Howard County Homesite On 7.63 Acres

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#CC3366" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="12a06732dkcfyw.gif"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#993366" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Lee ~ Grant Properties</B></FONT><B>  </B><B> </B><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lee Grant Properties"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Howard County, MD Rancher "><U>Howard County, MD Rancher </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Williamsburg, VA Luxury Home Site"><U>Williamsburg, VA Luxury Home Site</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Williamsburg Golf Community Home"><U>Williamsburg Golf Community Home</U></A>   |   <B>Howard County Homesite On 7.63 Acres</B>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Howard County Home on 3.4 Acres"><U>Howard County Home on 3.4 Acres</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Starter Home In Calvert County MD, Bay F"><U>Starter Home In Calvert County MD, Bay Front Community</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Howard County Homesite On 7.63 Acres</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>7.63 Acre Estate Home Site                                                      </B></div> <div> <B>Between Ashton and Highland, Maryland </B></div> <div> <B>$650,000</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                                                                 </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                   </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT> <U> </U><U>SOLD  SOLD  SOLD  SOLD  SOLD</U></div> <div>                 </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Sorry, this property is no longer available</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="18080e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Front of Lot is on right side of the road.  (Looking north) (December)</B></div> <bR> <div> Imagine finding over 7 1/2 acres of beautiful private woods with easy access to Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD. Perfect for a family estate. Room for horses if you like or just seclusion if preferred. This property is a one of a kind gem in a section of Howard County, MD where building lots are very hard to find.  It is for sale only because the owner's disability prevents full use of the property as originally planned.<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="18180e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Looking south from lot entrance along Foxhaven Road</B></div> <bR> <div> The Foxhaven name probably came about from the red foxes that live in the area. They are often seen at night but occasionally will be seen in daylight hours. There are also deer, owls, piliated woodpeckers, hawks, and many varieties of songbirds to see and appreciate.  Bald eagles nest along the nearby lakes and are occasionally seen taking fish from the surface. Several varieties of ducks and canadian geese inhabit the lakes along with beavers and numerous fresh water fish native to the area such as bass, trout, bluegills and crappies.  Striped bass, also known as rockfish, have been introduced to the lakes as well as pike and tiger muskellunge.  Both lakes are very lightly fished, and a few minutes of paddling your canoe away from a boat  ramp will usually put you alone with nothing but heavy woods on either side of the lake. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="18280e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Interior view - about midway in summertime </B></div> <bR> <div> Located within the private Foxhaven development of twenty five lots, all between three and 10 acres. This parcel offers the benefits of a quiet neighborhood with no through traffic, underground power and telephone utilities, and clear deep well water. The neighborhood is bounded almost entirely by parkland and the WSSC reservoir buffer. This is the last lot available for building and has been owned by the same party for 24 years. The lot is not sub-dividable as homeowner association covenants prevent any individual owner from changing the character of the neighborhood. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="18380e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Misty morning -- looking up from home site.</B></div> <bR> <div> Highland is a small crossroads town with a country store and antique shops surrounded by affluent neighborhoods, many of which were developed with three acre minimum lot size zoning which has resulted in lower density and higher home values. Most recent homes built between Highland and the border with Montgomery County, where this property is located, have been confined to the $1 to $2 million range with land selling for $250,000 per one acre lot.  In nearby Clarksville, 2 acre open (no trees) lots, when rarely available, usually sell for around $350,000.  The last 1-acre lot in nearby Paternal Gift Estates sold for over $450,000.  </div> <bR> <div> When an older home in the Highland area is sold, the new owner usually makes significant upgrades to bring the property in line with the higher value new homes in the area.  These homes are sought for the value of the location because there is seldom an opportunity to buy building sites of any size in the Highland vicinity.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18480e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>View from rear of home site looking down to the stream.