Close to D.C. and Baltimore, Brookfield Residential homes have wooded lots

By Laura Barnhardt Cech July 18 at 7:40 AM

The location, floor plan and design spurred Tanika and Harlan Taliaferro to take a look at Wilsons Grove, a new single-family development in Gambrills, Md. But the details including wide-plank floors, pane-less windows and a second-floor laundry room sealed the deal.

True, the couple frequents that highly addictive home design Web site Houzz. (Obsessed, says Tanika Taliaferro, mother of two, laughing.) But they have also done considerable research about the local housing market while renting for the past year nearby.

The location, in Anne Arundel County near Waugh Chapel Towne Center, was also appealing. Their children, ages 10 and 7, wont change schools. Shopping is convenient. And her husband, an orthopedic surgeon, has a straight-forward commute to Calvert County.

In November, the family hopes to move into one of a dozen homes currently under construction.

We liked all the options offered at Wilsons Grove, Tanika Taliaferro says. Even the garage door is just a little bit nicer.

Large lots near woodlands: In all, 182 single-family houses are planned by Fairfax-based builder Brookfield Residential. The first model opened in June and the second should be complete in the next several weeks.

The Reidel Road neighborhood is heavily wooded, and many of the quarter-acre lots will back up to a dense forest.

The location equidistant from the District and Baltimore, and close to Fort Meade and Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport is attractive to many defense-contract and government workers, says Gregg A. Hughes, vice president of sales and marketing for Brookfield Residential. Many of the buyers already live nearby but are looking for newer, larger homes, he says.

Optional first-floor bedroom: Nine models from two collections are available. And each of those have two or more exterior styles.

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