New townhome development in Pimmit Hills has fully sold out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a nightmare getting out of there, even with the service road/lights. We almost bought in the townhouses across the street/next to Marshall and after visiting during rush house and school dismissal a few times, we decided that it would be really horrible getting in and out of the neighborhood and bought in the community off of Idylwood - much easier to get in and out of.

It's also frustrating that it is so close to things but not walkable. I mean, I guess you could walk across the office parking lot and get to the library and playground, but cars speed through that parking lot, it's not very safe. I would NOT try to walk to Trader Joe's, it's not safe at all.

You would not walk .5 miles on a sidewalk, to and from the grocery store?

I am pretty neutral on these townhomes, except that I think residential development in that area is a vast improvement over the sad strip mall thing across the street. But the level of hate on here for them is unreal. You sound like 75 year olds planning your run to the Geriatric Giant in McLean later today.

I've tried to walk from the library to Trader Joe's with my kids and nearly got run over twice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a nightmare getting out of there, even with the service road/lights. We almost bought in the townhouses across the street/next to Marshall and after visiting during rush house and school dismissal a few times, we decided that it would be really horrible getting in and out of the neighborhood and bought in the community off of Idylwood - much easier to get in and out of.

It's also frustrating that it is so close to things but not walkable. I mean, I guess you could walk across the office parking lot and get to the library and playground, but cars speed through that parking lot, it's not very safe. I would NOT try to walk to Trader Joe's, it's not safe at all.

I live in the neighborhood and I think this is too precious. That parking lot barely has any traffic at all. You can easily walk to the library, trader Joe strip mall and WF across the street with its many eateries. High school is across the street . By suburban standards, this is not bad at all. You can also use the back roads to get to rt 7 from pimmit hills, which is quite easy.

That's why we see SO many people out and about walking around with their kids, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a nightmare getting out of there, even with the service road/lights. We almost bought in the townhouses across the street/next to Marshall and after visiting during rush house and school dismissal a few times, we decided that it would be really horrible getting in and out of the neighborhood and bought in the community off of Idylwood - much easier to get in and out of.

It's also frustrating that it is so close to things but not walkable. I mean, I guess you could walk across the office parking lot and get to the library and playground, but cars speed through that parking lot, it's not very safe. I would NOT try to walk to Trader Joe's, it's not safe at all.

I live in the neighborhood and I think this is too precious. That parking lot barely has any traffic at all. You can easily walk to the library, trader Joe strip mall and WF across the street with its many eateries. High school is across the street . By suburban standards, this is not bad at all. You can also use the back roads to get to rt 7 from pimmit hills, which is quite easy.

That's why we see SO many people out and about walking around with their kids, right?

To be fair, closing has not yet occurred on a large portion of these units. Construction won’t be completed on the rear units until 2025.

[Anonymous]

Luxury and townhomes do not go in the same sentence together. Have fun living next to 500 people. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Luxury and townhomes do not go in the same sentence together. Have fun living next to 500 people. Ugh.

News flash. If you live in Arlington in a SFH, you also live next to 500 or more people

[Anonymous]

Some of those units went for $1.7m! That’s what I find shocking. It’s walkable to the library, but the parking lot to Trader Joe’s is not pedestrian safe. It’s almost better to cut through the Peach Tree apartments into Pimmit Hills to access from Paxton, but that doubles the distance. The location would be a lot better if they opened the service road to access Lisle Ave, but I’m sure people would fight that to avoid making that area a cut through.

[Anonymous]

I’m glad that area is getting developed as it makes it more likely the areas in Vienna further west near Wolf Trap will get reassigned from Marshall to Madison or Langley.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a nightmare getting out of there, even with the service road/lights. We almost bought in the townhouses across the street/next to Marshall and after visiting during rush house and school dismissal a few times, we decided that it would be really horrible getting in and out of the neighborhood and bought in the community off of Idylwood - much easier to get in and out of.

It's also frustrating that it is so close to things but not walkable. I mean, I guess you could walk across the office parking lot and get to the library and playground, but cars speed through that parking lot, it's not very safe. I would NOT try to walk to Trader Joe's, it's not safe at all.

You would not walk .5 miles on a sidewalk, to and from the grocery store?

