Falls Church City

[Anonymous]

Falls Church City is frequently being brought up as a top place to live and the schools are often mentioned as a reason. Does anyone know what impact the 100’s of new condos is going to do to impact the schools? Was that taken into consideration when building the new highschool/middle school? I counted 4 new developments when driving through and overcrowded classrooms concern me when looking for where to settle down.

[Anonymous]

We live in FCC and I do think people think the schools are not as good as they used to be. And you raise a good point about all the condos. I suppose they think the housing will appeal to singles and empty nesters but it’s unclear. Brand new condos there aren’t cheap and one could buy an older SFH for the cost of some of them so who knows.

[Anonymous]

There just aren't going to be many kids in those condos.

[Anonymous]

I don’t quite get the appeal of adding so much density to an area that isn’t really that close to Metro. The East Falls Church station is in Arlington and the West Falls church station is in Fairfax.

Plus, the schools are small so they can’t really offer as much as the larger schools in APS and FCPS. The main thing they offered was economic segregation and they start to lose that with more apartments.

[Anonymous]

FCC has around 65% multifamily housing units now (condos and apartments). I suspect the schools are going to rapidly go downhill since they are pursing terrible development policies. It used to be such a great place to live, but I'm not sure I would be interested in buying a place there anymore.

[Anonymous]

Also, the condo units will eventually become blighted properties that drag down the city. Here is a preview of what the condo buildings built before 2010 years will become in the next 20 years. https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/600-Roosevelt-Blvd-22044/unit-506/home/12036404

Condos eventually ruin communities because it is almost impossible to redevelop them once they get too old. The HOA shared ownership structure incentivizes deferred maintenance and then the monthlies become so high that the properties become practically worthless over time.

[Anonymous]

The only units that will have kids are the "affordable" set-aside units. The other units mostly won't have kids, and for the small number that do, they will be well- off families that can afford 3/4 of a million dollars for a 2 bedroom unit plus a condo fee. Or whatever the rent is on the apartments, which also won't be cheap.

I think people have nothing to worry about re: the schools.

[Anonymous]

Some of them are actually apartments. Not sure who the target buyer is for $3000 in rent or a condo that's $1M. I guess empty nesters or single people with high incomes. I don't see it as low income housing or a place for immigrants but I could be wrong.

[Anonymous]

There seems to be an opinion that only poor people or singles live in apartments. If you’ve driven through Tyson’s at the start or end of the school day past the new construction high rises you’ll see fcps busses picking up tons of kids. Not everyone wants a yard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, the condo units will eventually become blighted properties that drag down the city. Here is a preview of what the condo buildings built before 2010 years will become in the next 20 years. https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/600-Roosevelt-Blvd-22044/unit-506/home/12036404

Condos eventually ruin communities because it is almost impossible to redevelop them once they get too old. The HOA shared ownership structure incentivizes deferred maintenance and then the monthlies become so high that the properties become practically worthless over time.

The one you linked looks like a co-op built in the 1960s, PP.

[Anonymous]

The density is ruining fcc and the city of Alexandria.. miserable exsistance we're leaving when our lease is up.

[Anonymous]

Fwiw, we moved from FCC to Vienna last May and population density was a big part of why. We moved to FCC about 15 years ago and it was much quieter then. Less traffic, etc. We never paid much attention to the state of the schools as we don’t have kids. We did keep our house and are renting it out, at least for now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, the condo units will eventually become blighted properties that drag down the city. Here is a preview of what the condo buildings built before 2010 years will become in the next 20 years. https://www.redfin.com/VA/Falls-Church/600-Roosevelt-Blvd-22044/unit-506/home/12036404

Condos eventually ruin communities because it is almost impossible to redevelop them once they get too old. The HOA shared ownership structure incentivizes deferred maintenance and then the monthlies become so high that the properties become practically worthless over time.

The one you linked looks like a co-op built in the 1960s, PP.

I currently live in the nicest buildings in DC that's more than a 100 years old. So while they don't build like they used to, it's not like they turn into dust either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Falls Church City is frequently being brought up as a top place to live and the schools are often mentioned as a reason. Does anyone know what impact the 100’s of new condos is going to do to impact the schools? Was that taken into consideration when building the new highschool/middle school? I counted 4 new developments when driving through and overcrowded classrooms concern me when looking for where to settle down.

It’s going to turn them to shit because condos are for the poors, which means more brown people and we know poor brown people ruin schools.

I'm not sure if you're serious but my condo building in Clarendon has many families with children. Also, they're mostly white. Some Asian but mostly white. Stop spreading nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Falls Church City is an ideal location. Close to DC but with a suburban feel. Walkable to restaurants and shopping. Close to parks and trails. Lots of new builds. Excellent schools.