Lex Woods Apartments

Enhanced Apartment Complex in Lexington Park

Lex Woods Apartments is a substantial renovation of an existing residential development. The project is 6 two-story, wood frame buildings with 78 stacked units within. All of the one, two and three bedroom units were upgraded with new finishes, new fixtures and new larger layouts. The building elevations were enhanced with new larger energy efficient windows along with some additions to all sides of each building. The old structure is unrecognizable in the more cohesive facades that better blend with the neighborhood. A new centrally located community building was built to house a leasing office, computer room and community room for residents to use.
The updated project met the requirements of Energy Star Homes and other energy standards along with updated Energy codes. These updates gave the existing and new residents more comfortable places to call home.

Galloway Meadows

Cheerful Apartments in Easton, MD

Galloway Meadows is a community of 72 apartment units and a central community building nestled off Route 50 in Easton, Maryland. The one, two and three bedroom units are divided across the site into 6 building groups that are two stories to mimic the neighboring architecture of the area. The project provides a variety of finishes, including brick veneer, covered porches and siding. Turned wood columns, decorative gables, varying window sizes and large end bays provide character to each building while complimenting the history of Downtown Easton. Each resident has their own exterior covered entry. The interiors are spacious with Energy efficient finishes and fixtures. The project achieved the requirements for National Green Building Standard 2015 and Energy Star New Homes 3.1.

Merritt Station Apartments

Apartments in Dundalk, Maryland

Merritt Station Apartments is and apartment community just outside Baltimore City offering 72 two and three bedroom apartments. The community is two 4 story elevator buildings with rental garages or commercial space on the ground floor. The apartments all feature Energy Star certified equipment and construction. There are a number of onsite amenities for convenience from a fitness center, library and laundry center. Residents enjoy the outdoors at the playground or by exercising their furry friends at the dog park.

Ideally located on Merritt Boulevard, Merritt Station is close to retail, shopping, restaurants and more with the Towns Center and Danville Square Shopping Centers right down the street.

Homes on Johnson Pond

Three Story Breezeways Nestled on the Pond

Homes on Johnson Pond is an affordable housing project in Salisbury, Maryland. The project is 63 apartment units divided between two 3 story buildings with partially enclosed breezeways. In one of the buildings there is first floor common areas including a community room, resident laundry room, computer room and fitness room. The buildings offer some exterior patios and playground space and are clad with stone veneer and cementitious siding. Apartment units at the ends of each building have spacious balconies that overlook the Johnson Pond to the East.

Bay Terrace Garden Apartments

Unique Renovation in Berlin, Maryland

Rehabilitated in 2016, this existing 32 apartment unit complex just off of Bay Street in the small Eastern Shore town of Berlin, Maryland was given a new life. The three apartment buildings and stand alone community building was upgraded both inside and outside with better quality and more durable products that have longer lifespans. New covered porches and covered stair breezeways not only added character to the building architecture, but they also provide security and weather protection for the residents. The existing flat building facades were accentuated with new projected bays, gable roofs and a variety of siding colors/textures. These not only added interest to the buildings, but also allowed for larger rooms within the individual apartment units. The exterior architectural features and design elements compliment the massing and provide the necessary components to provide the needed relief from the existing monolithic facades. The basic geometric form and simplicity of shape reflects the modesty of the agricultural community.

Greenwood Village

Substantial Renovation in Cambridge, Maryland

Greenwood Village was the rehabilitation of 20 existing multi-level apartment units nestled in the heart of Cambridge, Maryland. The four existing groups of units were gutted down to exposing the existing wood structure and new steel framing and additional space was added above the second floors. This provided new open living spaces on the first floors and the addition of a third bedroom and second bathroom on the new third floor. The exterior finishes were all upgraded to new cementitious siding and stone with new gables, dormers and energy efficient windows. During the renovation multiple energy efficient elements were added including new and increased insulation, more efficient lighting and mechanical equipment. This project certified with Energy Star Homes and National Green Building Standards.

The two middle units at building group 2 were rearranged into two stacked single story units over a newly laid out community space on the first floor. This allowed us to keep the original number of units while providing a space for residents to gather and use. The community space also provided an office for the property manager to now have a place on site to oversee the property and help the residents.

Stone Grove Crossing

Located just outside the Salisbury, MD city limits, this new complex has one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in nine three-story buildings on a 5.38 acre site. Each of the 84 new units has its own individual exterior entrance that is covered from the weather. The larger units are situated between two floors and 5% of the first floor units are designed to meet UFAS accessibility standards. Design elements reflect the history of Salisbury architecture in downtown with decorative railings, gables and projections. The project also included redevelopment of the existing 4,937- square foot community building with a new fitness room, computer room, new office space and facade upgrades to closely resemble the new apartments on the site.

Brookeside Station Apartments

Renovation of an Edgewood Community
Nestled in the heart of Edgewood, Maryland, Brookeside Station Apartments is a renovated residential development of 56 apartments. These were existing 1 & 2 bedroom units distributed across 7 two-story wood framed buildings and the addition of a few 3 bedroom units were added once the renovations were completed. Renovations included the replacement of all interior finishes, cabinets, fixtures, appliance, utility systems and exterior finishes. A newly designed community building was added to a central location to be easily accessible to all the residents. With this renovation new architectural elements were added to the buildings to enhance the character of the community, while also providing functional uses like new covered entries. In addition to updating the finishes, this project also incorporated energy efficient elements into the upgrades. 5% of the units were also upgraded to meet UFAS accessibility standards.

Winston’s Choice

Located in the city of Aberdeen, Maryland, Winston’s Choice Family Homes is the construction of 34 two story and 2 one story townhomes. The site is adjacent and interconnected to existing townhouse and multifamily communities, thus providing more expansion to the existing context of this residential neighborhood. Each home is certified by Energy Star Homes, utilizing green materials, high amounts of insulation, energy star windows and fixtures. Winston’s Choice Family Homes are spacious and well-designed, while offering comfort in affordable family housing. The open living/dining/kitchen plan offers a spacious feel and allows ample day-lighting throughout the space from the large living area windows. The exterior architectural features and design elements compliment the aesthetics of the nearby single family homes with residential style windows and doors with shingle roofing and metal roof accents. Each townhome has a covered porch entrance with accents such as tapered columns, which will be reminiscent of traditional residential architecture. The cover provides security and weather protection for the resident group. All the buildings have aesthetically pleasing exteriors constructed with quality durable materials requiring minimal maintenance. The building’s exterior façades steps forward and back to create visual contrast, breaking the row of townhomes into smaller components. Residential components such as projected bays and window shutters have been added to compliment the neighboring residential community aesthetic.

Stewarts Neck Apartments

Renovation of Three Existing Apartment Buildings

Stewarts Neck Apartments is a site of three garden style buildings originally built in the 1970s. This project is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in Somerset County. Each building houses a mixture of 1 and 2 bedroom units. This substantial renovation focused on completely gutting the interiors of the units and updating them to current housing trends with galley style kitchens, open living spaces, laundry in the units and larger storage spaces. New finishes and energy saving appliances and fixtures were utilized. Bays were also added to the units to give more life and character to the facades on all sides, but also provide more space for the residents within their unit. The project site was large enough to construct a new community building to house the management/leasing offices, but also provide some amenities for the residents, to promote a sense of community among the users. Multiple apartments were also upgraded for UFAS accessibility standards to provide a place for any disabled residents to be a part of the community. The community building consisted of a large gathering room, an exercise room to promote healthy awareness and a couple of classroom type spaces. These would allow the residents to hold meetings, have clubs and use the varied spaces for multiple purposes.