Ventana at Lawrenceville: 55+ Active-Adult Townhomes

Ventana at Lawrenceville is a 55+ age-restricted townhome community in Lawrence Township, 52 homes built between 2005 and 2007 on four short courts off Denow Road. The count comes from the Lawrence Township tax roll, which carries all 52 as individual units on one parcel, block 5401 lot 119, each with no separately assessed land of its own, alongside a 9.619-acre common-elements parcel held for the association. Seven homes closed here in the last 24 months at a $549,000 median, roughly 1.29 times the $426,000 median for attached homes across the Lawrence school district over the same window. What buyers are paying the premium for is floor area: at 2,647 to 2,982 above-grade square feet, these are large for a Lawrence Township townhome.

The homes

All 30 sales BrightMLS records here are attached homes: 18 interior row units, 11 end units, and one twin. Three to four bedrooms, 2,647 to 2,982 above-grade square feet, built 2005 to 2007, with two-car garages and first-floor primary suites. Many homes also have basements, which sit below the above-grade figure, so confirm finished lower-level space unit by unit. Floor plans fall into roughly two sizes, one near 2,647 square feet and one in the 2,938 to 2,982 range, and the six most recent sales traded at about $183 to $194 per above-grade square foot. The homes are approaching twenty years old, so HVAC, water heater and roof replacement history is worth asking about on a specific address. End units carry an extra exposure, which usually reads as more light and a little more usable outdoor space, and they account for 11 of the 30 recorded sales.

Setting and location

The community sits off Denow Road in the northwestern part of Lawrence Township, toward the Pennington side, with a Lawrenceville 08648 mailing address. A few records show a Trenton 08648 address because of the ZIP code, but the homes are in Lawrence Township, Mercer County. Driving times verified this session: Princeton center is 7.8 miles north, about 18 minutes via Route 206; Quaker Bridge Mall is about 7 minutes; Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell is about 9 minutes; and the Hamilton station on the NJ Transit Northeast Corridor line is about 10 minutes, which matters for owners who travel to New York or Philadelphia to see family. Times vary with traffic. Because the four courts are short and interior, the community is quiet, and the trade-off is that daily errands are a drive rather than a walk.

Amenities and lifestyle

The amenity set here is grounds based rather than clubhouse based. There are walking and biking paths, gardening plots, a gazebo and a promenade garden area, and the association maintains exteriors, landscaping and common grounds. The monthly fee on 2025 and 2026 sales is $640. Buyers comparing Ventana with larger 55+ communities built around a clubhouse, pool and fitness center should know the model is different here, and should confirm the current amenity list and what the fee covers in the association documents before writing an offer. The age restriction, at least one resident 55 or older and no permanent residents under 19, tends to produce neighbors who share a similar daily pace and similar priorities on maintenance and accessibility. The address falls in Lawrence Township Public Schools, though the age restriction means very few households here have school-age children, so the district matters more for resale positioning than for daily life.

Market position

Seven sales closed in the last 24 months at a $549,000 median, in a $490,000 to $675,000 range, with a median 64 days on market and sales averaging 90.3% of the original list price. The spread inside that window is the part worth understanding. Among the six most recent sales, three closed in 9, 17 and 64 days and three took 203, 205 and 208 days, and all six carried the identical $640 monthly fee. The quick ones were the ones priced lowest, so what sets the pace here is the asking price rather than the carrying cost. Context helps: 2024 produced the two highest prints on record, $685,000 and $675,000, and sellers who opened near those numbers in 2025 and 2026 waited longer before closing in the $490,000 to $570,000 band. For a buyer that means time to look and room to negotiate. For a seller it means pricing to the 2025 and 2026 band rather than the 2024 peak, which is the single lever that moves days on market in this community.