The large section to the west is where most development has occurred thus far, and a smaller section to the east is less developed. Public parking consists largely of street parking, which is allowed nearly everywhere in the community. Typical lots for single-family homes are 4,400 to 6,600 square feet and homes are 12 to 20 feet apart on average, with some smaller homes as little as four feet apart. Shared open space is an important element in Kentlands that complements the small lots. Numerous small parks and squares throughout the project serve purposes ranging from providing room for pickup football games to offering simple visual amenities for residents.
Public spaces are essential for defining the character of the community as a whole.
Some of the parks are open squares surrounded by streets, others are wooded, and still others include houses that face directly onto the park with no intervening street, just a walkway. Another important concept used in the project is the mixture of home types and designs often on the same street. This mix includes attached and detached housing, as well as houses of varying sizes and costs. Some streets have homes by as many as five different builders, unlike many subdivisions and PUDs, which contain sections built largely by one builder, resulting in houses that are often very similar. Townhomes are designed to be very different from typical suburban models.