Tell me about Shirlington/Fairlington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - all of this sounds great. We envision only having one child, so I don't think the space concerns would be as great for us. Plus, we'd just be renting. It sounds like it had a good community life. There are not very many young kids where we live now. I'd like to find a place where DC could have neighborhood friends to play with. It sounds like these are areas we will want to check out. We won't be looking to move for another couple of months, but otherwise I would have been interested in seeing your rental property.

What would a commute to DC look like from Kingstown? Is that area as family friendly as shirlington/Fairlington?

Kingstowne has two metro stations Van Dorn Street on the North End and Franconia/Springfield on the South End. It is definitely filled with lots of young families, and the communities contain pools/tot lots...etc. There's a large town center with plenty of stores/restaurants/movie theater. I had a coworker who lived in Fairlington, and we both had 45 minutes door-to-door commutes to downtown DC. However, if schools aren't a matter of concern - I would be more tempted to lean towards Shirlington/Fairlington. Shirlington is a great area.

[Anonymous]

OMG Kingstowne in at the backass of nowhere.
Don't encourage anyone to live there.

[Anonymous]

Omg we miss Fairlington so much. The people, the dogs, sitting on the front steps or on the sweet back patio with a glass of wine and without fail a neighbor would stop by and bring cheese or more wine and we'd be out there til the wee hours. We're in the burbs now and as much as I love our SFH and neighborhood, nothing will ever match that experience. If we hadn't wanted to buy a place (and could only afford something farther out) I think we would have stayed forever. Hope you find a place and love it as much as we did!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I am curious where do people who rent look for places? I am the poster who has a property in Fairlington that we are trying to rent. We are having a hard time renting it right now (not sure if it is the time of year) considering we had no challenges this time 3 years ago. Anyway, the property is in good condition and we are trying to target a demographic like yourself (young professionals and families). Any ideas other than craigslist or truila?

Thanks!

You may also want to tap into the Fairlington mom's club. People often post about available units, or for friends looking to get into Fairlington. If you have any neighbors in the club, you could ask them to post a link to your CL ad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg we miss Fairlington so much. The people, the dogs, sitting on the front steps or on the sweet back patio with a glass of wine and without fail a neighbor would stop by and bring cheese or more wine and we'd be out there til the wee hours. We're in the burbs now and as much as I love our SFH and neighborhood, nothing will ever match that experience. If we hadn't wanted to buy a place (and could only afford something farther out) I think we would have stayed forever. Hope you find a place and love it as much as we did!!

We were in a set-back courtyard with a bunch of kids living there. In the late afternoons, the kids would all end up playing together out there, and the grown-ups would get together and chat. It was like a built-in playgroup. I miss it very much too. We live out of state now, in a neighborhood without any kids around. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg we miss Fairlington so much. The people, the dogs, sitting on the front steps or on the sweet back patio with a glass of wine and without fail a neighbor would stop by and bring cheese or more wine and we'd be out there til the wee hours. We're in the burbs now and as much as I love our SFH and neighborhood, nothing will ever match that experience. If we hadn't wanted to buy a place (and could only afford something farther out) I think we would have stayed forever. Hope you find a place and love it as much as we did!!

Sounds great to me, and certainly better than backass-of-nowhere Kingstowne, but then again I'm a raging alcoholic.

[Anonymous]

New poster here. I see that some of Fairlington is zoned for Claremont and I am interested in Spanish Immersion. I see from the posters, that there are many people who rent in Fairlington. Have you had a hard time reselling the units? Also, what's the difference between the different communities, meadows and the villages, etc?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - all of this sounds great. We envision only having one child, so I don't think the space concerns would be as great for us. Plus, we'd just be renting. It sounds like it had a good community life. There are not very many young kids where we live now. I'd like to find a place where DC could have neighborhood friends to play with. It sounds like these are areas we will want to check out. We won't be looking to move for another couple of months, but otherwise I would have been interested in seeing your rental property.

What would a commute to DC look like from Kingstown? Is that area as family friendly as shirlington/Fairlington?

Kingstowne has two metro stations Van Dorn Street on the North End and Franconia/Springfield on the South End. It is definitely filled with lots of young families, and the communities contain pools/tot lots...etc. There's a large town center with plenty of stores/restaurants/movie theater. I had a coworker who lived in Fairlington, and we both had 45 minutes door-to-door commutes to downtown DC. However, if schools aren't a matter of concern - I would be more tempted to lean towards Shirlington/Fairlington. Shirlington is a great area.

Had to be different times of day. Shirlington is SIX MILES up 395 from the mixing bowl and you have to drive yourself much further to get to 395 from K ingest owner vs Shirlington.