It has been shifted to a route closer to Greenwich Street, allowing future utility connections to the office towers.
There would also be recreational and open space, including public access to the shoreline, and some $30 million in infrastructure improvements, like sewage and utility connections.
Habitat for Humanity staff members and volunteers have already poured the concrete foundations and made water, sewer and other utility connections, he said.
While the modules are being built in the factory, Mr. Wambach said, the builder typically prepares the construction site by installing the foundation and utility connections, including a well and septic system if necessary.
Twenty-five percent of the plots at Villa María have been sold and utility connections are being laid for the initial construction, according to Mr. Blizniuk, who expects that a third of the homes will be bought by foreign investors, in particular Brazilians.
It needs to be clinically clean, have sealed concrete floors with several large drains (it takes 8 gallons of water to make 1 gallon of beer), a spacious refrigerated room and copious utility connections.
Furthermore, some of the payment options offered, such as direct payment of utility and commercial bills, are of little use to the urban poor, who lack direct utility connections and extra spending money.
It's also a good idea to have some extra capital available to cover overhead costs of new rental fees, utility connections, or decreases in income related to being in a new location.
These barriers include high initial capital costs, uncertain accounting for current nonmarket benefits (including methane emissions), low farmer acceptance, difficult utility connections, and state and federal government regulations.
You will have to examine a site's natural hazards, utility connections, accessibility for site preparation, and the route between the two sites.
