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room either way — and a roof

deck.

The Cornavaca sisters made de-

sign changes on the bedroom level

and the lower level of their town-

house, adding a bedroom suite

with a private bathroom in each

location. “We’re three adults and

wanted our own spaces,” Crista

said.

On the loft level, they are put-

ting a second living room “so we

can entertain separately,” s he said.

Shopping: There is shopping at

the nearby Glenmont Shopping

Center, at the Westfield Wheaton

mall, in downtown Silver Spring

and, a little farther afield, in the

Rockville area and Bethesda.

These locations have shops, res-

taurants, commercial services

and, in most cases, movie the-

aters.

Schools: Glenallan Elementa-

ry, Argyle Middle, John F. Kenne-

dy High.

Transit: The Glenmont Metro

station, across the street, is at the

eastern end of the Red Line. “Peo-

ple have commented that they get

a seat [on a Metrorail car] at the

Glenmont station,” Seidman said.

“A nd the value of your investment

goes up with proximity and walk-

ability to the Metro.”

The community is close to the

Connecticut Avenue corridor and

not far from Interstates 495 and

270 and Route 2 9 (Colesville Road

and the Columbia Pike).

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Seidman said.

A mini-hallway off the dining

area leads to a powder room. “It’s

tucked away so you don’t see it

from the living space,” s he said.

Up a flight from the main level,

the model unit has a master bed-

room with an en suite bathroom,

two smaller bedrooms, a hall

bathroom and laundry space.

Above that, buyers have options

that include a loft or another bed-

room — with or without a bath-

William M eyer is 6 feet 2 inches

tall. He said he can lie in the

middle of the island, “spread my

arms and legs out like a starfish

and s till not touch the edges.”

He and his wife, Lindsay,

among the first residents of the

Dream Finders section, moved

from a five-bedroom, four-bath-

room house in Chicago. “We did a

lot of research for the best loca-

tion,” Meyer said. “My wife takes

the Metro. I drive. We both want-

ed an easy commute.”

He s aid Glenmont was also con-

veniently positioned between rel-

atively rural areas to the north

and urban areas to the south.

“What’s ideal about our location i s

you can get either world, depend-

ing on which direction you drive.”

The Meyers also wanted new

construction. “We build every

time we change cities. This is our

fourth move and the fourth house

we’ve built,” h e said.

In the Dream Finders model

unit, a two-car garage and “flex

room” are found on the lower, or

ground, level.

One flight up, the kitchen is at

the center of the main level. On

one end of the unit is the living

room, with eight-foot-high win-

dows and a glass door leading to a

deck made of engineered wood,

called Trex, that doesn’t require

painting. On the other end is the

dining area, which has a view of

the Metro station from the win-

dow. “Less than 100 yards away,”

Glenmont MetroCentre, a 15-acre
townhouse community in Silver
Spring, near the Glenmont Metro
station, t hey lucked out.
“We were able to customize the
interior and get exactly what we
wanted,” Crista said. They chose a
homesite, and their townhouse is
under construction. They plan to
move there in a couple of months.
Two developers — Winchester
Homes and Dream Finders
Homes — are building there. Win-
chester’s 171 townhouses will oc-
cupy about 11 acres. Dream Find-
ers will offer 46 townhouses on
four acres.
The two sections have separate
homeowner associations. Dream
Finders amenities include a tot
lot, a park and two exercise sta-
tions.
The Cornavacas bought a
Dream Finders townhouse.
Dream Finders offers two floor
plans — Georgetown and Brook-
land — at base prices that range
from $484,990 to $577,990. Both
are 22 feet wide. But Brookland is
36 feet long, and Georgetown is 42
feet. “Such wide townhouses are
hard to find walking distance to a
Metro,” s aid Diana Seidman, new-
home sales consultant for Dream
Finders.
Dramatic island: A standout
feature is the 12-by-5-foot kitchen
island. “It’s the biggest in Mont-
gomery County,” Seidman said.
“But it makes sense because the
kitchen is the heart of the home.”

Glenmont metroCentre

103 klee alley, silver spring, md.

the Dream finders section has 46

townhouse sites. seven are for

sale. additional sites will be

released in December. Base prices

range from $484,990 to $577,990.

the builder is offering $10,000 in

closing costs if buyers use a

preferred lender.

Builder: Dream finders homes

Features: these four-story

townhouses have a two-car garage.

there are two exterior frost-free

hose bibs and outlets in the front

and rear. nine-foot-high ceilings are

on all levels. three-inch engineered

oak flooring is installed throughout

the main living level and foyer. the

kitchen has 42-inch timberlake

birch cabinets, granite counters, a

stainless-steel kitchen sink and

Whirlpool appliances. the

bathrooms have back-saver-height

vanities, granite tops and moen

chrome faucets.

Bedrooms/bathrooms: 3 to 5 / 3

to 6

Square-footage: 1,884 to 2, 736

Homeowners association fee:

$83 a month

View model: noon to 6 p.m.

sunday and monday; 10 a.m. to 6

p.m. tuesday to saturday.

Contact: Diana seidman at 301-

351-7211 or

DreamFindersHomes.com.

Benjamin C tankersley

f or the Washington Post

The roof deck of the Dream

Finders Homes model unit at

Glenmont MetroCentre.

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