What would you consider to be the Washington area's prestige neighborhoods?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think people have mostly nailed the list. But I also think that in a generation, far fewer people will care about Potomac, McLean, or Spring Valley because they are isolated. Large parts of Arlington will have been rebuilt to a wealthier standard, which will have in effect taken their place. Capitol Hill will be at least as prestigious as the better parts of Georgetown are now. Kalorama and Woodland-Normanstone will still be the very wealthiest areas.

There is convenient prestige and isolated prestige. Some people specifically want to be removed from the fray but still in the city.

My neighborhood loves that there is no metro and no sidewalks but w can still get to the absolute center of the city in 15 mins.

Also there is still demand for McLean/GF and Potomac. I think due to schools those areas will have some desirability. The homes along the river will continue to be desirable as there are some who like that kind of setting.

... and their numbers are dwindling because it's a generational preference. Hence weak price growth and declining prestige. Of course some people will still prefer that setting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think people have mostly nailed the list. But I also think that in a generation, far fewer people will care about Potomac, McLean, or Spring Valley because they are isolated. Large parts of Arlington will have been rebuilt to a wealthier standard, which will have in effect taken their place. Capitol Hill will be at least as prestigious as the better parts of Georgetown are now. Kalorama and Woodland-Normanstone will still be the very wealthiest areas.

There is convenient prestige and isolated prestige. Some people specifically want to be removed from the fray but still in the city.

My neighborhood loves that there is no metro and no sidewalks but w can still get to the absolute center of the city in 15 mins.

Also there is still demand for McLean/GF and Potomac. I think due to schools those areas will have some desirability. The homes along the river will continue to be desirable as there are some who like that kind of setting.

... and their numbers are dwindling because it's a generational preference. Hence weak price growth and declining prestige. Of course some people will still prefer that setting.

Arlington has risen in prestige. Will it overtake NW or Bethesda/Chevy Chase? It has definitely taken McLean/GF and Alexandria.

[Anonymous]

^^^HAHAHHHAHAAHH GOOD ONE

Yeah if you like shitshacks and cheaply made craftsman that are way overpriced, sure Arlington is prestige.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think people have mostly nailed the list. But I also think that in a generation, far fewer people will care about Potomac, McLean, or Spring Valley because they are isolated. Large parts of Arlington will have been rebuilt to a wealthier standard, which will have in effect taken their place. Capitol Hill will be at least as prestigious as the better parts of Georgetown are now. Kalorama and Woodland-Normanstone will still be the very wealthiest areas.

There is convenient prestige and isolated prestige. Some people specifically want to be removed from the fray but still in the city.

My neighborhood loves that there is no metro and no sidewalks but w can still get to the absolute center of the city in 15 mins.

Also there is still demand for McLean/GF and Potomac. I think due to schools those areas will have some desirability. The homes along the river will continue to be desirable as there are some who like that kind of setting.

... and their numbers are dwindling because it's a generational preference. Hence weak price growth and declining prestige. Of course some people will still prefer that setting.

Another projection is that in a generation, home-based work will be a rule rather than an exception so proximity to DC won't matter as much.

[Anonymous]

East Burke

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think people have mostly nailed the list. But I also think that in a generation, far fewer people will care about Potomac, McLean, or Spring Valley because they are isolated. Large parts of Arlington will have been rebuilt to a wealthier standard, which will have in effect taken their place. Capitol Hill will be at least as prestigious as the better parts of Georgetown are now. Kalorama and Woodland-Normanstone will still be the very wealthiest areas.

There is convenient prestige and isolated prestige. Some people specifically want to be removed from the fray but still in the city.

My neighborhood loves that there is no metro and no sidewalks but w can still get to the absolute center of the city in 15 mins.

Also there is still demand for McLean/GF and Potomac. I think due to schools those areas will have some desirability. The homes along the river will continue to be desirable as there are some who like that kind of setting.

... and their numbers are dwindling because it's a generational preference. Hence weak price growth and declining prestige. Of course some people will still prefer that setting.

Arlington has risen in prestige. Will it overtake NW or Bethesda/Chevy Chase? It has definitely taken McLean/GF and Alexandria.

Nope. Long way to go. Median SFH price over last year:

Upper NW (Deal/Wilson) $1,300,000
McLean $1,214,950
Chevy Chase $1,165,000
Great Falls $1,050,450
Bethesda $951,760
Arlington $942,500
Falls Church City $938,750
Alexandria City $847,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think people have mostly nailed the list. But I also think that in a generation, far fewer people will care about Potomac, McLean, or Spring Valley because they are isolated. Large parts of Arlington will have been rebuilt to a wealthier standard, which will have in effect taken their place. Capitol Hill will be at least as prestigious as the better parts of Georgetown are now. Kalorama and Woodland-Normanstone will still be the very wealthiest areas.

There is convenient prestige and isolated prestige. Some people specifically want to be removed from the fray but still in the city.

My neighborhood loves that there is no metro and no sidewalks but w can still get to the absolute center of the city in 15 mins.

Also there is still demand for McLean/GF and Potomac. I think due to schools those areas will have some desirability. The homes along the river will continue to be desirable as there are some who like that kind of setting.

... and their numbers are dwindling because it's a generational preference. Hence weak price growth and declining prestige. Of course some people will still prefer that setting.

Arlington has risen in prestige. Will it overtake NW or Bethesda/Chevy Chase? It has definitely taken McLean/GF and Alexandria.

Nope. Long way to go. Median SFH price over last year:

Upper NW (Deal/Wilson) $1,300,000
McLean $1,214,950
Chevy Chase $1,165,000
Great Falls $1,050,450
Bethesda $951,760
Arlington $942,500
Falls Church City $938,750
Potomac $917,000
Alexandria City $847,000

Included Potomac.

