Our central location allows for a quick and easy commute to area shopping, restaurants, schools, libraries, places of worship, hospitals, recreational facilities, and the Subway and Marc commuter train stations. Germantown is an ideal location only 18 miles south of Frederick and less than 40 miles north of our great city, Washington, D.C. In just minutes of this ideal location you can enjoy a more rural experience with recreational activities such as hiking, biking, fishing, horseback riding, golfing, and picnicing or a more urban experience of an endless array of art, music, museums, sporting events, the zoo, and all that our major city, Washington D.C., has to offer.

Below is a partial listing of nearby amenities:

Shopping:

	Lake Forest Mall (Rt. 355 & Montgomery Village Ave.)
	Clopper Mill Shopping Center (Great Seneca & Clopper Mill Rd.)
	Germantown Commons (Middlebrook Rd. & Rt. 118)
	Kingsview Village (Great Seneca Hwy. & Clopper Rd.)
	Sugarloaf Shopping Center (Wisteria & 118)
	The Shops at Town Center (Middlebrook Rd. & Rt. 118)
	Milestone Shopping Center (Father Hurley Blvd. & Rt. 355)

Dining & Entertainment:

	Montgomery County, Maryland
	Germantown offers many fine choices in dining to fit all taste buds, including: American, Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, all of the favorite fast food chains as well. Some restaurants offer outdoor seating so you can bask in the sun, others have a bright, festive décor with upbeat music, still others are quiet and relaxing. Just about any type of atmosphere and cuisine you desire can be found. Germantown has truly come into its own!!
	An All Stadium Seating Megaplex movie theater opened in May 2002 at 20000 Century Blvd. (off Rt. 118) means plenty of movie choices in a state-of-the-art facility for the entire family.
	The brand new (March 2007) 44,000 sqft Germantown library offers a quiet place to read, study, do homework, research, or use a computer to search the internet. The library is conveniently located in the Town Center Shopping Center at 19840 Century Blvd.

Recreational Facilities:

	Seneca Creek State Park (Gaithersburg, MD: boating, fishing, hiking, picnics)
	South Gunner Branch Park (Germantown, MD: ball fields)
	South Germantown Recreation Center (Germantown, MD: swimming classes, basketball, exercise classes)
	Black Hill Regional Park (Germantown, MD: boating, fishing, hiking, picnics)
	Maryland Soccerplex at South Germantown Recreation Park (14501 Schaffer Road, Germantown, MD)
	Splash Park and Miniature Golf Center (18056 Central Park Circle, Germantown, MD)
	Waters Landing Golf Park/Golf Practice Range Golf Center (20701 Crystal Park Drive, Germantown, MD)

Schools:

	Seneca Creek Elementary School (Opened Fall '06)
	Roberto Clemente Middle School
	Northwest High School
	Montgomery College (Germantown & Rockville Campuses)

Area Hospitals:

	Shady Grove Adventist Hospital (Gaithersburg)
	Suburban Hospital (Bethesda)
	Montgomery General Hospital (Olney)
	Holy Cross Hospital (Silver Spring)

• The scheduled Montgomery County Ride-On Bus system transports you quickly to the Metro Stations at Shady Grove and Rockville for an easy commute.
• Shopping in Germantown, Gaithersburg, Shady Grove, and Rockville.
• Farmingdale's own superb recreational facilities, including:
  • swimming pool
  • skatepark
  • clubhouse with exercise studio
  • saunas
• Nearby Seneca Creek State Park, Little Bennett and Black Hills Parks offer acres of open spaces, nature trails, picnicing, boating, and fishing.
• Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation

For a listing of individual units' features, please see the Floor Plans section.