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your home New Neighborhood: Larkin Woods Families love Lexington South Carolina. From its awardwinning schools (Lexington County School District One) to its close proximity to Lake Murray and downtown Columbia to its small-town-close-community-feel, kids and parents have found the Lexington area to be perfect for every quality-of-life reason. Many new neighborhoods are going up all over the Lexington area, and our dilemma was choosing just one to highlight here. Then we heard about Larkin Woods… located near the crossroads of Mineral Springs & Cromer Road. Larkin Woods’ children attend Meadow Glen Elementary, Middle and brand new River Bluff High School. A smaller neighborhood with just 65 homesites, Essex Homes is building all-brick beautiful house plans in the 2500 - 4300 square feet range, incorporating family-friendly features like media rooms, studies, over-sized owner’s suites, extended garages and 3car garages. We loved playing around with Essex Homes’ Interactive Home Designer on their website: EssexHomes.net. Another plus: every Essex Homes home is e-built, resulting in 25-30% less energy usage than a typical new home. Prices start in the mid $200s. Directions I-20 to exit 61. Turn left onto US Hwy 378. Turn right at light at the BP (Cromer Road). Continue down Cromer Road. Turn left into Larkin Woods (Just before the intersection of Cromer Road and Mineral Springs Road) Model home is under construction and should open in October 2014. Community Representative: April Hiscock: 803-518-3638