Regency at Chancellorsville

Regency at Chancellorsville is a gated 55+ active adult community of 278 single-family homes set on wooded land in Spotsylvania County, just west of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The community sits along Plank Road (Route 3) between Fredericksburg and the Chancellorsville Battlefield, with scenic walking and biking trails that connect directly to the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park — a rare setup where residents can step out their door and walk into protected Civil War battlefield land with interpretive plaques along the way. Development began around 2004-2007 under Triocord Homes, which built roughly 30 of the original homes before Toll Brothers took over the project in 2010 and completed the community. Toll Brothers' home designs here include the Bedford, Finley, Fitzhugh, Lee, Newbury, Harrison, and Sedgwick plans — single-family ranch-style homes ranging from about 1,650 to over 3,100 square feet, most with main-level primary suites, two-car garages, 10-foot ceilings, 8-foot exterior doors, 2x6 exterior walls, and fireplaces. The community won the Fredericksburg Area Builders Association 2013 Parade of Homes Choice Award for Active Adult Communities. It is now sold out, so all sales are resale. The social heart of the community is the Regency Club, an approximately 5,000-square-foot clubhouse with indoor and outdoor pools, a state-of-the-art fitness center with locker facilities, a multi-purpose room, a card/billiards room, and the Stonewall Tavern — a bar and lounge space that includes a demonstration kitchen used for cooking shows, community dinners, and social events. Outside, residents use the outdoor patio with fireplace, putting green, bocce ball court, and the walking/biking trail network. A full activities calendar covers weekly water aerobics, lane swimming, yoga, Tai Chi, therapeutic swim, and total-body fitness classes, plus social clubs and gatherings including Bible Discussion Group, Community Concerts, First Friday Gatherings, Girls Night Out, Golf, Great Lives Lecture Series, Ice Cream Social, Mah Jongg, and Mary Washington EldersStudy (a continuing-education program affiliated with the University of Mary Washington). The HOA operates on a two-tier structure: a base fee (around $215/month) covers common areas, trash, clubhouse, pools, gated entry, and management; a higher tier (around $296/month) adds lawn cutting for residents who want fully maintenance-free living. Lifestyle in Regency skews toward residents transitioning out of full-time work and child-rearing — a tight-knit, sociable, mid-sized neighborhood where many residents describe knowing most of their neighbors. The community is often described by residents and agents as a "Goldilocks" size: big enough to sustain a clubhouse and calendar of events, small enough that it doesn't feel anonymous. Location is a major draw. Regency sits minutes from Route 3's shopping corridor (Spotsylvania Towne Centre mall, Central Park, a newer Publix, and the Battlefield Country Store), is a short hop to I-95 for trips north to DC or south to Richmond, and is close to historic downtown Fredericksburg, the University of Mary Washington, and Mary Washington Hospital. Wilderness Run Vineyards is nearby, Lake Anna State Park is about 30 minutes away, and the National Museum of the Marine Corps is under 20 miles north in Triangle. Both Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Richmond International are about an hour's drive.