New Mark Commons in Rockville, MD

New Mark Commons Rockville MD 0 02 11 05 150x150 New Mark Commons in Rockville, MDI’ve been happy to call New Mark Commons and Rockville home for 32 years. My husband and I decided that Rockville would be a good place to raise a family and we were right. The Montgomery County schools were -- and still are -- excellent. The noted Richard Montgomery High School is nearby, but the entire district is well-regarded nationally. When my children were young, I was active in the PTA and enjoyed meeting other parents. That was one way I became part of the community in New Mark Commons.

Rockville, as a whole, cares a lot about education. The city recently completed a downtown library and arts center. The library is beautiful, with all the amenities you could imagine. The arts center has galleries and offers art education for all ages. Both the library and the arts center are near the town square, where we also enjoy the Memorial Day and Fourth of July festivals.

My husband does freelance work for companies all over the metro area, so we needed a home where he could get to work quickly, no matter where his assignments were located. Rockville provides that. New Mark Commons is close to I-270, but also to the Metro and I-95. The Metro is a short walk from our house, in fact. That’s another thing I like about Rockville -- it’s very walkable. There are plenty of walking paths, downtown is only a stroll away, and if I need to get something, a gallon of milk, a copy of the newspaper, I don’t have to get in my car. Plus, the area is highly wooded, so there’s plenty of shade, even on the hottest summer days.

Our neighborhood of New Mark Commons is very close-knit. We’ve been here so long that we’re beginning to see the children we watched grow up move back. We like making our new (no longer so young) neighbors feel at home again. We recently considered moving -- our children are grown and we don’t need as much space as we used to -- but we decided against it. When it came down to it, we just couldn’t imagine leaving; we like living here too much.

Janice Perry has lived in her New Mark Commons, Rockville home since 1978.

Here’s a sample of homes for sale in Rockville MD’s zip code 20850, where New Mark Commons is located -- call Bob Myers of Re/Max Realty Services at 301-910-9910 for a private showing of these Rockville homes for sale:

Showing properties 1 - 5 of 63. See more 20850 zip code real estate.
(all data current as of 2/6/2012)

  1. 4 beds, 3 full baths
    Lot size: 3,699 sq ft
  2. 5 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,864 sq ft
    Lot size: 12,603 sq ft
  3. 4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,646 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,487 sq ft
  4. 4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 6,879 sq ft
    Lot size: 9,606 sq ft
  5. 3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 2,112 sq ft
    Lot size: 1,280 sq ft

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Rockville’s King Farm Workforce Housing

The Village at King Farm is the first community in Montgomery County to offer  affordable homeownership opportunities for people who work within Montgomery County.   King Farm is an award winning planned community in Rockville in Montgomery County. It is close to employment areas, transportation, shopping and entertainment centers, and is within the Montgomery County school district.  Each of the 49 units at The Village at King Farm is located in buildings where the first floors are retail businesses.

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The purpose of the Work Force Housing (WFH) program, which became effective in December of 2006, is to promote the construction of housing intended to:

(1) allow households with incomes between 71% and 120% of the Washington DC area median income to have greater housing choices in the County;

(2) increase the availability of housing in the County for public employees and other workers whose income cannot support the high cost of housing near their workplace and who, as a result, are increasingly priced out of housing;

(3) assist County employers in reducing critical labor shortages of skilled and semi-skilled workers by providing housing that will be accessible to their workplace; and

(4) reduce traffic congestion by shortening commute distances for employees who work in the County.

The WFH Program compliments Montgomery County’s nationally recognized Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) program and other County programs designed to promote affordable housing.  Incomes of households served by the WFH program exceed those served by the MPDU program.

The WFH Program provides households an opportunity to purchase a home at a below-market sales price in exchange for certain controls on the property, including

  • restrictions on the price homeowners can charge when they resell the WFH Unit, and
  • restrictions on the amount of appreciation they will receive upon resale. In exchange for these controls, households are able to own a home in a desirable area of Montgomery County.

The sales prices for the WFH units are determined by the County and are calculated at a level that are intended to be affordable to households at the income levels served by the program. Because the sales prices are calculated at a level affordable to an “average” household, the actual sales price may or may not be affordable to your specific household; however, these sales prices are not negotiable.  Owners of WFH units are required to live in the unit as their primary residence.

Households interested in purchasing a WFH unit must first submit an application to The Village at King Farm Sales Office, along with certain supporting documentation.  The application is computer-based and can be filled out either online or with the sales representative.

What a great opportunity and place to call home!  If you work in Montgomery County and want to own your home, the advantages are numerous.  For more information see The Village at King Farm or call (301) 740-8888.

About the Author:  Eileen K. is a native Marylander who has lived in Prince Georges, Montgomery and Carroll Counties.

Take a look at King Farm homes for sale in Rockville – Call Bob Myers at 301-910-9910 for a private showing:

Showing properties 1 - 10 of 14. See more King Farm tract real estate.
(all data current as of 2/6/2012)

  1. 4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,646 sq ft
    Lot size: 6,487 sq ft
  2. 3 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 2,350 sq ft
    Lot size: 2,315 sq ft
  3. 5 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,242 sq ft
    Lot size: 3,185 sq ft
  4. 5 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,945 sq ft
    Lot size: 4,271 sq ft
  5. 4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,040 sq ft
    Lot size: 3,870 sq ft
  6. 4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,212 sq ft
    Lot size: 2,218 sq ft
  7. 4 beds, 2 full, 2 part baths
    Lot size: 2,218 sq ft
  8. 4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 4,448 sq ft
    Lot size: 7,018 sq ft
  9. 2 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 1,876 sq ft
    Lot size: 1,420 sq ft
  10. 3 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
    Home size: 3,350 sq ft
    Lot size: 2,574 sq ft

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