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Developers report slowed sales but continued buildout at Wildwood; 1,963 certificates of occupancy recorded
Summary
Dubow LLC presented the annual PUD update for Wildwood Residential, reporting 1,963 certificates of occupancy to date, remaining entitlement for about 1,829–1,830 units, continued building permits and site-plan activity, and that recent and pending projects use current stormwater standards.
Dubow LLC, development managers for Wildwood Residential, briefed the St. Mary's County Planning Commission on the project's annual PUD update, reporting 1,963 certificates of occupancy and ongoing site-plan activity across multiple neighborhood pods.
"We have the first of 2 PUD updates that we'll be conducting this year," said Sean Day, development manager with Dubow LLC. Day told the commission the project has 3,792 total units allowed under its approvals; with 1,963 C of Os issued the remaining available units total about 1,829 (the presentation cited a near-identical figure of 1,830 when including a neighborhood portion). He said building permits since the last update included 22 permits in the Primrose Park area and that total certificates of occupancy reported at the meeting were 1,963 across Dahlia Park, Primrose Park and Challenger Estates.
Day said the Woodland Park submission had been revised and resubmitted in July 2008 with 215 units, and a retirement-village plan of 164 units had been submitted at the end of 2008. He described a transition in Wildwood from single-builder development to multiple builders, naming Stanley Martin Homes, Thomas Builders, Sturbridge Homes, Compass Point LLC and KB Homes as active or recent builders in the community.
Commissioners questioned density, remaining acreage and stormwater compliance. Day did not provide an exact acreage figure for the remaining land but pointed commissioners to maps in the meeting packet and offered to provide a percentage estimate of remaining developable land on a future return. On stormwater standards, commissioner Seabert asked whether recent building activity used the new stormwater management manual; Day said that Dahlia Park, Challenger, Primrose and Woodland Park are being developed under the new stormwater management manual.
Day said sales pace has slowed compared with previous plans but that activity had not stopped: "every month has been above 0," and Dubow was proceeding with site-plan submissions, including the 215-unit Woodland Park application. Commissioners requested additional detail on product mix by project (for-sale vs. for-rent, unit types and marketing targets), and Day said he would provide that information at a future update.
The presentation included open-space calculations showing required and provided open space and developed-open-space acreages; staff and the developer said the project currently provides more than required open space even as newer phases include denser product types.
