Boxwood Villas - Urbana, MD

Boxwood Villas is an up-and-coming 55+ community within the master-planned Villages of Urbana development. Upon completion, this 55+ enclave will consist of 91 spacious attached villas with first-floor master suites. In addition to a low-maintenance lifestyle, residents will have access to resort-style amenities found throughout the well-established development, which include three clubhouses, three swimming pools, and on-site shopping.

The community can be found just 15 minutes from historic Frederick and less than one hour from Baltimore and Washington, D.C.  This central location allows active adults to make the most of an East Coast retirement.

Boxwood Villas offers low-maintenance homes, desirable amenities, and a sought-after location for active adults looking for new attached homes for sale near Frederick, Maryland.

Boxwood Villas Amenities

Residents of Boxwood Villas have access to the resort-style amenities found throughout the master-planned Villages of Urbana. The amenities feature three spacious clubhouses with fitness centers, game rooms, outdoor patios, and ample gathering space.

Outside, residents can enjoy three swimming pools as well as a water park with slides, a lazy river, and a five-lane lap pool. A separate bathhouse offers showers, lockers, and restrooms.

The scenic, wooded grounds feature several miles of winding walking and biking trails with footbridges and mountain views. Acres of parks offer open spaces, ball fields, and a skate park. There are also multiple lighted tennis courts. Within the 55+ enclave, residents can make use of a herb garden and potting shed.

The master-planned community also features on-site grocery, dining, boutique retail, wellness offerings, and neighborhood services. It is also adjacent to the Urbana Regional Library, a 25,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility that hosts a regular farmers market.

Boxwood Villas Homes & Real Estate

Local builder NV Homes began construction of Boxwood Villas in 2018 and plans to build approximately 92 attached villas upon completion. The two highly customizable floor plans allow for a variety of personalization options to suit a range of needs and preferences.

The home models range from about 2,489 to 2,804 square feet with three or four bedrooms, two to three-and-a-half bathrooms, and attached one- or two-car garages. Each home includes a bonus upper-level loft for additional storage space and guest rooms as well as optional finished and unfinished basements.

Each home features a first-floor owner’s suite for main-level living as well as spacious open floor plans and kitchens with central islands. Features in some homes include great rooms with fireplaces, sitting rooms, private studies, and covered porches.

Active adults can further customize their homes with spa-like master bathrooms with soaking tubs, craft rooms, office space, and media rooms. Some of the standard luxuries include wide plank flooring, quartz countertops, tray ceilings, and ample windows.

Boxwood Villas Lifestyle

Residents enjoy a low-maintenance lifestyle thanks to a homeowners’ association that takes care of landscaping, lawn care, exterior home maintenance, and common area maintenance. With more free time, homeowners at Boxwood Villas can spend more time exploring the surrounding area and visiting nearby cities.

Surrounding Area

Boxwood Villas is located in Urbana, Maryland less than 15 minutes from Frederick and less than one hour from Baltimore and Washington, D.C., putting residents within easy reach of daily needs and fun opportunities.

Residents of Boxwood Villas are close to any daily conveniences they need, including Giant Food, Weis Markets, Food Lion, Aldi, and Mom’s Organic Market, as well as CVS and Community Care Rx. The area also boasts retail opportunities such as Costco, Sam’s Club, Walmart, Target, Francis Scott Key Mall, Clarksburg Premium Outlets, and Frederick Crossing Shopping Center.

When dining out, restaurants such as Monocacy Crossing Restaurant, Barly and Hops, Black Hog Barbecue, The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grill, and Mangia e Bevi Ristorante Italiano can be found nearby. Local wineries and breweries in the area include Flying Dog Brewery, Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard, Milkhouse Brewery, and New Market Plains Vineyard.

When residents are looking for entertainment options, they’ll find them at Regal Westview & IMAX, Terrace Lanes Bowling Alley, Black Rock Center for the Arts, and Carroll Creek Outdoor Amphitheater. Some of the most popular attractions in nearby Frederick include Rose Hill Manor Park & Museum, Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, Weinberg Center for the Arts, Roads and Rails Museum, and the local fairgrounds.

Active adults who want to get outside will find an abundance of options close by. Golfers will find multiple courses to play, such as Worthington Manor Golf Club, Whiskey Creek Golf Course, Frederick Golf Club, Little Bennett Golf Course, and PB Dye Golf Club.

There are also multiple greenspaces and parks to choose from, including Urbana District Park, Monocacy National Battlefield, Urbana Community Park, and Pinecliff Park. The area also features vast expanses of woodlands and parks like South Mountain State Park, Little Bennett Regional Park, Wildcat Forest, Rock Creek Regional Park, and Seneca Creek State Park.

Boxwood Villas is also close to multiple health care providers, including Frederick Memorial Hospital, FMH Urbana, Clarksburg Medical Center, and Kaiser Permanente Frederick Medical Center.

Residents who want to visit nearby metropolitan areas are in luck, as they can drive just 15 minutes to the heart of historic Frederick. Within one hour, residents can visit downtown Baltimore as well as the world-class museums of Washington, D.C., providing easy access to everything the cities have to offer. For longer trips, Dulles International Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport are all less than one hour away.