NFL star opens swanky gated community in struggling California city with homes starting at $400K

He’s going for the two car garage!A Super Bowl winning quarterback is behind a new community nicknamed “Gridiron Grove.”David Carr, a former NFL signal caller for the New York Giants and Houston Texans, is one of the partners for a new development in Clovis, California and he says he’s taking it all the way to the house. “This is America to me, family is still valued here,” Carr exclusively told the California Post. Traditions at Heritage Grove kicked off sales earlier this month starting at $400,000 for a three bedroom two and a half bath home, which is way down from the Golden State average of $900K.Clovis sits just north of Fresno in California’s agricultural rich Central Valley, not far from where Carr was a Bulldog at Fresno State before becoming the NFL’s 1st overall draft pick by the Texans in 2002.In a time where successful athletes find wealthy enclaves by the sea, Carr, who won the 2012 Superbowl with the Giants, has chosen to move back to the landlocked area where his NFL career was shaped.“It’s still home.  It’ll always be home for us.You’re in New York, you’re in the Bay Area but this place in particular is special, there’s always something on your plate grown in this area,” Carr said.Clovis, referred to as the “Gateway to the Sierras” has had its struggles economically. The area consists of wealthy agricultural land owners farming cattle, while others are often left behind. “Not everyone can have a farm, so you need starter houses with a community feel.

You can open your garage doors and meet people, talk to your neighbors.That’s how I grew up, playing football in the street, using light posts as end zones,” Carr said.Carr and his wife Melody are partnered with the experienced Bonadelle Family who have been building homes in the Fresno Valley for 80 years. “I believe in what they’re doing, I believe in this area.

I want it to grow,” Carr said. The Traditions at Heritage development features four ho...