. . . Our current community is a suburb of Washington DC and is a planned community which both includes many (smallish) amenities, but is close to, like a 5 to 8 minute drive, from many(largish) things such as clinics, movie theatres, transportation(bus, metro) Also very family friendly–lots of young kids, sidewalks close to homes so people can meet others. The homes are also fairly close to each other which on the whole is a plus–kids can run over to a friends to play, they walk to karate, etc. . . [/quote]
bdc0, I am fairly familiar with MD and Northern VA Counties, having relatives there. I last visited there the first week in August 2010. Can you divulge the city/town/state where you currently reside which has the “lifestyle” that you would like to replicate? With that info, I will be able to assist you further.
Also, you will find that Tierrasanta will not have one-story homes much over 2700 sf. The vast majority of one-story homes there are 1600 sf to 2400 sf. For that reason, I do not believe this community will meet your needs.