"The colors on the doors are kind of our signature," said Alaina Money-Garman, CEO of Garman Homes."It is a small space, but it is packed with thought and love and envisioning someone getting a lot better inside this space."
"To me, this is very personal. I am a refugee from Sri Lanka, one of the lucky ones to get out alive, and experienced some housing insecurity," Mahadevan said.Partnering with UNC's School of Social Work and homebuilder Garman Homes, the Farm at Penny Lane's tiny homes are coming to life as a pilot program to provide affordable housing for people suffering from mental illness.
"It's going to be about $300 a month and they will sign a lease, a yearly lease, and they could live here as long as they want to," Mahadevan said. With that in mind, some of the one-bedroom homes face the street, while others are parallel to it to help provide a sense of privacy.