Hawthorn Hill

A Green Neighbourhood 
A 45 acre lot straddling a drumlin on the south side of Mahone Bay. It consists of a mixture of woods and fields, giving way to a picturesque view on top of the drumlin overlooking the Bay and the steeples of the Internationally famous 3 churches. The Green Neighbourhood will have about 15 acres of green space for outdoor activities, while providing beautiful walking trails through woods and fields. It is bordered by the Trans Canada Trail, the Town park, tennis courts, swimming pool and ball field on the North, the town cemetery on the West, the Maggie Maggie Brook on the South and farmers fields to the East. It is a 2 block walk to the center of Mahone Bay. Please see site map for lot divisions in Phase 1, only 19 lots available for Spring 2001. Average lot size is 100' road by 150' deep.

Why Build Green?

Green Building is more about people than technology. Extending preventative lifestyle to include your home and your neighbourhood makes good sense. A healthier neighbourhood includes covenants which govern the use of dangerous chemicals and materials outside the house. Organic and natural lawn/garden maintenance rather than the use of pesticides and herbicides. A healthier home can be described as a home with excellent air quality constructed from materials that do not give off toxins into the indoor environment. Green building could be defined as the responsible consideration of how land use, building design and construction strategies impact the environment.

The Developers

Ian Startup is an experienced home designer and builder, the first R-2000 builder of the South Shore in Nova Scotia. Having designed and built homes for the past 20 years and being a trainer with the Nova Scotia Home Builder's Assoc., makes him highly skilled in his field. He has won three awards from the Nova Scotia department of Housing for Innovative Designs.
Margo Kleiker is a Naturopathic Doctor and has experienced first hand the ills caused by peoples homes - moulds, fungi, indoor pollutants and chemicals all affect our health and immune systems. It seems like a simple step of logic to to plan homes that don't include these things. It is a simple step as well to create an outdoor environment that is healthy.

Hawthorn Hill

Hawthorn Hill is a postcard for the quaintness and beauty that has made Nova Scotia famous. Vibrant arts community with all essential services within easy walking distance. Famous for its 3 churches, the bay is fantastic for sailing, hiking and enjoying coastal life. 

Mahone Bay