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Blue Bell Woods
Whitpain Township
646-2233
Blue Bell Woods, townhouses with three different floor plans, are under construction by Toll Bros. in Whitpain Township.
Set on a 50-acre site, the townhouses are being built in three "villages" adjacent to large areas of woods and open space. Each unit, priced between $127,900 and $139,900, will have about 2,000 square feet of living space. Extra-cost options, including a basement and a loft, add considerably more living space.
A homeowners association carries a fee of $90 per month, which covers the cost of landscaping, exterior maintenance of the grounds and the buildings (including siding and roof), trash and snow removal, and recreational facilities.
Standard in each home will be 2 1/2 baths, gas hot-air heat and central air conditioning, and wooden balustrades.
A touch of luxury is found in such standard features as a large oval platform tub in the master bath, plus a clear-glass stall shower, and two vanities (one in the bath and one in the dressing area); electric garage-door opener; fireplace; self-cleaning gas oven; large closets; private front courtyard with white picket fence, plus rear courtyards with privacy fence.
The Nantucket is a two-bedroom home with an L-shaped living/dining room and an eat-in kitchen adjacent to a family room. The master bedroom features a den that, at extra cost, can be closed in as a third bedroom. This model has a detached garage.
The Marblehead has a living/dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook with a box-bay window, plus a family room with a corner fireplace and a first-floor laundry. There are centrally located stairs, and, on the second floor, three bedrooms. The garage has an interior entrance.
The Cape Cod is an end unit with a side entrance. This model provides one- story living, since the master suite is on the first floor, as is the L- shaped living/dining room beyond the foyer, kitchen and breakfast area. The foyer and living room feature a two-story pitched cathedral ceiling, and the fireplace is in the living room.
Patios are located beyond sliding glass doors in the breakfast area and the den of the master-bedroom suite. The laundry area is in the kitchen, and the garage has an interior entrance.
On the second floor of the Cape Cod is a library that overlooks the living room, plus a bedroom and bath. The library can, at extra cost, be enclosed to form a third bedroom in the home.
Construction at Blue Bell Woods began in the fall. The first of three
