Recreation Room

State prison officials were investigating yesterday the stabbing of a 35-year-old inmate at the Maryland House of Correction Annex. Lorenzo Hazel was stabbed multiple times in his upper body about 7 p.m. Monday in a recreation room at the maximum-security prison in Jessup, prison officials said. Correctional officers found prison-made knives in the recreation room, but no one had been charged yesterday, said Lt. Priscilla Doggett, a spokeswoman for the Division of Correction. Hazel, who is serving a life term for murder and armed robbery, was in critical condition yesterday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, officials said.

The buyers of a home nestled on more than 7 acres in Cockeysville's Nicholsons Manor are getting a property with all the perks. This traditional mansion, which sold for $1,550,000, is at the end of a cul-de-sac and boasts a large blue stone patio in a hardscape backyard. A hot tub is tucked into a gazebo and an outdoor room, complete with a beamed ceiling, wet bar, fireplace and powder room. The stone and insulated stucco exterior features a four-bay connected garage and is defined by a balcony, bump-outs, floodlights and screened porch with slate flooring.

The Preserve at Colvard Manor NVHomes has opened The Preserve at Colvard Manor in Harford County with 14 of the first 17 homes in the original release remaining. Base prices range from $419,990 to $655,990. The community is on well-and-septic systems and offers gas heat. Close to Rock State Park, lots range from 1 to 2 acres. Standard features include brick fronts, two-car, side-entry garages, fireplaces, ceramic tile baths, hardwood foyers and powder rooms and basement exits. Hyde Park, the model, has a two-story foyer, a 14-by-16-foot dining room, a 14-by-15-foot living room, a powder room, a 12-by-14-foot study, a kitchen and a 14-by-14-foot dinette, a 20-by-18-foot family room, a laundry room and a two-car garage.

Mt. Washington firehouse call is close to home Firefighters assigned to Engine 45 and Truck 27 on Glen Avenue in Mount Washington didn't have far to go battle a blaze yesterday -- it began inside their firehouse. The incident began about 1 p.m., when a firefighter noticed smoke coming from a second-floor recreation room at the station in the 2700 block of Glen Ave. and alerted others, said Chief Kevin Cartwright, a Fire Department spokesman. Cartwright said the fire, apparently the result of an overloaded circuit or a frayed wire, set a couch on fire, causing smoke to fill the recreation room.

David S. Brown Enterprises has opened a model of the Yorkshire at Goldsborough Manor in Reisterstown, where the firm is building three-level semidetached condominiums that resemble single-family Victorian homes.Goldsborough Manor is a gated Baltimore County community with such standard features as two-car garages, hardwood flooring in the foyers and powder rooms, oak railings, six-panel interior doors, prewiring for cable television and telephones, and gas cooking, heat and hot water.A 2,400-square-foot home with a starting price of $180,900, the Yorkshire occupies one side of a two-family building and includes a Victorian turret and wraparound porch.

Questar Homes has opened three models at Avalon, a garage townhouse villa community in Pikesville.Public water and sewer, gas heat and hot water and electric cooking are standard features in the Baltimore County development.The Kay starts at $170,000 for 1,700 to 2,400 square feet of finished space.An optional bath, laundry room, 14-by-9-foot den and a 25-by-14-foot recreation room make up the lower level.A foyer, 18-by-13-foot living room, 12-by-14-foot dining room, a garage and a nook kitchen make up the first floor.

Gemcraft Homes has opened six new models at Hickory Overlook, a townhouse community in Bel Air.Public water and sewer, gas heat and hot water and electric cooking are standard features in the Harford County community.Today, the first three models will be featured.The Charleston, boasting 9-foot ceilings, starts at $97,990 for 1,056 square feet of finished space.An optional bath, 9-by-9-foot office, and a 15-by-13-foot recreation room make up the basement. A 16-by-17-foot living room, with crown molding, and a 9-by-16-foot kitchen, placed at the front of the model, are on the first floor.

Kimberly Homes has begun construction at Ryder's Glen in Annapolis, where the firm is building the Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont, three-level townhouses named for the Triple Crown horse races.Gas heat and hot water, central air conditioning, a sprinkler system, bedroom smoke detectors, prewiring for telephones and cable television and insulated double hung tilt windows with screens are standard features.The Belmont is a 1,800-square-foot home with a base price of $98,900. The first floor has a foyer, 12-by-17-foot living room, dining room and kitchen.

Townhouses for springRussettOur look at townhome builders in the 613-acre planned community of Russett in Laurel continues this week with houses built by NV Homes, Richmond American Homes and Trafalgar House Residential Maryland. Russett Center Limited Partnership is the developer of Russett, in northwestern Anne Arundel County.NV HomesNV Homes has eight homes left at Russett, where the company is building 104 garage townhouses with a starting price of $149,900 for 2,112 square feet on three levels.

Chateau Builders, NV Homes, Patriot Homes and Stanley Martin Homes have opened models at Waverly Woods, a 680-acre planned community in the Woodstock area of Howard County. The Williamsburg Group, a custom builder, is the fifth firm constructing homes at Waverly Woods.Waverly Woods Development Corp. is the developer of the planned community, which will eventually contain an 18-hole golf course designed by Arthur Hill, 1,000 homes, an employment center and more than 300 acres of open space.

