Kingstowne real estate includes 2788 townhouses (many with a one or two-car garage), 712 condominiums, 421 luxurious single-family houses and 1213 rental apartments. In total there are 5100 pieces of real estate, providing 5100 homes in a planned community that provides a suburban lifestyle in the Franconia/Springfield area of Northern Virginia's Fairfax County. These numbers go up even higher if you include nearby Franconia and Springfield. Kingstowne is located just outside the Capital Beltway I-495 and close to I-395. (Interstate 395 feeds directly into downtown Washington DC from Kingstowne.)

Click Kingstowne to see a map of homes for sale in Kingstowne. (Check here for latest sales updates.) You might find the following links useful if you're search for a home in Kingstowne or near Kingstowne.

• Carrdinal Place -- New condos with a suburban feel.
• Eton Square -- In close proximity to the Kingstowne Towne Center.
• Founder's Walk -- Within walking distance of the Van Dorn Metro
• Island Creek -- Homes, townhomes and condos near Springfield Metro and Kingstowne
• Kingstowne -- Kingstowne provides a choice of lifestyles and homes.
• Manchester Lakes -- A mix of condos near the Kingstowne Towne Center.
• Rose Hill -- Solid construction in older (mostly brick) homes near Franconia
• Springfield -- North of Kingstowne with easy access to the Springfield Metro
• Sycamores at Van Dorn -- Walk to the Van Dorn Metro from these condos just outside the Beltway.
• Tiers of Manchester Lakes -- One of my favorite Manchester Lakes communities, offering swiss-style living.
• Victoria Crossings -- Nice sized garden-style condos near the Towne Center.

The Lee District in Fairfax County, Virginia, is a vibrant and thriving neighborhood that characteristically represents the cooperative spirit and active community the region is known for. Fairfax County's award winning school system symbolizes a higher standard in public education; and residents of the Lee District enjoy a network of educational opportunities with over twenty elementary schools, four middle schools, and five high schools to meet any student's needs.

Locally, Lee District is known for the fully-equipped Lee District RECenter which features a heated Olympic sized swimming pool, racquetball and volleyball courts, a full fitness center with ample equipment, a dance room, and an arts and crafts room. The area surrounding the facility is a 193 acre park that has one soccer field and two T-ball fields, basketball courts, picnic areas, an amphitheater, two playgrounds and a tot lot. The center is located at 6601 Telegraph Road in Franconia, Virginia. Call 703-922-9841 for more information. 

The family-focused disposition of the Lee District and the community values that are associated with living there make this suburban borough one of Fairfax County's favorite locales.

Surrey is one of the condominium communities that make up Manchester Lakes and it happens to be one of my favorite spots in Northern Virginia.  Because Surrey is in Manchester Lakes these condos have access to community features like the club room and the pool, but the condo fees at Surrey are remarkably low.  Surrey is very well-tended but they are designed to keep fees low. Surrey provides garden-style condos without need for elevators or carpeting in common areas or even electricity or temperature control in the common areas.  Every condo at Surrey has a porch or a patio and every condo at Surrey has a real fireplace. 

The floorplans have the feel of the "all-American rambler". That is to say, the unit is all on one level with large open kitchen-dining-living area at one side of the unit and at the end of the hall a pair of bedrooms with each with a bathroom.  Surrey does not have a "double-master" lay-out. There is one master-bedroom here. 

The neighborhood is very pleasant with easy access to Kingstowne and Springfield. Of course, the Franconia-Springfield Metro is right around the corner and some residents walk to the metro as part of their commute.

This brief history of Franconia is from the sign pictured above. It's posted by the Fairfax County History Commission in front of the Franconia Post Office on Franconia Road in Fairfax County VA.

