| Is that a vinyl floor in the kitchen? Like the kind in the house grew up in? |
+1 |
Interesting thought. I've thought the addition of cathedral commons would be a plus for the area. |
Agree with the original poster. We used to live in the area. People use Macomb and Newark to cut through so it is super congested already. Cathedral Commons took away a giant parking lot and they are not replacing it with the equivalent number of parking spots. Or, maybe they are, but I don't think it intends to accomodate all visitors. Either way, parking will be unpleasant. |
Really? I thought they had to add a certain number of parking spots. Are you talking about the part of Newark and macomb on the west side of Wisconsin? I lived in cp for years and used macomb and Newark all the time on the east of Wisoncisn and never found them quiet. I'd go for walks there and plenty of times you can walk in the street and just duck up to the sidewalk every once in a while when a car comes. Even if there is more traffic, I still think people will like having the newer place rather than the geriatric giant. |
Autocorrect. I meant to say I never found macomb etc east of wisc as crowded or congested. They weren't bad IMO. |
| reminds me of on base military housing |
| Unattractive and characterless. |
| NOT Cleveland Park and it's hideous. |
| Mmmm, '70s. |
I agree. Someone told me that Cathedral Commons is, like, the largest active project west of Rock Creek Park right now, basically two whole city blocks. It's going to be a huge traffic magnet for the area. And, while they're building parking, the developer got zoning requirements waived so there will be less parking than the norm. There will also be a 7-story retail and apartment building that will have no retail parking. Blocks of Macomb and Newark by Wisconsin are pretty narrow for today's traffic -- if they have to be widened, the area will lose even more parking. If I lived in Cleveland Park or McLean Gardens, I'd be trying to figure out ASAP how to make them quasi-barricaded areas -- like Chevy Chase MD east of Friendship Heights or Edgemoor west of downtown Bethesda! |
| Built in 1979 and decorated in the 80s. |
| I grew up in CP and drove by that house often as I used the street as a cut through. The new project, while exciting, is going to be a traffic nightmare? |
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Sorry. No "?" Intended above!
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| 1979, huhm... no thanks. And Wisconsin Avenue between Georgetown and Friendship Heights is painfully depressing. Will be improved somewhat by the new development, but the in-between patches will continue to suck. |