Finding fields and gyms for its members has become increasingly frustrating for the Savage Boys and Girls Club. "We're maxed out," said Thomas K. Lawler, president of the 2,400-player youth group, explaining why time on parkland, public school fields and in gyms in the Savage-North Laurel area is at a premium. "They tell us, `You're lucky to get what you've got,' " Lawler said, referring to officials who schedule the fields and gyms. And Lawler, a bank vice president, expects the situation to get more frustrating as youngsters from two new large developments, Emerson and Maple Lawn Farms, start joining the club.

The Preserve at Colvard Manor NVHomes has opened The Preserve at Colvard Manor in Harford County with 14 of the first 17 homes in the original release remaining. Base prices range from $419,990 to $655,990. The community is on well-and-septic systems and offers gas heat. Close to Rock State Park, lots range from 1 to 2 acres. Standard features include brick fronts, two-car, side-entry garages, fireplaces, ceramic tile baths, hardwood foyers and powder rooms and basement exits. Hyde Park, the model, has a two-story foyer, a 14-by-16-foot dining room, a 14-by-15-foot living room, a powder room, a 12-by-14-foot study, a kitchen and a 14-by-14-foot dinette, a 20-by-18-foot family room, a laundry room and a two-car garage.

Eagle Pointe Washington Homes is offering 23 home sites and five floor plans in the Eagle Pointe community in Annapolis. The Anne Arundel County community offers home sites on lots ranging from 1 acre to 20 acres. The homes are on well-and-septic systems and come with propane heat and cooking. Standard features include 9-foot first-floor ceilings, luxury bath, ceramic tile tub, brick front, two-car garage and professional landscaping. The community's five floor plans range in price from $584,990 to $683,990 for 3,750 square feet to 4,550 square feet.

Green Valley Estates Grayson Homes has six sites available in its Green Valley Estates community of traditional and transitional homes. Lots of 1 acre or larger are available in the Baltimore County community near Liberty Reservoir. The community uses well water and septic systems, and offers energy-saving features, including two-zone heating and air conditioning. Base prices range from $389,990 to $453,990. Standard features include two-car, side-entry garages; gas fireplace with ceramic hearths; 9-foot, first-floor ceilings; three-piece crown moldings in the foyer, living room and dining room; and kitchen cooking islands.

State prison officials were investigating yesterday the stabbing of a 35-year-old inmate at the Maryland House of Correction Annex. Lorenzo Hazel was stabbed multiple times in his upper body about 7 p.m. Monday in a recreation room at the maximum-security prison in Jessup, prison officials said. Correctional officers found prison-made knives in the recreation room, but no one had been charged yesterday, said Lt. Priscilla Doggett, a spokeswoman for the Division of Correction. Hazel, who is serving a life term for murder and armed robbery, was in critical condition yesterday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, officials said.

NV Homes has opened Tilyard Farms, a community of colonial-style, single-family luxury homes in Baltimore County, with six home sites available and a model home due to open in the spring. The homes, on 2- to 7-acre sites in Garrison Forest, are on individual well and septic systems and come with gas heat and cooking. Standard features among the 10 floor plans include a two-car side garage, 9-foot ceilings, oak staircases, hardwood foyer and two-zone gas heat. Base prices range from $554,990 to $700,000 for 3,200 square feet to 4,800 square feet.

Macks Homes has opened the final section at Worthington Park, where 10 different two-story traditional, transitional and contemporary houses are being built on 336 half-acre to 3-acre lots. More than 300 homes have been sold since Macks began developing the Baltimore County community in 1988.Gas cooking, heat and hot water, instant hot water in the kitchen, hardwood foyer, oak stair railings and a family room fireplace are among the standard features in the development.The model at Worthington Park is the Chesterfield, a 2,750-square-foot home with a beginning price of $319,900.

Winchester Homes has five floor plans available at Grovemont in Howard County. The community features public water and sewer, gas heat and cooking, standard brick fronts and several acres of undeveloped woodlands. The largest floor plan, the Browning, starts at $366,990 for 3,339 square feet. The first floor of this French Colonial consists of a 13-by-14-foot dining room, 13-by-15-foot living room, foyer, two-car garage, 13-by-10-foot study, powder room, 15-by-22-foot family room, 14-by-14-foot kitchen and 13-by-14-foot breakfast room.

Bob Ward Homes has opened four new models at Deer Spring, a cluster-home community in Forest Hill that features 28- or 24-foot-wide floor plans.Public water and sewer, gas heat and hot water are standard features in the Harford County community.The Avandel starts at $148,900 for 1,750 square feet of finished space.A storage area, 17-by-12-foot family room and an 11-by-10-foot den make up the lower level.The first floor consists of a powder room, 17-by-10-foot garage, 10-by-9-foot breakfast room, 11-by-9-foot kitchen, 12-by-12-foot dining room and a 16-by-12-foot living room.