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="18580e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>The stream in August</B></div> <bR> <div> The rear of the lot is about 400 feet wide and the stream runs along and within the rear lot boundary.  The stream is surrounded by huge old trees and has several beautiful spots with large boulders and a small waterfall of about 3 to 4 feet.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="18680e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Waterfall at rear right corner of the lot</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> This is the perfect private place for children to play and adults to get away from it all.  There is no traffic noise and no strangers to disturb the peaceful atmosphere, just the sound of water and birds.  The owner had planned to build an elevated gazebo with a foot bridge overlooking the stream and a path winding down through the trees to a picnic clearing beside the water.</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="1880c320.jpg" border=0 width="524" height="562" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Registered lot plan showing proposed house site and perc fields.</B></div> <div> <I><B>Note the second perc. field reserved for a future guest house.  It could be used for the main house if the front building site were preferred. The lot is 185 feet wide at the front and 400 feet wide at the back. The sides are 1,128 and 1,159 feet long. </B></I></div> <bR> <div> This building site has many possibilities.  Perhaps the least imaginative, but still worthwhile, would be to simply build a custom home at the front of the property. The front dimension is about 185 feet across, nearly level with a very slight rise away from the road.  It is completely wooded, with many tall and straight trees, mostly poplar, and at the lower level are a wide variety of native trees including holly, dogwood, beech, a few hemlocks and some maple and oak saplings.  There is plenty of room for a large home that would be sited 100 to 150 feet back from the road and still have about 800 feet of woods to the rear.<B>                     </B></div> <bR> <div> The present owner had planned  to use the level area at the front of the lot for a recreation area with a tennis court and putting green.  A large (5,000+ sq. ft.) contemporary post and beam style home was custom designed by Deck House to overlook the stream at the rear of the lot.  A swimming pool was planned for the back of the home.  Just beyond the pool area the lot drops off quickly about 25 feet vertically to the stream, creating a private area about 400 x 150 feet with the stream meandering through.  </div> <bR> <div> Construction of the foundation and the water well were completed before the owner became disabled and canceled the project. These plans are still available and could be used or modified by a new owner if desired or the foundation could be covered and abandoned.   Another site about 200 feet from the front would have been used for a guest house of about 2,500 sq. ft.  There are approved septic percolation fields on record for both home sites. </div> <bR> <div> <B>IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DECK HOUSE THE OWNERS WERE PLANNING TO BUILD ON THIS SITE, PLEASE SEE THE FLOOR PLAN AND PHOTOS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>HOW BIG IS 7.63 ACRES???  </B></div> <bR> <div> 1)  Try to visualize a regulation size football field from goal line to goal line.  </div> <div> 2)  That would be 300 feet long by 160 feet wide totalling 48,000 square feet. </div> <div> 3)  One acre equals 43,560 square feet.  </div> <div> 4)  7.63 acres contain 332,362.8 square feet.  </div> <div> 5)  332,362.8 divided by 48,000 equals 6.924 football fields.  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Can you visualize 6.9 football fields together? </B></div> <div> <B>That's how big this lot is.  All trees, no cornfields</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>THE HIGHLAND AREA</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Quality of life is the main reason for Highland's rapidly increasing property values. Those who can afford to move their families here recognize that open space is vanishing rapidly as developers build out the few remaining parcels between the Washington and Baltimore suburbs.  The few unbuilt estate-sized parcels remaining are being subdivided where zoning laws permit or sold with large custom homes to the many affluent buyers wanting to get away from the crowded suburbs.  Due to the large lot size zoning that prevailed in the Highland area during the growth decades from the 1960's to the present, housing density is lower than other areas closer to the cities.   The few parcels remaining are very seldom offered for sale.  </div> <bR> <div> The natural boundary formed by the Patuxent River between Howard and Montgomery counties also creates an unchanging buffer zone of forest and a protected watershed with two large lakes that provide drinking water for the Washington suburbs.  Foxhaven is nearly surrounded by a narrow strip of WSSC owned land along the river. The lakes are stocked with fish and are open for fishing boats, canoes, inflatables and sailboats.  The stretch of river between the dams is a delightful half day of adventure by kayak or canoe.    Usage permits are required and gasoline motors are not allowed.  The buffer strips also have horseback riding trails that are accessible nearby.</div> <bR> <div> While Highland still has a country style market with onsite meat cutting, groceries and wine,  just two miles away in Clarksville is a new shopping center anchored by a gourmet oriented Giant supermarket.  