Category Archives: Valley View

Introducing NEW Stone Front Elevations

These beautiful stone elevation renderings are now available on many of Advantage Homes' new homes in Maryland.

Advantage Homes’ new front elevation renderings: (clockwise from top left) The Van Buren, The Asbury, The Bancroft, The Hamilton, The Innsbruck, The Abbey

Your home’s entryway should feature a combination of fine detail and warmth that transforms it from just another entry to an inviting welcome point to your home. It’s one of the first things visitors see when entering your home, so you want it to make a great first impression.

Nothing captures natural beauty and elegance quite like stone, so why not dress up the front of your new homes in Maryland with it? Affordable and aesthetically appealing, stone is a great option for both your home and your wallet. Maryland builders Advantage Homes are proud to announce that we now offer stone front elevations on many of our new homes in Maryland.

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LAST CHANCE Deals on Immediate Delivery Homes

Maryland builder Advantage Homes is ending the year with a bang! This is your last chance to score exceptional deals on these move-in ready new homes in Brunswick Crossing and Damascus, Maryland homes:

The Hamilton at Brunswick Crossing
1406 Volunteer Drive, Lot 11HH
New Price: $369,990

• All closing costs paid up to 4%!
• High visibility packaged with full front porch and stone water table
• Gourmet kitchen with hardwood, stainless appliance and granite countertops
• 4 bedrooms, lower level finished rec room and luxury owner’s bath
• Family room fireplace
• 9’ ceilings on main and upper level
• Much, much more!

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Get Up to $5,500 for Referring Advantage Homes!

Looking for a little payback? As a current Advantage homeowner, you could get money back just for referring a friend or family member to our energy efficient homes! Simply refer your friend to us, and we’ll send you a check for up to $5,500* if your friend purchases one of our immediate delivery homes. Plus, your friend will receive up to $5,500* off the base price in free options on their new home. Introduce your friend or family member to a sales rep at any Advantage Homes Sales Center, and upon completion of settlement, both parties will reap the rewards with our Friends & Family Referral Program!

Our beautiful move-in ready communities at Brunswick Crossing, Crown Pointe and Valley View feature personalized attention, timeless quality, Energy Star savings and so much more.

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What a View at Valley View!

Starting in the high $500s, The Bancroft at Valley View features 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a spacious 2-story family room and 3 front elevation styles to choose from.

Tucked away in a thriving community with small-town charm, Advantage Homes’ energy efficient homes at Valley View, located in the quiet town of Damascus, Md., offer homebuyers the ultimate family- and eco-friendly lifestyle. With six different traditional single-family home plans that can be customized per your needs and two neo-traditional single-family home offerings, these ultra-energy efficient homes include Energy Star certification with an additional 20 percent savings! Take advantage of premium insulation packages and natural gas heat, plus programmable thermostats, Energy Star kitchen appliances, Genuine Tyvek housewrap and high-efficiency gas hot water heaters.

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Quick Delivery Available in Damascus

If you’re in the market for Damascus, Maryland homes, make sure you visit Valley View, a beautiful new community by Advantage Homes, Washington home builders.new homes for sale damascus

We currently have one home available for immediate delivery, featuring a $10,000 contribution toward closing costs! The Blair is a luxury 3-car garage colonial at the special price of $588,270. One of our most sought-after Damascus, Maryland homes, The Blair comes standard with a gourmet kitchen featuring hardwood flooring, stainless appliances and granite. The home is comprised of 3 finished levels, 4 bedrooms and 3,750 finished square feet with 9′ ceilings on all 3 levels, a luxury owner’s bath and a stone fireplace in the family room.

The community is available to visit Friday-Tuesday, 11-6 (closed Wednesday/Thursday) or call 240-477-4373 for more information. To learn more about our Maryland new homes for sale, please visit our website.

Advantage Homes Now Selling in Damascus, MD

houses for sale washingtonWe are pleased to announce we are NOW SELLING homes in our new Valley View community, situated in the quiet town of Damascus in Montgomery County. We are offering special Sneak Peek Pricing for this exciting pre-construction sale.
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Advantage Homes Commits to Building the Next Generation of ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes

Advantage Homes, LLC today is announcing that it is committing to build and label its homes to meet the new and more rigorous ENERGY STAR requirements set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) for 2012. Advantage Homes has already built numerous new energy efficient homes that have earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR to date, representing a significant savings on utility bills while avoiding greenhouse gas emissions.

“We’re proud to be making a commitment to continue building ENERGY STAR qualified homes in 2012,” said Advantage Homes President Rick Centra. “By stepping up to the new requirements, we’re going to be offering customers state-of-the-art performance in our energy efficient homes with a comprehensive package of features that deliver greater value, quality, and comfort than ever before.”

Homes built to the new, more rigorous requirements (referred to as “Version 3”) will be at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), and will include additional features to give them a performance edge of 20-30% compared to typical new homes and even more when measured against most re-sale homes on the market today.

