Piney Orchard, a 2,000-acre planned community in western Anne Arundel County, completed its most successful year since its opening in May 1991 by selling 612 homes last year.

The record sales accounted for 39.7 percent of all home sales in that area of Anne Arundel County and had the most sales of any community in the county, according to Meyers Housing Data Reports, a Washington firm that tracks new home construction.

Some of the top single-family detached sellers last year in Piney Orchard were Ryan Homes' Station House, which had 36 sales in 1998, and Patriot Homes, which sold 14 homes.

Columbia Builders Inc. had the most townhouse sales with 53 at River's Edge and Ryan's Chestnut Terrace had 38 condominium sales.

Piney Orchard has sold more than 2,000 units since its opening, and currently has 4,500 residents.

The development will expand next month when Piney Orchard Marketplace opens. The 52,000-square-foot retail center will be anchored by a Food Lion supermarket.

Pub Date: 3/28/99