Elementary Schools - Chevy Chase DC

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Anonymous wrote:Thx. Yes I want to be near a city bus stop. I do need three good sized bedrooms and can go up to 850. Besides for me and my husband's commute I would like the kids to be able to take the bus to Deal and Wilson when we reach that point. Do you think WI or CT moves faster in the morning if you have to drive?

No question that CT moves faster.

Depends what time you drive and where you are going. I drive from Friendship heights to SW DC. If I leave at 6:30 in the morning I take Mass to Rock Creek Parkway, if there is at all traffic (meaning past 7:45/8 am) I drive across and take CT to Rock Creek as Mass is a Nightmare. DH goes to Georgetown after school drop-off, it takes him 20 minutes tops from Tenleytown to Georgetown at 8:30 in the morning.

north au park/friendship heights to foggy bottom drive (normally been taking wisconsin to mass, although sometimes have done the north georgetown cut through), and is typically under the length of a yo gabba gabba episode (20 mins), and that's around 8:30 am and coming home around 6:00 pm. Surprised to hear people say ct is faster, since the one time we took that because of a different drop point, it was a frickin' parking lot, but then that might of been a 1-timer. mass get's congested between wisconsin and the rock creek bridge in the morning but moves once you clear the spot (although I haven't found it that bad). morning seems a little slower than going home. Is it just me or is reno always slows as molasses for no real reason?

3 big bedrooms might be tough for that price range unless you're further from metro, etc., or the house needs some serious work in my opinion...

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how is this house? http://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/5610-32nd-St-NW-20015/home/9980485

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Anonymous wrote:Thx. Yes I want to be near a city bus stop. I do need three good sized bedrooms and can go up to 850. Besides for me and my husband's commute I would like the kids to be able to take the bus to Deal and Wilson when we reach that point. Do you think WI or CT moves faster in the morning if you have to drive?

No question that CT moves faster.

Depends what time you drive and where you are going. I drive from Friendship heights to SW DC. If I leave at 6:30 in the morning I take Mass to Rock Creek Parkway, if there is at all traffic (meaning past 7:45/8 am) I drive across and take CT to Rock Creek as Mass is a Nightmare. DH goes to Georgetown after school drop-off, it takes him 20 minutes tops from Tenleytown to Georgetown at 8:30 in the morning.

north au park/friendship heights to foggy bottom drive (normally been taking wisconsin to mass, although sometimes have done the north georgetown cut through), and is typically under the length of a yo gabba gabba episode (20 mins), and that's around 8:30 am and coming home around 6:00 pm. Surprised to hear people say ct is faster, since the one time we took that because of a different drop point, it was a frickin' parking lot, but then that might of been a 1-timer. mass get's congested between wisconsin and the rock creek bridge in the morning but moves once you clear the spot (although I haven't found it that bad). morning seems a little slower than going home. Is it just me or is reno always slows as molasses for no real reason?

3 big bedrooms might be tough for that price range unless you're further from metro, etc., or the house needs some serious work in my opinion...

Ct was bad when they were doing construction on the rock creek park entrances around cathedral. Now that is done it is fast, for foggy bottom I might cut onto the parkway at cathedral and then get off at either P or virginia ave, depending where you are going

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You can get so much more house for your money in Brookland or Crestwood. Consider other options! DC has a lot of great Charters now. You just need to live in the District not at a specific address. People love their Charters!

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Anonymous wrote:how is this house? http://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/5610-32nd-St-NW-20015/home/9980485

One of these north/south streets is pretty busy-- I think a bus runs right on it. Is that 32nd street? OTOH, you are close to Nebraska and McKinley, so close to bus lines.

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Going to a different neighborhood in the city that is east of the park will definitely get you a lot more house

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Or the suburbs. I personally don't understand why so many people are paying close to a million dollars to be so far North of downtown and to have DCPS, one of the crummiest school systems in the country. Just not worth it. BBM gets old

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Anonymous wrote:Or the suburbs. I personally don't understand why so many people are paying close to a million dollars to be so far North of downtown and to have DCPS, one of the crummiest school systems in the country. Just not worth it. BBM gets old

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obviously many of us disagree... go back to the real estate forum

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That house looks nice, and it's a fabulous location (32nd street is not super-busy, but you're close to Lafayette and not too far from CT Ave). We live a few blocks north and east of there and love CC DC. For the person comparing the Janney/Murch/Lafayette neighborhoods, we found that we could get a lot more house for the money in the northeast part of CC DC. Everything close to the Metro in our price range was tiny and/or needed lots of work, which ruled out much of the Janney and Murch districts. We haven't missed Metro much. The M4 and E buses are options for commuting on the weekdays, and we find the drive downtown to be fairly painless. And our immediate area is full of families with young kids.

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Anonymous wrote:What Chevy Chase really needs is some charter school options.

I totally agree with this.

Charters? so we could exclude kids with disabilities, latinos and blacks...? that is what charters do. They counsel families/kids they do not want out. Obviously you don't know much about charters, or you don't care about the inequities it brings to the table.

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Anonymous wrote:Or the suburbs. I personally don't understand why so many people are paying close to a million dollars to be so far North of downtown and to have DCPS, one of the crummiest school systems in the country. Just not worth it. BBM gets old

yes, a 10 school in DCPS compares to a 5 school in MCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:Or the suburbs. I personally don't understand why so many people are paying close to a million dollars to be so far North of downtown and to have DCPS, one of the crummiest school systems in the country. Just not worth it. BBM gets old

yes, a 10 school in DCPS compares to a 5 school in MCPS.

Charters increase DC's social and real estate mobility -- we don't all have to live in upper NW to for a decent, uncrowded public education. Our improving charters will be the saving grace of DC once government contracts wind down and the partner ranks at law firms and other professional service providers diminish.

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Don't kid yourself. Lawyers and those who are well paid partners are not leaving DC any time soon.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't kid yourself. Lawyers and those who are well paid partners are not leaving DC any time soon.

Not voluntarily ... clearly you aren't in the biz since if you were, you would know things still haven't picked up for a lot of people.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't kid yourself. Lawyers and those who are well paid partners are not leaving DC any time soon.

I am familiar with Washingtonian's permanent class and you are right but the new development here is the rise of non-private options for middle and upper middle.