Do you think the Pimmit Hills area will eventually become upscale?

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Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

I don't see anything driving 22042 up except for inflation. I would consider it the most vulnerable to a downturn.

+1. This will be one of the first areas affected the next time a downturn hits. I don't see any hope of it ever being "upscale," even if there is no big downturn.

Pimmit Hills wouldn't be far behind and will never be "upscale" either. If anything, the housing stock in 22042 is much better than in Pimmit Hills.

[Anonymous]

This shit is hilarious. In McLean by park ave there are the same types of pimmit hills people smoking cigarettes out front and loading up their shit rvs parked on their driveway. The new houses sell for over 1.5 million but are next to the same crap as in pimmit hills. I don't see McLean in this area being anymore upscale than pimmit hills. In fact pimmit hills has larger lots and doesn't feel as crammed in over here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The best time to get into Pimmit Hills was about five or six years ago when you could still buy a teardown for around $300,000.

If you are looking for ROI, 22042 is better now. If you want an upscale area, you look elsewhere.

Worse schools, no public transit, cannot opt into McLean High, less amenities. But ROI is probably decent because there's nowhere to go but up, just like in PH a few years ago and even now.

Actually it's already been going up but there's more potential now than in PH.

The rest just goes to whether it's as nice as PH today, not investment potential.

I don't see anything driving 22042 up except for inflation. I would consider it the most vulnerable to a downturn.

+1. This will be one of the first areas affected the next time a downturn hits. I don't see any hope of it ever being "upscale," even if there is no big downturn.

Pimmit Hills wouldn't be far behind and will never be "upscale" either. If anything, the housing stock in 22042 is much better than in Pimmit Hills.

Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This shit is hilarious. In McLean by park ave there are the same types of pimmit hills people smoking cigarettes out front and loading up their shit rvs parked on their driveway. The new houses sell for over 1.5 million but are next to the same crap as in pimmit hills. I don't see McLean in this area being anymore upscale than pimmit hills. In fact pimmit hills has larger lots and doesn't feel as crammed in over here.

You sure are obsessed with McLean. If some part of McLean isn't upscale, that doesn't mean Pimmit Hills is upscale or ever will be. Anyway, new homes in that area often are close to $2 million now, so it seems like people must see something in that area they don't see in Pimmit Hills.

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Anonymous wrote:This shit is hilarious. In McLean by park ave there are the same types of pimmit hills people smoking cigarettes out front and loading up their shit rvs parked on their driveway. The new houses sell for over 1.5 million but are next to the same crap as in pimmit hills. I don't see McLean in this area being anymore upscale than pimmit hills. In fact pimmit hills has larger lots and doesn't feel as crammed in over here.

You sure are obsessed with McLean. If some part of McLean isn't upscale, that doesn't mean Pimmit Hills is upscale or ever will be. Anyway, new homes in that area often are close to $2 million now, so it seems like people must see something in that area they don't see in Pimmit Hills.

Hey dumb nuts, I live there

[Anonymous]

What do you think? It's at the intersection of about five major highways. However, this could change. Next year they are airing the first season of "The Rich and Famous of Pimmet Hills".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This shit is hilarious. In McLean by park ave there are the same types of pimmit hills people smoking cigarettes out front and loading up their shit rvs parked on their driveway. The new houses sell for over 1.5 million but are next to the same crap as in pimmit hills. I don't see McLean in this area being anymore upscale than pimmit hills. In fact pimmit hills has larger lots and doesn't feel as crammed in over here.

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I think people tend to not realize that much of the old McLean was far more dumpy than now! It's Virginia.

Nevertheless, while PH is not McLean, it is not that far behind, and may well catch up. There are cheap new builds in McLean and PH. It is all about proximity, my friend.

I'm not going to knock a new build just because I can't afford one, that is too obvious.

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Anonymous wrote:This shit is hilarious. In McLean by park ave there are the same types of pimmit hills people smoking cigarettes out front and loading up their shit rvs parked on their driveway. The new houses sell for over 1.5 million but are next to the same crap as in pimmit hills. I don't see McLean in this area being anymore upscale than pimmit hills. In fact pimmit hills has larger lots and doesn't feel as crammed in over here.

+1

I think people tend to not realize that much of the old McLean was far more dumpy than now! It's Virginia.

Nevertheless, while PH is not McLean, it is not that far behind, and may well catch up. There are cheap new builds in McLean and PH. It is all about proximity, my friend.

I'm not going to knock a new build just because I can't afford one, that is too obvious.

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There was never the concentration of cheap 1950s housing with @900 SF specifically built for returning vets in McLean that there is in PH. That has dictated the area's fate to date because the cheap homes begat what other posters have described as the "brand new ugly." An inexpensive new build in McLean generally would be top of the line in PH today, and then some.

