What is the deal with these skinny houses in CCDC?

[Anonymous]

Do people really need seven bathrooms?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who approved subdividing that lot? That’s crazy. is the shared driveway even legal? No backyard? Someone was bribed. They are cheap and hideous. Is that cladding eifs? I didn’t even think that was legal here. They were slapped up for sure. Buyers will be idiots if they get these. Ridiculous developer greed. The neighbors must be outraged.

Apparently not outraged enough to buy the property themselves so they could decide what goes there.

Wow, someone with actual common sense and a good take about density on DCUM? I'd better buy a lottery ticket because this is a rare day!

Yes, those particular buildings are ugly as sin but one developers poor aesthetic sense does not negate the fact that I'll take more density any day. It's too bad they were only able to get zoning approval for two units. A 4 or 6-plex would look even better on that lot!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I suspect they hated their neighbors and wanted to tank their home value.

False. It’s an African developer. Africans have a different aesthetic — lets just leave it at that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect they hated their neighbors and wanted to tank their home value.

I suspect a developer offered them more money than they could get listing. The developer is going to make a fortune by subdividing the lots. They know that a SFH, no matter how narrow, is a much easier sell than a duplex, so they built these

Nope — Kimberly Cestari, perhaps the greediest woman in Chevy Chase, had this listing and sold it to a developer friend on the cheap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who approved subdividing that lot? That’s crazy. is the shared driveway even legal? No backyard? Someone was bribed. They are cheap and hideous. Is that cladding eifs? I didn’t even think that was legal here. They were slapped up for sure. Buyers will be idiots if they get these. Ridiculous developer greed. The neighbors must be outraged.

Apparently not outraged enough to buy the property themselves so they could decide what goes there.

Wow, someone with actual common sense and a good take about density on DCUM? I'd better buy a lottery ticket because this is a rare day!

Yes, those particular buildings are ugly as sin but one developers poor aesthetic sense does not negate the fact that I'll take more density any day. It's too bad they were only able to get zoning approval for two units. A 4 or 6-plex would look even better on that lot!

I will bet my life savings that the person who wrote this lives in a single-family home and drives everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect they hated their neighbors and wanted to tank their home value.

False. It’s an African developer. Africans have a different aesthetic — lets just leave it at that.

I suspected it was not an American who developed the lot. To American eyes these are butt ugly. But the future of the U.S. is with immigrants who think this look is attractive.

Be prepared for more ugly real estate. It's coming. Virginia is getting a lot of these hideous developments.

[Anonymous]

There should be laws against ugly houses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect they hated their neighbors and wanted to tank their home value.

False. It’s an African developer. Africans have a different aesthetic — lets just leave it at that.

I suspected it was not an American who developed the lot. To American eyes these are butt ugly. But the future of the U.S. is with immigrants who think this look is attractive.

Be prepared for more ugly real estate. It's coming. Virginia is getting a lot of these hideous developments.

Yea these are butt ugly but they’re going up everywhere. Not just the DMV either, I see lots of them in other areas (sometimes less skinny versions, but same awful aesthetic). I will never understand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect they hated their neighbors and wanted to tank their home value.

False. It’s an African developer. Africans have a different aesthetic — lets just leave it at that.

I suspected it was not an American who developed the lot. To American eyes these are butt ugly. But the future of the U.S. is with immigrants who think this look is attractive.

Be prepared for more ugly real estate. It's coming. Virginia is getting a lot of these hideous developments.

What in the world

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who approved subdividing that lot? That’s crazy. is the shared driveway even legal? No backyard? Someone was bribed. They are cheap and hideous. Is that cladding eifs? I didn’t even think that was legal here. They were slapped up for sure. Buyers will be idiots if they get these. Ridiculous developer greed. The neighbors must be outraged.

Apparently not outraged enough to buy the property themselves so they could decide what goes there.

Wow, someone with actual common sense and a good take about density on DCUM? I'd better buy a lottery ticket because this is a rare day!

Yes, those particular buildings are ugly as sin but one developers poor aesthetic sense does not negate the fact that I'll take more density any day. It's too bad they were only able to get zoning approval for two units. A 4 or 6-plex would look even better on that lot!

I will bet my life savings that the person who wrote this lives in a single-family home and drives everywhere.

Not that PP, but the one before. In fact, live in a rowhouse and do not own a car (and have kids, to be clear).

[Anonymous]

Victim of by right zoning?

Voting has consequences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect they hated their neighbors and wanted to tank their home value.

I suspect a developer offered them more money than they could get listing. The developer is going to make a fortune by subdividing the lots. They know that a SFH, no matter how narrow, is a much easier sell than a duplex, so they built these

Nope — Kimberly Cestari, perhaps the greediest woman in Chevy Chase, had this listing and sold it to a developer friend on the cheap.

Someone should buy the lot next to her and build the same thing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect they hated their neighbors and wanted to tank their home value.

False. It’s an African developer. Africans have a different aesthetic — lets just leave it at that.

I suspected it was not an American who developed the lot. To American eyes these are butt ugly. But the future of the U.S. is with immigrants who think this look is attractive.

Be prepared for more ugly real estate. It's coming. Virginia is getting a lot of these hideous developments.

What in the world

Facts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect they hated their neighbors and wanted to tank their home value.

I suspect a developer offered them more money than they could get listing. The developer is going to make a fortune by subdividing the lots. They know that a SFH, no matter how narrow, is a much easier sell than a duplex, so they built these

Nope — Kimberly Cestari, perhaps the greediest woman in Chevy Chase, had this listing and sold it to a developer friend on the cheap.

Are you saying that she took power of attorney for the previous owner? Or you have direct information about the negotiations between the previous owner and the developer? What other offers were, and that apparently the agent in question convinced the previous owner to accept a lower offer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I suspect they hated their neighbors and wanted to tank their home value.

False. It’s an African developer. Africans have a different aesthetic — lets just leave it at that.

I suspected it was not an American who developed the lot. To American eyes these are butt ugly. But the future of the U.S. is with immigrants who think this look is attractive.

Be prepared for more ugly real estate. It's coming. Virginia is getting a lot of these hideous developments.

What in the world

Facts

Come on, say what you really mean. It's only 14 words.