Award Winning New Home Madison 32 Built in Bethesda
Take a video tour of this award winning new home
This new home was built in Bethesda Maryland.
Reserve your summer 2012 new home start slot now – email info@ParamountConstruction.net or call 301-370-6463
Charming Bethesda Home Built in The 1960s Ready for a Facelift
Bethesda home built in 1960s will look like new
Existing home built in the 1960s
Brand New Ranch Style Home Plans For One Level Living
Here is a another new prototype home plan that we
will be adding to our Spring 2011 Semi-Custom Home
Plan launch.
Kevin, our architect, is working on two elevations. These plans
are very expandable.
As shown here the plans are one level plus optional basement.
But depending on demand, there may be additional rooms
designed for a second floor.
We are scouting building lots in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac,
Mclean, Arlington and Falls Church now to build a model home.
Please make your comments below and let us know what you
think:
New Home Prototype Coming Spring 2011 Featuring One Level Living
Alternate Elevation For ThIs Ranch Style New Home Plan
The Prototype New Home Plan Will Be Similar For This New Semi-Custom Home Plan
The Landon Home Plan: Ideal For Those Who Love Colonial Home Architecture
New Colonial style home plan: The Landon:
This home is proposed for a building lot in Potomac Maryland.
The Landon - Colonial Style New Home Plan
What’s the Difference Between Choosing From Stock House Plan & A Custom Design?
Many homeowners want to know the difference in the process
and the outcome between buying a standard home plan and
a custom home design.
Watch this video to learn how a typical design meeting evolves:
Kevin is our “Genius Architect” (he’s really good).
Just enter a bit of information and we’ll contact you and discuss what you’re thinking about: Here’s Kevins at work creating architectural renderings and some architectural interior design details of custom built-ins and fireplaces mantle and hearths. Kevin, our in-house architect, brainstorms design options with you. Any idea can be explored. There is no additional charge for our architectural design time. The beauty of this process is that you’ll be designing your dream home directly with Kevin. Real-time, clear communication and lots of fun. (don’t miss our open house at this breathtaking addition and renovation to a 1920s log home – go here NOW: http://rockvilleopenhouse.com/ ) Other builders will never let you work directly with the architect. You’ll probably tell a “construction coordinator” what you think you want. The coordinator hopefully relays your ideas correctly to an off-site designer, and voila, a few weeks later you get some sketch that is remotely close to your request. This can be real frustrating. Take a look at a typical custom interior design we create on our projects:
Here is the actual built-in:
The beauty is, we don’t charge any design premium to create a custom
design or to provide our interior design services on our custom homes.
Go here for more photos of this HOME OF THE YEAR
Why would you want a new home built from a stock plan when you
can have your “dream home” designed to reflect your exact needs
and desires and the unique characteristics of your building lot?
Call me at 301-370-6463 to start on the home of your dreams.
Just enter a bit of information and we’ll contact you
and discuss what you’re thinking about:
Kevin is our “Genius Architect” (he’s really good).
Just enter a bit of information and we’ll contact you and discuss what you’re thinking about: Here’s Kevins at work creating architectural renderings and some architectural interior design details of custom built-ins and fireplaces mantle and hearths. Kevin, our in-house architect, brainstorms design options with you. Any idea can be explored. There is no additional charge for our architectural design time. The beauty of this process is that you’ll be designing your dream home directly with Kevin. Real-time, clear communication and lots of fun. (don’t miss our open house at this breathtaking addition and renovation to a 1920s log home – go here NOW: http://rockvilleopenhouse.com/ ) Other builders will never let you work directly with the architect. You’ll probably tell a “construction coordinator” what you think you want. The coordinator hopefully relays your ideas correctly to an off-site designer, and voila, a few weeks later you get some sketch that is remotely close to your request. This can be real frustrating. Take a look at a typical custom interior design we create on our projects:
Architectural Interior Design of Built-in Splitting Living Room & dining Room
Built-in from custom interior design
Dining room view of custom built-in
Architect created interior design of fireplace built-in wall
Customized fireplace built-in wall
Meet Kevin – Our Architect Genius
Listen to me interrogate Kevin and try to fluster him. I fail. But go ahead and meet Kevin.
The crowd LOVES Kevin!
The Madison New Home
A great home for a narrow lot this 38 foot wide home is loaded with space inside. The foyer is well lit by the nearby stair that is bathed in light. The living room and formal dining share views across the width of the house. The study, family room and kitchen each enjoy great views to the rear yard. Upstairs you’ll find a master suite with a spacious bath and walk-in closet. Three additional bedrooms top of the second floor with two additional bathrooms. The laundry room is oversized and a bonus space is the loft at the top of the stairs that is accented by three transoms from the front of the house.
New Home for Sale in Bethesda in Walt Whitman HS Cluster on 33,000sf Wooded Lot
Looking for a great new home in Bethesda? We have a new home on a 33,000sf wooded lot in Bannockburn.
The home will be built soon and can still be customized. Take a look at the Bethesda building lot
and the new home features.
