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Award-winning Central Parke at Victoria Falls
appeals to those seeking low-maintenance homes in a
resort-like setting. Just 30 minutes south of
Baltimore and 25 minutes from downtown Washington, D.C.,
it is located in the middle of great shopping, outstanding
cultural amenities and excellent health care
options. This is an active adult community for those
55+ and is still being built, although 80% of the
community is occupied. When it is complete, Central Parke will have 609
residences, including condominiums by Sturbridge Homes, villas (town
homes) by Craftstar Homes and Drees Homes and single-family
homes by Michael Harris Homes.
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The condominiums are in four-story buildings situated in the middle of the community and come in
four floor plans. Each unit has an attached garage, and home sizes range from
1,465 square feet to 1,703 square feet. Standard features include
9-foort ceilings, a private patio or deck, open floor plans, marble
vanities and 5-piece bathrooms. Prices start in the low- to mid-$200,000s and top out
in the $400,000s. This developer has won more than 30 awards for
since 1997 and has been recognized by The Homebuilders Association
of Maryland as "Builder of the Year."
The villas are available in three floor
plans, and all units have either a one-car or two-car garage,
depending on unit location. Exteriors vary and come in
brick, vinyl siding, stone or cedar shake, which lessens any
"cookie-cutter" appearance. Villas built by
Craftstar Homes are sold out, but
deluxe villas built by Drees Homes start in the high-$300,000s
for 2,700 square feet, two stories and three bedrooms with 2.5
baths. Single family homes start in the mid-$300,000s. Call
(703) 462-9150 for
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The community provides regularly scheduled maintenance which
includes fertilizing and mowing lawns, mulching, cleaning gutters and
shoveling snow from driveways and lead walks up to front doors and
garages, as well as edging, pesticide management, shrub trimming and
planting bed upkeep. For condo owners, further maintenance includes
all outside maintenance (painting), elevator maintenance and foyer and
hallway cleaning. Central Parke also has a professional
property manager who ensures that the community is
maintained. HOA fees start at $228 per month. Residents here enjoy a lovely
setting. The community stretches along
a one-acre lake with fountains, and an attractive waterfall greets all
who enter the front gate. There are fitness trails, four
Victorian gardens and two tennis court centers. The 13,500
square foot Resort Club, also with a Victorian theme, is
state-of-the-art and provides a large indoor pool and an outdoor pool,
an expansive terrace, an auditorium, a fitness center, a sauna and a
business center with a library. There is a Lifestyle
Director on staff, and plenty of clubs and excursions keep residents
involved and busy. An added perk is that Victoria Falls is
the home of the University of Maryland’s Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute (OLLI). Central Parke at Victoria
Falls has twice been named the Best Active Adult Community in the nation
by the National Association of Homebuilders' 50+ Housing Council.
Laurel (population 22,000 with 87,000 in surrounding area) is a quiet,
affluent bedroom community where the
average home price is $265,000. The local hospital is Laurel Regional Hospital and
there are three other hospitals within nine miles, and two nationally
known hospitals, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown University Hospital, are
close at hand. Parks, museums, water activities, fine
dining, athletic events and shopping are all within a 30 minute
drive; Laurel itself has a small historic district, but it also
has a crime rate above the national average.
The climate in this part of the country has summer temperatures in
the 80s with an average of 70% humidity. Winter temperatures
range from the 20s to the 40s. The area receives 4 inches
of precipitation per month on average, some of which is snow.
The skies are cloudy or partly cloudy 60% of the time.
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