Villas at Walden

Every home here is a two-story townhouse villa, and every sale now is a resale.
Builder: Lennar built the villas, with plans named the Lafayette, the Jefferson and the MacArthur. The single-family homes across the road in Walden were built by Schell Brothers.
Layout: most plans put the owner's suite on the first floor, with more bedrooms and a loft upstairs.
Size: recent listings run about 2,170 to 2,450 square feet, with three or four bedrooms and two and a half to three and a half baths.
Garage: attached garages, one car or two depending on the plan.
Recent prices: 2025 and 2026 listings have run from about $407,000 to about $499,000.
The exact plan, size and garage of any home is on its listing, and we will pull it for you.

The villas have one amenity of their own and share the larger set in Walden.
Villa pool: an outdoor pool for the Villas at Walden section.
Walden clubhouse: listings describe shared use of the Walden clubhouse, with a fitness center, a room with a wet bar and fireplace, a meeting room and a kitchen, plus a second outdoor pool.
Courts and grounds: pickleball, a multi-use court for tennis and basketball, a playground, a courtyard and a grill area.
Burton's Pond: a dock with a kayak launch on the pond, with fishing and paddling.
Confirm on the resale certificate exactly which Walden amenities a villa owner may use.

Walden was approved in two pieces. The single-family section came first, and the townhouse section on Sloan Road followed, with about 100 homes approved by Sussex County in 2018.
Different builders: the two sections were built by different builders, so the homes, the finishes and the warranties differ.
Shared amenities: listings for the villas describe use of the Walden clubhouse and pool across the road, along with the villa pool.
Associations: listings name a villa association fee. Whether a villa also pays into a Walden master association is something we confirm home by home on the resale certificate.
We will get the resale certificate for every association a home belongs to before you commit, so you see every fee up front.

Villas at Walden has a Harbeson mailing address but sits in unincorporated Sussex County, off Route 24 between Rehoboth Beach and Long Neck.
Beaches: Rehoboth Beach is about eight miles away, and Dewey Beach is a little farther along Route 1.
Health care: Beebe's Specialty Surgical Hospital is on Route 24 toward Rehoboth Beach, about five miles away, and Beebe's main hospital is in Lewes, about ten miles.
Everyday errands: the Route 24 shopping centers at Long Neck are about four miles south.
Schools: Cape Henlopen School District. Confirm school assignments with the district for any specific address.

The villa association is professionally managed and covers the outside work most owners want handled.
What the fees cover: listings show lawn care, snow removal, road and common area upkeep, the pools, the recreation facilities and reserves.
Recent figures: 2025 and 2026 listings show the villa association fee at about $125 to $150 a month, with one 2025 listing showing $208 a month.
At settlement: a one-time capital contribution may be due, shown on the resale certificate.
Fees change. We will get the current figures for any home you are considering.

The practical details of owning here.
Utilities: public water and central sewer, not septic, with natural gas available. Heating varies by home, gas or heat pump.
Maintenance: the association handles lawn care and snow removal, and the owner handles the home itself.
Lots: small lots, about a tenth of an acre, and some back up to woods or a pond.
Rules: fences, additions and exterior changes go through the association. Confirm the rules for the specific home.
Ask us for the association documents before you write an offer.

Read this first: Active Adults Realty is not a tax, legal or financial advisor and nothing below is advice. Confirm every figure with your own tax professional and with Sussex County before you rely on it.
The state picture: Delaware has no state sales tax, no estate tax and no inheritance tax, and Social Security is not taxed.
The local picture: Harbeson is not an incorporated town, so the property tax bill is county and school tax with no town tax on top. Sussex County reassessed every property recently, so older tax figures on a listing may not reflect what you will pay.
Call 302-549-5164 and we will pull the recorded figures for the specific home you are considering.