A residential development in Ashburn was the only planned community in the Mid-Atlantic or Northeast to crack the top 20 on a list of best-selling master-planned communities.
Willowsford, a 4,000-acre residential development in Ashburn, Virginia, built around a working farm, cracked the top 20 on a list of best-selling master-planned communities.
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Willowsford came in at No. 18 on real estate consulting firm RCLCO Real Estate Advisors’ list of the top 20 best-selling master-planned communities.
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Willowsford was the only planned community in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic to rank in the top 20.
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Willowsford was developed in 2011 as an “agri-hood” including 2,000 acres of open space.
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In addition to the 2,000 acres of open space, Willowsford also includes a 300-acre working farm and farm-to-table culinary program.
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The 300-acre working farm on Willowsford in Ashburn, Virginia.
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The farmers market, or Community Supported Agriculture, is open to the public.
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Cooking classes at Willowsford include a Junior Chef’s Academy and a summer farm camp for kids.
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Cooking classes are offered at the Junior Chef’s Academy at Willowsford .
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The community includes four “villages,” single-family home prices range from about $700,000 to $1.5 million.
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A look at one of the classes at Willowsford’s farm-to-table culinary program.
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If you don’t live at Willowsford, the farmers market is open to the public. .
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The farmers market is seen at Willowsford.
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Willowsford also has more than 40 miles of trails.
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WASHINGTON — Willowsford, a 4,000-acre residential development in Ashburn, Virginia, built around a working farm, cracked the top 20 on a list of best-selling master-planned communities.
Real estate consulting firm RCLCO Real Estate Advisors ranks Willowsford No. 18 on its annual list, the only planned community in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic to rank in the top 20.
Called an “Agri-hood,” Willowsford was developed in 2011, and includes 2,000 acres of open space, a 300-acre working farm and farm-to-table culinary program with a culinary director, pop-up restaurants, visiting chefs, demonstration kitchens,a farmers market, more than 40 miles of trails, pools, fitness centers and a seven-acre lake.
Cooking classes include a Junior Chefs Academy and a summer farm camp for kids.
The farmers market, or Community Supported Agriculture, also is open to the public.
The community includes four “villages,” and nearly a dozen builders include Pulte Homes, Camberley Homes, and Ryan Homes. Single-family home prices range from about $600,000 to about $1.5 million.
There were 473 home sales in Willowsford in 2017, a 56 percent increase from the 303 sales in 2016, according to RCLCO.
“It has been six years since Willowsford first opened and the community has certainly hit its stride,” said Stacey Kessinger, vice president of marketing at Willowsford.
“Willowsford is a remarkable community with a distinct sense of place, and unique amenities that all contribute to an enriched lifestyle.”
Willowsford has had 1,385 home sales to date, with about 800 remain to be sold.
Jeff Clabaugh has spent 20 years covering the Washington region's economy and financial markets for WTOP as part of a partnership with the Washington Business Journal, and officially joined the WTOP newsroom staff in January 2016.
