most times condo restrictions are limited to color and configuration, meaning that you could not go from a slider to a hinged operator. Best bet would be to review any documentation that you have on the subject

Thanks, I will review that. If I do need to choose Pella, can someone respond to my last paragraph in my OP?

I know for a fact you can choose any manufacturer you like as long as the outside doesnt deviate from the rest in terms of color and grid configuration.

do not listen to them, they arent a law enforcement agency. That said the exterior has to have a similar but not exact look. I deal wil these clowns almost weekly.

can you imagine a condo association telling you what car you can drive since it will be parked in the condo driveway.

In answer to Master's post, I think the Marvin screen being on the outside is quite a significant difference in exterior appearance from the Pella's screen being on the inside. These are townhouses abutting each other, so that difference would be very noticeable. We are not just talking about whether the stiles and rails are a few inches bigger or something like that. I also don't think that a Juliet balcony front-and-center on the townhouse will enhance the home's appearance with a screen on the outside. For those reasons, I asked the question in my OP about whether the Marvin screen can be on the inside.

I don't have the time to get into it with the HOA, nor the energy, nor am I up in arms about HOA rules. I have a demanding job, demanding family, an ill family member, and this is a large expenditure for me. As a result, debating with my HOA would not be a priority. My HOA is actually fairly reasonable, and small differences in appearance would not be an issue.

Does anyone have any advice or response to my last paragraph in my OP about Pella choices? I was hoping for the guidance I see on other threads from the experts on this forum.

Millworkman - thanks very much for that info. That is really helpful to know. Looks like I must go with Pella then.

The sliding glass door will be wood-clad. I am leaning toward the Pella Architect line rather than the Designer, for the reasons I mentioned earlier. Any feedback or tips would be appreciated.

To my knowledge, the Architect is the basis of the Designer window and door line. You simply have the additional options available on the Designer series.

Coming back to this thread to update. I walked my development and saw 5 of these Juliet balconies with sliding glass doors with screens on the outside, so they mustn't be Pella. The screens on the outside do look different from the other Pella sliding glass doors, but interestingly, only when you look for it. Just walking around, you don't notice them whatsoever, but when you look up and say to yourself are there any screens on the outside?, then you see them. In any case, it's a small percentage of all the homes, but evidently, no one stopped those homeowners from replacing with non-Pellas.

So I got a quote for Marvin Ultimate sliding glass door. Measurement 73"x96" (I am rounding). Interior is primed pine cause I am going to have my painter paint. LowE2 with Argon, standard screen, door jamb 4-9/16", multi-point lock. It is on the 2nd floor, and the Juliet balcony rail will have to be removed and put back. The rail is attached by 4 bolts on each side. Total cost of sliding glass door is $4,100. That is about $1,000 more than what I was expecting. I had replaced a different sliding glass door a few years ago that was slightly larger but on ground floor to the back yard, a Marvin Ultimate also, and that price was about $3,000. Any advice would be appreciated.

Prices have gone up. That's probably on the low end from an established Marvin dealer.... It's a very nice-- and pricey-- door

Thanks HomeSealed. I would never have guessed it's on the low end of price but I am always astonished at what home improvement things cost.

Edit: I just realized the quote is for a Marvin sliding Patio door, but my other sliding glass door installed a few years ago was a Marvin Ultimate sliding French door. That one faces a fenced back yard and is not visible to others. This new one would face front. I like my Marvin Ultimate sliding French door in the back. Would you guys recommend that the one facing front of the house be the Marvin sliding Patio door or the Marvin Ultimate sliding French door?