"'Frankhonia Farm' was situated on 191 acres purchased in 1859 by Alexandria merchant and businessman William Fowle from John Broders of Oak Grove Farm. His son, Robert Rollins Fowle, sold 18 acres to the Alexandria & Fredericksburg Railway Company in 1871 for a station which was named after the farm. The station served as Garfield Post Office from 1881 to 1890 and again from 1898 to 1907. Initially situated south of Franconia Road near present day Fleet Drive, the station was relocated after a fire in 1903 to the north side of Franconia Road. Regular service at Franconia Station was discontinued circa 1953."

Directions to Kingstowne's Business Office and Community Centers, from the Capital Beltway

• Exit the Beltway at the South Van Dorn exit and proceed south on South Van Dorn Street.
• Follow South Van Dorn across Franconia Road where you will enter Kingstowne (you will see the Kingstowne brick wall on your right).
• Continue on South Van Dorn Street, past its intersection with Lake Village Drive. Kingstowne's and its pool will be on your right, at 6450 South Van Dorn.
• Merge right onto Kingstowne Village Parkway.
• Follow it for about a mile and a half, through two traffic lights.
• Kingstowne's and its pool will be on your right, at 6080 Kingstowne Village Parkway.
• Continue on Kingstowne Village Parkway, passing the entrance to Stratford Place Condominiums on your left.  Take the next right turn and you'll be entering the parking lot of Kingstowne's at 6090 Kingstowne Village Parkway.  The business office is on the second floor.
  

For a map of homes for sale in Kingstowne and pricing in Kingstowne, click Kingstowne.

Lee District RECenter off Telegraph Road near Kingstowne and Rose Hill in Franconia Virginia is sited on a 193 acre park. The park at "Lee District" has one soccer field with two overlay T-Ball fields. In addition, two football fields have overlay softball fields. There are

• four outdoor basketball courts;
• an amphitheater;
• four picnic areas (one sheltered);
• horseshoe pits;
• a sand volleyball court;
• a playground and tot lot;
• four lighted tennis courts with a tennis practice wall;
• walking trails;
• a carrousel;
• and the RECenter itself.

The REC is has nearly 84,000 square feet of recreational facilities where you'll find a natatorium (indoor pools), a gym and a fitness center.

The focus of the natatorium is a heated 50-meter pool with spectator seating . The pool has a superslide and three diving boards. The natatorium also provides the public with spa, locker rooms, family changing room, saunas, and showers and an outdoor sun deck and grassed sunbathing area.

Like the pool, the gym is most usually open to the public. The gymasium is 20,400 sqft of hardwood with one regulation size basketball court that can be converted into two smaller courts, or two volleyball courts. RECenter has electronic scoreboards, spectator seating, boxing equipment, volleyball nets and a three-lane, tenth-mile indoor running track.

If you need a work out, Lee District has it all. The fitness center has a wide selection of cardiovascular equipment, free-weights, work-out machines and a stretching area.

The RECenter also contains racquetball/wallyball courts, two mirrored dance/fitness rooms, three multi-purpose rooms, a mezzanine, and preschool.

Lee District RECenter
6601 Telegraph Road
Franconia, Virginia
703-922-9841

Directions: Lee District RECenter may be reached by taking Beltway Exit 176A which is Telegraph Road south, two and one-half miles to the park entrance on the left.

The RECenter is open to all residents of Fairfax County. Non-residents pay higher fees.

Kingstowne is a planned community near Springfield and Alexandria Virginia. It has easy access to Fort Belvoir, I-495, I-395 and Franconia-Springfield Metro Stops. Here are a few selected communities to consider near Franconia and Van Dorn.

• Kingstowne --- condos, houses and townhouses for sale in and near Kingstowne
• Amberleigh --- walk to the metro from this townhouse community
• Carrdinal Place --- modern garden-style condos
• Eton Square --- condos at the center of Kingstowne near Kingstowne Towne Centre
• Founder's Walk --- elegant garden-style condos between Kingstowne and the Beltway
• Island Creek --- a quiet community with nicely appointed suburban-style condominiums and single-family homes
• Manchester Lakes --- condos and townhouses in a suburban setting
• Surrey --- the feel of a suburban rambler in a condo