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Jim Chapman, president of Jim Chapman Communities and incoming president of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, is spearheading a new type of 55+ living in the greater metropolitan Atlanta area. McEver Mill, his newest community for active adults on 14 acres in Hall County, will break ground in January  2018 and include 105 lots. […]

Eager 55+ Buyers Drawn to Gated Neighborhood in Cumming Nestledown Farm is located on Sawnee Drive in Cumming (Forsyth County) and is selling fast. As Jim Chapman, president of Jim Chapman Communities explains in the latest video on Atlanta Best New Homes TV, eight homes in the gated 55+ community have already been presold. Cathie […]

Every year, the Home Builders Association of Georgia (HBAG) bestows the BEAM (Builders Engaging Associate Members) Award on one builder or local entity that best exemplifies the motto, “It’s good business to do business with a member.” At the recent HBAG Fall Board meetings, Jim Chapman, president of Jim Chapman Communities, the Atlanta homebuilder who specializes in luxury and 55+ communities throughout […]

Pre-Sales in Full Swing at 45-Acre Gated Neighborhood in Cumming > Nestledown Farm, located on Sawnee Drive in Cumming (Forsyth County) is one of the newest active living communities by Jim Chapman, president of Jim Chapman Communities. In addition to its luscious setting near the North Georgia mountains and minutes from Lake Lanier, Nestledown Farm […]

Jim Chapman Communities Does It Again Jim Chapman Communities’ newest neighborhood is a beautiful enclave in Buckhead, located just minutes from downtown Atlanta, Buckhead, as well as Atlanta’s exciting Westside and Midtown areas. The Homestead at Ridgewood Heights was recently featured on Atlanta Best New Homes TV (link to video here). This exclusive community of […]

Buckhead Enclave by Jim Chapman Communities Now Open for Presale   Jim Chapman, president of Jim Chapman Communities, the Atlanta-based homebuilder specializing in luxury homes and 55+ communities, announces that his newest age-targeted neighborhood, The Homestead at Ridgewood Heights on Moores Mill Road in Buckhead, is open for presale. “We are only building a dozen […]

Jim Chapman, president and owner of Jim Chapman Communities, was recently interviewed on Atlanta Best New Homes TV about his successful age-restricted community in South Forsyth county, The Overlook at Old Atlanta. Check out the new video here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w83utWR1_tI To date, already 48 out of a total of 130 homes have been sold. The 55+ […]

For nearly 180 years, Buckhead has been synonymous with the finest in Atlanta living. With its rolling hills, stunning mansions and thriving commercial district, Buckhead is today more desirable than ever. At The Homestead at Ridgewood Heights, Buckhead native and current resident Jim Chapman brings new home beauty and impressive value to this iconic neighborhood. […]

  On March 10, 2017, HomeAid Atlanta and home builder Jim Chapman celebrated the dedication of the Spring Street Affordable Home at Family Promise of Hall County.  Through HomeAid Atlanta, Jim Chapman of Jim Chapman Communities provided a brand new modular home to Family Promise’s Next Step Program, a 90-day program that provides advisement, advocacy, and […]

In Michele Lerner’s recent article in NewHomeSource, “55-Plus Homebuyers Want Edgier Amenities,” she concludes that today’s 55+ communities “… look almost nothing like the retirement communities of a few decades ago.” Active adult home buyers look for edgier amenities and different experiences when they move to their new home in an active adult community. The […]