

Carver Place is a new development of 73 townhouses and townhouse-style condominiums by Craftmark Homes on South Rolfe Street in Arlington. (Benjamin C Tankersley/For The Washington Post)

When Jeremy Daross and his fiancee were discussing moving in together, Daross looked at the aging garden-style apartment complex across the street from his fiancee’s Arlington apartment and wished it could be replaced with townhouses. His wish came true.

“I kept looking at real estate listings for Arlington and then one day I saw a notice that some townhouses were coming to that neighborhood,” Daross said. “We weren’t really ready to buy, but when I realized that they were in that location, we immediately looked into it.”

Finding new construction is unusual in Arlington because of limited availability of land. Daross and his fiancee purchased a townhouse at Carver Place, a new development of 73 townhouses and townhouse-style condominiums by Craftmark Homes on South Rolfe Street.

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One of the challenges of building a new community in an already developed neighborhood is fitting into the space and the look of the area. Kenneth Malm, chief executive of Craftmark Homes, says the units at Carver Place were designed for the site, with traditional architectural style enhanced by contemporary details such as the trim and curved window overhangs.

“Every single square inch of the community was planned out like a puzzle so we could fit sidewalks and a bike rack, pathways and a green space with a fountain,” Malm said.

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The community includes 27 townhouses, each with a one- or two-car garage, all but one of which are sold. The remaining townhouse is 2,583 square feet and costs $849,900. It has three bedrooms, five bathrooms, a two-car garage and a roof terrace.

“We bought a townhouse with a two-car garage because that’s a gold mine in Arlington,” says Daross. “We bought the house just by looking at floor plans since they didn’t have a model built, but we could see that it was an intelligent floor plan that used the space well.”

Pantry, two linen closets: The condominiums, each with two or three levels, resemble the townhouses from the exterior and have a single front door, but are slightly taller than the townhouses.

“The upper condo units each have a private roof deck,” says Malm. “The lower units have an extra level because they also have a lower-level recreation room and a full bathroom.”

Each of the condos has a one-car garage and a second parking space in the garage driveway.

The model unit, a Carver condo floor plan, is a lower-level unit priced from $694,900. The unit has approximately 2,200 square feet.

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The lower level in the model home has a great room, a half bathroom, a niche for a home office and a utility closet. James LoBocchiaro, a vice president of McWilliams Ballard, says that all future Carver floor plans will include a standard full bathroom on the lower level since the majority of their initial buyers requested one.

The ground level of this model has an open floor plan with a living and dining room at the front of the unit, and a kitchen, coat closet and powder room at the back. The kitchen includes a pantry and an island with seating. Nearby is a door into the garage.



The kitchen has 42-inch maple cabinets, quartz counters, a white subway tile backsplash, pendant lighting, a center island and stainless-steel appliances. (Benjamin C Tankersley/For The Washington Post)

The upper level has a master bedroom suite with a dressing room, a large walk-in closet and a master bathroom with a double-sink vanity, a large shower and a water closet. That level also has a double-door closet for laundry equipment, a full bathroom, two linen closets and two more bedrooms. Buyers can add a deck accessible from the two bedrooms.

Roof terrace: The Washington model, priced from $749,900, has approximately 2,583 finished square feet. This upper-level unit has stairs from the vestibule and the one-car garage to the main level, which has an open floor plan with a central kitchen, a living area and dining area. This level has two closets and a powder room. Buyers can add a gas fireplace to the living area.

Upstairs, the master suite has two walk-in closets and a bathroom with a shower with a seat, a double-sink vanity, open linen shelving and a water closet. The two secondary bedrooms each have a cathedral ceiling and share a hall bathroom. There is also has a linen closet and a closet for laundry equipment. Stairs lead to a roof terrace with an optional fireplace.

What’s nearby: Daross says it’s easy to walk from Carver Place to a grocery store and to restaurants, cafes and bars on Columbia Pike. The neighborhood is close to Interstate 395 for commuting.

“We can walk to Pentagon City Metro and the Pentagon City Mall,” says Daross.

The Metro station and mall are approximately 1.5 miles from Carver Place.

“You’re very close to restaurants on Columbia Pike, employment centers, National Airport and to downtown,” says Malm.



The master bedroom suite has a dressing room, a large walk-in closet and a master bathroom with a double-sink vanity, a large shower and a water closet. (Benjamin C Tankersley/For The Washington Post)

Schools: Hoffman-Boston Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Middle, Washington-Lee High for the 2016-2017 academic year and Wakefield High beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year.

Transit: The Pentagon City Metro station (Blue and Yellow Lines) and the Clarendon Metro station (Silver and Orange Lines) are within a two miles of Carver Place. The community is also served by Metrobus routes 16 A, B, E, J and P, ART bus routes 74 and 7, and Capital Bikeshare.