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09-22-2008, 04:48 PM
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DC Metro Area TH's under $500K?
Seeking info on any new (or less than 3 year old) townhomes in the DC Metro area for under $500k. Wife and I both work in DC so communting options are important.
Looking for the same things as everyone else... Nice area, schools (not as big a concern b/c no kids yet, but more for resale purposes), low crime, etc.
As a point of comparison, we're looking into Fraley's Green in Derwood, Shipley's Grant in EC, and Enclave at Arundel Preserve in Hanover. Would want something at least comparable to those, if not better (though w/in budget).
Born and raised in Montgomery County and currently live in NoVA, so know most of the area fairly well. Just not too familiar with Howard County, so any advice/recommendations is appreciated.
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09-22-2008, 05:01 PM
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Take a look at Kingsview Village of Southern Germantown/Boyds areas along Richter Farm Road
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09-22-2008, 05:18 PM
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psychofan - thanks for the suggestion. but i think the fraley's green community is the farthest north we're willing to look in moco, and are only considering it due to proximity with shady grove metro and 270...
also interested in alexandria (inside the beltway) and arlington, but have found that most of these tend to be out of our price range... particularly with 2 car garages, which we need...
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09-22-2008, 05:25 PM
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My fiancee takes the RideOn bus to the Shady Grove Metro station every morning from Kingsview Village. . .usually takes about 35-40 minutes. In any case, keep an eye out on where the InterCounty Connector (ICC) is being built in the Derwood area and east towards I-95 or you might end up living right along a major highway.
Maryland Route 200 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Intercounty Connector
Another possible place to look is the Gaithersburg area west of 270 (maybe by Washingtonian Rio) |
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09-22-2008, 07:20 PM
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A new townhouse with a 2 car garage in a closer in community is a bet of a tall order. You could possibly find something in Fallsgrove, the Kentlands or King Farm. These are slightly older than 3 years but many have TH's with two car garages in the $500K range.
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09-22-2008, 07:29 PM
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You might fair better in Howard County. I think in the next couple of yrs Howard will become the new Montgomery County so you might as well move to Howard now.
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09-22-2008, 09:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by psychofan
My fiancee takes the RideOn bus to the Shady Grove Metro station every morning from Kingsview Village. . .usually takes about 35-40 minutes. In any case, keep an eye out on where the InterCounty Connector (ICC) is being built in the Derwood area and east towards I-95 or you might end up living right along a major highway.
Maryland Route 200 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Intercounty Connector
Another possible place to look is the Gaithersburg area west of 270 (maybe by Washingtonian Rio) |
good point about the ICC. didn't even think about that....
we figured howard county might be our best bet. seems to be our best option based on our desired criteria... now the only question is where in the county?... |
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09-22-2008, 09:43 PM
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Check out Laurel/Columbia
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09-23-2008, 08:11 AM
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You might fair better in Howard County. I think in the next couple of yrs Howard will become the new Montgomery County so you might as well move to Howard now.
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In what way??? I live in Howard County, and it is not really anything like Montgomery County.
OP- If you live off of RTE 103 in Howard, the Marc train station is just a few miles away, and the train will take you into Union Station in about 45 minutes (depending on the train). Rte 103 goes through Elkridge and Ellicott City. Don't know of any new townhomes along there, but Shipley Grant is very close to the train station as well- a quick drive down 100. |
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09-23-2008, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by jessy0780
In what way??? I live in Howard County, and it is not really anything like Montgomery County.
OP- If you live off of RTE 103 in Howard, the Marc train station is just a few miles away, and the train will take you into Union Station in about 45 minutes (depending on the train). Rte 103 goes through Elkridge and Ellicott City. Don't know of any new townhomes along there, but Shipley Grant is very close to the train station as well- a quick drive down 100.
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how's the general area around shipley's grant? safe? schools? etc? |
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