How much do homes cost in The Grove?

2 homes are available from $849,900 to $899,900, on 2,504 to 3,159 finished square feet. Base price is a starting line: the lot premium, structural options you commit to before the foundation is poured, and the design centre all sit on top of it.

What is the HOA fee in The Grove?

About $350 monthly, which works out to roughly $350 a month. It covers snow removal, lawn care, irrigation. Confirm the current figure with the builder, since dues change and a new community's dues often rise once the developer hands the association over to residents.

What school district is The Grove in?

OLENTANGY LSD 2104 D. District boundaries can and do change while a community is being built, so verify the assignment for the specific lot before you sign.

Can I tour The Grove without losing my agent?

Only if your agent is registered on your first visit. Most builders treat the guest register as the moment representation is decided, so if you tour alone and sign it, they will generally treat you as their customer from then on. The builder has already budgeted a commission either way.

New construction · Westerville, Delaware County

The Grove

2 homes available right now, $849,900 to $899,900.

Built by Romanelli · per Delaware County parcel records

$849,900from

2,504 to 3,159square feet

3bedrooms

3-4baths

2-cargarage

$350/moHOA

What about incentives?

They vary enormously from one builder to the next, and most builders here publish nothing. What is on the table at one community this month may not exist at the community down the road, and the same builder will structure it differently depending on whether you are going FHA or conventional, fixed or adjustable. Closing cost help, a rate buydown, a design centre allowance and a lot premium credit are all different levers and they are not equally valuable to you.

I keep track of what each builder is actually offering right now. Tell me which community you are looking at and I will tell you what they are doing this week, and get it in writing before it factors into what you decide.

What it costs

Asking range	$849,900 to $899,900
Typical size	2,886 sq ft
Estimated payment	about $3,861/mo plus $350 HOA
HOA	$350 monthly
HOA covers	Snow Removal, Lawn Care, Irrigation

Payment is principal and interest on the entry price with 20 percent down over 30 years at 5.5 percent, which is close to what builders here are landing buyers at. It excludes taxes and insurance on purpose. The tax line on a new build is almost always the bill on an empty lot and resets once the county reassesses the finished house. That is the number that surprises people, and I have written up exactly how it works.

Where it is

City	Westerville, Delaware County
Schools	OLENTANGY LSD 2104 D

Open The Grove in Google Maps

District boundaries move while a community is being built. Verify the assignment for your specific lot rather than the community.

Who builds here

Romanelli

Before you tour The Grove

Most builders decide representation at the guest register on your first visit. Tour alone, sign it, and they will generally treat you as their customer from that point on. The builder has already budgeted a commission either way, so the only question is whether you have anyone on your side of the table.

Want to walk The Grove?

Builders are good to work with, and most of them genuinely like working with agents. Just understand the incentive: if a builder can close you without paying one, they will. That is not villainy, it is math.

Register with me first and I stay on the front lines. I am the one making sure they measure twice before they cut once. That the base price is actually the base price. That the lot premium, the finish allowances, and the change you asked for in March are all still in writing in September.

Most builders require your agent to register with you on your very first visit. Walk into the model alone and you can lose representation in that community for good, and it would have cost you nothing, because the builder already budgeted for it.

Other new construction in Westerville

Towns on the Greenway 8 available · from $484,900
HighPointe Residences at Little Turtle 1 available · from $559,000
Ravines at Hoover 1 available · from $1,159,900
The Nook at Highland Lakes 1 available · from $1,099,000