THE WASHINGTON POST.
SATURDAy, MARCH 21, 2020eZ12
has a variety of restaurants, stores and
service businesses, including the Harris
Te eter supermarket, the IHOP and a Star-
bucks. The Potomac Mills outlet mall is a
five-minute drive. Occoquan Bay National
Wildlife Refuge, Featherstone National
Wildlife Refuge and Occoquan Regional
Park — all near the confluence of the
Occoquan and Potomac rivers — are less
than 10 miles away. Mason Neck State Park
is less than 20 miles.
Schools: Penn Elementary, Beville Mid-
dle, Colgan High.Transit: Interstate 95 is close as are
Prince William Parkway and U.S. Route 1.
Manassas is 17 miles away. Lorton is five
miles. A regional transportation agency
provides local and commuter bus service.
Virginia Railway Express, a commuter rail
service, has a station about eight miles
away in Woodbridge.
[email protected]Buying new townes at County Center in Woodbridge
BY AUDREY HOFFERIn Northern Virginia, a new townhouse
community is rising in a part of Prince
William County where a busy commercial
district coexists with well-treed residential
neighborhoods and waterside public
parks.
To wnes at County Center, a K. Hov-
nanian Homes development in Wood-
bridge, will comprise 100 townhouses on 11
acres. Plans for the community include a
playground and a walking trail, and many
of its building lots back up to wooded
property.
Rozanna Cherry has a deck off the
kitchen, at the back of her townhouse, that
she says will be “beautiful in the summer”
and a great place to entertain family and
friends. “The back side of my unit faces
trees,” she said. “I have a nice wooded view
and no neighbors behind me.”
To wnes at C ounty Center offers two floor
plans for townhouses. The Whitworth,
with a two-car garage in the back, is 22 feet
wide. The Bennington, with a two-car
garage in the front, is 24 feet wide.
Newlyweds Jack and Kate Lam hope to
close on a townhouse in April. Jack Lam
said that they love the location, which is
close to their parents and his sister, and
that a townhouse there seemed to be a good
investment. “From a value standpoint, this
property made sense to us,” he said.
Buying fast: To dd and Leslie McDer-
mott, a downsizing couple, live “literally 10
minutes away,” L eslie McDermott said. “We
have this big house and no more children,
so we no longer need a four-bedroom house
with five bathrooms.”
One of their sons recommended check-
ing out townhouses that he noticed near
the nearby Harris Te eter and IHOP. “We
weren’t seriously looking, and so we didn’t
realize there were new homes going up
there,” Leslie McDermott said. “Then we
did look and liked it.”
She added: “We took a look at other
places and came back a week later and
bought a townhome here. My sons were
like, ‘A re you kidding?’ ”
The McDermotts bought an end-unit
Bennington townhouse that looks out at
wooded property. “We bought fast because
we knew this site would go fast,” she said.
On the ground level, the furnished Ben-
nington model home has its front entrance
next to the garage. Instead of the standard
rec room, the model home has an optional
bedroom suite with a walk-in closet and a
bathroom. The room also has a door to the
backyard.
On the main, or second, level, the dining
room is flanked by the great room on one
end of the house and the kitchen on the
other. The kitchen island is 4 feet by 11 feet.
A powder room is on a staircase landing
between the second and third floors. The
third floor has the owner’s bedroom suite,
with en suite bathroom and walk-in closet,
on one end and two smaller bedrooms on
the opposite end. The hallway in between
has a laundry room, a bathroom and a
linen closet.
Nearby: Shops at County Center, at
Prince William Parkway and Hoadly Road,Va. townhouse community has a woodsy feel
PHotos by benjAmIn C tAnKersley for tHe WAsHIngton Post
ABOVE: The living room and dining room (in the background at right) in a model townhouse at Townes at County Center in
Woodbridge, Va. B ELOW: A dinosaur-themed bedroom in the model home. Plans for the community call for 100 units on 11 acres.townes At County Center
5060 Dimples Ct., Woodbridge, Va.
the development plan calls for 100
townhouses. more than 30 have been sold.
base prices range from $443,990 to
$487,990.
Builder: K. Hovnanian Homes
Features: the three-level townhouses have
a two-car garage, a concrete driveway, front
and rear hose bibs and vinyl siding. some
units also have fiber-cement siding. Windows
have insulating double-pane glass. A 50-
gallon water heater is installed in each
townhouse. Ceilings are nine feet high on all
levels, and hardwood flooring is installed in
the entry foyer, kitchen, dining area, great
room and powder room. Kitchens have ge
stainless-steel appliances, a moen chrome
faucet and undermount stainless-steel sink,
recessed birch cabinets and granite
counters. full bathrooms have ceramic-tile
tub and shower surrounds and tile floors.
Ventilated shelving is in all closets.
Bedrooms/bathrooms: 3 or 4 / 3 or 4
square-footage: 2,192 to 2, 787
Homeowners association fee: $107 a
month
View model: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Contacts: becky thorpe or betty brown-
Vivian at 70 3-885-7125 and khov.com/
TownesAtCountyCenter to see more photos of townes at County
Center, go to washingtonpost.com/realestate.