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swimming pools (including a lazy river),
tennis courts, a gym, two large parks with
sports f ields, neighborhood p arks w ith p lay-
grounds, walking t rails and c ommunity g ar-
dens. The community also has a regional
county library, and a regional YMCA is
going up next to the local high school.
Regional hiking-biking trails run through
the community.
Nearby: Sugarloaf Mountain, the Mono-
cacy River, Monocacy Battlefield Park and
historic downtown Frederick are a short
drive away. Urbana Market District has a
variety of stores and services, including a
Giant Food store, a garden center, a bank, a
dental practice, a spa, a liquor store andrestaurants.
Schools: Sugarloaf Elementary, Urbana
Middle, Urbana High.
Transit: The community is near Inter-
state 270 and Route 355. Gaithersburg is
about 20 miles away; Baltimore, about 50;
and the Montgomery County line, about
five. MARC commuter trains stop at the
Monocacy station, about five minutes away.
[email protected]buying new stone barn Village at Villages of Urbana
BY AUDREY HOFFERAbout 35 miles northwest of the District,
the 4,200-acre Villages of Urbana commu-
nity is a fast-growing blend of single-family
houses and t ownhouses in s outhern Freder-
ick County, M d.
Stone Barn Village, with 181 acres, is one
of the community’s neighborhoods, or vil-
lages, and Dream Finders Homes is one of
the builders offering single-family houses
there. Natelli C ommunities i s the d eveloper
of a ll the villages.
Dream Finders has several dozen home
sites a nd two quick-delivery houses for s ale.
“Typically, people come in and walk around
the property. They pick a lot, then a floor
plan,” said Caryn Knapp, a Dream Finders
sales agent and a Stone Barn resident.
Eight floor plans are available, and buy-
ers can choose among layouts with such
features as a first-floor master bedroom
suite or more conventional approaches.
“The Carrollton model is a popular staple,”
Knapp said. “It’s a traditional four-square
[layout] with living and dining rooms in
front of t he house, k itchen and f amily rooms
in t he back. Every builder o ffers a version.”
The furnished Linden model home has a
large front porch and a front door that
opens into a spacious foyer with large win-
dows. The dining room is on the r ight, and a
short hallway leads, past a staircase, to the
great room a nd kitchen in the rear.
A doorway in the dining room leads to a
butler pantry, past an office and a powder
room on the right and to the kitchen
straight ahead.
The great room and kitchen form a large
open-plan living area. The model home has
an o ptional gas fireplace and two cushioned
window seats in t he great room and a p orch
at the back of the house. The kitchen has a
large farmhouse-style island that measures
9 feet 10 inches by 4 feet 10 inches and a
quartz-top farmhouse table in the cafe ex-
tension to the k itchen.
U pstairs, a loft-like space has children’s
desks under a double window. There are
four bedrooms (three with a walk-in closet),
three bathrooms and a laundry room with
side-by-side appliances.
The houses come standard with a n unfin-
ished basement, but options include a rec
room, a bedroom with a walk-in closet, and
a bathroom. The garage can be either at-
tached or unattached.
Good for families: Faye Marshall sold
her house in Delaware and moved to Mary-
land with her daughters, Bailey, 11; Sidney,
14; and Jordan, 16. The family is living in a
rental nearby and plans to move to a new
house in Stone Barn V illage soon.
“I went over today to check on the con-
struction p rogress, a nd i t looks pretty good,”
she said. “Drywall is up. Now I expect the
cabinets and f looring to g o in.”
M arshall said she chose Urbana because
the community s eemed g ood f or families.
“ You may not know everyone, but you s ee
a face y ou’ve seen before and f eel like y ou’re
home. I also love that the kids can walk
everywhere by themselves. My oldest just
got her license, b ut she still walks a lot.”
Amenities: Villages of Urbana amenities
include community centers, clubhouses,A fresh selection of s ingle-family houses in Md.
Photos by benjamin C tankersley for the Washington Poststone barn Village at the
Villages of Urbana
8728 shady Pines Dr., fr ederick, md.
s eventy-eight single-family houses are
planned, with base prices ranging from
$494,990 to $599,990. thirty-eight are for
sale.
builder: Dream finders homes
features: nine-foot-high ceilings are
standard on the first and second floors. on
the first floor, the foyer, the kitchen and the
powder room have hardwood floors. kitchens
have granite counters and backsplash,
Whirlpool stainless-steel appliances, an
undermount sink with one or two bowls, and
cabinetry above the refrigerator. master
bathrooms have dual cultured-marble
vanities with integrated sinks. the houses
have energy-efficient vinyl tilt windows and
attached or unattached two-car garages
bedrooms/bathrooms: 3 or 4 / 3 or 4
square-footage: 3,016 to 4,832
homeowner association fee: $104 a
month, includes trash pickup and snow
removal.
View model: noon to 6 p.m. sunday and
monday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tuesday to
saturday.
Contacts: natalie middleton or Caryn knapp
at 240-464-3117 or
http://www.dreamfindershomes.com. to see more photos of Villages of Urbana,
go to washingtonpost.com/realestate.ABOVE: The
great room in
a model
single-family
house in Stone
Barn Village.
Stone Barn is
part of the
Villages of
Urbana
community in
Frederick
County.
BELOW: The
owner’s suite
bedroom in
the model
home.