Parklands

Parklands is a new 55+ master-planned community by Lennar in White Plains, Maryland, actively selling since 2025 in Charles County. Located off Zion Street just a short drive from U.S. Route 301 and the St. Charles Town Center, Parklands is designed as an amenity-rich enclave for active adults who want new construction and resort-style living within easy reach of the Washington, D.C. metro area. At build-out the community will include 586 homes divided into two distinct collections. The Villas collection offers lower-maintenance attached and single-family villa homes starting in the upper $300Ks, appealing to buyers who want a simpler footprint without giving up single-level living. The Signature collection features larger single-family homes with first-floor owner's suites, ranging roughly from the mid $470Ks into the upper $580Ks. Every Signature homesite is positioned to provide views of nature, and Lennar's signature Everything's Included® program bundles smart-home technology, stainless appliance packages, and other popular upgrades into the base price. The heart of the community is a state-of-the-art clubhouse with a fitness center, event room available for resident reservations, and a sparkling outdoor swimming pool — described by the builder as a resort-inspired setting with an infinity-style pool designed for water aerobics and relaxation. Outside the clubhouse, residents have pickleball and bocce ball courts, a dog park, and a network of walking trails winding through the community. The most distinctive feature is Parklands' on-site harvest field, which produces seasonal farm-to-table fruits and vegetables available to homeowners — a farm-to-table lifestyle amenity rarely found in 55+ communities. Location is a major draw. Parklands sits close to the Capital Beltway, putting Washington, D.C. roughly 45 minutes to the north and giving residents access to the history, culture, restaurants, and entertainment of the nation's capital without paying D.C.-metro-close-in prices. Everyday needs are covered by the adjacent Waldorf and La Plata retail corridors: the St. Charles Town Center mall, big-box stores, grocery chains, and dining options are all within a 10- to 15-minute drive. The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata is about 6 miles away for emergency and specialty care. Golfers have White Plains Golf Course right in town, and baseball fans can catch Southern Maryland Blue Crabs games at nearby Regency Furniture Stadium. The 13-mile Indian Head Rail Trail and Laurel Springs Regional Park add additional outdoor options beyond the community's own amenities. Because Parklands is still early in its build-out, buyers today are choosing from available quick-move-in inventory as well as to-be-built floorplans, and the community's long-term character — clubs, social programming, resident demographics — is still taking shape. What is already clear is that it represents one of the newer deed-restricted 55+ options in Southern Maryland's DC-commuter belt, pairing new construction, a full amenity package, and that unusual harvest-field twist in a price band well below the close-in Northern Virginia and Maryland alternatives.