Montgomery Crossing

Montgomery Crossing is a townhome community built by Sharbell Development Corp. in Montgomery Township, Somerset County, centered on Village Drive and East Hartwick Drive, with additional homes along Juniper Street, Normandy Court, Saxon Way, and Hanover Court. The community sits a short drive from downtown Princeton, but the address is administratively part of Montgomery Township, not Princeton, which affects taxes, municipal services, and school assignment. Build years in the subdivision span 1995 to 2025, with a median build year near 2023, and Sharbell has continued delivering new phases, most recently the Villas at Montgomery Crossing tiered condominiums, so this reads as a newer, still-active construction community rather than a fixed-vintage one. Recent BrightMLS closings have run from about $772,000 to $1.43 million, with a median near $996,000.

The homes

Most homes in Montgomery Crossing are interior and end-of-row townhomes, with a handful of detached homes also carrying the subdivision name. Floor plans run two to four bedrooms and two to three bathrooms with one to three-car garages, and square footage spans roughly 2,108 to 3,776, with a median near 3,160, larger than many area townhome communities and closer to what buyers would expect from a good-sized detached house. End-of-row units, with extra exposure and often a larger garage, tend to price toward the top of the range, while interior units and smaller floor plans anchor the lower end. Because Sharbell has built the community in phases over several years and continues to add new construction, buyers can sometimes choose finishes and a floor plan on a newly built home in the Villas at Montgomery Crossing rather than competing only for resales in the older sections. HOA dues run roughly $615 a month and cover exterior maintenance, common-area landscaping, and shared amenities, the trade-off for the lower-maintenance living the community is built around.

Setting and amenities

The community is organized around Village Drive and East Hartwick Drive, with additional homes on Juniper Street, Normandy Court, Saxon Way, and Hanover Court, just off the Route 206 corridor in Montgomery Township. Everyday shopping, dining, and services along Route 206 are close by, and the community's central park and shared common areas are part of what buyers are paying HOA dues for, alongside snow removal and exterior upkeep on the townhome and condo sections. As a low-maintenance community built in phases rather than a single-vintage development, Montgomery Crossing trades the large private lots of Montgomery's older single-family neighborhoods for shared green space and less exterior work, which is the core appeal for buyers moving from a bigger house or buying their first home in the township. Its location a short drive from downtown Princeton gives residents easy access to Princeton's shops, restaurants, and university-town amenities without paying a Princeton address or Princeton taxes.

Schools and commute

Every home in Montgomery Crossing is zoned for Montgomery Township Public Schools, consistently one of New Jersey's top-ranked public school districts and the central reason many buyers target this part of Montgomery over less-established alternatives nearby. Montgomery High School and Montgomery Upper Middle School both rank among the top thirty in the state, and that academic track record is a meaningful driver of demand and pricing throughout the township, including at Montgomery Crossing. For commuters, Route 206 handles the drive south toward Princeton and north toward Somerville and Interstate 287, and Princeton Junction station on the NJ Transit Northeast Corridor line is the closest rail option for trips into New York City or Philadelphia, though it requires a drive of roughly fifteen to twenty minutes rather than a short walk.

Market position

With a median near $996,000 and closings ranging from about $772,000 to $1.43 million, Montgomery Crossing prices in the upper-middle tier of Montgomery Township housing, below the estate-lot single-family neighborhoods but above most of the township's older, smaller townhome communities. It suits buyers who want Montgomery Township Public Schools and newer construction without committing to a large detached home, as well as move-up and downsizing buyers trading yard work for lower-maintenance living without leaving the district. Because Sharbell continues to build and sell new phases alongside a growing pool of resales, pricing a resale accurately means separating it from current builder pricing on the newest homes and comparing it only against true like-for-like closings, which is where working with an agent who tracks both sides of this market pays off.