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Knoxville Officials Celebrate New 264 Home Neighborhood to Increase City’s Affordable, Energy-Efficient Housing Supply
May 15, 2025—2 min read
Key Takeaways:
Cook Bros. Homes and Clayton celebrated the opening of Harvest Meadow, a Knox County neighborhood that will consist of 264 energy-efficient homes.
The prices of these homes will start in the low $300,000’s, offering a price point that’s more than $110k less than Knoxville’s median new home price.
Homes in Harvest Meadow will be Clayton eBuilt®, with several advanced features designed to significantly reduce annual energy costs for homeowners.
CrossMod® homes provide a solution to efficiently increasing new home supply in markets across the country.
KNOXVILLE, TN May 15, 2025 – Cook Bros. Homes, a premier East Tennessee home builder and developer, and Clayton®, a leading national builder of single-family attainable housing, celebrated
About Clayton
Founded in 1956, Clayton is a leading single-family, values-driven home builder committed to opening doors to a better life through homeownership. The company’s portfolio includes a comprehensive range of site-built, modern manufactured, Tiny, CrossMod® and modular housing. In 2025, Clayton built more than 59,000 homes nationwide. Clayton remains committed to delivering attainable, sustainably-built housing with a lower cost of homeownership and creating world-class experience for customers and team members. For more information, visit claytonhomes.com. CrossMod is a registered certification mark of the Manufactured Housing Institute.
Harvest Meadow
, a new neighborhood of 264 energy-efficient homes in Knox County, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The celebration was attended by Knoxville officials, including Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs.
Homes in Harvest Meadow will start in the low $300,000s, offering a more accessible price point compared to Knoxville’s median listing home price of $421K. These CrossMod homes benefit from an innovative off-site construction approach, which reduces production costs while maintaining the look, financing options and appraisal value of traditional site-built properties.
These homes will also be near downtown Knoxville, highlighting how innovative housing solutions, like CrossMod, are being introduced in more urban areas.
“We are excited to be at the forefront of promoting new growth in our community,” said John Cook, co-founder of Cook Bros. Homes. “The homes being introduced in this neighborhood are identical to traditional single-family homes but benefit from innovative, indoor construction processes that make them more affordable and easier to scale.”
“We are very fortunate when we can partner with talented developers, like the Cook Bros. of Knoxville, to provide a local solution to efficiently increase new home supply and help develop a beautiful new neighborhood," said Kevin Clayton, CEO. “By embracing energy-efficient, attainable homeownership, the 264 homes in this neighborhood will represent a unique solution for families that blends the efficiencies of off-site construction with the aesthetic of site-built features.”
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs praised the initiative, highlighting its importance in addressing the local housing challenges. “It is exciting to witness local builders and developers working together to introduce innovative ways to increase new affordable housing supply, addressing a critical need right here in our community,” said Mayor Jacobs.
All homes in the neighborhood will be Clayton eBuilt® homes, designed to meet strict energy efficient performance guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Zero Energy Ready Home™ Manufactured Home program requirements. These homes will incorporate advanced features to maximize energy savings for homeowners, including:
Solar-ready design
Lux® low-E windows with argon gas
All LED lighting
ecobee smart thermostat
Rheem® hybrid heat pump water heater
SmartComfort by Carrier® HVAC system
ENERGY STAR-certified appliances
In addition to the homes in Harvest Meadow having a starting price point that’s more than $110k less than Knoxville’s median new home price, eBuilt® homes are estimated to reduce annual energy costs by up to 50%1. For the homes in Harvest Meadow, these savings are estimated to be over $900 per year for homeowners.2
Twelve homes are already featured in the neighborhood, with additional homes scheduled to be completed in phases throughout 2025 and the beginning of next year.
For more information on Harvest Meadow and available homes, visit cookbroshomes.com or call (865) 410-5886.
