Serenbe

Architectural styles include Arts and Crafts-style cottages, loft-style townhouses and sleek modern "boxes".

[1] In the 1990s, Steve and Marie Nygren visited an organic farm, and this is when they developed a vision to create an entirely sustainable community that was just outside of Atlanta.

[3] Nygren was inspired by principles of New Urbanism and applied that to his town design, with walkability and shared green spaces and a variety of houses and buildings.

[4] The layout of Serenbe is designed to make efficient use of space, and it has 20% more housing per square mile than other suburbs.

[4] Serenbe has received criticism for being a bubble outside of Atlanta, with high-end goods and homes that on average cost more than a million dollars.