Signs of Progress? Are you sure you're seeing all New Construction in Hughesville?

Craig W. Barrett, Hughesville, REALTOR®

Hughesville, MD Real Estate

http://www.hughesvillehomes.com/

While on my long runs over the last couple of weeks or so, I've come across several "things" that have caught my eye. And as my mileage increases, I've run down new streets to get my time in. Some say I take my life in my own hands as I run down Route 231. However, I have notice cars and trucks give me plenty of room and I do stay well off away from traffic.

Those of us that use it knows traffic has increased quite a bit over the years. Hughesville is the geographical center of Southern Maryland and Route 231 is a popular route between Route 4 in Calvert County and Route 5 in Charles County.

Several years ago, I tried to get a large parcel for a developer client of mine. The parcel had been inherited and my guess is it needed to be sold fairly quickly to avoid some pretty hefty taxes. It was a 330+- acre parcel and would have been a nice sale. As I was running, I wondered what had happened and ran down the road to take a look.

As I ran down the road, I saw signs of progress. Orange flags hanging off tree branches, wood stakes in the ground, and orange spray paint on the road marking public utilities. From Route 231, you never would have guessed anything was happening back there, there was no advertisement or directionals.

I got to a fork in the road where I had been a couple of years back and saw a sign up ahead. I knew this parcel as well. It had been sold to a local developer and was 300+- acres or more. I was surprised to see how much infrastucture work had been done. It looks like they aren't too far off from delivering lots.

Since then, I've run back down that was and taken pictures. I now take my camera with me on my long runs and get shots of things in Hughesville as I see them. So, if you see a crazy guy running down Route 231, Route 381, Teagues Point Road, Maxwell Hall, or Oliver Shop Road with a camera in hand, it's just me getting pictures for my blog.

It's amazing how much more you see when you're on your feet moving at 7mph. You never would have seen this if you were in your car. There's no indication from the main road anything is going on back there.

When you are out looking to buy new construction in Hughesville, are you sure you're seeing everything?