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Stanley Martin Homes introduces multigenerational houses

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June 27, 2018 at 5:30 a.m. EDT
The home can be configured with 3,847 to 6,800 square feet. (Stanley Martin Homes)

Approximately 20 percent of U.S. households are multigenerational, meaning parents, kids and grandparents are sharing a home, according to the Pew Research Center. Multigenerational households are anticipated to increase as baby boomers age, with 1 in 5 Americans being 65 or older by 2030.

Bringing the generations under one roof can be easier in a house designed to meet the needs of each family member for privacy and togetherness. Multigenerational houses can also accommodate other household configurations such as live-in caretakers or adult children.

Stanley Martin Homes recently introduced its Russell model house, offered in Northern Virginia at three communities, which has an apartment attached to the main house. The apartment, which includes a bedroom, a living area, a full bathroom, a kitchenette, a laundry area and a one-car garage, is accessible from a separate door off the front porch, through the private garage and to the main house via a hallway door.

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The Russell, which has a total of four bedrooms and four to six bathrooms, can be configured with 3,847 to 6,800 square feet. The base price is about $1.13 million at Summerhouse Landing in Herndon.

The multigenerational houses are also available at Greenwood Farm in Haymarket and are coming to Potomac Reserve in Manassas.