The crux of the boosters argument is that PH is "just as good" as McLean at a lower price. If you want Bethesda, you don't buy in Silver Spring. If you want McLean, you buy in McLean. Pimmit Hills doesn't look anything like McLean, regardless of a few run-down homes here or there in older parts of McLean.

If you want to live in Pimmit Hills, live there. Most people understand, however, that it's not McLean. Moreover, if you're exploring other options, there are other close-in areas in 22042 and other zip codes that are actually far more attractive than Pimmit Hills. Do us all a favor and stop pretending PH is ever going to be "upscale," because that is not going to happen unless someone tears down all the old homes and most of the newer ones that have been built in the last 15 years.

[Anonymous]

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Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

Pimmit Hills
Median Sold Price $805K
Up From Last Year 75%

22042
Median Sold Price $499K
Up from last year 6.3%

[Anonymous]

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Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

Pimmit Hills
Median Sold Price $805K
Up From Last Year 75%

22042
Median Sold Price $499K
Up from last year 16.3%

[Anonymous]

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Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

Metro stations are within walking distance to each side whether silver or orange
the elementary are rated 7 and 9
The schools have been renovated and expanded with trailers to be removed in this summer

Let's contrast that with 22042
Bad schools all around
No metro access
You have no idea about over crowding, in fact 22042 is heavily and continues to be overcrowded with ESOL and FARMs. They have to use office building to build up to accommodate the mass of students.

Stop being a whiny bitch and get over it.

-McLean resident

[Anonymous]

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Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

Pimmit Hills
Median Sold Price $805K
Up From Last Year 75%

22042
Median Sold Price $499K
Up from last year 16.3%

The median sales price for PH since the beginning of 2014 is @$465K. You are using a service that includes areas outside of PH when you try to search for sales data. Rookie mistake, but no one who knows PH would claim with a straight face that the median sales price is over $800K.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

Pimmit Hills
Median Sold Price $805K
Up From Last Year 75%

22042
Median Sold Price $499K
Up from last year 16.3%

The median sales price for PH since the beginning of 2014 is @$465K. You are using a service that includes areas outside of PH when you try to search for sales data. Rookie mistake, but no one who knows PH would claim with a straight face that the median sales price is over $800K.

You mad? You sad? You espagnol?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Now you are are being stupid, historically that area used to be more upscale but fell hard in the late 70s and 80s. Look I live in the premiere area that is better than both that 22042 and pimmit hills. I can tell you 22042 has no hope for the future as a family friendly and stable neighborhood. Mosaic may be a good thing but it's not built for families and most of the families venturing there live in other neighborhoods.

I think that pimmit hills has historically had a bad name associated with it but there are way too many things going for it, location , silver line / orange line, massive redevelopment across the street in tysons, great schools, superior location between all major roads, larger lots w/ mature trees, sidewalks, younger families because of the entry level housing prices as well as new builds etc...

The "premiere area"? LOL.

Anyway, your logic is less than compelling. Pimmit Hills isn't that great today, and there are limits to its upside potential given the housing, but it's better than it was when people associated it with the Pagans and other gangs and Marshall was considered one of the worst high schools in the county (not just because it drew from PH but also because it drew from lower-income apartments that are still around). 22042 has a great location and, more recently, has been appreciating more rapidly than the PH zip code.

As for all the things you claim are going for PH, don't exaggerate. The Metro stations aren't really within walking distance for most residents; people don't necessarily want to be surrounded by super-highways; the elementaries aren't as highly rated as others in McLean and Vienna; and the schools are overcrowded and projected to be seriously over-capacity soon. The main thing it has had going for it was that it was less expensive than some nearby areas, but if prices go up more people will just look elsewhere for entry-level housing, new builds, etc.

Pimmit Hills
Median Sold Price $805K
Up From Last Year 75%

22042
Median Sold Price $499K
Up from last year 16.3%

The median sales price for PH since the beginning of 2014 is @$465K. You are using a service that includes areas outside of PH when you try to search for sales data. Rookie mistake, but no one who knows PH would claim with a straight face that the median sales price is over $800K.

The Pimmit Hills market saw three homes go under contract and failed to break out of a determined downward trend. Along with that, total home sales fell to three over the last 30 days. As contracts trended lower, prices have been increasing. The median sales price hit $865,000, extending a 12-week long spike. With only two months of inventory left to sell and prices on the rise, Pimmit Hills is still a strong seller's market, in spite of the downward trend in contracts numbers.

http://www.homesnap.com/news/2015-01-02/article/pimmit-hills-real-estate-market-continues-downward-trend-in-contracts