You're Invited to the Grand Opening Party!

Join your friends and neighbors as Van Metre Grand Opens their new Hamilton Grove Towns from the $300's and the Mercer Park Metropolitan Flats and Towns from the $200's.

*Tuesday, Dec. 14th from 6pm to 7:30pm
*Stone Ridge Clubhouse
*Wine, Cheese, Door Prizes
*Bring anyone you'd like to have as your neighbor

RSVP to Bonita Hartbarger at bhartbarger@VanMetreHomes.com

Hope to see you there!

Ho Ho Ho!

The holidays are everywhere you look at Stone Ridge. Twinkling white lights line the entrance. The Village Center has the yuletide spirit, and the stores and Restaurants are all offering special holiday deals. The Clubhouse is festooned with wreaths and garland. Van Metre opened up sales for the holidays in the Clubhouse. Stop by for a cup of hot chocolate in the cyber cafe. Santa will be on the Arcola Fire Truck tomorrow morning taking a tour of Stone Ridge. And on Dec. 19th Santa is visiting Mug n' Muffin, Glory Days Grill, and Dulles Urgent Care at the Village Center. Bring him your special wishes. Ho Ho Ho!

New Homes Debut Dec. 1st!

The long awaited Hamilton Grove Towns and the Mercer Park Metropolitan Flats and Towns are now available to purchase. These new designs are chic, smart, and located in the best selling community in Loudoun! To see these designs, visit the Stone Ridge Clubhouse as you enter the community. Your hardest decision will be which one to choose! Prices in the $200 and $300s.

5th Annual 5K Race for Education!

Saturday, October 16, 2010
Join us for the Stone Ridge 5th Annual 5k Race for Education! Since 2006, we have had over 4,000 runners help raise over $60,000 for the Dulles South schools! This flat, beautiful course is located in the Van Metre Stone Ridge community. Race time is 9:00 am with the Fun Run set for 8:30 am! Prizes and awards to follow race! This race is a Chrono Track D-tag timed race!! Show your school spirit and join us for the run or volunteer.
Register at stoneridgeva.com

Van Metre Companies Fund State-of-the-art Operating Room

Children's National Medical Center today honored the Van Metre Companies for their donation of $1.2 million to fund a state-of-the-art cardiovascular surgery operating room. The Van Metre Companies, a privately held residential and commercial property development company based in Washington, D.C., have supported the cardiac surgery program at Children's National over the past 25 years, giving more than $1.7 million during that time.

Click here for the full story.

How Do You Communicate?

Do you read the Etched in Stone? Or check Facebook and Twitter? It's a rapidly changing world and we're trying to figure out what you prefer...print or digital. With everyone carrying their smartphones, the new Stone Ridge Mobile App may be the perfect answer. We are in final programming, so watch for our announcement to get your free download!

Van Metre Releases 3 New Bedfords!

Van Metre Homes at Stone Ridge just released 3 new Bedfords for sale for a May Delivery!!
Priced to move at $269,990-- and tax credit eligible!! DONT MISS OUT!If you haven't seen this model, you must treat yourself.

Beauty that Benefits Others

This Sunday, March 28th, Luna Spa will host a Day of Beauty and all the proceeds will go for relief in Haiti and Chile. This is the perfect excuse to get that mani or pedi for Spring, and help others in the process! Luna is located in the Stone Ridge Village Center right at the entrance of Stone Ridge. Call today for your appointment!

The New StoneSpring Medical Center

HCA held an open session to present their plans for the new hospital center at Stone Ridge. They plan for a 164-bed facility with 337,000 square feet of space, plus medical office building(s). This is projected for December 2015. It will be located on a 50-acre campus directly across Rt. 50 from Stone Ridge, which is now called Glascock Field.

This will bring in approximately $3 million in new local tax revenues, and 500 healthcare-related jobs.

Stone Ridge will keep you informed as plans move along. This is very exciting for Stone Ridge and the entire area.

Welcome HCA!

Last Minute Opportunity

In a rare bit of luck, there is one last chance to purchase one of the coveted Savannah Collection single family homes. One just came back on the market. Lot 26-53 is a Hickory model. It's located at 24974 Mineral Springs Circle.

For only $432,132 look what you get:
4 BR's, 2 1/2 baths, a full, unfinished basement with a walk-up and roughed-in bath, a full front porch and stone water table (imagine sipping a cool drink in the evening), beautiful mocha hardwood floors throughout the main level, a gas fireplace in the family room (imagine sipping a hot cocoa in the snow), granite kitchen counters, a master bedroom with a sitting room and sleeping porch (perfect to escape, read a book, and sip some wine), and most of all...it's the LAST one!

Snowy Days

Regardless of how you feel about the snow, Stone Ridge looks gorgeous. Kids are sledding everywhere, parents are taking walks, and the dogs are having a blast. The nice thing about living here, is you can walk to the store for supplies, or a restaurant to escape the house for a while. When Van Metre was planning Stone Ridge, they wanted to design a community that had it all...amenities, schools, parks, shopping & dining, and offices. When you look outside today, you can see it all came together exactly like their vision. No wonder it's an award-winning community. There are no better new homes in Loudoun County! Enjoy the next storm!

Feels Like Home

The weather is bitter and ugly, but I found myself feeling warm and relaxed earlier today. I just found out Mug n' Muffin at the Stone Ridge Village Center has wi-fi, so I took my laptop up there, ordered a mocha latte (lots of whipped cream!), and a blueberry muffin. What a great environment. I saw a number of neighbors from Stone Ridge stopping in for the same thing. It was friendly, buzzing with conversation, and the owner, Doug Smith, was welcoming to everyone. If you've never done this, give it a try. If you are looking for new homes in Loudoun County, make this part of your house hunting process. You'll find out what a great new home community Stone Ridge is!

Now, I might have to go for that chocolate chip cookie...

Get Fit in 2010

You can feel the buzz of people starting off the New Year right. The Stone Ridge Fitness Center is full of people running, walking, stepping, and lifting. If you can handle the cold, the trail system throughout Stone Ridge is a great way to get those 10,000 steps a day experts recommend. If you want something more, Snap Fitness at the Village Center is offering a free week. You can get the coupon on the Stone Ridge web site.

So many options...and they are all right here at Stone Ridge.
Where Loudoun Lives!