospital treats more than 1.7 million patients annually and has research groups that span a wide variety of cancer-specific disciplines.

Note: Photo taken before final tally was calculated.

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