AIA Reports That Residential Architecture Revenues Show Signs of Improvement
Business conditions stayed weak through 2009′s 3rd quarter for housing design architects, yet specific segments at the market’s lower end look ready for a 2010 recovery, according to fresh numbers from the AIA.
Since the billings for architects are usually a good prediction of future activity in construction, this could be good news for homebuilders.
Design work for affordable homes for first-time buyers jumped from -64 percent in the third quarter of 2008 to -2 percent in a year over year comparison, according to architects responding to the latest AIA Quarterly Design Trends survey. (Percentages indicate the number of respondents reporting sector ‚improving‚ minus the number reporting ‚ aweakening.‚)
The feeling towards the move-up market had an improved gain that traveled from -57 percent down to -29 percent within the same time frame.
Each market segment has been boosted through decreasing home costs and good mortgage rates. AIA cheif economist Kermit Baker noted the kick-start the affordable market received from such aid as the federal tax credit for those purchasing a home for the first time.
The third quarter of 2009 showed strong gains in remodeling activity, with 27 percent of architects reporting an increased demand for both renovations and additions, up from 13 percent in the year prior. Kitchen as well as bathroom remodeling jobs increased by a very large percentage, from approximately eight percent during 2008 to approximately twenty six percent during 2009, an increase of more than three times the percent for one year.
Additional market segments have not been as fortunate. The townhouse/condo market remained stagnant, with a score of -43 percent in 2009 vs. -49 percent in 2009. Interest in custom/luxury homes and second vacation homes remained extremely low, at -48 percent and -70 percent, respectively.
Through the third quarter of 2009, the AIA‚Äôs residential billings index rose sharply from a score of 20 in the fourth quarter of 2008 to 38 in the second quarter of 2009, but then remained flat at 38 overall. Individual scores not above 50 are indicative of negative activity, however “less bad” categories are those that show scores that are ten or above.
Moving from a score of 35 in the first quarter of 2009 to 47 in the second quarter, new project inquiries at architecture firms remained similarly meager last year, but inched closer to the halfway mark.
Geographically speaking, reports from architects suggest that recovery will be concentrated most heavily in urbanized areas. Some 69 of respondents in the latest survey indicated a rise in demand for infill development, up from 63 percent in 2008.
The source of this article is Builder Online.
Announcing The Winner of the Mino Flip Video Camera Giveaway – and the winner is….
Wheeeew…it’s over – - we had over 200 guests visit our Bethesda Open House yesterday!
I want to thank everyone for attending and I hope you liked what you saw.
First, I want to announce the winner of the Flip Mino Camera Drawing – the winner is…
…Mary H. (we’ll be contacting you today and sending out the
camera) – Congratulations!
Second, I apologize for not being able to meet with everyone individually and answer your
questions.
So I wanted to give you a quick FAQ below to answer some of the
most common questions and least technical (which I’ll answer in future emails – like,
does the $6500 tax credit apply to building a new home, can you really get tens of thousands
of dollars in tax credits with a tear-down and how do you obtain a “Green” LEED rated home?).
Here you go:
Q: Did we create the architectural design and perform the construction of the new home on Berkley Street?
A: Yes. We are architects and builders. Kevin is our on-staff, full-time architect.
Q: Is the home for sale or did we build it for an owner?
A: The home is not for sale, the home was built for the owner.
Q: Was the home design from our Paramount Portfolio Plan Book or was it custom designed?
A: When the owners were checking our references, they visited and met the owners of
our Belmont Model and fell in love with that home. However, given the owners unique needs
and wants and given the unique characteristics of the lot on Berkley, we created a custom design for
the owners.
Q: Do we charge a premium for creating a custom design vs building a home plan from our Paramount Portfolio
of over 80 New Home Plans?
A: Currently, we do not charge anything additional to create a custom home design.
Q: Was there an existing home on the property that was torn down?
A: Yes (we had many questions about the potential tax benefits of tens of thousands of dollars associated with the
tear-down, and a subsequent email will detail the benefits and how that works)
Q: What was the price of the Berkley home and what was included? What was not included?
A: Price was in the $600K +/- range and was all inclusive – demolition of existing home, excavation, permitting,
blueprints, engineering, surveying, utilities, custom selections, etc.
Q: Do you take on home additions and home renovations, as well as new homes?
A: Yes. Currently we have six projects of that type in process.
Q: Do you take on small remodeling projects – $50k to $200K?
A. No, but given the demand, we are considering accepting a few projects on a very limited basis.
Q: I want to build a new home but I don’t have land. Do you have land or lots? Can you help?
A: Yes, we have about 10 lots in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Mclean and N. Arlington.
I hope this helped.
I’ll be sending out another FAQ in the next few days on some of the more technical issues brought up
and we’re working on a video series that will answer many questions at an even deeper level, which will
come out in the next few weeks.
Again, Kevin and I really appreciate your interest in what we do and please feel free to email me at
rob@paramountconstruction.net or Kevin at kdavis@paramountconstruction.net or call me at 301-370-6463
with any questions you have.