Several gasoline stations, Blockbuster, McDonald's, Wendy's, Chicken Out, several banks and auto dealers have all opened over the last five years.  Clarksville is the western limit of the master-planned city of Columbia, and the River Hill Village at Clarksville is the last section in the plan.  For heavy duty shopping, Columbia Mall is just six miles away and is anchored by Nordstrom's, Lord & Taylor, Sears and JC Penney.  Columbia also has dozens of restaurants, Toby's Dinner Theatre and the Merriweather Post Pavillion.</div> <bR> <div> Howard county is well known and respected for its top performing public schools. Highland's school students attend state of the art facilities, all of which are less than five years old.  River Hill High School in Clarksville is just five years old and is a highly regarded "magnet' school, attracting many of the best students in the county.  There are also a number of fine private and parochial schools nearby. Public libraries are among the best in the state, with a major remodeling of the closest facility in Columbia in 2002.</div> <bR> <div> Howard County Community college is a modern two-year degree school that acts as a feeder for the major schools of the University of Maryland system.  Also in Columbia are facilities of Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University, and University of Phoenix.  The College Park and Catonsville campuses of the University of Maryland are within easy commuting distance.</div> <bR> <div> Howard County Hospital is a modern facility with emergency services as well as treatment and care of many ailments.  As a member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital system, patients can be confident of receiving care from a highly qualified medical staff with access to some of the world's top medical researchers.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>ACCESSIBILITY</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="18904a40.gif" border=0 width="1028" height="676" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Convenient yet Rural location - Map Scale = Approx. 6 miles per inch</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Straight line Distances in miles from Highland to other locations:</U></B></div> <div> 12 - Washington Metro Subway Terminal at Glenmont (Ga. ave at Norwood Rd.</div> <div> 12 - Washington Beltway via New Hampshire Ave.</div> <div> 18 - BWI Airport</div> <div> 15 - Baltimore Beltway</div> <div> 24 - White House</div> <div> 12 - Rockville Metro Station</div> <div> 28 - Annapolis</div> <div> 12 - Ft. Meade - NSA</div> <div> 15 - Bethesda</div> <div>  6 - US Rt. 95 via St. Rt. 216</div> <div> 15 - University of Maryland at College Park</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="18a04a40.gif" border=0 width="1028" height="676" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Local Area Map</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="18b19200.jpg" border=0 width="1049" height="800" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Riding and hiking trails accessible from Foxhaven</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>LOCAL WEB LINKS: Click on a link to learn more.</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Howard County Government:                                                 <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.co.ho.md.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.ho.md.us"><U><U>http://www.co.ho.md.us</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Howard County Commercial Directory:                                <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://home.howardcounty.com/index12.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://home.howardcounty.com/index12.asp"><U><U>http://home.howardcounty.com/index12.asp</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Howard County Schools                                                          <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.howard.k12.md.us/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.howard.k12.md.us/"><U><U>http://www.howard.k12.md.us/</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Howard County Community College                                      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.howardcc.edu/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.howardcc.edu/"><U><U>http://www.howardcc.edu/</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Howard County Hospital                                                          <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.hcgh.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hcgh.org/"><U><U>http://www.hcgh.org/</U></U></A></FONT> </div> <div> BWI Airport                                                                                <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.bwiairport.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bwiairport.com/"><U><U>http://www.bwiairport.com/</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> AMTRAK Station at BWI Airport                                             <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.amtrak.com/stations/bwi.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.amtrak.com/stations/bwi.html"><U><U>http://www.amtrak.com/stations/bwi.html</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Washington Metro                                                                   http://www.wmata.com/</div> <div> University of Maryland                                                              <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.umd.edu/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.umd.edu/"><U><U>http://www.umd.edu/</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Haysfield Airport                                                                       <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.dcpilots.org/directory/airports/md24.