[Anonymous]

And the 10 most expensive suburban high school districts to buy a SFH:

1. Langley
2. Whitman
3. B-CC
4. McLean
5. Yorktown
6. Churchill
7. Washington-Liberty
8. George Mason
9. Madison
10. T.C. Williams

[Anonymous]

There are some prestigious areas in Va: a few farms around Middleburg and Charlottesville come to mind but other than that, sorry, no. Don’t fool yourselves.

There are some great streets in DC including on the western edge of Kalorama, Woodland, parts of Foxhall and Wesley Heights bordering on park space but
the totality of even those neighborhoods are compromised by apartment buildings, or bad homes etc.

But this seems to be a situation that can be explained to but not understood by many on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are some prestigious areas in Va: a few farms around Middleburg and Charlottesville come to mind but other than that, sorry, no. Don’t fool yourselves.

There are some great streets in DC including on the western edge of Kalorama, Woodland, parts of Foxhall and Wesley Heights bordering on park space but
the totality of even those neighborhoods are compromised by apartment buildings, or bad homes etc.

But this seems to be a situation that can be explained to but not understood by many on this thread.

Eye of the beholder, sweetie. No one made you queen, as much as you'd like to pretend otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:East Burke

Anywhere in Springfield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are some prestigious areas in Va: a few farms around Middleburg and Charlottesville come to mind but other than that, sorry, no. Don’t fool yourselves.

There are some great streets in DC including on the western edge of Kalorama, Woodland, parts of Foxhall and Wesley Heights bordering on park space but
the totality of even those neighborhoods are compromised by apartment buildings, or bad homes etc.

But this seems to be a situation that can be explained to but not understood by many on this thread.

Eye of the beholder, sweetie. No one made you queen, as much as you'd like to pretend otherwise.

Like I said, I can explain it to you but you can’t understand it for you...sad but typical. Here are some more indices: how much space does the location have for staff (enough for at least 5 a must). There must be also be space for security. There must be multiple staff entrances including a staff driveway. Not the eye of the beholder, realities of the top echelon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Kalorama

Kalorama and Woodland-Normanstone.

Everything else, while nice, takes a back seat to the actual mansions in these wooded neighborhoods.

Nope. Parts of Spring Valley beat out Woodland Drive by a mile.

Spring Valley is also a cancer cluster (and no close metro station). Woodland Normanstone hands down.

Woodland Drive / Normanstone won’t recover from the “Mansion Murders” anytime soon. That empty lot that no one will buy says it all.

Wrong. Someone bought the house for $3M, then razed it. They plan to build on the empty lot.
But let that sink in. Someone paid $3M for a house where 4 people were murdered. That’s the definition of a sought after neighborhood, where even a tragedy of that magnitude doesn’t dissuade buyers.

Nope. The owner of the lot decided not to build on it. It’s back up for sale. No one wants to actually live there. The previous owner thought he would make a quick buck but it’s not happening. It’s been back up for sale for a year and a half and no one has bought it despite the price being half the value of any other property in that neighborhood.

Nothing you said contradicts what I posted. The house where 4 people were murdered sold for $3M. Unless you own the empty lot, you really don’t know what’s going on. I posted a fact that is part of the public record. Full stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are some prestigious areas in Va: a few farms around Middleburg and Charlottesville come to mind but other than that, sorry, no. Don’t fool yourselves.

There are some great streets in DC including on the western edge of Kalorama, Woodland, parts of Foxhall and Wesley Heights bordering on park space but
the totality of even those neighborhoods are compromised by apartment buildings, or bad homes etc.

But this seems to be a situation that can be explained to but not understood by many on this thread.

Eye of the beholder, sweetie. No one made you queen, as much as you'd like to pretend otherwise.

Like I said, I can explain it to you but you can’t understand it for you...sad but typical. Here are some more indices: how much space does the location have for staff (enough for at least 5 a must). There must be also be space for security. There must be multiple staff entrances including a staff driveway. Not the eye of the beholder, realities of the top echelon.

Aww, your "if I can't play, nobody can" stuff is endearing. It's really cute, seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think people have mostly nailed the list. But I also think that in a generation, far fewer people will care about Potomac, McLean, or Spring Valley because they are isolated. Large parts of Arlington will have been rebuilt to a wealthier standard, which will have in effect taken their place. Capitol Hill will be at least as prestigious as the better parts of Georgetown are now. Kalorama and Woodland-Normanstone will still be the very wealthiest areas.

There is convenient prestige and isolated prestige. Some people specifically want to be removed from the fray but still in the city.

My neighborhood loves that there is no metro and no sidewalks but w can still get to the absolute center of the city in 15 mins.

Also there is still demand for McLean/GF and Potomac. I think due to schools those areas will have some desirability. The homes along the river will continue to be desirable as there are some who like that kind of setting.

... and their numbers are dwindling because it's a generational preference. Hence weak price growth and declining prestige. Of course some people will still prefer that setting.

Arlington has risen in prestige. Will it overtake NW or Bethesda/Chevy Chase? It has definitely taken McLean/GF and Alexandria.

Nope. Long way to go. Median SFH price over last year:

Upper NW (Deal/Wilson) $1,300,000
McLean $1,214,950
Chevy Chase $1,165,000
Great Falls $1,050,450
Bethesda $951,760
Arlington $942,500
Falls Church City $938,750
Alexandria City $847,000

School will always be the driver for SFH prices, which is why you see these areas with such high price points. No one looking at public schools who can afford 22102 in McLean, or even 22101, is going to consider Arlington. Same is true on the MD side where Kensington and Silver Spring are essentially the same as Arlington.