I am pretty neutral on these townhomes, except that I think residential development in that area is a vast improvement over the sad strip mall thing across the street. But the level of hate on here for them is unreal. You sound like 75 year olds planning your run to the Geriatric Giant in McLean later today.

I've tried to walk from the library to Trader Joe's with my kids and nearly got run over twice.

Very odd. I have done it many times. There is a sidewalk the whole way except crossing the parking lot at Trader Joe’s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a nightmare getting out of there, even with the service road/lights. We almost bought in the townhouses across the street/next to Marshall and after visiting during rush house and school dismissal a few times, we decided that it would be really horrible getting in and out of the neighborhood and bought in the community off of Idylwood - much easier to get in and out of.

It's also frustrating that it is so close to things but not walkable. I mean, I guess you could walk across the office parking lot and get to the library and playground, but cars speed through that parking lot, it's not very safe. I would NOT try to walk to Trader Joe's, it's not safe at all.

You would not walk .5 miles on a sidewalk, to and from the grocery store?

I am pretty neutral on these townhomes, except that I think residential development in that area is a vast improvement over the sad strip mall thing across the street. But the level of hate on here for them is unreal. You sound like 75 year olds planning your run to the Geriatric Giant in McLean later today.

I've tried to walk from the library to Trader Joe's with my kids and nearly got run over twice.

Very odd. I have done it many times. There is a sidewalk the whole way except crossing the parking lot at Trader Joe’s.

DP, but that intersection is the problem. Cars are merging both from the TJ parking lot and the Peach Orchard lot so they can turn left on 7. That congestion leads to a lot of distracted/questionable driving choices. Whenever we walk from the library, we cut through the apartments to cross near the coffee shop, but even that isn’t ideal way to avoid traffic trying to get to that light.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Luxury and townhomes do not go in the same sentence together. Have fun living next to 500 people. Ugh.

^^ One of the DCUM posters that has never set foot in the DMV?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of those units went for $1.7m! That’s what I find shocking. It’s walkable to the library, but the parking lot to Trader Joe’s is not pedestrian safe. It’s almost better to cut through the Peach Tree apartments into Pimmit Hills to access from Paxton, but that doubles the distance. The location would be a lot better if they opened the service road to access Lisle Ave, but I’m sure people would fight that to avoid making that area a cut through.

That parking lot is a nightmare, and it sure won't get any better with the added pop density.

[Anonymous]

We immediately ruled out Pimmit Hills when searching for a home because it's not walkable and you can't go anywhere without dealing with huge amounts of traffic. That route 7/495 interchange is a nightmare. I can't believe the prices on those units!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad that area is getting developed as it makes it more likely the areas in Vienna further west near Wolf Trap will get reassigned from Marshall to Madison or Langley.

Another townhouse community is coming right next door to the Tyson’s Ridge community, replacing the healthcare services building next to the Pimmit Regional Library.

https://www.ffxnow.com/2024/03/19/office-buildings-near-tysons-pimmit-library-could-be-supplanted-by-townhouses/

Approved (excluding proposed but not approved) developments in and around Pimmit Hills and Tyson’s are slated to add 700+ students to Marshall by 2035.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We immediately ruled out Pimmit Hills when searching for a home because it's not walkable and you can't go anywhere without dealing with huge amounts of traffic. That route 7/495 interchange is a nightmare. I can't believe the prices on those units!

This is funny to me because we chose Pimmit Hills for its easy access, but we very rarely use that 7/495 interchange that this development is saddled to. We access 267/495-N from the 123 and 66/495-S via 7. And it’s walkable to us in that we can walk to the metro (or take a bus), the library, Trader Joe’s, Wegmans, and all the new restaurants in capital one center/idlywood plaza within 1-1.5 miles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We immediately ruled out Pimmit Hills when searching for a home because it's not walkable and you can't go anywhere without dealing with huge amounts of traffic. That route 7/495 interchange is a nightmare. I can't believe the prices on those units!

This is funny to me because we chose Pimmit Hills for its easy access, but we very rarely use that 7/495 interchange that this development is saddled to. We access 267/495-N from the 123 and 66/495-S via 7. And it’s walkable to us in that we can walk to the metro (or take a bus), the library, Trader Joe’s, Wegmans, and all the new restaurants in capital one center/idlywood plaza within 1-1.5 miles.

You must live in the northern part of Pimmit Hills then. Much nicer!