ENERGY STAR qualified homes that earn the label in 2012 will be built with a comprehensive, building science-based approach that features:

  • A detailed package of home envelope air sealing, properly installed insulation, and high-performance windows to deliver comfort, durability, and lower utility bills.
  • A high-efficiency heating, cooling, and ventilation system designed and installed for optimal performance.
  • A complete water and moisture management package to protect roofs, walls, and foundations.
  • ENERGY STAR certified lighting and appliances that help reduce monthly utility bills.
  • Third-party verification, with independent inspections and testing by a certified Home Energy Rater.

“EPA has raised the bar for what families can expect when they buy a new home that has earned the ENERGY STAR,” said Jonathan Passe, Acting Chief of EPA’s ENERGY STAR Residential Branch. “Builders who meet the new ENERGY STAR requirements are making a strong statement about their leadership and commitment to providing American homebuyers with truly energy-efficient homes that offer lower utility bills and greater benefits for the environment.”

About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR was introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through increased energy efficiency. Today, ENERGY STAR offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy, save money, and help protect the environment for future generations. More than 20,000 organizations are ENERGY STAR partners, committed to improving energy efficiency in homes, products, and businesses.

Advantage Homes Announces 2 New Communities!

Advantage Homes, premier Washington home builder, is excited to announce the development of two new communities in Montgomery County, Maryland.

In addition to the Brunswick Crossing and Urbana Highlands communities, Advantage Homes will now be offering homes for sale near Washington, DC in Crown Pointe in Gaithersburg, Maryland and Valley View in Damascus, Maryland.

Fit for a King
Conveniently located off I-270, the Crown Pointe community features luxurious custom-built homes Gaithersburg, MD starting from the $800s. Two floor plans — the Westbridge Front Load Garage and the Westbridge Rear Load Garage — are available to view on Advantage Homes’ website, as well as the site plan for the community. The website also lists the multitude of standard features included in Crown Pointe homes, including e+Advantage Energy certification, luxury bath features and quality construction.

Site plan for Gaithersburg homes for sale in Crown Pointe

Site plan for Gaithersburg homes for sale in Crown Pointe

What a View
The Valley View community, situated in the quiet town of Damascus in Montgomery County, will offer six different plans for customizable homes at its inception. Priced from the $500s, the Damascus, Maryland homes feature e+Advantage Energy certification, premium insulation packages, quality construction and personalized customer service.

In the upcoming weeks, we will highlight more details of the Crown Pointe and Valley View communities. For more information, visit www.advantagehomesusa.com or contact Jim McCormack: jmccormack@advantagehomes.org or 301-540-1778.

e+Advantage: Taking Energy Efficiency Above and Beyond

Energy efficiency is becoming less and less an option and more of a necessity in homebuilding these days. Energy efficient homes not only benefit the environment, but the homeowner as well — in cost savings, comfort and health.

As experienced homebuilders with beautiful Maryland new homes for sale, we’ve known that green building was more than just a trend for some time now. Advantage Homes is proud to say that every one of our homes not only meets Energy Star® requirements, each Advantage Home exceeds Energy Star® by 20 percent, as certified by a third-party inspector.

We call it e+Advantage. It’s the way we build energy-efficient Maryland new homes that go way beyond the requirements set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — and beyond our competition.

Advantage Homes energy efficiency as measured by the HERS index. The HERS Index is a scoring system established by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) in which a home built to the specifications of the HERS Reference Home (based on the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code) scores a HERS Index of 100, while a net zero energy home scores a HERS Index of 0. The lower a home's HERS Index, the more energy efficient it is in comparison to the HERS Reference Home.

Advantage Homes energy efficiency as measured by the HERS index. The lower a home's HERS Index, the more energy efficient it is in comparison to the HERS Reference Home.

“We are a caring, environmentally friendly company that wants to promote energy conservation and Green Building practices,” says Advantage Homes President Rick Centra.

We are one of the few homebuilders in Maryland that has made such an impressive commitment to energy-efficient building for 100 percent of our homes.

These features help our homes deliver top quality energy savings:

  • Certification by an authorized third-party rater
  • Low-E double paned single hung windows that keep heat in during winter and out during summer
  • High-efficiency 90+ natural gas direct vent furnace, 13 SEER high-efficiency air conditioner, programmable thermostat
  • High-efficiency hot water heater that uses 10-15 percent less energy than standard hot water heaters
  • Air seal package for the entire house, including Mastic on duct work to reduce air leakage and energy bills
  • Genuine Tyvek Housewrap, provides an effective water barrier and windbreaker
  • Insulated garage walls, ceiling and garage door for attached garages
  • Energy Star® kitchen appliances that use 10-50 percent less energy
  • Premium insulation package: R49 in most areas of attic, R15 in exterior walls

Our standard construction involves energy-efficient practices that exceed many other homebuilders right from the foundation. Our foundation walls are waterproofed, have interior and exterior drain tile, sloped concrete floors in drain areas and more. These energy-saving standards are constant throughout the home, from the windows and hardware to the trim and lighting.

To view even more details about e+Advantage and view our Frederick homes and regional communities, visit our website: www.advantagehomesusa.com.