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Anonymous
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Hello, we are looking to purchase a townhome in Maryland. We are wondering if a TH community does not have assigned parking is that a "con" or are there usually no problems finding parking spots?
Also: we are looking for a nice community feel (kids trick or treating on Halloween, block parties,) possibly high percentage of stay at home moms, good schools. Within a good (or in) commuting distance to the North Potomac area. Thanks in advance! |
Anonymous
| We are looking at townhouses also (in the Reston area) and I have wondered the same thing wrt parking. The last open house we went to, the realtor said "everyone" just parked in the single family home neighborhood across the busy street. This seemed bizarre to me...but where do guests/friends/relatives park when they come to see you when you live in a TH development...What if you have a party? |
Anonymous
| I'm in the townhouses in Stonebridge, which is a Rockville/North Potomac address. Right off Muddy Branch Rd. Great schools, good community feel. No block parties that I've seen but everyone is very involved with the local swim team at the pool nearby. There is definitely a mix of stay at home and working moms. And a couple of stay at home dads as well. Very ethnically diverse as well. My neighborhood has one assigned parking spot per house, but parking can still be tight. I would prefer two assigned spots. |
Anonymous
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In our TH community in Fairfax, all homes have two assigned spots. I can't imagine it otherwise. I wouldn't want to come home late at night and not have guaranteed parking in front of my house. Likewise, I highly value our parking spaces when bringing things in/out of the car- including DS and groceries.
I would have a very hard time purchasing a TH in a community without at least one (close to house) assigned spot. Other food for thought, there are a number of THs in my community rented to college kids...each with their own car. That number of vehicles per house could really impact the availabilty of open spaces in an unassigned situation. Not sure if something similar would be the case where you're looking. |
Anonymous
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Our townhouse has a driveway (although we rarely park in it - we park on the street in front of our driveway) and then we can park along the street or in the spaces that are available. In 7 years we have never been without a space when we got home.
There isn't a lot of community in our neighborhood. We have 2 young kids and live within eye sight of the playground (and are there a lot when the weather is cooler) and we rarely see other parents there. They did 1 block party 2-3 years ago and it was a bust. Our community center does a lot of events - but we rarely go due to other commitments. |
Anonymous
Why??? This is so annoying. |
Anonymous
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You want assigned parking. Also, check out the amount of guest parking. It is very annoying if there's a small amount of guest parking.
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Anonymous
| I also would recommend you drive by at different times of the day to see if the guest spots are taken. In many TH communities, people park there instead of their garages and HOAs don't enforce the rules against them. It's a major annoyance IMHO. Once, when we lived in a TH, we had a party and some people turned around and left because they couldn't find parking. |
Anonymous
| I agree with PP about checking out how parking looks at different times. Both our friends who live in TH communities have a horrible time with parking. They have driveways with the intent in the community that visitors park in the few spots available. What happens is owners with multiple cars park in the visitor spots so that guests are forced to park quite a distance away. I would definitely want 2 assigned spots and enough visitor spots that people didn't avoid coming to see me b/c there wouldn't be anywhere for them to park! Now, if they're avoiding me for other reasons that's a whole 'nother post! |
Anonymous
This poster and the previous bring up excellent points. |
Anonymous
| We had a problem with a family that had two adult kids living with them. That family alone took up four spots. I really would look for a TH with assigned parking. You won't have to deal with any hassels from your neighbors. |
Anonymous
Because our driveway is so narrow that when we park either car in it (mini van or CRV) in it, we have to walk on the grass or can barely open the doors because of the stair railing. Most all of our neighbors do the same thing and we are an end unit so we don't block people in or make it hard for our neighbor to get in her driveway. Sorry you are annoyed by my neighborhood. |
Anonymous
Thank you for your response--do you happen to know what school the Rockville Stonebridge community cluster is in? |
Anonymous
| I'm Dufief Mill (20878) and have no issue with parking. There's just a "gentlemen's agreement" that each townhouse has the two spots in front. It's a tight-knit community so there's no problem. Each community is going to be different, so I wouldn't assume that the only way to go is to have assigned parking. |
Anonymous
Thanks! How is the community feel there? Ever have an issue with parking or pretty much does everyone honor the "gentleman's agreement"? TIA 
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