WHY IT WORKED: Infill is the answer here. Tidewater types have flocked to this convenient, new urbanist, mixed-use community built on a 153-acre remediated brownfield site in the heart of New-port News. Families especially like the all-brick single-family homes and duplexes from Wayne Harbin Builder and Marque Homes.
The single-family homes and duplexes are located in four residential squares. Each comes with a two-car garage accessed by backyard alleyways.Six single-family floor plans offer 1,900 to 2,900 square feet of two-story living with open kitchens and great rooms, master suites on the first floor, and generous windows.Port Warwick has been designed to get folks out of their homes and into the community. Sidewalks, community green space, and a concert pavilion all draw residents into the larger neighborhood.Project Credits
Project: Port Warwick, Newport News, Va.; Sales started: October 2002; Sales through October 2004: 157; Units planned: 196; Price: $180,000 to $400,000; Unit size: 1,300 to 4,000 square feet; Builders: Wayne Harbin Builder, Yorktown, Va.; Marque Homes by C.R. McLellon Builder, Poquoson, Va.; Developer: Robert Freeman, Tower Park Corp., Newport News; Architect: PMA Planners and Architects, Newport News; Land planner: Higgins & Gerstenmaier, Richmond, Va.; Landscape architect: Kathleen Zeren Landscaping, Norfolk, Va.; Interior designers: PMA Planners and Architects, Newport News; Old Morrison House, Newport News