Newcastle Homes: 2018 Outstanding Energy Efficient Builder

John Pope Newcastle Homes Founded: 2006 Price Range: From $250’s to 1.5 Million Areas Served: Corpus Christi Bay Side; Padre Island; Port Aransas Construction Type: Residential Newcastle Homes is an elite custom builder with a reputation for building environmentally friendly homes with remarkably impressive Energy Rating Index scores—a testament to their superior energy efficiency performance.

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Caller Times Sunday Homes: Port Aransas home on Frontside

This truly unique and beautiful Port Aransas beach house named "Seas Life" definitely lives up to its name. Completely renovated and furnished with a coastal flair, the home’s large windows and wide porches take in panoramic views of the Gulf of Mexico, Corpus Christi Bay, the vast dunes covering Mustang Island State Park and the pond behind behind the house offering great birding and turtle watching. Just a short drive from Corpus Christi and Port Aransas' tourist district, this home has it all.

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Showcase Kitchens by Newcastle Homes

For the last several years, Newcastle Homes has won the most awards in the company’s specific homes’ category in the local Parade of Homes competitions—including, almost always, the award for “Best Kitchen.” John Pope, owner of Newcastle Homes, takes pride in focusing not only on building stunning award-winning kitchens, but also on how they function, specifically (1) for the owners’ needs, and (2) how the kitchen will interact with the rest of the home. It is easy to see why a Newcastle Homes’ kitchen is definitely the heart of the home.

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