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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][img][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I toured #1 pretty quickly and was not impressed.

The workmanship throughout the house feels pretty shoddy.  I would never pay this price tag for this in a house.

Examples:

Paint on the hinges on multiple doors
The banister on the staircase feels like it was a rush job - the finish feels gritty and you can see how they slapped together pieces of wood. 
Obvious flaws in the glass of the staircase
The downstairs bar area lacks even a microwave.  It’s just this massive marble slab
The grout in the walkway is already chipping 
Baseboards look like they were slapped on without being properly sanded and cut correctly 
Etc
Etc

The builders name is not one that I’ve ever heard of.  I would have your family member do their research.  There could be larger issues given how many cosmetic there are.

Location:

Pros:
The pond is great
Wonderful neighborhood

Cons:

The front yard is someone’s backyard and they are very close together

Shared driveway would be tough 
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This is helpful. Thank you. My biggest concern was the shared driveway. The quality of new construction even at this price point has not been particularly impressive in the few houses I've toured.[/quote]

I agree with you on the quality of a lot of new construction.  This house is particularly bad imo.

Is your family in a very tight timeline?  They have a very budget.  If they have a few months, there are beautiful, well constructed homes that come up at this price point.

I would also go to the websites of well-known builders.  They often have coming soon houses if your family member has their heart 100% set on new construction.

Most of the new construction homes that have been on Zillow for a while are not great quality and/or overpriced.  [/quote]

Artisan Builders has a new development in the part of Great Falls that next to McLean.  The homes start at $4.5M.  They are very skilled and build incredible homes. [/quote]

That low for an Artisan house? Thought it was more in the 6M+ range[/quote]

We built with Artisan. Have been very happy with our house. The new neighborhood is called Falls Farm. I keep wanting to go out to see the houses, but the open houses are always on Sundays when my kids have activities.

I think those houses are a built smaller than their normal custom houses. I have driven by neighborhood. It is right off of Georgetown Pike and you can see it on the left as you drive out. [/quote]

That’s great to hear that you’re happy with your home! I’m really curious—did you buy a spec house from Artisan, or did you work with them from the very beginning to design and build your home? I’m trying to get a better sense of what the process is like with them, and whether there’s a big difference between buying one of their spec homes versus going the custom route from the start. Any insights you can share would be really helpful!
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We did a custom house. It took about 2 years from start to when we moved in. I thought it was a pretty fun process and would do it again. [/quote]

My guess is that we ended up spending more the way we did it, based on some selections we made v what they would do for a spec house. But their spec houses are very nice if you find one that you like. Their styles vary dramatically (unlike a lot of builders who do spec houses). [/quote]

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