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dcpilots.org/directory/airpor"><U><U>http://www.dcpilots.org/directory/airports/md24.html</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Columbia Mall                                                                            <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.themallincolumbia.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.themallincolumbia.com/"><U><U>http://www.themallincolumbia.com/</U></U></A></FONT> </div> <div> Equestrian Center and Park                  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.co.ho.md.us/RAP/RAP_HoCoParksSchooleyMill.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.ho.md.us/RAP/RAP_HoCoParks"><U><U>http://www.co.ho.md.us/RAP/RAP_HoCoParksSchooleyMill.htm</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Fishing and Boating Facilities               <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.wsscwater.com/info/watershed.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wsscwater.com/info/watershed."><U><U>http://www.wsscwater.com/info/watershed.html</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Happy Fisherman at Triadelphia           <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/education/tigermuskie/tigermuskie.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/edu"><U><U>//www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/education/tigermuskie/tigermuskie.html</U></U></A></FONT> </div> <div> Patuxent River State Park                      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/patuxentriver.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/c"><U><U>http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/patuxentriver.html</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Hobbit's Glen Golf Course and club      ht<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://courseguide.golfweb.com/ocdata.cgi?st=detail&gwid=7649" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://courseguide.golfweb.com/ocdata.cg"><U><U>tp://courseguide.golfweb.com/ocdata.cgi?st=detail&gwid=7649</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Cattail Creek Golf Course and club      <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://courseguide.golfweb.com/ocdata.cgi?st=detail&gwid=7675" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://courseguide.golfweb.com/ocdata.cg"><U><U>http://courseguide.golfweb.com/ocdata.cgi?st=detail&gwid=7675</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Olney Theater                                          <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.olneytheatre.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.olneytheatre.org/"><U><U>http://www.olneytheatre.org/</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Local Conference and Meeting Facilities                   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.columbiavillages.org/riverhill/html/facilities.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.columbiavillages.org/riverhil"><U><U>http://www.columbiavillages.org/riverhill/html/facilities.html</U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Some local private schools:</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Friends School in Sandy Spring              <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.ssfs.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ssfs.com"><U><U>http://www.ssfs.com</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Mater Amoris Montessori - Ashton          <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.materamoris.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.materamoris.com"><U><U>www.materamoris.com</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> St. Louis Catholic School - Clarksville    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.stlouis.baltimore.md.us.school" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stlouis.baltimore.md.us.schoo"><U><U>www.stlouis.baltimore.md.us.school</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Bet Yeladin - Columbia                             410-997-7378</div> <div> GAN Israel - Columbia                              410-740-2424</div> <div> Chapelgate Christian Academy              <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://lee-grant.tripod.com/www.chapelgateacademy.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://lee-grant.tripod.com/www.chapelga"><U><U>www.chapelgateacademy.com</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Columbia Academy                                   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.columbiaacademy.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.columbiaacademy.com"><U><U>www.columbiaacademy.com</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Glen Elg Country School                          <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.glenelg.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.glenelg.org"><U><U>www.glenelg.org</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Julia Brown Montessori - Olney              <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.juliabrownmontessorischools.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.juliabrownmontessorischools.c"><U><U>www.juliabrownmontessorischools.com</U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL DIRECTORY FOR HO. CO.     