Mt Prospect in North Potomac

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are they planning to have any Orchards anymore, or is it Windmill and Hamlets from here on out?

From what’s I’ve heard from my times talking with the salespeople, they are planning a couple more orchards in the Hamlet cluster near the MPDU townhomes and the rest are Windmills as they build out the roads/infrastructure to those lots further back.

[Anonymous]

This whole development is an ugly abomination. What will folks do when the MFH trend dies? Big, stark white blobs….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole development is an ugly abomination. What will folks do when the MFH trend dies? Big, stark white blobs….

Thanks for your valuable opinion

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole development is an ugly abomination. What will folks do when the MFH trend dies? Big, stark white blobs….

I agree. I simply don't understand the appeal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This whole development is an ugly abomination. What will folks do when the MFH trend dies? Big, stark white blobs….

I live nearby in one of the developments with large lots. I don’t understand the appeal either. Once you get behind the front houses they are so close together and the road is so narrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole development is an ugly abomination. What will folks do when the MFH trend dies? Big, stark white blobs….

I live nearby in one of the developments with large lots. I don’t understand the appeal either. Once you get behind the front houses they are so close together and the road is so narrow.

I live in nearby Belvedere. I can see buying one if you like the more modern look but the streets are so narrow. Where do guests park for parties? You can't have your own pool and there is no community option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole development is an ugly abomination. What will folks do when the MFH trend dies? Big, stark white blobs….

I live nearby in one of the developments with large lots. I don’t understand the appeal either. Once you get behind the front houses they are so close together and the road is so narrow.

I live in nearby Belvedere. I can see buying one if you like the more modern look but the streets are so narrow. Where do guests park for parties? You can't have your own pool and there is no community option.

Not everyone wants a pool…those that do, get a Windmill though Orchards can also accommodate a pool.
As for parties, how many times a year do you have to worry about this??
Yes, the streets are narrow, but personally I like that…it’s annoying to have cars in front of my house all the time. I didn’t spend 1.5M to have cars lined up in front of my house all the time!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole development is an ugly abomination. What will folks do when the MFH trend dies? Big, stark white blobs….

I agree. I simply don't understand the appeal.

Not only that but the thin veneer of brick on the front is awful. It would look so much better and frankly more expensive to have good siding on the whole thing instead of pretending brick. It’s like the woman who only does the front of her hair.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole development is an ugly abomination. What will folks do when the MFH trend dies? Big, stark white blobs….

I live nearby in one of the developments with large lots. I don’t understand the appeal either. Once you get behind the front houses they are so close together and the road is so narrow.

I live in nearby Belvedere. I can see buying one if you like the more modern look but the streets are so narrow. Where do guests park for parties? You can't have your own pool and there is no community option.

Not everyone wants a pool…those that do, get a Windmill though Orchards can also accommodate a pool.
As for parties, how many times a year do you have to worry about this??
Yes, the streets are narrow, but personally I like that…it’s annoying to have cars in front of my house all the time. I didn’t spend 1.5M to have cars lined up in front of my house all the time!

We have people over a lot. Maybe not a "party" but more than we could fit in our driveway. We have four teenage drivers in our family though and often their friends parked so it would never work for me. Do the people that live there only have 2-3 cars parking at those huge homes? The whole appeal of NP *to me* is the bigger open lots so I don't understand the cramped feeling of this subdivision, except for the draw of a new home. That I understand since i'm in a surrounding community that is nearing 30 years old.

[Anonymous]

I guess people don’t understand that others have different wants than their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess people don’t understand that others have different wants than their own.

Exactly. Home buying is extremely personal and subjective. What appeals to one person may not appeal to another. That is why there are so many different sizes and styles of homes. Location and schools also play a big part in what people consider when buying. As far as MP, the neighborhood certainly is new and pretty but yes, there are aspects that could have been improved such as so much siding or very close homes. However, some buyers prefer that for reasons stated above (clearly, otherwise they wouldn't have bought). People need to chill.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I guess people don’t understand that others have different wants than their own.

Exactly. Home buying is extremely personal and subjective. What appeals to one person may not appeal to another. That is why there are so many different sizes and styles of homes. Location and schools also play a big part in what people consider when buying. As far as MP, the neighborhood certainly is new and pretty but yes, there are aspects that could have been improved such as so much siding or very close homes. However, some buyers prefer that for reasons stated above (clearly, otherwise they wouldn't have bought). People need to chill.

It impacts the community, so just saying if you don’t like it don’t buy it is oversimplifying it. This particular development was the source of significant debate when getting approved going back probably over 15 years. Well before some of you were even considering it. I believe the community across the street spent a decent amount of money fighting the crowded homes that had been proposed for the front and were replaced with spaced out homes. People in those surrounding communities who have put up with the construction are gonna have opinions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess people don’t understand that others have different wants than their own.

Exactly. Home buying is extremely personal and subjective. What appeals to one person may not appeal to another. That is why there are so many different sizes and styles of homes. Location and schools also play a big part in what people consider when buying. As far as MP, the neighborhood certainly is new and pretty but yes, there are aspects that could have been improved such as so much siding or very close homes. However, some buyers prefer that for reasons stated above (clearly, otherwise they wouldn't have bought). People need to chill.

It impacts the community, so just saying if you don’t like it don’t buy it is oversimplifying it. This particular development was the source of significant debate when getting approved going back probably over 15 years. Well before some of you were even considering it. I believe the community across the street spent a decent amount of money fighting the crowded homes that had been proposed for the front and were replaced with spaced out homes. People in those surrounding communities who have put up with the construction are gonna have opinions.

The number of 187 dwelling units for this location was proposed in the 2002 Potomac subregion master plan, signed off by Mr. Hanson himself. That's the same number of units/design Toll is planning to build today (down to the 10 acre park).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess people don’t understand that others have different wants than their own.

Exactly. Home buying is extremely personal and subjective. What appeals to one person may not appeal to another. That is why there are so many different sizes and styles of homes. Location and schools also play a big part in what people consider when buying. As far as MP, the neighborhood certainly is new and pretty but yes, there are aspects that could have been improved such as so much siding or very close homes. However, some buyers prefer that for reasons stated above (clearly, otherwise they wouldn't have bought). People need to chill.

It impacts the community, so just saying if you don’t like it don’t buy it is oversimplifying it. This particular development was the source of significant debate when getting approved going back probably over 15 years. Well before some of you were even considering it. I believe the community across the street spent a decent amount of money fighting the crowded homes that had been proposed for the front and were replaced with spaced out homes. People in those surrounding communities who have put up with the construction are gonna have opinions.

The number of 187 dwelling units for this location was proposed in the 2002 Potomac subregion master plan, signed off by Mr. Hanson himself. That's the same number of units/design Toll is planning to build today (down to the 10 acre park).

I didn’t say they changed the number of units. The front four homes are noticeably way further apart than the rest of the homes. I was told it was from feedback at the community meetings to appear more consistent with the neighboring communities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I guess people don’t understand that others have different wants than their own.

Exactly. Home buying is extremely personal and subjective. What appeals to one person may not appeal to another. That is why there are so many different sizes and styles of homes. Location and schools also play a big part in what people consider when buying. As far as MP, the neighborhood certainly is new and pretty but yes, there are aspects that could have been improved such as so much siding or very close homes. However, some buyers prefer that for reasons stated above (clearly, otherwise they wouldn't have bought). People need to chill.

Yeah but these are inarguably tacky.