Mt Prospect in North Potomac

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Anonymous wrote:We are trying to determine whether to finish the basement at a cost of about $33k (also with bed/bath at $15k), as well as whether to do the outdoor living at $41k, this is for Renwick. Anyone have information on whether these options are priced more or less than what we could do after closing on our own? How did you evaluate these decisions? Thank you!

Outdoor living extends the roof area beyond the base model, therefore cannot be easily added after the home is built. Toll Brothers already insulates the basement exterior wall and include basement bathroom rough in free of charge so it is easy to finish the basement latter.

We purchase Palatine model last December and opted for walk out covered deck (we have walkout lot and the covered deck was $35K+) and on top of the deck is the covered walk out porch from the second floor master bed room ($15K+). There options are difficult and costly to add after the home is built because of altered roof design. Our basement was unfinished but we added optional wet bar rough in ($500+) and one additional basement daylight window well ($3.5K+).

Although the cost of finishing the basement is quite reasonable (given the rate of inflation and shortage of materials and labor), we would like to design of own latter to include home gym and entertainment options.

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Anonymous wrote:We are trying to determine whether to finish the basement at a cost of about $33k (also with bed/bath at $15k), as well as whether to do the outdoor living at $41k, this is for Renwick. Anyone have information on whether these options are priced more or less than what we could do after closing on our own? How did you evaluate these decisions? Thank you!

You are likely to pay more for these upgrades after a home is built. Finishing the basement might be a DIY project for some.

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Anonymous wrote:The lack of recessed lights in places like family room is also annoying. We spent 15k on electrical and 15k with audio buys. Landscape meeting is next week, so would appreciate any insight on what that costs.

We spent $20K on low voltage preside and audio + $25K on recess/ LED lights (added 250+ lights) and electric car charging outlets in garage.

Talked to the guy at Toll Landscape: asked about the cost of installing outdoor lighting but did not get a straight answer. The do not have a price sheet for each outdoor light (no price sheet for patios or landscape either). The price estimate varies for each project.

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Anonymous wrote:Re: low voltage options - we didn't spend too much there as I plan to run our own wifi mesh network and smart home system with integrated alarm, lights, etc. Toll Brothers alarm system is white-labeled from alarm.com https://www.tbismarthomesolutions.com and if you integrate everything through them, it can get pricey. If you have some tech chops, this may be a good area to save.

The maximum bandwidth available will be about 65 Mbps (Megabits per second) for modern Wi-Fi devices that support mesh. While this may seem quite fast, keep in mind over multiple network hops, this bandwidth will decrease quickly. CAT6 Ethernet cable can support up to 10 Gbps (10000 Mbps), which is approximately 154 time faster. (Our current home have Verizon Fios fiber optics ethernet at 1Gbps and 3 top of the line mesh routers. The maximum speed of the Wi-Fi is only approximately 300 Mbps at best). If building a new home, prewire for CAT6 Ethernet is a good choice.

For out Palatine model, we also installed two conduits for fiber optics (to future proof if upgrading to 8K high def TVs). Conduits are only $350+ each.

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Anonymous wrote:Windmill prices went up again.. Palatine now @ $1,750,995 !!! It must feel good for folks who got it when it was $1.4m when stupid folks like me were argue if it was worth the price lool

Base price of Palatine Farmhouse model was almost $1.58 Mil in December 2000 when we purchased. So glad we got in early.

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Anonymous wrote:We are hoping to get in this next month with the new Windmill lot(s) released but with prices ticking up, we are getting worried our budget will be blown faster than we would like. We are debating between the Renwick and Parkhurst. The sales team said that buyers spend, on average, $75k at the design center. Is that realistic? Can Windmill buyers share what they have actually spent at design center (not the structural upgrades)? I recognize everyone has made different selections but just getting some ideas would be helpful as far as what is realistic (and whether $75k is way off or not).

For the Palatine model, we spend almost $100K for design center upgrades and $30K+ upgrading appliances to Wolf/ Subzeros

This is for unfinished basement, LVP on the first floor, standard carpet for second floor

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Sorry but doing mesh in a new build is crazy. Pay the $150 and get WAP’s as PP said. It one of the benefits of new construction!

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Anonymous wrote:We are hoping to get in this next month with the new Windmill lot(s) released but with prices ticking up, we are getting worried our budget will be blown faster than we would like. We are debating between the Renwick and Parkhurst. The sales team said that buyers spend, on average, $75k at the design center. Is that realistic? Can Windmill buyers share what they have actually spent at design center (not the structural upgrades)? I recognize everyone has made different selections but just getting some ideas would be helpful as far as what is realistic (and whether $75k is way off or not).

When are they going to release the next lot? Are they releasing only one Windmill lot each month?

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Anonymous wrote:We are trying to determine whether to finish the basement at a cost of about $33k (also with bed/bath at $15k), as well as whether to do the outdoor living at $41k, this is for Renwick. Anyone have information on whether these options are priced more or less than what we could do after closing on our own? How did you evaluate these decisions? Thank you!

I recall something about the ceiling height being higher of Toll finishes the basement. Unfinished is either 8 or 9 feet height but when they do it, they raise it to 9 or 10 (can’t remember which).

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Anonymous wrote:We are trying to determine whether to finish the basement at a cost of about $33k (also with bed/bath at $15k), as well as whether to do the outdoor living at $41k, this is for Renwick. Anyone have information on whether these options are priced more or less than what we could do after closing on our own? How did you evaluate these decisions? Thank you!

I recall something about the ceiling height being higher of Toll finishes the basement. Unfinished is either 8 or 9 feet height but when they do it, they raise it to 9 or 10 (can’t remember which).

don't forget that if you get the finished bedroom in the basement, will need to also purchase the window well option for $3500. We didn't see any options for raising the basement height as part of structural options and didn't think to ask.

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You get higher ceiling in the basement as part of the finished basement option. It’s not an extra cost so we did the main area, but didn’t do bathroom or bedroom or media room…will do those after closing, but wanted the taller ceilings since that’s not doable after foundation is poured.

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Anonymous wrote:You get higher ceiling in the basement as part of the finished basement option. It’s not an extra cost so we did the main area, but didn’t do bathroom or bedroom or media room…will do those after closing, but wanted the taller ceilings since that’s not doable after foundation is poured.

Do you get extra height ceilings for unfinished basement if purchased the optional daylight well window option ($3,500)?

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Anonymous wrote:We are trying to determine whether to finish the basement at a cost of about $33k (also with bed/bath at $15k), as well as whether to do the outdoor living at $41k, this is for Renwick. Anyone have information on whether these options are priced more or less than what we could do after closing on our own? How did you evaluate these decisions? Thank you!

I recall something about the ceiling height being higher of Toll finishes the basement. Unfinished is either 8 or 9 feet height but when they do it, they raise it to 9 or 10 (can’t remember which).

don't forget that if you get the finished bedroom in the basement, will need to also purchase the window well option for $3500. We didn't see any options for raising the basement height as part of structural options and didn't think to ask.

We didn’t know about the extra height basement option (our basement is unfinished) but we did purchase the window well option ($3,500). Hopefully that includes the extra height basement.

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There is no difference in basement ceiling height between finished and unfinished basements (they are all 9 feet high before dry wall). The finished basement will be approximately 8’9”

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I wonder what is pricing point of the Hamlet collection. Miss the boat of the phrase one..... thanks!