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.mec.state.md.us/education/private/hopr.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mec.state.md.us/education/pri"><U><U>http://www.mec.state.md.us/education/private/hopr.html</U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Some Nearby Religious Organizations:</U></B></div> <bR> <div> St. Louis Catholic Church and School - Clarksville            </div> <div> St. John Baptist - Columbia</div> <div> St. Marks Episcopal - Highland</div> <div> St. Paul's Lutheran - Fulton</div> <div> Brown's Chapel Methodist - Dayton</div> <div> Valley Brook Community Church - Fulton</div> <div> Columbia Presbyterian Church - Columbia</div> <div> Triadelphia Seventh Day Adventist - Clarksville</div> <div> Mount Zion United Methodist - Highland</div> <div> Temple Isaiah (Reform) - Fulton (Under Construction)</div> <div> Congregation Ahavas Israel (Orthodox) - Columbia</div> <div> Columbia Jewish Congregation (Reconstructionist) - Columbia</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Summary</U></B></div> <bR> <div> This is a rare opportunity to develop your own plan for a truly special mini-estate or family compound with privacy and close-in convenience.  We would be happy to discuss the existing home plan, help you with your dream home, -- or for a limited time, you may purchase the property outright and pursue another course.  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Call 301-854-5099 to talk to us in person.  By the way, none of our properties are available to be listed or shown through brokers or buyer's agents.  We only work with principals.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>EXISTING PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTEMPORARY POST AND BEAM STYLE HOME</U></B><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> The present owners searched for several years to find a location that would accomodate a home that would be both a family center and a business asset as well.   The desire to have a professional home office as a base of operations co-located with an impressive residence designed for entertaining made the choice of this building site a natural.  It is private and quiet yet convenient to major transportion routes around Washington and Baltimore. </div> <bR> <div> The topography of the property is suited perfectly for a wide home with multiple levels and terraced grounds to the rear.  The owners envisioned the home to be blended into the landscape, taking advantage of a gentle rearward slope for the structure and pool area.  </div> <bR> <div> Beyond the pool area the ground drops off quickly  to the stream.  The house would be oriented to take advantage of this view from most of the rooms used in daytime.  The upper level rooms would have a commanding view of the stream while the lower level rooms would be adjacent to and directly accessible to the pool and terrace.  </div> <bR> <div> A detailed requirement specification was developed for the above and discussed with a number of firms.  Deck House of Acton, Mass. was selected to design a home for the site.  The approach used was to take an existing Deck House design that had been built previously and modifiy it to meet the new requirements.  Of particular importance and value was the ability to see most of the structural features in full scale before starting the modifications.  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="18c12420.jpg" border=0 width="530" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Deck House, Inc. home used as base for new plan. (Rear view)</B></div> <bR> <div> The Deck House, Inc. home shown above was originally built as a model in Reston, Virginia.  The contour of the lot is very similar to that of the Foxhaven home site.  This would allow for a nearly ideal matching of the family room and conservatory on the lower level to the terrace and pool area.  The front of the home would then appear to be slightly above grade with windows on the front of the lower level.  The upper level would be slighlty more than one half story above ground level and match the entrance design perfectly.  </div> <bR> <div> On the upper level the master bedroom and the living room would have the view over the stream.  Even the kitchen would share the view through the upper level of the conservatory.  The conservatory and kitchen share a wall of double sliding glass doors used to access the balcony above the conservatory.</div> <bR> <div> This plan was expanded to increase the size of the bedroom wing, add skylights and make minor modifications to the original design.  Screened decks were added to two of  the bedrooms.</div> <bR> <div> The major change added another wing to the home adjacent to the conservatory.  The pupose was threefold:</div> <div> 1. Add a professional size home office.</div> <div> 2. Add a separate suite for a live in domestic or guest.</div> <div> 3. Add a third bay to the garage with access to the office.</div> <bR> <div> The office space was added adjacent to the conservatory with walkout at ground level in the rear.  The patio area in front of the office would be enhanced by a pergola.  There would also be a side entrance connected to the driveway by a foot path.</div> <bR> <div> The added suite would be directly above the office on the opposite side of the home from the bedroom wing.  The entrance would be from the kitchen allowing the suite occupants to enter the kitchen and garage or side entrance without having to pass through the rest of the house.  This suite shares the rearward upper view of the stream area.</div> <bR> <div> The garage expansion would appear seamless and serve also to tie the office and suite additions into the overall structure.  