Hidden Lake

Hidden Lake is a 600 acre community within a 20-minute drive northeast of Raleigh, North Carolina. Beyond the gates, 227 acres of the community is devoted to green space including the 100-acre Audubon Preserve. Other amenities include a 75 acre spring fed lake, four miles of paved and soft-surface hiking trails, and pocket parks that are woven throughout the community.

Sustainability Features

• Doubled the regulatory buffer width and restricted the use of gas powered engines on the lake to protect water quality.
• Built bridges over wetlands to limit impacts.
• Developed a community specific green building program.
• Development guidelines limit the amount of land that can be cleared and the amount of impervious surface allowed on each parcel.
• Implemented a water quality monitoring program.
• Partners with NC State Fisheries and Wildlife students to monitor fish health and diversity.

Awards

2008 National Association of Homebuilders Green Project of the Year
2008 Audubon International Certified Gold Signature Sanctuary