HOME STYLES IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. JUST WHAT IS MEANT BY "NEO-TRADITIONAL"?
Also known as "Neo-Colonial", Village, "Z", all terms that give agents a clue that the community is a "small lot development" and reflect homes that are designed to maximize the footprint of the home on the lot and provide the home owner with more square feet of finished living space for their money than homes in communities with larger lots.
Land prices in Northern Virginia have driven prices of new construction for many years and spurred the designs that provide more living space and smaller lot sizes.
The home style known today as "Neo-Traditional" is confusing to many home buyers. Strictly speaking, they are Colonial style homes since they are two story structures. However, these homes are unique and don't fit the classic description of "Colonial" in Northern Virginia which usually means a two story home with garage attached with the garage entry on the front or side.
In Northern Virginia, the "Neo-Traditional" style developed as lot sizes were reduced from the average 1/4 - 1/3 acre lots down to 1/6 - 1/8 acre lots. In fact, the "Neo-Traditional" design is particularly suitable for "Z" lot development. We see them in communities constructed in the past 15 years but more recently, builders are offering a combination of full size Colonial style homes with attached garages on the side of the house AND the Neo-Traditional style homes in the same community.
EXAMPLES:
- Prices for conventional Colonial style homes on 1/4 acre lots - $500,000
- Prices for Neo-Traditional, Village, Neo-Colonial style homes in 1/8 acre lots = $450,000
WHERE IS THE GARAGE? The garage will be located in the back of the home. These homes offer good value made possible by reducing the lot size. Garages are often accessed by an alley-way in the back and will sometimes have a Breeze-Way for covered access to the home.
BASEMENTS?? For folks from the south, west, southwest areas of the country where basements are not the usual foundation, they are almost a MUST in the Maryland and Northern Virginia areas. Basements, when finished, offer very good value per square foot, about $30-50 per square foot vs. $150 per square foot for above grade finished space. When left unfinished, basements offer valuable storage space and remove the utilities, mechanicals, etc. from the living areas. Of course, when there is any "below grade" construction, there is always a risk of water penetration. Most homes in this area with basement foundations have sump pumps and/or sophisitcated below slab drainage systems.
Village Style Homes in Brambleton in Loudoun County, Virginia
The Village or Neo-Traditional home style offers floor plans that maximize the cost per square foot.
Neo-Traditional Style Homes in King Farm, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Village Homes in Lovettsville in Loudoun County, Virginia
Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.
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