The garage is placed between stories so that when entering the mud room from the garage, one takes a half flight of stairs up or down.  Another half flight of stairs connects the far outside garage bay to the office. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="18d15dc0.jpg" border=0 width="789" height="476" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>SIDE VIEW OF THE BASE MODEL - BEFORE THE ADDITION OF THE OFFICE, GUEST SUITE AND THIRD GARAGE BAY</B></div> <bR> <div> In the photo above the the between-story position of the garage is visible.  </div> <bR> <div> The third garage bay would be added as a direct extension of the existing structure.  </div> <bR> <div> The office would be adjacent to the conservatory and run the full length of the three car garage with full length sliding glass doors facing rearward to a patio with a pergola above.  The retaining wall in the photo would be replaced by the office. </div> <bR> <div> The guest suite would be above the office also running the full length of the garage.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="18e21b20.jpg" border=0 width="801" height="946" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>ORIGINAL DECK HOUSE DESIGN USED AS BASE FOR NEW PLAN</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="414" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="84"><div> <IMG SRC="18f01010.gif" border=0 width="1" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Original Floor plan</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Modified Floor Plan</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Upper Level</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 1,756</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="164"><div> 2,308</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Lower Level</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 1,906</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="164"><div> 2,506</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="84"><div> Garage</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div>   637</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="164"><div>   879</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="84"><div> Total</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="146"><div> 4,299</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="164"><div> 5,693</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG SRC="18f01010.gif" border=0 width="1" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="192f2690.jpg" border=0 width="754" height="873" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Rough sketch of modifications to incorporate owner's changes and additions.</B></div> <bR> <div> The modified design was drawn as a mirror image in the final blueprint package.  This was done to take better advantage of the view from the master suite. This had the added benefit of permittng excavation of a partial basement with a walkout at ground level beneath the family room and bedroom # 2.  Another benefit was the placement of the garage on the right front placed it just slightly above grade level so that the entrance would be nearly level.  An additional right side parking pad would also then be connected to the office suite on the right side of the home and office visitors would only have to pass by the side of the garage to reach the office side door.</div> <bR> <div> Unfortunately, this information does not do justice to the Deck House product.  Unseen are the high quality materials such as the trademark Deck House wood ceilings and extensive use of fine hardwoods throughout.  Practical design features also include passive solar energy capture and storage.  Architectural details include clerestory windows above the living room and guest suite and open wooden stairway.  From the kitchen and the living room ,  a glass wall with a sliding door opens to a balcony inside the upper level of the conservatory.  The original design included a spa built into the floor of the conservatory, but this could be omitted in favor of a larger outdoor spa.  A massive masonry dual fireplace structure extends from the family room on the lower level upward through the living room on the upper level.  Wide roof overhangs provide weather protection and limit the exposure of windows to direct sunlight as well as accentuate the care and quality of construction.</div> <bR> <div> The foundation was built and a well was installed before the project was put on hold.  Some addtional modifications are still possible to the design while still taking advantage of the existing foundation work.  It would also still be possible to change the footprint or even start over with a new foundation design if desired.  There are also other good sites on  the property if a different style and view were preferred.   Full blueprints are available for review if you are interested in this design.</div> <div> A recent estimate to build this home, not including the lot, is between $600,000 and $700,000. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>More information about the Deck House, Inc. proprietary design is available at their website at:</B> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="HTTP://WWW.DECKHOUSE.COM" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HTTP://WWW.DECKHOUSE.COM"><U><B><U>HTTP://</U></B></U></A><A HREF="HTTP://WWW.DECKHOUSE.COM" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HTTP://WWW.DECKHOUSE.COM"><U><B><U>WWW.DECKHOUSE.COM</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="193140f0.gif" border=0 width="20" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>