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I am the person who was asking about walkable Vienna. DH and I are in the preliminary stages of finding a new home/selling our current home, and have started researching neighorhoods in NoVa in which to live. One thing that I really enjoy is being able to walk places--it seems that everyone has a different definition of walkable, but mine is just that. Being able to walk places. Starbucks, restaurants, grocery stores (even just a 7-11 will do), other kinds of stores--I just like being able to go somewhere other than my house without having to get into the car to do so. To give more insight into what I am looking for, I have lived in the Courthouse section of Arlington, and loved it, I lived in the Skyline area of Falls Church/S. Arlington and loved the area by car but didn't walk much because I got a lot of psst psst from helpful gentlemen I passed as I walked which made me feel uncomfortable, and found Columbia Pike/Rte 7 very busy, and challenging to maneuver via foot near where Rte 7 and Columbia Pike intersect. Old Town Alexandria is also great, however our price range is $600k so clearly it is out of the question.
Can I get some suggestions as to places--such as Vienna--where you can walk to stuff? I am not adverse to the planned communities like Fairfax Corner or Reston Town Center, however those two locations seem to only be in walking distance to condos/apartments and townhouses and we want a SFH. TIA! |
Anonymous
| Clarendon would be a great choice for you. Many places are within walking distance -- e.g., Whole Foods, Barnes & Noble, metro, restaurants, public library, parks, play grounds etc. |
Anonymous
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13:16, I suspect any SFH for under $600k in Clarendon is at risk of being condemned.
Columbia Pike closer in (as in east of Glebe) might be worth a shot, and there might be something along Arlington Ridge/23rd St. near Crystal City. Falls Church City *might* have something worthwhile for under $600k, and Vienna that will get you an expanded rambler. Old Town Fairfax might be worth a look as well, as you'd get a SFH in your range fairly easy. Where do you work? That's what will matter the most, IMO. |
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| Del Ray |
Anonymous
| Second Del Ray. |
Anonymous
| Nothing inside the beltway for that price. Reston is the best bet. |
Anonymous
| An older Vienna house within walking distance (maybe via the W O & D trail) to The Church Street area is one of your better options. I agree with PP that Clarendon is probably exactly what you're looking for but is not in your price range unless you get very lucky or are willing to do a lot of work on a SFH. |
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| I live in a neighborhood called Falls Hill in the part of Fairfax County just outside Falls Church. It's walkable to metro. You can also walk to the Giant, Starbucks, etc. on Rt. 7 and another Starbucks, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, ,etc. the other direction on Rt. 7. The walks are about 1 mile each so not totally close, but easily walkable. |
Anonymous
| I second the suggestion for Falls Church City - we live an easy 10 minute walk to lots of restaurants, a library, drugstores, Starbucks, and the weekend Farmer's Market. There are several houses on my street for sale for around 500K... |
Anonymous
| High View Park, north of Ballston. You can still find older, fixer-upper house for under $600k. |
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There's something up with that area of N Arlington and I've always been curious about who lives there / buys there. Nestled smack in the middle of the pricey / well-kept homes, this neighborhood has trashy looking front porches, cars, junk in the yards, etc. Just curious what's going on there - it almost looks like it could be high crime, but the stats don't seem to show it. |
Anonymous
It is traditionally an African-American neighborhood, but that is changing as more of those smaller houses get torn down. |
Anonymous
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PP is right - you won't find much under $600K walkable to Clarendon. There's one house right on Washington Blvd which was actually nice, for $575K, and worth a look, but that's a busy street. http://franklymls.com/AR7579304 The one on Bryan Street for $575K is SCARY, and the kitchen would have to be gutted.
Be very careful about Highview Park - avoid Cameron and Culpeppar if you can. I have friends who recently lived there and said their cars got broken into multiple times. If you get farther West, Edison/Emerson are better bets. I saw one on Edison and the street was ok. There's a small-ish house that just listed in Bon Air that might be worth considering - Bon Air is pretty close-in and the schools aren't bad. http://franklymls.com/AR7639780 This one near Wilson/Glebe is also really close-in and might be worth a look: http://franklymls.com/AR7619106 And Cherrydale is pretty walkable to Ballston: http://franklymls.com/AR7631428 This one is walkable to Westover: http://franklymls.com/AR7627026 |
Anonymous
| I used to live in Highview Park (the side of Lee Hwy where the KFC is, not behind Heidelberg) and I walked around at night all the time w/no problems. The only crime committed against my property was by a drunk college student behind the wheel. |
Anonymous
| PP - i haven't heard about issues in Highview park north of Lee Hwy. (i'm the 14:39 PP) - I should have specified that I heard that the area around Cameron and Culpepper SOUTH of Lee had had issues. My realtor confirmed that; she didn't even want me looking on Edison and Emerson, but I did anyway. |